Why is it so difficult for people to see what is going on? Is the general public simply so caught up in trivial shit that they are unaware that an entirely new America is on the verge of emerging? A ‘new America’ that will be composed up of nothing more than constant surveillance, perpetual censorship, persistent acts of “terrorism” and overwhelming propaganda that they will not be able to see the very freedoms the nation once cherished being systematically stripped away?
Consider this;
Cell phones are being monitored, social networking sites are being monitored, hell - even Operating Systems are being monitored. Cameras are appearing everywhere, unmanned aerial planes are showing up in random communities around the US, people are being taught to watch each other, profiling technology is being tested and implemented in various locations.
People are also being conditioned on how to censor one another, not to mention, on how to become their own censors. Through television the general public is learning that when they hear bad things in regards to the Government - that they should dismiss it as “outrageous conspiracy theories”. Our society is becoming a nation of Pavlov’s dogs. They shout 'conspiracy theory' whenever a bell rings.
Anyways;
One of the biggest kickers is the Department of Homeland Security. This ‘department’ is still in it’s infancy - so, again, people are being conditioned that it is nothing more than an inefficient program that is ultimately harmless. The DHS only announced on September 09, 2009 (09/09/09 - hmm, peculiar?) that they will be building a facility to centralize their operations, and that this building should be complete by 2013. What the average idiot American doesn’t get is that the DHS is ultimately going to be a domestic version of the Military Industrial Complex. To be blunt, in order for the DHS to constantly sustain itself once it is finally centralized and has matured, it will need a perpetual, unending stream of “terrorist” violence, in the same way that the Pentagon needs an unending stream of war in order to justify its ugly existence.
Fortunately the DHS is already having the public conditioned for a state of perpetual “domestic terrorism” to occur - which was simple enough, they just had to declare that EVERYONE is a potential terrorist. If you have a strong opinion about anything that is of a political nature, the DHS and it’s affiliates have deemed you a threat. Oh, and the kicker is; if “domestic terrorism” isn’t happening like they’d want it to happen, they can sure as hell MAKE IT HAPPEN - yes, that’s right, good ’ole fashioned state-sponsored terrorism. PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE ANYTHING THEY SEE ON TV. Pre-crime is already on the table as well, so that will also help sustain this beast that goes by the pseudonym DHS.
But Americans don’t get it.
They also don’t seem to understand what will ultimately be needed to bring about this Orwellian society, and that is simple: a huge, catastrophic event - because they can be used to JUSTIFY ANYTHING, like, I don’t know - that piece of shit legislation known as the PATRIOT Act.
What this country is facing is a shit-storm of turmoil. The “control grid” of surveillance is, like the DHS, just in it’s infancy, it hasn’t quite matured to the point where it can be administered everywhere, nor has it been streamlined yet, but you can bet your ass that within a year or so, that will be entirely different. It will of course be presented to this nation of dip-shits and morons as something ‘good’, until a few of those slobbering idiots find their asses rendition to some far-off prison camp because they were overheard saying something derogatory to another idiot about the President on their cell-phone.
Oh, right, rendition’s for Americans are legal now, so is torture and execution of US citizens who the POTUS deems to be ‘terrorists’. Oh, these latest court decisions don’t mean shit now, but they sure as hell will soon enough.
This is the new America, if it smells like, I don’t know, China under Mao or Russia under Stalin or Lenin, or Germany under Hitler, that’s because it will be. This is what happens when a Government pursues its own objectives despite the whims of the people. It’s the essential “closing down of an open society”.
“America” may not be ending, but America as we knew it sure as hell is.
I imagine this will all begin to kick into gear as the world forms into 10 different “blocs” or “unions” similar to the European Union, with the USA, Canada and Mexico forming the “North American Union” - but that’s an entirely new topic altogether.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Monday, December 28, 2009
A Thought on Propaganda
Propaganda no longer allows for a free and open society, since ultimately it is a form of censorship in the sense that it directs a society in how to think. In short, propaganda is a diversion, and what it is designed to hide is ultimately the biggest challenge to liberty. How can 'the people' make honest decisions when the "facts" they are given have been carefully selected and molded in order so society forms the desired opinions that those in power have carefully prefabricated in order to move forward with their own agendas?
The moment our nation began allowing Propaganda (aka "Public Relations") to dominate it's public discourse, which was roughly the 1920's with Edward Bernays, is the same moment 'the powers that be' began developing higher, more powerful ambitions for this country. They must have realized that in order for them to do what they pleased, they had to be able to direct the public discourse of the people. They had to make the people prioritize their desires over their needs.
When the government found an effective way to direct public discourse, they then were able to march towards their new desire: global dominance. They only needed the right excuse to take their desire for power to the next level, and that excuse was happening right across the "pond".
As Amaury de Riencourt argues in his book "The American Empire", our US empire rose up during World War 2 (he believes it started with the attacks of Pearl Harbor, I personally hold to the erection of the Pentagon - either way, it's roughly the same time period.) Now we are coming to an end to our imperical reighn.
As our empire rose, our liberties were curtailed, and we were given distractions to keep us happy and docile - ultimately. Our discussions were shaped by propaganda, our habits were altered by capitalism, and our beliefs were forced to submit to our desires. All this was done so the power hungry could get what they wanted, and use us as stepping stones, as pawns, as batteries to make their empire move and grow.
I believe our country had been duped, and some of us are just waking up to it, in kind of a drunken stupor.
This is kind of related:
The moment our nation began allowing Propaganda (aka "Public Relations") to dominate it's public discourse, which was roughly the 1920's with Edward Bernays, is the same moment 'the powers that be' began developing higher, more powerful ambitions for this country. They must have realized that in order for them to do what they pleased, they had to be able to direct the public discourse of the people. They had to make the people prioritize their desires over their needs.
When the government found an effective way to direct public discourse, they then were able to march towards their new desire: global dominance. They only needed the right excuse to take their desire for power to the next level, and that excuse was happening right across the "pond".
As Amaury de Riencourt argues in his book "The American Empire", our US empire rose up during World War 2 (he believes it started with the attacks of Pearl Harbor, I personally hold to the erection of the Pentagon - either way, it's roughly the same time period.) Now we are coming to an end to our imperical reighn.
As our empire rose, our liberties were curtailed, and we were given distractions to keep us happy and docile - ultimately. Our discussions were shaped by propaganda, our habits were altered by capitalism, and our beliefs were forced to submit to our desires. All this was done so the power hungry could get what they wanted, and use us as stepping stones, as pawns, as batteries to make their empire move and grow.
I believe our country had been duped, and some of us are just waking up to it, in kind of a drunken stupor.
This is kind of related:
Post America
What exactly does it mean to be "Post American"?
The Post American view is that the traditional idealized America that many hold onto, such as the prospects of living the "American Dream" and living in a state of constant prosperity no longer exists. America is quickly losing it's stand as being the most dominant, and economically stable country in the world. To be a Post American is realize that we, as a nation are standing on the precipice of a new era, one of which this nation, nor the world has ever seen before. To be Post American means that we, as a people need to be able to anticipate what our military and government have been anticipating for several decades now. Americans need to be thinking proactively instead of retroactively. Our society has been put on a short leash by those who no longer are looking out for our best interests (if anyone ever was to begin with that is), and we have to recognize that we are being lead in the direction that will do us a lot of harm. Essentially, the America of the 1950's no longer exists, all those ideals are part of the past and can never be restored.
This view is not something new, it is a view that is often expressed while referring to the current state of our nation, as this Project Syndicate article states:
This country will not remain the 'indispensable nation' for long, and many people are watching it's decline either from the sidelines or victims of the decline itself. Citizens need to be able to look out and see what is happening before they are caught in the decline as well, unable to do anything about it. When this country begins to topple over, there will be nothing to break its fall. Our city on a hill is falling into the sea, it's time to make sure that a life raft is available. This new understanding of the country we inhabit is Post American Objectivism.
Post American Objectivism is looking at where we, as a civilization, are going and be able to recognize that many countries have been on this same exact course in the past. Everything about America that once made it so great is now turning in on itself and destroying it. Everything from capatilism to militarism is rearing its ugly head and draining the lifeblood right out of this late-great USA.
The Post American view is that the traditional idealized America that many hold onto, such as the prospects of living the "American Dream" and living in a state of constant prosperity no longer exists. America is quickly losing it's stand as being the most dominant, and economically stable country in the world. To be a Post American is realize that we, as a nation are standing on the precipice of a new era, one of which this nation, nor the world has ever seen before. To be Post American means that we, as a people need to be able to anticipate what our military and government have been anticipating for several decades now. Americans need to be thinking proactively instead of retroactively. Our society has been put on a short leash by those who no longer are looking out for our best interests (if anyone ever was to begin with that is), and we have to recognize that we are being lead in the direction that will do us a lot of harm. Essentially, the America of the 1950's no longer exists, all those ideals are part of the past and can never be restored.
This view is not something new, it is a view that is often expressed while referring to the current state of our nation, as this Project Syndicate article states:
We are entering a post-American world – the world beyond America’s brief moment
of global domination. Obama’s administration understands this, and has responded
with what it calls a “multi-partner strategy.” Whether it is the Chinese for the
global economy, or Russia for nuclear disarmament, the United States will now
work with whomever can help it get the results it wants – thus ensuring that it
remains the “indispensable nation.”
This country will not remain the 'indispensable nation' for long, and many people are watching it's decline either from the sidelines or victims of the decline itself. Citizens need to be able to look out and see what is happening before they are caught in the decline as well, unable to do anything about it. When this country begins to topple over, there will be nothing to break its fall. Our city on a hill is falling into the sea, it's time to make sure that a life raft is available. This new understanding of the country we inhabit is Post American Objectivism.
Post American Objectivism is looking at where we, as a civilization, are going and be able to recognize that many countries have been on this same exact course in the past. Everything about America that once made it so great is now turning in on itself and destroying it. Everything from capatilism to militarism is rearing its ugly head and draining the lifeblood right out of this late-great USA.
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