"Propaganda has become the primary means by which the wealthy communicate with the rest of society. Whether selling a product, a political candidate, a law, or a war, seldom do the powerful delivery messages to the public before consulting their colleagues in the public relations industry."
Here in the United States, we’re often brought up and told we don't have propaganda. That we have a hard-charging investigative crass, we have this educated, skeptical, even cynical citizenry and that if there were powerful interests trying to manage and manipulate public opinion, they would be exposed.
The reality actually is just the opposite. Academics like Alex Cary and others who’ve spent their lifetimes looking at how propaganda works, finds that it’s actually in western democracies and open societies where you need the most sophisticated sorts of propaganda. Since World War I, thanks to people like Ivy Lee and Eddie Bernays… propaganda has become a business, this business of public relations.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
The FED / Drugs / Debt
The FED is a private business that has authority to print our money, which isn't actually backed by anything with real world value (like gold). We've only had the FED for about 100 years, and we don't need it. It causes inflation, and a debt that's impossible to pay off.
Our drug wars have been going on for over decades and now it's easier to get drugs than alcohol. And they're cheaper and better than ever. And these things are not even crimes, but only said to be crimes because a select few decided it to be so.
We are in a deep, deep debt. We need to pay it off before it leaves our control. Not that we really have control of it now.
We are in multiple wars, and more conflicts than ever as of his year. These are unsustainable and we should have never gone in. We've killed the man who, never even had anything to do with 9/11, why are we still there?
We give foreign aid to countries while our country is going bankrupt.
Yet most people pay more attention to their cars and cell phones then what's going on... thoughts?
Our drug wars have been going on for over decades and now it's easier to get drugs than alcohol. And they're cheaper and better than ever. And these things are not even crimes, but only said to be crimes because a select few decided it to be so.
We are in a deep, deep debt. We need to pay it off before it leaves our control. Not that we really have control of it now.
We are in multiple wars, and more conflicts than ever as of his year. These are unsustainable and we should have never gone in. We've killed the man who, never even had anything to do with 9/11, why are we still there?
We give foreign aid to countries while our country is going bankrupt.
Yet most people pay more attention to their cars and cell phones then what's going on... thoughts?
Monday, October 24, 2011
amusement park
Thought I'd share this if anyone hadn't seen it.
The world is like a ride at an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it, you think that it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly coloured, and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question - is this real, or is this just a ride? And other people have remembered, and they come back to us. They say 'Hey! Don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because, this is just a ride.' And we...kill those people. Ha ha ha. 'Shut him up! We have a lot invested in this ride. SHUT HIM UP! Look at my furrows of worry. Look at my big bank account and family. This just has to be real.' It's just a ride. But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok. But it doesn't matter because: it's just a ride. And we can change it anytime we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings, and money. A choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourselves off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one. Here's what you can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money that we spend on weapons and defence each year, and instead spend it feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, for ever, in peace.
Bill Hicks
The world is like a ride at an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it, you think that it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly coloured, and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question - is this real, or is this just a ride? And other people have remembered, and they come back to us. They say 'Hey! Don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because, this is just a ride.' And we...kill those people. Ha ha ha. 'Shut him up! We have a lot invested in this ride. SHUT HIM UP! Look at my furrows of worry. Look at my big bank account and family. This just has to be real.' It's just a ride. But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok. But it doesn't matter because: it's just a ride. And we can change it anytime we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings, and money. A choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourselves off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one. Here's what you can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money that we spend on weapons and defence each year, and instead spend it feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, for ever, in peace.
Bill Hicks
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Corporate favoritism
Ron Paul is against any and all corporate donations to his campaign. He has never, in the three times running for president, and his 40 years in congress accepted donations from corporations. On his website for donating, he accepts a maximum of $2500 per person. Ron Paul has never been bought by Wall Street, has never been propped up by him, and his support is 100% grassroots. Ron Paul is also against lobbyists (I believe), and will be cutting the chamber of Commerce when he becomes president. He is also against the idea that "Corporations are people". He is also completely against corporation bailouts.
Pros: Ron Paul does not accept corporate donations, and is therefore free from strings that keep him tied to the corporations. Ron Paul also receives more donations from active military members than all other republican candidates (combined). He receives about 3/2 what Obama does.
Cons: Less money for his campaign.
My take: As a grassroots effort, Ron Paul literally represents his supporters. Obama accepted over $1M from Goldmann Sachs, and would have survived on his trails even without his support's money. Ron Paul is literally running his tour bus from my donations.
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Audit the FED. Ron Paul predicted the housing bubble 7 years before it happened, and tells us the FED causes bubbles by printing more money than they should. A recent small time audit of the FED was conducted and showed that they loaned upwards of $16T to foreign countries, foreign banks, banks in America, and etc, without the approval of any government office. Our government didn't even know about it. These are the people in control of printing our money, and they do this. When you put more money into circulation, the money we already have is diluted and not worth as much. Thus, inflation occurs.
Pros: Ron Paul does not accept corporate donations, and is therefore free from strings that keep him tied to the corporations. Ron Paul also receives more donations from active military members than all other republican candidates (combined). He receives about 3/2 what Obama does.
Cons: Less money for his campaign.
My take: As a grassroots effort, Ron Paul literally represents his supporters. Obama accepted over $1M from Goldmann Sachs, and would have survived on his trails even without his support's money. Ron Paul is literally running his tour bus from my donations.
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Audit the FED. Ron Paul predicted the housing bubble 7 years before it happened, and tells us the FED causes bubbles by printing more money than they should. A recent small time audit of the FED was conducted and showed that they loaned upwards of $16T to foreign countries, foreign banks, banks in America, and etc, without the approval of any government office. Our government didn't even know about it. These are the people in control of printing our money, and they do this. When you put more money into circulation, the money we already have is diluted and not worth as much. Thus, inflation occurs.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Drug War:
Ron Paul has recognizes the utter failure of that which is our drug war. He recognizes it's easier for children to find and purchase drugs than it is for them to get alcohol. He also recognizes that keepin drugs illegal creates a black market and puts money into the hands of people who wish to be illegitimate. He also understands that deciding which drugs are legal and illegal is neither moral for the federal government, as you cannot legislate morality, and thinks the federal government doesn't have jurisdiction of what people do with their own bodies. He thinks the money from the drug wars would be better used as rehabilitation centers for those who would like to quit but can't easily (but won't necessarily do this).
Pros: Freedom to vote on your own state's drug policy. Federal government out of the issue.
Cons: Skepticism over letting people control their own habits.
My take: The libertarian view is, as long as it's not hurting me directly, I don't care what you do. I personally enjoy marijuana as it's less dangerous and more helpful than tobacco an alcohol, and I feel violated when people think I'm doing something wrong when I use it. More state's rights makes a more prosperous nation.
Pros: Freedom to vote on your own state's drug policy. Federal government out of the issue.
Cons: Skepticism over letting people control their own habits.
My take: The libertarian view is, as long as it's not hurting me directly, I don't care what you do. I personally enjoy marijuana as it's less dangerous and more helpful than tobacco an alcohol, and I feel violated when people think I'm doing something wrong when I use it. More state's rights makes a more prosperous nation.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Civil Liberties:
Ron Paul believes every America should have at least the ultimate freedom of voting for their own state's policy.
There always comes up the argument that Paul is against women's right because he wants to overturn Roe vs. Wade, or that he's pro discrimination because he want's citizens to have strong personal property rights. But this is a tool of distraction to keep you from seeing why we wants to do these things. Ron Paul believes the federal government does not have the authority to decide the civil policy for all of it's states.
This means he believes the federal government should not overrule the state's laws, not matter what they are (as long as they don't violate the constitution). Some laws put into place by the federal government, for example, are drug prohibition laws, and of course the law of making abortions legal nation-wide.
He sees both of these laws as illegal, because they overrule any legislature the state had put into on it's own.
Why are state laws more important than federal laws, you may ask? It's simple. At a federal level, the law has to be vote on by congress, and then agreed upon by the president. At state level, the laws have to be vote upon by the citizens of the state (you and I). Therefore, a state can become a land of custom laws made by it's own citizens. This is not possible when federal government overrules these laws.
The Pros: Custom states. Every state could come up wither their own entire laws, from health care, to drug laws, to abortion laws, to gay marriage laws.
The Cons: Not every state is going to be the same, and not every state is going to recognizes the same laws of other states.
My take: This will let states compete with each other through their laws, and will allow each state to be custom according to the people who reside there. Much better for liberty.
There always comes up the argument that Paul is against women's right because he wants to overturn Roe vs. Wade, or that he's pro discrimination because he want's citizens to have strong personal property rights. But this is a tool of distraction to keep you from seeing why we wants to do these things. Ron Paul believes the federal government does not have the authority to decide the civil policy for all of it's states.
This means he believes the federal government should not overrule the state's laws, not matter what they are (as long as they don't violate the constitution). Some laws put into place by the federal government, for example, are drug prohibition laws, and of course the law of making abortions legal nation-wide.
He sees both of these laws as illegal, because they overrule any legislature the state had put into on it's own.
Why are state laws more important than federal laws, you may ask? It's simple. At a federal level, the law has to be vote on by congress, and then agreed upon by the president. At state level, the laws have to be vote upon by the citizens of the state (you and I). Therefore, a state can become a land of custom laws made by it's own citizens. This is not possible when federal government overrules these laws.
The Pros: Custom states. Every state could come up wither their own entire laws, from health care, to drug laws, to abortion laws, to gay marriage laws.
The Cons: Not every state is going to be the same, and not every state is going to recognizes the same laws of other states.
My take: This will let states compete with each other through their laws, and will allow each state to be custom according to the people who reside there. Much better for liberty.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Giving Aid to foreign countries
Giving Aid to foreign countries: Ron Paul says giving our taxpayers money to other countries is not in our best interests as Americans. He calls this process taking money from poor people in America, and giving it to rich people in other countries. He says a lot of the money we give to other countries either ends up being taken by greedy governments for their own use, taken by corrupt officials, used for weapons that are turned around and used on us or our allies, or other countries. Ron Paul says we should stop giving countries free foreign aid, and this include Israel. He hold no bias towards them, or any country.
Pros: Save lots of money, stop other countries from being dependent on our generosity, lets countries solve their own problems.
Cons: Other countries might not like us if we stop giving them money, or they may not be as able to defend themselves.
My POV: Get the kid off the teet cause mama's out of milk. We are broke, and we can't keep charging the credit card so other countries will do better, while our own country is falling apart.
Pros: Save lots of money, stop other countries from being dependent on our generosity, lets countries solve their own problems.
Cons: Other countries might not like us if we stop giving them money, or they may not be as able to defend themselves.
My POV: Get the kid off the teet cause mama's out of milk. We are broke, and we can't keep charging the credit card so other countries will do better, while our own country is falling apart.
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