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Authored by Robert Malone via The Brownstone Institute,

I know the Guardian is a left-wing socialist rag…

…but even for them – their article titled “Everything you’ve been told is a lie!’ Inside the wellness-to-fascism pipeline” is so over the top obnoxious and bigoted that I can’t help but be amazed. Talk about lefties losing it!

Yep, according to the Guardian, there is a “WELLNESS TO FASCISM PIPELINE.”

From the article:

The article’s psychobabble is incredibly intense and strange; to the point where it is hard to read the text without laughing out loud. The Guardian tries to link the modern-day “wellness” movement to the creation of QAnon, conspiracy theories, and even fascism. Frankly, the entire article reads like a prolonged narcissistic self-victimizing cry of envy and resentment. Reminds me of some of my detractors.

The premise of the Guardian’s hit piece is that somehow people who are in the fitness industry are more prone to conspiracy theories, which then – according to the article is a “wellness to fascism pipeline.” 

Furthermore, “people who study conspiracy theories,” those anonymous “people,” those experts who study conspiracy theories see wellness as a pipeline to fascism.

Have those experts actually bothered to read a definition of fascism? Enquiring minds also want to know – are those experts employed or funded by the government? It sure seems like there is an agenda at work here.

But the Guardian didn’t back off on their obsession with fitness and fascism. Oh no, the progressive rag went even deeper into crazy land. This week, the Guardian published another hit piece on people who aren’t liberals and the wellness industry.

The article is titled:

Getting fit is great – but it could turn you into a rightwing jerk

Quotes from the article include:

These statements from the article are pure drivel and unsupported psychobabble, and even the submission of this manure should have had the author thrown out of the newsroom – as a bigot. Advocacy journalism at its finest.

So, just for kicks and giggles, let’s reread some of those quotes again.

Beyond the pure and obvious bias on the part of the author, the quotes above document that the Guardian is weaponizing words. Which of course, is that old trick that the progressive left does so well.

What actually is the definition of “self-actualization?”

According to the Guardian, being at the highest level of psychological development makes people more self-righteous. Yep, that makes total sense. Being self-actualized actually leads to one becoming a right-wing fascist. Who knew?

The truth is that the above articles are more victim-worship. How dare anyone think that people who are not living up to their potential aren’t doing so because they are reliant on a socialist system? That providing a universal living wage, free education, free healthcare, housing, and other benefits, might make people less likely to feel the need to take personal responsibility for themselves?

So, why does the Guardian promote such nonsense?

Personal responsibility is a muscle that must be exercised. It takes goal-setting, willpower, resiliency, self-control, and yes, a work ethic. It starts with teaching children responsibility for themselves and their families. What the Guardian misses is that people who take responsibility for themselves and their families may sometimes want to be fit, because they know that others rely on them. They may feel the need to be in the best shape that they can be, and to do their best at whatever endeavor they are involved in. This is a healthy mindset in my opinion. But what do I know? I am neither a psychiatrist nor a psychologist.

An article in the Federalist titled, “What Fitness Tells Us About Conservatism’s Appeal” sums up the link between conservative beliefs and fitness nicely. From the article:

Eliminate the politics and nearly everyone of any partisan stripe idealizes conservative principles without realizing it.

This point of view is compelling and articulates much of what the young men and women in the conservative and freedom movements believe. This is why the Guardian is on the offensive. They recognize that the fitness movement in the Conservative Party is a threat to the very foundation of the socialist regime that they support. 

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Republished from the author’s Substack