Saturday 18 May 2013

Combat Groupthink, Regain Reality

You will be ejected from the best cocktail parties if you are suspected of harbouring thoughts like the following post:

Oklahoma City started a new phase in false flag events, where large-scale catastrophes, blamed on “terrorists,” could be used to justify totalitarian legislation. This phase also constituted a systematic tweaking of the use of media to shape the narrative and send the initial reporting down the memory hole. It strikes me that these events were largely tests to see how stupid the public had become, how willing to forget they now were to forget what was initially reported and seamlessly accept as a “given” a completely different set of “facts.” However contradictory the facts taken as a whole may be, they almost invariably replace the ones that were presented initially. Such events have become part of a broader process to shape the public to precisely to the mentality Orwell describes in 1984.

From Secret Government, Deep Events, and the Emerging Police State by Patrick Murphy

 The culture of groupthink, which prevails after decades of conditioning, deems it an outrage even to look at much less repeat any of the abundant and readily available evidence that renders official accounts laughable and impossible.  I was reminded of this after I shared my concerns with some of my oldest and best friends, and received only one response:

Good to hear from you, but frankly I don't buy this stuff and am surprised you do!

I'm not sure she does either:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10018063/Boston-Marathon-bombings-victim-vows-to-dance-again.html

And yes, it is pap, but certainly far more credible than the pseudo-scientific gobbledygook you forwarded.  Talk to a doctor.  When such trauma occurs after a searing explosion, blood does not automatically spurt out, certainly not in the lower limbs.

Frankly, the guys who promote the stuff you've circulated would be in good company with Timothy McVeigh, the Unabomber and the Waco whackos.  They also likely oppose gun control to better protect themselves from "The Government".  What's next, denial of the Holocaust?  Not for me.

Would you mind using my personal email?  Fondly,
Ouch! 

A controlled and malleable press is essential to maintaining groupthink. It's almost ready with stalwarts CNN and Fox, but the risk of outliers who persistent in practicing journalism is being firmly quashed under the rubric of "national security".  In an interview with Democracy Now!, Chris Hedges explains how this works:




The tide of people who are attuned to credible thinkers like Chris Hedges and James Tracy is rising and I take heart from comments like this from a post reproduced below:

Lighthouse for the Bland says:
Thus it has always been. To expect the mass of humanity–whether in the general population or in the groves of academia–to overcome the inherent drive to be accepted as part of the crowd, to be held in high esteem, to avoid subjecting oneself to intense scrutiny–has always been the overriding motivation of most of our fellow human beings.
It has been said there is no religion higher than truth. There is also no political system, no academic luster, or personal distaste higher than truth, either.
I read recently that the tipping point for fundamental change in any pool of humans was 10% of the population being whole-hearted believers. At that level, the paradigm flips and we are in a new world.
I believe we are approaching that level in our collective ability to understand the massive deception, corruption and violence that has been perpetrated on the common man around the world by the controllers.
I would urge everyone who reads these words to understand we are ALL Tom Paine now. We can–each of us–take the time to speak out, blog, submit comments to news sources that make our points clearly and with as little inflammatory tone as we can muster. WE ARE WINNING. Yes, we are winning. Do not let the mass media convince you that most folks don’t get it, are lazy and indifferent. There is a sense afoot that we are seeing, waking up and now reacting.
What James has done in a very high profile and courageous way, each one of us must do in our own circle of friends, acquaintances and other contacts.
Do you have the courage of your convictions to stand up for the Truth? We know James did and does. It’s our turn to at least take the time and trouble to add our voices of reason to the conversation and overwhelm the superstitious fear of STANDING UP when others cower.
Today is the day to begin.
We trusted in our leaders and ignored Orwell's stark warning.  If you value truth, freedom and justice, now is the time to join the fearless few who speak truth to power: James Tracy, Elizabeth Warren, Charlie Angus, Chris Hedges, Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, Glenn Greenwald to name a few.


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