Summary
Truth vs. Illusions is similar to "the candle and the moth." Truths are disallowed in the land of illusions.
Components of control and manipulation of the population are propaganda, the mainstream media controlling narratives, and keeping the people ignorant. Billions of dollars are spent annually on disinformation programs, gaslighting, false flag events, fear mongering, institutional force, psychological terrorism, and subversion.
Our institutional educational systems (government) are rigged toward compliance, mediocracy, and ignorance. Those who seek or get close to the truth are classified and categorized as rogue, instigators, or terrorists. Those who demand transparency are persecuted.
Article:
There has been an ongoing war against the minds of ordinary people for over 100 years. The masses (ordinary people) have been and continue to be systematically manipulated.
Understanding the historical context of propaganda in the USA after 1900 is crucial. It not only empowers the audience but also equips them to critically evaluate the information they receive critically, thereby enabling them to make informed decisions.
Edward L Bernays, a key figure in the early 20th century, played a significant role in revolutionizing propaganda methods. His focus on subliminal psychosexual influences, inspired by his uncle, the renowned Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, was a game-changer. Bernays' adoption of his uncle's subliminal psychosexual suggestions had a profound impact on the behavior of mass populations and consumer purchasing habits. It's a testament to the power of propaganda in shaping personal decisions.
Many American corporations hired him to help increase sales by using subliminal suggestions that appealed to consumers' emotions. Rather than selling a car because of its quality and durability, sell it because you will attract more and better-looking women. He convinced women to smoke cigarettes in public by appealing to the social acceptability and the subconscious need to be independent of men. The concept is "sell the sizzle, not the steak," with a long history of success.
He even thought up a more socially acceptable replacement name for the negative connotation of propaganda by renaming the activity "Public Relations (PR)." This guy was one smart dude.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Bernays
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sigmund-Freud
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/freudian-theory
Edward Bernays worked as an agent of the US Government to sway public opinion. The Committee of Public Information hired Bernays to promote positive public opinion for the US in WWI and various military pursuits through what he referred to as "psychological warfare." He developed programs to garner public support for warfare, both domestically and abroad. Political figures, such as Herbert Hoover, regularly consulted with Bernays about how to undermine the opposition and to sway public opinion.
The public relations industry employs about 107,000 people and 12,000 federal lobbyist firms. The industry spends approximately $90 billion on advertising, PR, and related services, as well as $ 4 billion on lobbying, annually to promote its agendas. These folks do not consider themselves manipulators. They create and promote a public image for their clients, including individuals, groups, and organizations, and advocate for new laws that benefit the corporations, labor unions, and specific interest groups they represent. They plan programs, select materials, draft favorable bills, lobby, donate, and work to pass legislation, as well as write communications to promote their biased agendas through various media and government sources.
Their clients have large pocketbooks and purchase mainstream media support for dollars and government influence for dollars. The US Chamber of Commerce, the Oil and Gas industry, and Pharmaceuticals/Health Products are examples.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/257364/top-lobbying-industries-in-the-us/
Any plan need not be rational, practical, feasible, ethical, or lawful, but the media will willingly play the support role. Mainstream media serves as paid patsies that promote government agendas for fees, access, taxation credit benefits, and advertising dollars. Even federal agencies spend approximately $1.5 billion on public relations each year.
Money and power influence local, state, federal, and international governments worldwide! Call it what you will! Money will buy an invitation. When was the last time one of us commoners was invited to the White House, without the purpose of a PR stunt? They may serve Chateaubriand with $ 2,500 bottles of wine, such as the 2018 Chateau Haut-Brion or a similar vintage. A 100-point rated red wine is good for the soul. But who is counting when the taxpayers are on the hook for dinner and entertainment?
Subliminal Seduction and Manipulation:
The use of subliminal Seduction by the CIA and US Military since the 1950s raises significant ethical and moral concerns. It involves training and attempting to modify a person's subconscious mind, often without their awareness. Wilson Bryan Key's book, published in 1973, which taught psychologically powerful covert mind control methods, was intended to teach radically potent covert seduction secrets using subliminal mind control techniques. The ethical implications of such practices are profound.
True story: a documentary about subliminal messaging.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHac94P2Vp0
We, The Masses:
As the masses, we play a crucial role in promoting a culture of critical thinking and awareness. It's our responsibility to question the narratives we are fed and engage in critical thinking. By doing so, we actively participate in shaping our collective understanding and resist the influence of manipulative forces.
Is public awareness now a preplanned, manufactured thought process with little involvement for original thought by the public? Does this indoctrination include the submission of individual sovereignty to the state? The term brainwashing, a method of indoctrination that suppresses individuality and critical thinking, comes to mind. Spoon feeding, a metaphor for providing information in a way that requires little effort or thought, also comes to mind. What percentage of the American public readily accepts and lives a daily life of spoon-feeding and brainwashing without question? A comical spin is what percentage of each major political party falls into this category? Is there a difference?
Does mainstream media distribute preplanned propaganda (fake news) segments designed for indoctrination toward any chosen ideology and to direct, redirect, and modify our behavior?
https://www.vox.com/culture/21437879/stay-woke-wokeness-history-origin-evolution-controversy
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/03/27/how-leftist-ideology-ruins-college-students/
https://amac.us/leftist-indoctrination-in-americas-schools/
Mainstream Media Bias:
Mika Brzezinski, a liberal political commentator from MSNBC, recently stated publicly the following:
"The dangerous edges here are that he is trying to undermine the media, trying to make up his facts, and it could be that while unemployment and the economy worsen, he could have undermined the message so much that he can control exactly what people think. That is our job." Her co-host, Joe Scarborough, replies, "Yeah."
Another mainstream "media analyst," David Zurawik, on CNN, proclaimed that Elon Musk is "dangerous" and should not be allowed to restore free speech on the Twitter platform.
"There's a bigger problem here about how we're going to control the channels of communication in this country,"
"You need regulation. You cannot let these guys control discourse in this country, or we are headed to hell,"
The proposition that CNN or any other media outlet or publicity hound cannot manipulate the conversation to dictate what the American people should hear or believe is a wake-up call. The author argues that critical thinkers do not need biased media propaganda to distinguish between real and fake news. Instead, they should engage in independent critical thinking and seek diverse sources of information to form their own opinions.
It's alarming to realize that six large mega-media corporations control ninety percent of everything the public listens to, watches, or reads. Comcast, Disney, AT&T, Sony, Fox, and Paramount Global control the US media, distributing ideological and well-thought-out, preplanned government propaganda, always with advertising segments and a profit motive. The pursuit of advertising dollars is paramount.
With the new woke ideology so pervasive, it is no wonder that society does not entirely melt down. Investigative journalism and potentially newsworthy stories must pass through a tightly controlled sieve for conditional acceptance by an establishment-based corporate entity.
Big tech participates in an ideologically driven "propaganda machine in coordination with the cancel culture." Facebook, X, Google, Microsoft, and others use algorithms to determine whether your content is acceptable to them. Agree to accept any definition of conformance to the hegemonic narrative, or your account will be deactivated or canceled, or disparaged for "spreading disinformation." "Conform to the approved narrative," or you will become isolated and considered an outsider or a "domestic terrorist." Be "damned" with facts, truth, or rational thinking.
There is a false expectation that we should accept, agree with, and consent to what mainstream media tells us, regardless of how negatively it affects our families and ourselves. Every action suggested by mainstream media is primarily driven by profits for mega-corporations or special interest groups.
Should the masses habitually agree to pay much higher taxes, comply with ungodly increased regulations, obediently accept inflation as a tax, conform to more rules of control and isolation, and continue to take unproven vaccine injections while remaining silent and obedient?
Submission to the government mandates:
Should we readily agree to take the next booster injection shot, tested by injecting only eight mice and no human beings? Now, that's some fantastic clinical trial and scientific evidence of effectiveness! The medical establishment will make billions of dollars off the masses, thanks to these famous eight mice. The media will make billions of dollars in profits through promotion and advertising.
A significant question is why so few people object to these indoctrination, manipulation, and submission tactics. The outcome of current government actions is outright declaring war against the masses and open tyranny.
The unvaccinated folks experienced gaslighting for years and were banished from societies as outcasts and misfits. I was one of them. Millions of families, relationships, economic livelihoods, homes, and businesses were destroyed because of the failure to submit. Alienation, ridicule, and isolation were the answer for being strong enough to reject the fraudulent medical establishment scheme to make billions of profits using scientifically unproven vaccines.
Almost all of my friends who initially agreed to the vaccines subsequently refused any additional booster shots. Triple and quadruple vaccinated folks have a higher chance of getting COVID and dying (of course, reported as unknown or natural causes). The ultimate result of repeated vaccines and boosters is that they weaken people's immune systems and make them susceptible to immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
"There is no need for us to think independently because the media and the government will let us know what we should think through government-controlled propaganda-based (fake news) channels. And the media and the government will decide what is in our best interest." "Don't question the outcome because they both got your back."
The question always arises as to where the money trail lies and who will reap the trillions of dollars in profits. The government suggests no actions without a trial of dollars and financial rewards attached.
The FDA is conducting non-public clinical trials because it now recognizes the dangers and damage it has caused to society. They have discovered that mRNA shots raise the risk of COVID-19 hospitalizations and death over time. At the same time, California has a new bill, SB 2098, regarding the unprofessional conduct of physicians and surgeons. The bill would punish doctors for "unprofessional conduct" for disseminating misinformation about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The doctors must adhere to the official narrative prescribed by Big Pharma or face reprimand or loss of their medical license. Forget what is in the best interest of the public.
The masses have lived with manipulative propaganda and mind control for a very long time, which will continue at an accelerated rate. No actions are suggested or taken by the government without benefiting corporations, labor unions, and the government's allies. I am attaching some excellent reads that expand on this subject.
These first two articles are an "absolutely must-read" for critical thinkers eager to learn about propaganda manipulation:
https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1179/committee-on-public-information
https://www.vox.com/2016/7/9/12123022/george-w-bush-lies-iraq-war
https://monthlyreview.org/2022/04/01/the-political-economy-of-systemic-u-s-militarism-2/
The subjects of manipulation, propaganda, subversive control tactics, and public relations are fascinating but may cause anguish to people who consider themselves analytical and critical thinkers. The real takeaway is to never trust the media or the establishment, which often pushes its agenda.
There are many alternative news sources where one can get truthful news without hidden subversive agendas. Genuine information allows the reader to evaluate the facts for critical thinking. Analyzing your facts is the only way to protect your sovereignty.