In this bonus episode, as a follow up to Episode 13 on Solzhenitsyn and Havel, Scott talks about living not by lies and shares quotes from Havel's "Power of the Powerless", and "Live Not By Lies" by Rod Dreher.

Parallel Economy and Parallel Polis (State)

It is wrong to understand the parallel structures and the parallel polis as a retreat into a ghetto or an act of isolation, addressing itself only to those who have decided on such a course…” Vaclav Havel - “The Power of the Powerless”.

Don’t retreat (or don’t self segregate) into a ghetto. Your structures must live for others, consistently living within the truth instead of withdrawing.

Being a "dissident" is just withdrawal or controlled opposition. It is still living within the lie. You have to Learn to be Human.

Live Not By Lies - So what can you do?

- Admit to yourself the reality above. If you don't go along with the Woke, in the worst case you may ultimately be pushed to the outskirts of society.

- Design an intentional life that doesn't depend on systems that are breaking down.

- Help others escape isolation and loneliness through community.

- As stated in Part 2 of "Live Not By Lies", setup community and underground networks that model the Vaclav Benda family. Benda kept small community groups that kept culture, religion, community alive by sharing meals, reading literature, watching movies, praying for each other. It was so successful in building community that even non-Christians wanted to participate.

"In a time when people have forgotten how to be neighbors, simply sharing a meal or movie together is a political act. This is a way to fight back against the loneliness and isolation that allows totalitarianism to rule." "Live Not By Lies" - Rod Dreher

Episode website: https://thrivingthefuture.com/live-not-by-lies/