I despise the programming on modern television. Yes, there are some good shows, but even the best shows cater to the least common denominator: The American Zombie.
The Zombie Apocalypse struck decades ago, perhaps even longer. People tend to allow the media to tell them what's important, and they have chosen NOT TO THINK about what's important to THEM. Society has taught this behavior, as it's dangerous to allow your real opinions to show. It's dangerous to be different.
Television has become the goto information center for what to worry about, what to think, who to vote for (and sometimes why...but usually nobody thinks about why, much less talks about it). This allows the people who OWN all the media, to control the nations. Yeah, just about all the world is controlled by media moguls, and their motivation is monetary. (This makes them vulnerable to financial institutions.) Remember that there is an inverse correlation between intelligence, and the desire to be in charge: The less you understand yourself, the less control you have over yourself; the less self-control, the more arrogance; the more arrogance you feel, the more violence and short-sightedness in your behavioral toolset.
The sickness behind mass media is the desire for too much money, which leads to the "need" to increase ratings. Drama increases ratings: Viewers want to see how things turn out. Satisfying that need allows their attention to turn to other things, such as their own lives...and the media can't allow that to happen. So they bring us more fear, uncertainty, doubt...which are very effective wedges into your mind, useful for selling products to sheeple. After sex--which is taboo, and so has to be carefully administered--fear and uncertainty sell more products than anything easily accessible to media moguls. Humans are taught to crave power, and when that's combined with teaching us not to THINK, our desire for power is manifest through control of others, usually through force. Money gives us the ability to coerce others, and more of it allows us to do things without thinking. A stupid, senseless path, followed by many self-righteous people. "It's legal, so it's right!" they proclaim. Yeah, everyone knows smoking is stupid, but it's legal.
The pursuit of money beyond your needs is a pointless endeavor, yet increasing wealth is an addictive path followed by most humans. The de facto controllers of our lives encourage this: Everything costs money, and more and more "things" are required to simply hold a job. You need a phone, a car, a house, decent clothes...don't you? I guess that depends on what your goals are in life.
Can you be happy, chasing your tail to acquire these endless "things?"
The alternative to pursuit of money may be too subtle for society, but I'd be embarrassed to admit it: Pursue excellence in your career, measured in successful creations. If you make clothespins, make the best damned clothespins you know how, and keep working to learn how to make better ones! Measuring success by profit only measures your public relations and advertising skills...and most companies hire contractors for that, so there is nothing to be proud of there. Can you dupe the public into buying an inferior product? Unfortunately, that is the goal of most corporations: Cut costs till the product is barely marketable.
We cannot cure the insanity of others. I am frequently amazed at how insane society is, and modern religion displays the corruption that an insane society brings. The problem is peer pressure, irrational violence, and general lack of thinking (aka stupidity?).
Society trains humans to solve their problems through swift action. "Lord, grant me patience; but I want it now!" Alexander "solved" the Gordian Knot by cutting it with a sword. That's not a solution: That's destroying creation. He was clueless about knots.
Society is materially based. Remember, God turned over the world to the Serpent at the Fall. You'd think that looking at history would cure churches of that problem, but it seems few people are willing to look at history. The church of medieval times was insanely obsessed with possessions and political power, and effectively destroyed every sign of spirituality they encountered. If the hierarchy could gain in power or wealth by accusing someone of heresy, they did. And the masses dared not question them.
We can't cure "Christian" insanity: Those who profess to be Christian are almost entirely hypocritical, and lack understanding. "Few shall find the Way," Jesus taught us. Don't expect a large, prosperous church to guide your soul to God. That's not how it's done. Salvation comes from the recognition that God is within us, and then taking the time to seek Him.
What we CAN do, is work toward curing ourselves. Then let our light shine.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
COVID-19 and the End of Democracy?
People may not see it, but I believe that the COVID-19 Panic is forcing governments to react in ways that will soon cause more deaths than the corona virus itself. Quarantines of families and individuals who are living from paycheck to paycheck will either instigate a collapse of food supplies and distribution, or create a massive debit from the National Treasury. Either way, riots are likely. Ammunition is selling like candy in Texas already. People are scared, and they don’t have faith in government. Why should they? How much intelligence can be expressed in 160 characters?
The situation today—mid-March, 2020–is ridiculous: The media drama has made people think we’re running out of toilet paper, for crap’s sake! A self-fulfilling prophecy, of course: Stockpiling has wiped paper products off the shelves. I shouldn’t mention how stupid it is that people have already crashed the dust-mask supply chain, but monkeys associate dust masks with the medical profession, and medical professionals MUST know something...in spite of the fact that medical care—I mean, “mistakes”—are reported as being the third leading cause of death in the US.
A little ignorance goes a long way.
Masks do not protect the wearer from viruses. ‘Nuff said: Look it up yourself.
Shutting down businesses where contagion has not been detected seems sensible, at first. What’s going to happen to the more than three-quarters of the US population that lacks the means to feed themselves for more than a couple of weeks? The ones who go stir-crazy in quarantine? Will the small percentage of people who control the vast majority of the world’s wealth do ANYTHING to sustain the backbone of the economy: Those whose grueling labor built the infrastructure that keeps us all alive?
Do they want us to live? (Look up the Georgia Guidestones, for starters.)
The society we'll have after the Great Depression of the 21st Century is either going to look like Mad Max’s world, or—optimistically—something like the Matrix movies: Machines will be caring for isolated humans who are unable to meet even to breed. Perhaps we’ll be in pods, but shoebox hotels run by corporations are more likely, in the lifetime of today’s children. We already hear about driverless 18-wheelers, and drones are delivering groceries in major cities.
Personally, I hope the governments of Earth have a good plan, and can implement it in a way that is beneficial to the People of Earth that these governments exist to serve. Communism only works when there is a free market to sponge off of, and capitalism in chains is a death spiral...so, since governments have yet to show intelligence, my hopes for my retirement dreams are dim.
One good thing about this event: It may shift the US economy away from the military empire it's been focused on so long. It’s even possible that big pharmaceutical companies will learn to value human life over profit.
Am I too optimistic?
The situation today—mid-March, 2020–is ridiculous: The media drama has made people think we’re running out of toilet paper, for crap’s sake! A self-fulfilling prophecy, of course: Stockpiling has wiped paper products off the shelves. I shouldn’t mention how stupid it is that people have already crashed the dust-mask supply chain, but monkeys associate dust masks with the medical profession, and medical professionals MUST know something...in spite of the fact that medical care—I mean, “mistakes”—are reported as being the third leading cause of death in the US.
A little ignorance goes a long way.
Masks do not protect the wearer from viruses. ‘Nuff said: Look it up yourself.
Shutting down businesses where contagion has not been detected seems sensible, at first. What’s going to happen to the more than three-quarters of the US population that lacks the means to feed themselves for more than a couple of weeks? The ones who go stir-crazy in quarantine? Will the small percentage of people who control the vast majority of the world’s wealth do ANYTHING to sustain the backbone of the economy: Those whose grueling labor built the infrastructure that keeps us all alive?
Do they want us to live? (Look up the Georgia Guidestones, for starters.)
The society we'll have after the Great Depression of the 21st Century is either going to look like Mad Max’s world, or—optimistically—something like the Matrix movies: Machines will be caring for isolated humans who are unable to meet even to breed. Perhaps we’ll be in pods, but shoebox hotels run by corporations are more likely, in the lifetime of today’s children. We already hear about driverless 18-wheelers, and drones are delivering groceries in major cities.
Personally, I hope the governments of Earth have a good plan, and can implement it in a way that is beneficial to the People of Earth that these governments exist to serve. Communism only works when there is a free market to sponge off of, and capitalism in chains is a death spiral...so, since governments have yet to show intelligence, my hopes for my retirement dreams are dim.
One good thing about this event: It may shift the US economy away from the military empire it's been focused on so long. It’s even possible that big pharmaceutical companies will learn to value human life over profit.
Am I too optimistic?
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Words, Responsibility...and Politics?
I am a veteran; I served six years in the US Navy. When I signed up, I took an oath to defend my country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. While I have not personally witnessed it, I believe all US Presidents since at least World War II have spoken the same oath. It is my belief that they have failed to abide by that oath.
When a citizen of a US State acts against the interests of the people of our nation, that person becomes an enemy of the country, no matter what their office. Some actions may be excusable, perhaps, but when those actions include mass murder of innocent civilians, covering up these murders, manipulating the media to de-popularize hot issues and distract the public with inanities, and laying criminal charges against those whistleblowers who expose said activities, the people of our nation should stand up and speak out. When a government condones murder for money (such as waging war in neutral countries in order to control petroleum or other resources), that government must be reined in. When the media supports such a government by providing propaganda (because it profits the controllers of the media), the media needs to be censured. (Note that I am not saying “censored,” as in stifled, but rather, “censured,” as in reprimanded.) Evil should be stopped!
It has become apparent that such a situation has existed in the United States for generations. Perhaps the President is too busy to acknowledge this situation, but more likely, he is under the thumb of the controlling elements that benefit monetarily from it. Substantial supportive evidence exists for this theory. The scope of this situation is frightening.
Not only is the methodology of these controllers inhumane and criminal, it is unnecessary to further their own interests. Profit can be developed in other ways; energy can be produced more economically and in less-harmful ways as well. I won’t address their apparent desire for insane amounts of money; they already have more than they can figure out how to spend for their own well-being. It’s just numbers to them, the score in a fool’s game. They are essentially trading in energy, labor, and human lives; most of which is not rightfully theirs to control. By using fear and manipulation, bribery and deception, these demonic “people” have contributed to the decline of human civilization for generations. Sure, we have toys and technology that our grandparents could scarcely dream of, but we are still acting like savages in our governments. Genius is not encouraged in our society, but in spite of that, some does sneak out.
Without going into too much detail, the problems that our people face, other than those presented by these traitors, are relatively simple. We have an energy-distribution challenge, for example. Part of the problem there is that our infrastructure cannot handle the demands being made on it. The answer is simple: Distribute the generation systems, not just the energy. Putting small windmills and rooftop solar systems in as many places as feasible would add huge amounts of energy to our grid. There are simple systems that can be made to take advantage of climate and terrain, for small amounts of money and no cost in lives or diplomatic relations. Just ask me for more details; it only requires a small mental effort.
One of my favorite sayings is that there is an inverse correlation between intelligence, and the desire to be in management. (If that statement confuses you, you shouldn’t be in management, but quite likely want to be.) The result of this is that the people in charge, are often incapable of developing creative solutions to problems. (One likely symptom of that is the high turnover in CEOs.)
Throughout history, the preferred response of such people to any question that challenged their intellect, was violence. This led to a decline in the numbers of intelligent people on the surface of the Earth, which made the advancement of civilization more of a veneer, than a development of human nature.
Einstein came up with E=mc2. Truman killed people with it. Werner von Braun designed a space ship. Hitler killed people with it.
When a citizen of a US State acts against the interests of the people of our nation, that person becomes an enemy of the country, no matter what their office. Some actions may be excusable, perhaps, but when those actions include mass murder of innocent civilians, covering up these murders, manipulating the media to de-popularize hot issues and distract the public with inanities, and laying criminal charges against those whistleblowers who expose said activities, the people of our nation should stand up and speak out. When a government condones murder for money (such as waging war in neutral countries in order to control petroleum or other resources), that government must be reined in. When the media supports such a government by providing propaganda (because it profits the controllers of the media), the media needs to be censured. (Note that I am not saying “censored,” as in stifled, but rather, “censured,” as in reprimanded.) Evil should be stopped!
It has become apparent that such a situation has existed in the United States for generations. Perhaps the President is too busy to acknowledge this situation, but more likely, he is under the thumb of the controlling elements that benefit monetarily from it. Substantial supportive evidence exists for this theory. The scope of this situation is frightening.
Not only is the methodology of these controllers inhumane and criminal, it is unnecessary to further their own interests. Profit can be developed in other ways; energy can be produced more economically and in less-harmful ways as well. I won’t address their apparent desire for insane amounts of money; they already have more than they can figure out how to spend for their own well-being. It’s just numbers to them, the score in a fool’s game. They are essentially trading in energy, labor, and human lives; most of which is not rightfully theirs to control. By using fear and manipulation, bribery and deception, these demonic “people” have contributed to the decline of human civilization for generations. Sure, we have toys and technology that our grandparents could scarcely dream of, but we are still acting like savages in our governments. Genius is not encouraged in our society, but in spite of that, some does sneak out.
Without going into too much detail, the problems that our people face, other than those presented by these traitors, are relatively simple. We have an energy-distribution challenge, for example. Part of the problem there is that our infrastructure cannot handle the demands being made on it. The answer is simple: Distribute the generation systems, not just the energy. Putting small windmills and rooftop solar systems in as many places as feasible would add huge amounts of energy to our grid. There are simple systems that can be made to take advantage of climate and terrain, for small amounts of money and no cost in lives or diplomatic relations. Just ask me for more details; it only requires a small mental effort.
One of my favorite sayings is that there is an inverse correlation between intelligence, and the desire to be in management. (If that statement confuses you, you shouldn’t be in management, but quite likely want to be.) The result of this is that the people in charge, are often incapable of developing creative solutions to problems. (One likely symptom of that is the high turnover in CEOs.)
Throughout history, the preferred response of such people to any question that challenged their intellect, was violence. This led to a decline in the numbers of intelligent people on the surface of the Earth, which made the advancement of civilization more of a veneer, than a development of human nature.
Einstein came up with E=mc2. Truman killed people with it. Werner von Braun designed a space ship. Hitler killed people with it.
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