Nurturing the Herd, Ostracizing Independent Thought Having spent some time among writers, activists and idealists it
seems many are willing to be under employed (willing to lead less
lucrative lives) rather than conform or as they see it prostrate
themselves. People working in the corporate kingdom don't need to be censored,
the self-censoring is ingrained by the system. If you want to keep your
job you do not write negative words about the people writing your
checks. Listen and watch as the talking heads continue to divide us. Imagine
the rich and powerful peering over their gilded walls. What do they
see? Billions of people fighting for the scraps AMONGST OURSELVES. The chasm between the elite and the majority will eventually become
too much for all to bear and this tilting at windmills will end... long
after I'm gone. Nurturing the Herd, Ostracizing Independent Thought
The herd mentality is nurtured from birth. Parents don't want their children ostracized, so they begin to meld them into a form acceptable to the masses. Schooling continues to form children, other's bully different types until they conform. Whether or not they really change or pretend to change, just to make life easier, won't be known until later in life. People that continue through college and even more so those that attend Harvard class schools are taught how to behave. How the corporate world wants you to behave and think. I've often theorized corporate America is very tyrannical. You either play by their rules, wear their uniform, talk positively about the company or risk being turned in by a co-worker. This would lead to you be expelled from the order. Graduates have learned how to behave/function in this tyrannical society. Having spent some time among writers, activists and idealists it seems many are willing to be under employed, willing to lead less lucrative lives, rather than conform or as they see it prostrate themselves. Watching the news I am constantly reminded that the meatsacks spewing the news are goose-stepping the corporate propaganda. I have a conspiracy theory that this white-noise is to keep us from seeing what's really important. Things that might cause us (the majority) to unite in anger and storm the walls. James Madison said that the main goal of the new system was "to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority". I read this little gem years ago, I'm constantly reminded of its truth when I watch the news or read some corporate tool typing for their lord and master. The Media is a hugely successful propaganda machine specifically designed to keep us misdirected, quibbling amongst ourselves and powerless. While the real powers do what WE don't want them to. Because as long as we remain divided, the top 1% are free to do what they please behind the curtain. Our little fractious groups vie for mythical power that simply does not exist. Say I spend my time fighting over religion or for feminists or politics. We're all expending energy on our little projects while the bigger picture happens in plain site, we're just told it's not important. Or more precisely we're told what is important and what we should be mad about. People working in the corporate kingdom don't need to be censored, the self-censoring is ingrained by the system. If you want to keep your job you do not write negative words about the people writing your checks. I gained a new respect for Phil Donohue when I learned his show was cancelled because he would not kowtow to MSNBC's propaganda parade, whipping the masses into mass hysteria supporting the invasion of Iraq. At the time of its cancellation the show was the highest rated show on MSNBC. Derive what you will from this. I'm feeling a bit duped. On occasion I forget my own beliefs and get caught-up in the smoke and mirrors deception. Our tenuous grasp on freedom depends on how much we BELIEVE we are free. If we glance down to the rope of freedom we cling to we'll see it's a rope of sand. James Madison admits the system is designed to keep the minority in line. We've implemented improved tools that operate in plain site, yet we the people are blinded by the overload of bullshit. If you live on a pig farm you eventually don't smell the shit, yet you know it's there. We can all watch this play out in real time as Obama attempts to massage a little single-payer health care for everyone through the gauntlet of Washington. I expect for-profit healthcare to pull out all the stops, enlisting the media in a smear with fear campaign. The Corporate media on TV will all fall in line with their Tyrants call, for they're all about the cash. Ad revenue will pour in from the for-profit healthcare scammers. Bill O'Reilly may actually behead a person for showing healthcare-for-profit puts money ahead of lives. Their lobbyists will dump large sums of cash in the form of ad revenue and the machine will blot out all rational thought as the masses are hypnotized into believing the same people who screwed us over (remember: Banks, Wall Street, The Ultra-Wealthy) in the past will now miraculously change into humanitarians. Sadly, this works...a lot. We are swayed into voting against our own best interests. Although there is much more to say, I'll leave this as a simple opening for what I believe to be the bigger problem. Class is rarely mentioned in our day to day skirmishes. We in America like to think there are no classes or, if there are classes, everyone has an equal shot at pulling themselves up by their boot straps. The evidence does not appear to support that claim. The Media is a weapon used to assuage us of our ills against the elite. It no longer serves the people, it serves the elite. The Media claims to be our moral guardian, but their actions belay their words. The fact they believe they're doing "good" only serves to prove them deluded. Listen and watch as the talking heads continue to divide us. Imagine the rich and powerful peering over their gilded walls. What do they see? Billions of people fighting for the scraps AMONGST OURSELVES. The treasure is behind those walls. We are fighting the wrong enemy. Put our trivial pursuits aside and let's unite to at least incrementally improve our lot. The elite will not give ground easily. They have the power and wealth, they have propaganda and lobbyists and politicians at their disposal (in their pocket). This should not be dismissed. If the Media weren't a powerful weapon why would the elite own almost all of it? Sorry, I've gone on too long and glazed eyes look back at me. This will be lost and forgotten. As many before have been. The chasm between the elite and the majority will eventually become too much for all to bear and this tilting at windmills will end... long after I'm gone. Their trickle-down system will keep Us placated. Their media will keep us distracted and fighting amongst ourselves for quite some time yet. "Do you know the enemy?" Green Day buy unique gifts at Zazzle |
  
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