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I wonder if this would be of interest to my readers. It is just a way to look at the different levels of compliance. If you have anything to add or any other thoughts about this, please leave them in the comments. I promise this will be a short one.
The other day I was thinking about how I have walked through this whole Covid debacle, and also thinking about the various shrews I have had the pleasure to converse with. Then I thought of the sheep-folks, and the categories they might fit in regarding compliance. There has been a lot of hoopla in recent weeks regarding Covid 2.0 and how some will comply, and some will not, if all the kooky mandates creep back into our daily lives.
I managed to think of four levels of compliance. I am calling them “The Four Tiers of Compliance,” and without further ado, here they are, starting with the least compliant working its way up to super sheep.
1. Super Shrew: These are the people who knew what was happening before it even happened. The “Super Shrew” is one who has been a shrew probably their entire adult life, and maybe even during their late teen years. This person has had their radar up through all of the false flags globally executed for as long as can be remembered. If they are old enough, they have seen it all. The CIA, Mossadegh and British Petroleum in Iran, JFK’s assassination in the early ‘60s, Vietnam, 9-11, WMD, Sadam’s “demise”, Bin Laden’s “demise,” and I am sure dozens of other insane actions through the same period.
The moment word came out that there was some strange virus discovered coming out of China, and before Anthony Fauci even hit the airwaves with his condescending, deceitful, smile, they were shaking their heads exclaiming, “here we go again.” You can’t get anything past these folks.
2. Slow to the Draw Shrews: This is where yours truly fits in, hopefully (meaning, “I hope I am not a shrewp,” in the next tier). This type maybe has dabbled in “false narratives” and are not fully trusting, but still listen to the mouthpieces of Big Brother when things of a dubious nature come up. They may scratch their heads and be careful before injecting strange substances into their bodies, but they may wonder “what’s going on?”—before they shake their head and say “here we go again” like the Super Shrew above.
A person at this tier is a bit slow to the draw, but once they get it, they stick with it. They may be a bit apprehensive when going into the public place that requires masks and play along until it is obvious their compliance is damaging “the cause.”
Unlike Super Shrews, they may succumb to vaccines before giving up their jobs, but they regret it later and feel they were taken advantage of. If they don’t regret their vaccine compliance, they more than likely fit into Tier 3. All in all, they are true shrews, and are loyal and dedicated compatriots.
3. Run of the Mill Sheeple. This tier probably includes the largest number of people. These are “run of the mill sheep.” They will not flip to shrew easily, but only because they can’t be bothered. They are loyal to their leaders and trust the pseudo-science that is shoveled out to them. They want to be good citizens, and good human beings so they fall for the propaganda that insists they are doing what is right by everyone else, “I am not selfish, I care about my fellow human beings, and even though I might not be afraid of the virus, I wear a mask for you!”
It never crosses this type of sheep’s mind that they are not a threat to other humans, nor that the whole scare is fabricated and designed to make them a slave to the agenda. Oh God no, that isn’t possible, “I ELECTED this guy/gal!”. However, since these sheep don’t give any of this too much thought (other than to say they know enough, so they don’t have to give it any more thought), if something really horrendous hit them over the head, they may flip and become reluctant shrews. They may.
There is a certain percentage of these sheep who will not comply if the agenda only rings the Pavlov dog bell. They will require a bit more fright before going through all of this again.
4. Super Sheep. All of the above on Tier 3 (the negative part) but much worse. These are truly fearful people. This tier includes the folks who are still wearing masks after the pandemic has officially been closed, it includes those who continue to get boosters after no disease is present—on the street or in the news. Super Sheep are the ones who probably will never flip, even if everyone around them dropped dead of myocarditis and other vaccine related injuries. They are also the ones who will argue with you until the spittle spews out of their angry faces. Super Sheep are not lazy, they are super diligent, and everything is about safety, disease, suffering and dying.
There is no amount of effort worth exerting in trying to convince the Super Sheep of anything other than what they currently believe. Don’t even try.
So, there they are, the four Tiers of Compliance. Yes, there are “in betweeners” and there are also outliers—people who do not fit neatly into any of these categories. I am not sure why any of this is even important, I just thought I would share my thoughts. I suppose it might be useful to look at these categories and see where you, or your loved ones, fit in. Knowing this might help in how you deal with these people in your lives. Or maybe labeling and codifying people is not a good idea. Usually, it isn’t. But these days nearly “anything goes” in our effort to understand what we are dealing with. Be wise. Be compassionate. Be a shrew.
The Four Tiers of Compliance
This is great Todd, my brain likes 'categories' and you've broken them down brilliantly.
I've never really been a 'super-anything' before, but now I find I am a Super Shrew and I love it! I did know this latest dystopian hoax was happening before it actually happened - I did not know exactly what was coming, but I knew this was 'their' latest big move and life as we knew it would never be the same.
I have to admit I have not been a Super Shrew my whole life, but I have always been Shew-ish, and have always doubted the story the public was fed about the major events that have unfolded during my lifetime. Perhaps becoming a full fledged Super Shrew takes a lifetime, maybe even a long lifetime (like mine) - it's a different path for everyone of course, but whatever it takes to get there - it is worth every step of the journey.
Hm..
A while back you wrote something about "how far will you go when you say you won't comply", which had me think and also fits in with this topic.
I'm definitely a tier 2 shrew since the pandemic (i.e. sceptical of many things pre-pandemic but absolutely open-eyed since mid-2020 or so).
However, I will comply with mask mandates, not because I think they make any sense but because I hate being told off (which apparently also makes me a magnet for being told off...I've had other people, mainly men, waltz into spaces sans mask, whereas I get turned back at the door).
But maybe you are talking in Tier 3 about people who sort of think masks don't work but comply because they think maybe they do a little? Because I can think of many reasons why even a super-shrew might concede to following along with some of the crazy rules due to external pressures, such as access to food, elderly relatives, etc.
I'm also not sure how useful a tier system is in general but it has made me think and wondered whether, when round 2 comes in, I need to grow a backbone and do some assertiveness training ;)