From John Manley ( Much Ado About Corona)

Dear Reader,

The essay The Parallel Society vs Totalitarianism | How to Create a Free World proposes:

https://academyofideas.com/2022/02/parallel-society-vs-totalitarianism-how-to-create-a-free-world/

A more practical solution to what ails the modern world may be to allow the dead weight of the state to collapse in on itself, as it inevitably will, and to soften the blow of this collapse through the creation of a parallel society.

In goes on to share examples of how this was accomplished in Soviet Russia and Communist Romania—allowing entrepreneurs to amass wealth with “underground” products and services that defied government mandates.

You can read, listen to or watch a video of the full essay at

Snip : Across the globe a confluence of factors is destabilizing the fabric of society. Many government institutions are corrupt to the core. Many politicians are so detached from reality that they view those who want freedom as enemies. The legacy media has morphed into the propaganda arm of the government; instead of seeking the truth, the function of these institutions is to augment state power and demonize those who dissent. To make matters worse, global economies have been ravaged by destructive government policies and while rampant money printing has created a mirage of economic stability, this mirage is quickly giving way to an ugly reality.

https://academyofideas.com/2022/02/parallel-society-vs-totalitarianism-how-to-create-a-free-world/#more

PS It even advises people to stop supporting Hollywood and Netflix and start “consuming and creating educational resources, art, music, or literature that pays no heed to the establishment status quo.” That is, after all, why I wrote

https://blazingpinecone.com/books/corona/