A lot of people I meet are as stubborn as mules. Once set to a firm idea or purpose is it possible for them to change their minds, even admit they are wrong? As the old adage says you can take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.
Some see this stubbornness as an admirable trait. For them it is bound up with courage and perseverance. Holding firm to one’s principles they will not be swayed. No matter how much evidence is stacked against them, they refuse to countenance they may be wrong.
My friend is very proud to be stubborn and regards it as her dominant quality. Stubbornness can help you hold onto your very identity. It has helped her through some dark times. Stubbornness can be positive, it can be about achievements, or not letting go of something, including yourself.
On the other hand, due to a stubborn adherence to values, beliefs and ideas, any disagreement on these questions becomes a disagreement about who they are. They may even feel threatened and disregard the other’s opinion entirely choosing to live in a world of their own making.
What makes a person stubborn?
- It helps them get what they want
- It stops other people from stopping them
- A learnt behaviour that has been rewarded in the past
- A reaction to over controlling people (often parents)
- A defence mechanism
- Passive-aggressive behaviour
Now I’m not saying stubbornness doesn’t have it’s place. However, in our current situation where we have/are being lied to and manipulated for unscrupulous purposes, it’s hard to accept an inability to change a person’s mind and truly see the evil intent of those above us.
Perhaps I need to be more direct?
Ask people directly why they don’t believe me.
I feel my opinion is worth less – even worthless. Do people I speak to think I’m crazy? Maybe I need to ask them. Dig a little deeper and try to ascertain what their blocks are – why are they so stubborn?
A major stumbling block is that stubbornness can be anxiety-based. Anxiety often seeks perfection (no mistakes), full understanding (again no mistakes), and wariness of being able to incorporate feedback. Yet, making mistakes is about as human as you can get and entirely natural. Is it fear that holds people back from admitting a mistake?
Perhaps some people are stubborn because they just want to be them.
They don’t want anyone telling them what to think, what to do, what to believe. The irony is that those who have become convinced by the plandemic and have been willing participants in a massive medical experiment have done the exact opposite. They have been told what to do by an increasingly totalitarian state. “Coercively persuaded” is the term and the UK government spent oodles on their behavioural insights team.
One of the major problems with censorship (which most don’t even know exists), is that you don’t know what you don’t know. This goes even more so for knowing what anyone else knows. It can be very hard to have a conversation with people when all they quote or refer to is the blatant propaganda. The stubborn person cleaves unaware to this.
Another major problem is that we have been garden walled. So someone looks up Ivermectin, for example, they will just get pages of anti-Ivermectin propaganda. This is then used as fuel to fuel their further stubbornness. Just the other day I noted that on DuckDuck search engine the capacity to customise your date range seems to have vanished. This is so important because they are busy re-writing history. Having the ability to look things up say, pre-2020, can be very informative.
This new digital age we live in in which evidence is removed, people and information have been widely censored, and even words have been re-doctored. Under these circumstances it has become impossible for people to do their own research. Unfortunately, most people only change their minds (not just the stubborn ones), due to their own counsel. This is one avenue that has been closed and most people don’t even realise it.
Rollerball 1975 dystopian sci-fi
It’s a sad world to see so many people stubbornly sticking to the narrative of the powerful elite. My friend took joy in participating in this (Nuremberg Medical Code breaking), unprecedented ‘vaccination’ programme. Locked in their own world of disinformation.
One thing that is counter productive is arguing. Annoyed and frustrated by their stubborn attitude is not going to help you reach them. Avoid saying “you’re wrong”. Face to face conversations are the best. Online can get messy. It’s much easier to open your heart and be vulnerable when you are conversing in person. Tell them you don’t feel listened to, or heard.
Here’s some advice I’ve learnt
- Wait for the right time
- It takes time, so go slow
- Manageable chunks of information
- Consider things from their angle
- Try some mutual respect
Guess who admits to being stubborn? None other than Bill Gates!
My final question is should I even bother at all? It’s up to people if they want to be lied to? It’s up to people if they want to take a ‘vaccination’. I don’t want them pushing their opinions (mandatory vaccination) on me – so maybe I shouldn’t push my opinions on them, even if it’s well meaning and could feasibly save their lives. Or should I stubbornly persist to expose this massive fraud?