Any time anyone presents a case and asks you to accept what they say based solely on them having access to secret information, you should immediately question their veracity. How would Rodwell know what "the govt" is doing in terms of cloning, aliens, etc.? How would she know that the X files is based on true events? Secret contacts in the government? Sorry. That doesn't do it for me. And isn't it strange that sometimes the government is this all knowing/all seeing body that spreads psyops disinformation blah blah blah, but when someone from the govt tells a Rodwell a story about aliens, well hey! That's the real dope! Wanting to believe is not a good thing. Using your critical faculties is.
And, again, I think she's doing harm to people, especially children, that need real therapeutic intervention by proven methods.
I want to unpick a few issues you raise, Eric. I am familiar with most of the ideas Rodwell promotes and some of them make perfect sense to me. I am sure she and I could have a decent conversation and find common ground on many things.
But, as you rightly point out, she does stray into stupid conspiracy theory areas. Sometimes I am not sure whether there is a deliberate campaign of misinformation designed to suck the likes of Rodwell in and then discredit them. However, I have been reading on contemporary cyber warfare and well crafted disinformation strategies employed by governments - so I reserve judgement on my seeming willingness to embrace a conspiracy theory.
I have to admit to knowing folk who are very smart in some areas and complete dopes in others. Its actually hard work to stay what you hope is deception free these days - and I do not know whether I have picked up informational 'malware'. If the business about Mary believing stuff about body double clones is real that just confirms to me that while she might be on the money in some regards, she is, in my view, off with the pixies in others.
We will have to listen carefully and not abdicate our duty of care in favour of a lazy session of belief.
In relation to the children stuff, I have mixed feelings. There is an awful lot of utter romantic new age guff spouted on the one hand and some clear evidence that different styles of parenting and care are not as catastrophic as we imagine. Personally I am no fan of the beliefs about 'star seed children' and the other fanciful stuff uttered. The kids I have met were little shits mostly. But I have been told some of them have grown up to be impressive individual - despite or because of their upbringing?
It is absolutely clear that succeeding generations are different from preceding ones. In the technologically advance west we are produced 'well nourished' children with no physical toughness and a great deal of sensitivity. Is that a good thing? Careful, this is actually a complex question.
Maybe Mary is performing an actual service by pushing what she is clearly a true believer in. Maybe the reality is that the 30% truth and insight needs to be nourished, protected and digested by 70% bullshit.
I want to make it clear. I am not sold on Mary. I dipped into her background long enough to recognise familiar and credible themes - and to see a lot of stuff I really do not like. Doing more than this right now is not a priority for me. I will listen to the interview with interest and then decide if I have to look deeper.