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The Century of the Self
Sep 30, 2009

Victims of Fantasy


  I wanted to put a link here today to a video about the Swine Flu Media Push. I did, it's at the bottom. But I know this isn't the most important story. It isn't the whole story so it really can't be looked at and dealt with holistically. The real story is "Why would anyone believe anything the Government or it's media outlet says"?.


Why do they? The answer is - because they want to. Why would they want to? OK, security, it's nice to have something to believe in, something we can count on and something that provides a sense of hope. Fine, but still, after a while, after the flagrant, belligerence, of government and government officials ignoring the nations finances and it's people - why does anyone continue to support it. This support has headed way out in the direction of complete insanity. Going so far as to support and rationalize death by war, torture and financial ruin. These are things we support - Now. These are the things a lot of people are OK with. There is nothing in the main stream media that suggests a nation in revolt. How does the human brain do this? Why does it believe - in the face of overwhelming evidence - that it is not supporting it's own destruction?


 Even people on the activist teams are supporting government domination. Every time they sign a petition or appeal the congress they're saying, "You're in control, you're the power...". That's all they need. As long as people continue to give their power to the governments the governments will continue to do what they have been doing - following their own agenda. Believe me - the government didn't grow to the size and strength it is today by asking permission - it took that power from the people. We can't gain control over our lives by asking the power centers for permission. We have to take control of our lives, make our way - on our own - or die at the end of a leash.


I'm not an activist by modern terms. I am an individualist. I do what I do because I decided to. I am in no way swayed by public opinion or government decree. I hold no allegiance to god or country. I am of no religion and am affiliated with no race, clan, group, tribe or party. I have no need for any of that.


What I do, on a personal level, when I want to change something about myself, is find out how I ended up where I am. That's a little cloudy huh? I don't want to spend a lot of time here so - muddle, or not. The point is - if we want to understand how we, as a nation of people, got to the place where we can continue to believe in some thing that is constantly revealing itself as patently incapable of serving the public interest - we need to study our own history. In this case U.S. history. This can be done on our own - if we're the equivalent of a Cicero or a Noam Chomsky - for the rest of us we'll need the help of others. This help in deciphering the past isn't available in schools or any other government agency. It comes from people who are interested in a better world. I guess if I had to adopt a purpose in life it would be to aid those people in delivering their message.

This is a temporary assignment I've given myself. I don't want to do it forever, or even for a long period of time. I doubt that any of us do. There just is no sane alternative at the moment. So once again I'm here in the morning providing links to information. One message I'd like to deliver, again, today is that all this turmoil and nonsense that is created by the worlds governments is temporary and will come to an end very soon. This is information we can get from those people who have been watching and charting the galactic process. This watching has been going on for thousands of years. There is in turn, thousands of years of evidence and science behind it and it's freely available to all.


A great place to start this study is the Mayan Calendar. You can also see what people like Drunvalo Melchizedek has to say about the fast approaching future.


The way out of all the troubles and nonsense of today - all the horrors and loss of war and manipulation that results from the geopolitical, end of oil, resource grab - is so easy, it's seems ridiculous: All these abominations rely on one thing; our participation. The answer is to - not participate. Not to fight, not to beg, not to vote or petition - that's all participation and drives the engine of destruction - we can simply stop. That's enough from me for now ~ The following is from the industrious few who put the information together. Feel free to add your favorite resources here....

The Century of the Self

The Untold History of Controlling the Masses Through the Manipulation of Unconscious Desires "The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized." - Edward Bernays

To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved to the people. Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really? The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests?

 The Freud dynasty is at the heart of this compelling social history. Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis; Edward Bernays, who invented public relations; Anna Freud, Sigmund's devoted daughter; and present-day PR guru and Sigmund's great grandson, Matthew Freud. Sigmund Freud's work into the bubbling and murky world of the subconscious changed the world. By introducing a technique to probe the unconscious mind, Freud provided useful tools for understanding the secret desires of the masses. Unwittingly, his work served as the precursor to a world full of political spin doctors, marketing moguls, and society's belief that the pursuit of satisfaction and happiness is man's ultimate goal.

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The Century of the Self

The Swine Flu Conspiracy

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Posted: Wednesday September 30, 2009, 6:06 am
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