“…most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution.”
― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
“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. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. …In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons…who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.” – Edward Bernays
Administrator says:
“Let’s be intellectually honest. If a country engages in a military program that carries out strikes that kill hundreds of civilians – many of whom having no connection whatever with terrorism or radicalism – that country is going to become increasingly hated. People in the countries targeted – those who may have lost friends, or family members – are going to plot revenge, and take revenge. That’s just how war works. It infuriates. It radicalises. It instils hatred.
The reality of Obama’s drone program is to create new generations of America-hating radicalised individuals, who may well go on to be the next Osama bin Laden, the next Ayman al-Zawahiri, the next Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The reality for Obama’s drone program is that it is sowing the seeds for the next 9/11 – just as American intervention in the middle east sowed the seeds for the last, as Osama bin Laden readily admitted.”
John Aziz
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12th February 2013 at 8:07 am
Maddie's Mom says:
” That’s just how war works. It infuriates. It radicalises. It instils hatred.”
So I guess that is the point of these undeclared wars….to goad someone…anyone…into attacking us again. (and pleeease make it soon)
Then the president can stand up, again, and tell all the idiot consumers to “go shopping” (to save the economy don’t ya know!) and the idiots will happily comply.
Mission accomplished!!!
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12th February 2013 at 10:03 am
JJ3 says:
Yet when Ron Paul trys to make this point on the national stage, tries to explain “blowback” and how it work, tries to ask the American people to put themselves in the shoes of the people whose kids and families are dying he gets booed and marginalized.
When I heard those boos is when I knew we were lost as a nation. The government propaganda and education has been very effective.
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12th February 2013 at 10:07 am
Randa says:
When Americans start getting droned, I think this fat-ass culture will have a change of heart. Right now, it’s “drone me baby!” but wait until their babies brains blow up in their hands. Then they can thank King Krybaby-Childporn President Barack Obama for his wonderful mercy.
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12th February 2013 at 3:15 pm