There are two ways of looking at it: on the one hand, they are so stupid and arrogant in their application of power that it blinds them to the reality of the consequences of their actions or, like lemmings, they are driven by forces of which they have no comprehension or control.
Either way it’s a frightening thought that those who wield such awesome power are intellectual pygmies, small-minded and incapable of empathy except for those of their own class (and even here, the idea of solidarity is completely inimical to them, thus they would and do, stab their ‘friends’ in the back should the need arise; examples are legion).
Not even the planet, which is their only and irreproducible home, is exempt from these barbarians’ indifference to their fellow humans (again, examples are legion). To them Nature is a given and it’s ‘free’, well to them that is, but someone or some thing, somewhere is always picking up the tab.
The question arises, how do they get away with such gigantic deceptions? And what makes most of us go along with the lies? Well turn on your TV or radio or pick up any corporate-owned newspaper and you’d find the answer. Every word uttered or written reeks of deception; every image is one filtered through a maze of illusions.
It’s not merely the gigantic lies, for these rest on a bed of illusions composed of a million tiny deceptions built in to the language used. There is an implicit assumption about how reality works without which the Big Lies would not be effective.
Perhaps the most important aspect of this parallel universe is the assumption of Western, that is of the white, Anglo-American ruling class that their vision and values are innately superior to everyone else’s.
We see this for example when the media talks about ‘human rights’ and ‘democracy’. Such words, when used, have their meaning ‘adjusted’ according to the context.
Thus the Western definition of human rights means one thing when used say to describe events in Venezuela but quite another when used to describe events in the occupied territories of Palestine where it gets transformed into ‘humanitarian’ or in Iraq where the puppet government is regularly described as ‘democratically elected’ but as international law defines it, any government ‘elected’ whilst under an illegal and violent occupation, is de facto illegitimate and thus illegal.
But of course missing from any analysis by the Western media is the fact that the invasion was and remains an illegal act under international law, thus it never gets mentioned, not even in passing.
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Total Power Drives You Totally Mad
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The world has always been controlled by the conspiracy of 3 self interest classes: The Merchants, now represented by the banks and multinationals; the Priesthoods, now represented by religions and the pseudo religion of economists; and the Military who do the dirty work, hoping for absolution by the priests and ideologues.
Nothing will change until the chains of this age of conspiracy are broken.
Empires are always built on faith and always self destruct, as we can witness and record right now.
Ed Deak.
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“Every word uttered or written reeks of deception; every image is one filtered through a maze of illusions.”<br />
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“It’s not merely the gigantic lies, for these rest on a bed of illusions composed of a million tiny deceptions built in to the language used. There is an implicit assumption about how reality works without which the Big Lies would not be effective”<br />
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The above nails it!<br />
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“…the language used.” <br />
Yes! As I have said here many times before, the skill of crafting language to elicit specific thought is well used to trick the mind, or turn it off.<br />
Read George Lakoff: <br />
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<a href="http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/10/27_lakoff.shtml">http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/10/27_lakoff.shtml</a><br />
<p>---<br>"When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do."<br />
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William Blake<br />
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by Dr. Norman Livergood<br />
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The puppet Bush regime is using new, aggressive forms of brainwashing to change the very way Americans think and feel.<br />
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This is the psychological dimension of the demonic cabal's general onslaught against American workers, just as the "war on terrorism" is the military dimension and corporate crime and tax cuts for the rich comprise the economic dimension.<br />
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We are living under the beginning stages of a military dictatorship in precisely the same way that 1930s Germans suffered under the Nazi regime.<br />
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As in the case of Nazi Germany, state-sponsored propaganda (brainwashing) is a vital part of the Bush regime's strategy.<br />
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New propaganda slogans are being overtly and subliminally implanted by Bush and his gang through their speeches and actions:<br />
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* Dissent is treason<br />
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* Constitutional liberties are less important than security<br />
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* The "war on terrorism" excuses any attack on civil liberties<br />
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* The Bush administration has the right and the duty to bring about "regime change" in any nation it chooses<br />
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* The economy is basically sound<br />
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* Only a few bad apples are found in the corporate barrel, which requires no new oversight laws<br />
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* If Bush and Cheney say they're not guilty of corporate crimes, then believe it and shut up<br />
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* It's okay to lie about weapons of mass destruction as a pretext of starting a pre-emptive war against Iraq<br />
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* The election in 2004 was completely fair and legal<br />
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* Karl Rove can out a CIA agent and not have to face any legal repercussions<br />
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* Using the Republican Party strangle-hold on the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government to institute a dictatorship is okay <br />
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In an earlier article, I reviewed the varied aspects of personality profiling and simulation. While serving as Head of the Artificial Intelligence Department at the U.S. Army War College, 1993-1995, I conducted studies on profiling, psychological programming, and brainwashing. I explored and developed personality simulation systems, an advanced technology used in military war games, FBI profiling, political campaigning, and advertising. Part of my discovery was that:<br />
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* unenlightened human minds are combinations of infantile beliefs and emotional patterns<br />
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* these patterns can be simulated in profiling systems<br />
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* these profiling systems can be used to program and control people<br />
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Personality simulation systems are being used to create political campaigns that apply voter profiles to control their voting behavior. TV commercials and programs use personality simulation to profile viewers to control their purchasing and viewing behaviors. And sophisticated propaganda and brainwashing techniques are being used by the Bush junta to keep American citizens under control.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hermes-press.com/brainwash1.htm">http://www.hermes-press.com/brainwash1.htm</a>
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"When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do."
William Blake