Does it seem that much of Charles Manson's insane philosophical ramblinlings seem to be playing out exactly how he said it would in current society?

Put aside the fact he was a dangerously evil psychopath with little to no capacity for empathy.

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Bozette · F

He spoke a lot of truths. I don't think that he was forecasting so much as recognizing what was already occuring and would continue on an ever-enlarging scale.

MethDozer · M

@Bozette: Aye. Agree. If there is any truth in what he said I don't think he had some divine prediction as much as a clear vision of what was going on around him and what it will lead to as it progressed.

Bozette · F

@MethDozer: In a sense, I think he served to perpetuate ignorance/denial of the very things about which he spoke. Not intentionally, but because people are prone to rejecting the message if they reject the messenger.

MethDozer · M

@Bozette: Very good point. I can think of numerous examples of that phenomenon.

Bozette · F

@MethDozer: You see it daily in online forums, particularly political posts. I cannot count the number of times I have seen people dismiss a link others posted as a "LWNJ/RWNJ" source. Many on the right automatically refused to watch that clip I posted where Michael Moore nailed why Trump would be elected, simply because it was MM. Yet those that did watch it had to admit he was spot on. I don't like Moore, but he was the only one who really pegged it, and I give credit where due...I don't have to like the source to recognize truth.