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Musings from The Lunatic Farmer – Joel Salatin

MYTHOLOGY

I’ve just finished a fairly comprehensive book titled MYTHOLOGY by Edith Hamilton.  I’ll never forget a 10th grade English unit on mythology and find the whole study fascinating because it explains the stories concocted by Greeks and Romans to explain things.  From the sunflower to the lotus to the constellations, storms, and lightning, everything we see is a result of some divine-mortal interaction.

                  Of course the most famous storyteller in this genre is Homer, who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, codifying these stories into a narrative that is as exciting as any modern thriller.  The romance, vengeance, battles and connivances of the gods and their half human offspring encompasses every emotion and tribulation imaginable.

                  It all got me to thinking about modern mythology.  We moderns, ruled by science, think we’re above all this mythological silliness.  That people for centuries actually believed these tales as the explanations for things seems outlandish to us.  And yet as I look at beliefs today, I’m struck by our current mythologies.

                  Imagine thinking a mask could stop a virus.  Imagine thinking factory farmed chickens have nothing to do with bird flu.  Imagine thinking Ozempic is the cure for obesity.  Imagine thinking glyphosate doesn’t have any negative residual effect on the land or our food.  Imagine thinking an egg from caged factory chickens is just as nutritious as one from GMO-free pastured birds.

                  The superstitions of our day are no less outlandish than mythology, and yet government policy, the medical community, and most people cling to them cultishly as if they were divinely given. 

                  Isn’t it interesting to see how long myths can linger before being discredited?  How long did people think sickness came from spirits?  Galileo and Copernicus were tortured for suggesting our solar system revolved around the sun; their discoveries took 100 years to find credence in academic circles.

                  Look at hydrogenated vegetable oil, margarine, Crisco, anti-microbial soap, DDT and subtherapeutic antibiotic feeding in livestock.  As official USDA policy, we currently believe exterminating bird flu survivors will eradicate the problem.  We believe chemical fertilizers are the only way to feed the world.  We believe 100 U.S. military bases scattered around the world are necessary to keep us safe.

                  We believe the government owning half the west is better than private enterprise.  We believe if neighbors interacted in food choice freedom with each other outside government regulatory oversight we’d fill our hospitals with poisoned people.  We believe government intervention in health care and education are necessary to deliver health and education.  We believe taking the 10 commandments down from our public school classrooms makes better people.  And according to Stacey Abrams, we believe heartbeats of unborn babies are manufactured by nefarious spirits to make women contemplating abortion rethink their position.

                  And certainly we think McDonald’s is okay to feed your kids and a quart of Coca-Cola a day is safer than a teaspoon of raw milk.  In our techno-sophisticated modern culture, have we progressed at all beyond the mythology of the ancients?

                  What’s your favorite modern myth ?

https://www.thelunaticfarmer.com/blog/4/15/2025/mythology

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Choreographed Fear

Neil Oliver’s most recent talk, Watch Out – it’s Lies & Forever Fear! elaborates on the ever-present “fear porn” in today’s world.

The constant stoking of anxiety over imminent threats: from Russia, China or Iran; from disease; from climate disasters; and of running out of time, energy and soldiers.

In less than twenty minutes, he wraps up so much! All the while delighting the listener with his mastery of the language.

Don’t miss this one: I feel it is indeed, a must watch or listen.

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Censored and Shadow Banned? Member of the Fringe Minority Speaks Out

Is Social Media shadow banning, as well as censoring, me? I believe so.

As a result of these actions, most of my controversial or unpopular posts have little chance of being seen by more than a handful. I’m not saying I need them to be seen, but rather that I think some people may need to see some of them. Indeed, not many people enjoy the luxury that I have of being able to spend time reading and exploring topics outside of mainstream media. So they are often unaware of what’s going on beyond CBC’s or NPR’s coverage. They have no options to see alternative views, and they have no “tribe” with whom to discuss these topics.

I’m also not saying that I always know what is true. But I do have a very good understanding of what is not true.

Given the controlling arm of what the elites and their partners-in-crime deem to be mis- dis- and false information, perhaps I have a better chance of reaching people here, beyond Facebook’s, X’s and Instagram’s censorship? Conspiracies or not, I and you have the right to judge for ourselves.

I feel, for example, that this wonderful speech by Laura Aboli deserves to be seen and heard. One would wait a very long time to see any of her videos on Legacy media. The comments for and against her position are also interesting to read.

This video by the delightful Neil Oliver cuts to the chase. Man, does he have a way with words! Here is another of Neil’s monologues where he talks about the hypocrisies of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos.

What about Ivor Cummins? Do you know of his work? Here he gives a long, but illuminating and very factual explanation of the “Planetary Emergency.”

Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei has been causing quite a stir these days, as you can imagine if you listen to his January 17th address to the World Economic Forum. If you prefer to read the transcript, I’ve included it here.

These are only a few of the worthwhile voices that I respect and lend an ear to. There are so many more who are themselves being shut down. Audiences can only find them with great effort and time. I feel blessed that I have a good deal of both.

How many of us really understand the full complexity around the recent Farmers’ protests, the war in Ukraine, DEI, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Pandemic Treaty and Amendments to the International Health Regulations, etc.? One really has to be persistent to get any detailed information at all, let alone reliable information that is not supporting The Agenda.

We are being lied to on so many levels about so many issues that neither I, nor any other average person, can possibly grasp it all. However, whether or not we agree with what these speakers say, we must fight for our right to hear them, so that we can at least have an opportunity to seriously evaluate their perspectives. Perhaps, after listening, we will conclude they are worthy of no further attention, but at least we will have had a chance to hear their views, form an opinion and then go on to speak our own truths.

We owe it to ourselves.