tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82171435620602548332024-03-13T09:28:37.234-07:00Quoth The Raven, "Veritas"Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-2911060806956994062016-05-21T14:16:00.000-07:002016-05-21T14:25:41.529-07:00On the New Toxic Substances Control Act<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The inmates are running the asylum. And by inmates, I mean
the freewheeling Chemical Corporations and the Government Agencies that “regulate”
them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Granted, this was not the idea the Washington Post intended
to convey as it described the new Bipartisan chemical protection Bill, which is
nearing Congressional approval. No, the Post presented its story with the sort
of oblivious obscurantism that only a Western paper could affect, doing its
best to mix up key information to avoid enlightening the reader. After all, if
the reader became enlightened, he might find himself extremely upset due to the
total negligence of his Government, supposed Watch Dog publications, and trusted
corporations. As such, the Post’s article is a bit of a puzzle. I put the
pieces together, and this is what I came up with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The previous “Toxic Substances Control Act”, signed into law
by President Ford forty years ago, was a complete failure, doing nothing to
regulate toxicity. (You may balk at this, but I will show you it’s true.) The
new “Toxic Act” will “streamline” regulations by federalizing the entire
process, thereby further removing power from the States to combat chemical companies.
No wonder said companies are lobbying for the Bill! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Now you know you’re in trouble when your toxic chemical
regulations Bill is sponsored by the very companies that create the toxins. Enter
the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">American Chemistry Council</i>, an
enormous conglomerate representing various gigantic chemical companies. With
their full weight behind the “Toxic Act”, the genial support of a Bipartisan Legislature,
and the EPA offering “technical assistance”, what could go wrong? After all,
just because these people acted treacherously before, that doesn’t mean they
can’t be trusted again, does it? Does it, Washington Post? New York Times? CNN?
Wall Street Journal?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I’ve been wracking my brain trying to come up with comments
sarcastic enough to do this situation justice. After all, an exhaustive account
of the hazardous chemicals foisted upon the American public and presented as
being safe, would take an ice age to list properly. Perhaps the EPA felt a
similar ennui in the face of so much toxicity, because guess what? According to
the Post, “Most consumers assume… chemicals have been tested for safety, when
the reality is only a tiny fraction of them have.” And “current law lets
chemicals go to market after three months even without a thorough federal
review.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The reality is no one is looking out for us, and the EPA should not be
trusted to solve the problems it helped create. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Moving on, disappointingly, even the environmental groups copped out and got on board
with the “Toxic Act”. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And what are they getting in return? A “Prioritize[d]… review of
chemicals stored near drinking water”, and an increase in the ability of States
to “restrict chemicals” after they have been sold for three and a half years,
without a satisfactory federal review. But no promises of change regarding negligence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Unbelievable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">This begs the question: who is it that will “prioritize” the
“review” of the water supply, the EPA? What a joke. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Since past is prologue, here’s a little more on the history
of the EPA. In the last forty years, eight-thousand chemicals have crossed the
desk of this “Protection Agency”; two-hundred have been examined in some
degree; five have been regulated. (All this according to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Post</i>.) Let’s add it all up. The chemical
companies create something in the lab, that something might very well be toxic,
the EPA looks the other way, the things gets bought by us and may well lead to
pollution, sickness and death. This has been the case for forty years, which
establishes a criminal pattern. But instead of a Justice Department indictment,
the polluters get a second crack at perfecting their situation?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">So yes, the inmates are running the asylum. And they really
must be crazy to run the risk of poisoning so many living beings with so many
toxins. Thinking about the extent of the vast damage pollution-toxicity has
caused truly boggles the mind. First of all there is the human toll. But then
there is the fish, birds and animals, oceans lakes and rivers, the sky, the
clouds, the soil and seeds. Anyone with eyes to see can tell these things are
dying.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Sometimes I wonder that the world outside doesn’t seem to
penetrate into the skyscrapers and the halls of Congress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">One can only hope something will wake these mad people up.
It must be that power and money on that scale are of themselves toxic, in order
to derange otherwise intelligent people so thoroughly. </span></div>
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Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-11611955482057013142016-05-07T16:41:00.000-07:002016-05-07T16:47:50.185-07:00On Diet Soda, Weight Gain and Aspartame<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I don’t know about you, but when I do a search on a word
like Aspartame, I find the best results always come up first. That’s because
Google is a disinterested third party, with nothing but your best interests at
heart. And when you read things like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Aspartame’s
safe and healthy</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">try new organic
vegan Aspartame</i>, then you can rest easy, knowing Google’s on the ball, and
only the best studies are on the table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">And then there’s your friendly neighborhood diet soda. If
you were to Google diet soda and weight gain, you might just stop at the top
article, so authoritative are the authorities in dismissing the unscrupulous
rumor mills that purport to link the two. Did you hear, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all</i> those disreputable sites cited one study featuring two
disgruntled rats? Yes. Every. Single. One. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">And that’s how the industry keeps people away from relevant
information. If only it were the only way! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The truth is that all research into diet soda and weight
gain doesn’t lead back to one study and a pair of rats. I know this because I
kept scrolling and checked out different studies. More convincing research
reveals that many times people use diet soda to offset other foods. (Not that
you can offset the junk these “dieters” are consuming.) The poor soda drinker,
already poisoned by false notions of what constitutes a well-balanced diet, ends
up eating junk thinking he’s earned it by drinking a healthy beverage. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that’s</i>
how the weight is gained. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Other factors are harder to quantify. Many report strange
cravings after drinking the drinks, or the need to eat something sweet to
nullify the awful taste left behind by Aspartame, etc. This too can lead to
gains. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I can sympathize with people who drink diet soda because of
advertising propaganda. What I find hard to understand is how someone can get
used to drinking something that tastes so horrible?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">And even though Aspartame’s link to cancer is fairly well
established (unless you read Google’s top site recommendations), rational
people who can balance a check book and otherwise perform complicated tasks,
simply can’t accept that a deadly poison is being sold to them (so briskly)
over their friend the Television. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">This friend of ours is the prime culprit in the selling of “foods
of progress”. Ever since its appearance and the advent of TV dinner life, we’ve
been taken down the primrose path regarding ersatz food products: buying into
the notion that sugar, butter, cheese and water ought to be improved by us. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">But the body was not designed to handle ersatz substances.
Our organs, proteins and enzymes were made to assimilate sugar, not Aspartame.
So the issue really isn’t <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">can I lose a
few pounds by drinking</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">diet soda. </i>It’s
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">will this product end up eventually
killing me</i>? Or perhaps there will only be neurotoxic effects. That sounds better,
doesn’t it? And then there are the studies: brain tumors have been found in
monkeys that ate it; meanwhile mice developed holes in their brains. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Enter Donald Rumsfeld. As Chairman of Searle, the company
that owned Aspartame’s patent, he vowed to bombard the skittish FDA (at that
time opposed to Aspartame due to its deadly reputation), until he got his pet poison
into the food supply. And he succeeded, only later becoming Secretary of Defense.
I don’t know about you, but the entire situation makes my skin crawl. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">There’s a certain network of vultures that work in tandem to
generate profits, no matter what the cost. They understand the power of images and
the drives that motivate people. They know how the body works, but realize
there’s less money to be made making real food. Slimeballs in advertising display
gorgeous models sipping health-poison at the gym, to boost soda sales. Soda
giants sell drinks that should be marked with skulls and bones. And who could
forget the FDA, which proves to be both polyamorous and impotent at the same
time. (That’s a real feat, people.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Oscar Wilde famously said, “True friends stab you in the
front.” The truth about diet drinks, modern foods and the enormous
apparatus that sells them, is a hard slap in the face. But once the pain fades
and the worthless reasons for drinking diet soda dissipate, sanity can set in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The truth about public diet is largely the opposite of what
we’ve been told by the so-called authorities. Opposing them is an admirable network
of like-minded people, striving against Scylla and Charybdis. The question of
food and drink is a human rights issue. And the saying <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you are what eat</i> has never been truer than it is today. </span></div>
Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-41494766571503404682016-05-01T14:01:00.001-07:002016-05-03T04:20:40.757-07:00The Deafening Silence Surrounding Fish Kills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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23 million<a href="http://ecowatch.com/2016/03/10/salmon-dead-toxic-algal-bloom-chile/" target="_blank"> Salmon</a> died this year in Chile due to Algae blooms.<br />
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4.5 Million fish of all stripes <a href="http://www.vocativ.com/world/mexico-world/fish-kill-environment/" target="_blank">died in a river</a> in Mexico, and nobody knows why.<br />
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220,000 pounds of <a href="http://www.vocativ.com/world/mexico-world/fish-kill-environment/" target="_blank">fish</a> died recently in China. 220,000 pounds. Let <em>that</em> sink in.<br />
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And here in NC, there is an enormous problem at the<a href="http://www.riverlaw.us/fishkills.html" target="_blank"> Neuse River</a>. According to local sources, as many as One Billion fish have died in the "Noose". That may seem outrageous, but 6.5. million fish washed ashore this year in a single day. <br />
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Mass fish deaths are being <a href="http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/mass-fish-deaths-millions-have-been-found-dead-all-over-the-world-in-the-past-month" target="_blank">reported</a> all over the world. Really, there are too many accounts to mention. But fish are not the only animals dying. More than a million <a href="http://www.care2.com/causes/5-ways-water-pollution-is-killing-animals.html" target="_blank">birds and mammals</a> die yearly from eating plastic. And noise pollution in the oceans is causing whales and dolphins to essentially go crazy, beaching themselves to get away from our machines. <br />
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Here in America, where fish kills seem to happen in the greatest numbers, the noise level surrounding bombastic campaigns rattles every ear drum; imprecations leveled at Syria saturate the air-waves; and the debate over bathrooms echoes ad nauseam. Meanwhile, a deafening silence surrounds the mass death of aquatic life. <br />
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Granted, there is <em>some </em>internet coverage provided by main stream news sources. But that's about as far as it goes. <br />
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If Television covers the phenomena, it will be local coverage, with citizens expressing outrage, and a local anchor nodding with studied compassion. As everyone knows, a story has to make the leap to national Television to be taken seriously by the masses. Until it appears digitally, it's like it hasn't happened.. <br />
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The majority of fish kill coverage comes from alternative media sources. But you already knew that! That the main stream would neglect to cover fish kills is all the more striking, considering a chief element of the food supply is at risk. Not to mention the drinking water. But as far as water is concerned, we've been putting up with aquatic pollution for decades. It was only a matter of time before the life went out of the water. What did we think was going to happen, that fairies were going to rescue us? The media's momentary outrage notwithstanding, why haven't we as human beings demanded change? Why do we put up with so much garbage?<br />
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Speculation runs rampant as to the cause of the kills. That is, speculation runs rampant among the small number of informed individuals, who discuss it in internet articles, conversations at cafes, or bicker about it in the comments sections of articles (you know who you are, comment assassins).<br />
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In the oceans, the top candidates for fatalities are radiation from Fukushima, rubbish and runoff (did you hear, the ocean is now an enormous trash compactor?). In lakes and rivers, the answer (more than likely) is also pollution. <br />
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I suppose if media started covering fish kills, since we live in an egalitarian society, they'd also have to cover the poison giant that handles a large portion of the food supply; the animals (destined for food consumption) that live in squalor, pumped up with antibiotics; the vegetables reared in spray; <em>and then on top of that</em>, report what's being done to the fish. But with Trump and Cruz going at it like true champions, what's a few hundred million fish in the grand scheme of things?<br />
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As any fisherman will tell you, it's getting harder and harder to catch fish these days. Eventually we might just outfish the planet. Then it would be the land animals that disappear. And what then? Federal Reserve Notes dipped in hot sauce?<br />
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The extent to which we've poisoned the world really is astonishing. But my guess is you won't hear about it in the news till the last fish is dead. Then CNN will run endless retrospectives on the fish kill phenomena, as if they didn't know it was happening the whole time. <br />
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In my last <a href="http://somecrywolf.blogspot.com/2016/04/six-billion-fish-die-in-one-day-news.html" target="_blank">satire</a> I joked about Millennials thinking they could reTweet the fish population. But unlike paper money, digitized Hollywood movies, meat glue and pink slime, real biological life cannot be created ex nihilo by human beings.<br />
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So far this article has focused on the utility of aquatic animals. But they are not just food. They're the life of the oceans and fresh water courses. Can you imagine the world without them? The sky without birds? The fields without animals? This could be the future, if we're not careful. As in <em>The Simpons, </em>we can create holograms of the last tree, the last whale, and the last human being, or we can wise up and start to value life more than money.<br />
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Until that time, please don't tell me the world is progressing, or you might just find yourself sleeping with the fishes.<br />
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<em>Chris Veritas is the author of <strong>Wisdom Trilogy and New Poems</strong>. You can purchase it </em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Trilogy-Poems-Chris-Veritas/dp/1532907990/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1461716003&sr=8-2&keywords=chris+veritas+wisdom" target="_blank"><span style="color: #009eb8;"><em>here</em></span></a><em>, and read his op-eds </em><a href="http://chrisveritas.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #009eb8;"><em>here</em></span></a><em>.</em><br />
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<br />Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-14827620293763101142016-04-26T15:01:00.000-07:002016-04-27T16:42:09.198-07:00On Wisdom, the Health of the World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em>Her spirit is intelligent,</em></div>
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<em>holy, wholly unique, cogent;</em></div>
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<em>in loving, unassailable,</em></div>
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<em>in blessing, irresistible.</em></div>
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Ours is an age of folly, masquerading as an enlightened epoch. .</div>
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This is indeed an irony, for we are constantly told humanity is progressing and life is getting better. What standard are they using to measure this, for goodness' sake?! (Oh, yes, it's the <em>double standard</em>. Makes sense now.)</div>
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It's true that advancements in technology have brought about progress in the world of machines. That is great if you're a machine. If not, even though a world of possibility has opened up, this cannot compensate for the emerging control grid and the war machine's outlandish capacities. </div>
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Have we forgotten that with human beings, paradoxes and dark-side realities always accompany the advances we make? That if we aren't careful, greed will ruin the good intentions of the majority? This is Wisdom, to know oneself. To know humanity, its history, potential, and tendencies. Such knowledge leads to health: the health of bodies, minds, and souls, if applied with understanding. But if it isn't, sickness results.</div>
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Have we ever been sicker? We produce foods filled with foolish ingredients, which cause disease, yet few are concerned. The remedies are harsh and damaging, yet few complain. Our minds are disturbed by myriad neuroses, and the institutions (also sick) that "treat" us prescribe dangerous cures. But people accept this as the status quo. And our souls, who even thinks about his soul today? To care about one's soul is wise.</div>
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Wisdom is love. Whereas the foolish philosophy of the modern world is codified selfishness. This selfishness leads to incredible absurdities, like considering corporations to be people that need protection, while the homeless are scattered and (in some places) even criminalized.</div>
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Why is love wise? It looks after human beings. It scatters charity, not humanity; seeks the benefit of the many; cherishes life, increases health, and builds civilization through diplomacy and sacrifice.</div>
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Wisdom is wise use of knowledge. </div>
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As far as knowledge goes, the astute have caught on that the root of our modern problems began in the Renaissance and Enlightenment. Since man was made "the measure of all things", and it was declared that "institutions can change human nature", because all men are "blank slates", more men have been killed and enslaved than at any other time in recorded history. Making mankind-alone our ideal does not seem to be wise, because man is a weak creature, who must transcend himself to flourish. </div>
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Wisdom means looking up and admiring Eternal Beauty. This is a means of transcendence and leads to life. Man admiring himself becomes myopic, and turns other men into objects of conquest. We're seeing the fullness of this play out today, as all over the world, people are divided over ideology, ethnicity, and borders; one group stands on the left, another on the right, each furiously shaking its fists at the other. Hardly a region of the earth is not effected. It's like we've all gone mad by drinking wolfbane.</div>
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The wise understand our problems begin from within, but are accentuated by bad teaching. Humanities' flaws recycle themselves, but are multiplied exponentially by poisoned philosophies like Tabula Rasa. On the other hand, we have the ability to overcome human nature (don't you think?), but it must be acknowledged that we have one in the first place! Otherwise, we may increasingly flounder about, rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, till the cold water hits.</div>
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To acknowledge the past is Wisdom. To proceed with deliberation is intelligent. To honor the health of the body, the mind, and the spirit, is indispensable. All the while shoring up weaknesses in human beings and the systems we create. None of this is being done today. Instead, institutions trample on the very beings they're designed to serve, lessons from the past are forgotten, and all our acquired Wisdom is scorned by those who consider themselves the gatekeepers of knowledge and societal welfare.</div>
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The modern world may be ruled by intelligent idiots, but this doesn't disclude us from personally growing in Wisdom. Ages come and go, but the light of life is carried by the wise, who know how to preserve the integrity of civilization, even through bleak epochs that masquerade as paragons ablaze. </div>
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<em>Chris Veritas is the author of <strong>Wisdom Trilogy and New Poems</strong>. You can purchase it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Trilogy-Poems-Chris-Veritas/dp/1532907990/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1461716003&sr=8-2&keywords=chris+veritas+wisdom" target="_blank">here</a>, and read his satires <a href="http://somecrywolf.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</em> </div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Last Sunday,
I was hanging out with Heather Callaghan and Brandon Turbeville, two writers no
one who reads this site frequently should be unfamiliar with. We were
brainstorming topics for my next article. They suggested I write on sleep. Wouldn’t you know it, I assented, and couldn’t sleep for the next three days!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">It’s not
that I did anything differently, mind you. But sleep is a fragile thing, and
oft eludes, inexplicably.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Backing up a
bit, Heather, Brandon and I, first came up with a set of things that
don’t aid sleep at all (satirists that we are). But not satisfied with what we’d
done, we augmented the list with a second set of tips; this time suggesting ways
of achieving sleep; and once achieving it, keeping it going throughout the night. I hope you find they work well for you.<em> . <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">1: Worry
about sleep. The sleep process is not simply biological, it's also
psychological. If you read my article on Ambien Zombies, you already know women
suffer from insomnia in greater numbers than men. On this point, a female
friend of mine asserted this is because women are more sensitive than men, and
therefore worry more. (Whereas I assumed it was due to something like
neurotransmitters.) With this in mind, when it’s time for sleep, one must leave
thought behind. We’ll cover suggestions for doing this, later.</span></span></div>
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about other things. Easier said than done, I know. Anxiety over daily events,
and thoughts about tomorrow, come in crowds. To shut out these voices, many turn
to sleep aids to find rest. Excuse me, “sleep aids”. I put these words in
quotes because, as I’ve discovered, the leading “solutions” from Big Pharma are
pathetic products, and dangerous in the main. When approaching sleep, the day
you just experienced, and the day to come, must fade into oblivion. I suggest rethinking the nighttime ritual. </span></span><br />
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Ambien. Some of you may be saying, “Hey, now! I get great sleep when I take
Ambien”. Nope. You’re not asleep, you’re hypnotized. My advice to you is, if you take this product, chain yourself to the bed. Because if it so happens
that you suddenly “turn zombie”, and, let's say, run someone over without
knowing it, the courts have determined it’s your own darn fault. </span></span></div>
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Halcyon. Once again, we’re talking hypnosis, not sleep. Plus, Halcyon has a
reputation for inducing psychotic episodes and suicide. I personally believe when
it comes to drifting off, the best way to go about this is to gently induce it,
with natural products.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">5: Watch the
news before bedtime. This can only lead to more worry. In all seriousness, are
the networks trying to make Americans insomniacs? Avoid the news, if you want
to relax at bedtime.</span></span></div>
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next to your cell phone or tablet. Certain people swear that doing this
disrupts sleep rhythms, due to electric current emanating from these devices.
Either way, having them nearby increases the risk of being woken by a call,
or reaching down to check something. How about this? Turn them off, leave them
in the living room, and go to sleep for goodness’ sake.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">7: Drink
coffee and soda after 4 PM. It’s 7:35 PM right now, and I’m drinking a cup of
dark roast java. Feel free to mock. But let me pass on this bit of information.
Caffeine stays in the blood stream for six hours, so if you’re like me, you’ll
be dealing with its effects well into the night. Food for thought.</span></span></div>
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to these detracting factors, I would add that temperature, light, noise, and
the comfort of one’s bed, make a world of difference when snoozing time rolls
around. Now, on to some tips for sleep achievement.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">1: Have a
sleep ritual. You can’t just bounce from a stressful state to a non-stressed
state. Those whose lives are generally relaxing may be able to do this, but for
the rest of us, it will take some doing. Which means it’s good to create a
transition state, a relaxation bubble, to ease mind and body into. I would suggest
devoting an hour to this, detaching from TV and mobile devices. Put on some PJ’s.
Sit in a comfortable chair. Or perhaps…</span></span></div>
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of Melatonin, dissolving it under the tongue. It’s paradoxical, but when it
comes to Melatonin, less is more. Also, I’ve heard nothing but good things
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spray. This one comes from Heather Callaghan, who swears by this method. One
caveat. Some may need to dilute it, if they have sensitive skin.</span></span></div>
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forgive, accept, meditate; and if you believe in God, be sure to pray. My
belief is a great source of consolation. Think about it. Everything we do
depends on faith. Part of the nightly ritual could be dedicated to
looking up and admiring the stars, and at least wondering, “how is it that
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notice the preceding list is primarily focused on ways of approaching sleep
that accentuate relaxation, and chemicals come last. It’s this writer’s opinion
that sleep must be induced gently. Big Pharma takes a sledgehammer to the
process, to get dramatic results. If you’re a desperate insomniac, I won’t
begrudge you if you take Ambien. But again, buy yourself a set of shackles, and
manacle yourself to the bed. It might just save you serving twenty years to
life.</span></span></div>
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the article, let’s take a look at a few things that can disrupt your circadian
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">1:
Cigarettes. If you’re a smoker, don’t you find yourself waking up with cravings
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A misconception exists that alcohol assists sleep, but the opposite is true.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">3: Light.
The eye is made to detect light. Do all you can to create total darkness, to
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">4: Foods to
avoid: chili dogs and MSG’s. At least for dinner. MSG laced foods give me horrific
nightmares, and chili dogs are hard to digest, which can cause the same result.
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wonder so many people have trouble sleeping. The forty hour work week, the war
on terror, and the things we eat, drink, and amuse ourselves with, seem allied
against holistic rest. But fortunately, the process can be assisted with a few adjustments. I hope
this article is helpful to you. Dors bien! </span></span></div>
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Have you ever stripped naked on a plane without cognition, cooked a meal in the middle of the night unawares, or woken up in some strange place, not knowing how on earth you got there? If so, you might be an Ambien Zombie.</div>
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As far as we know, the term "Ambien Zombie" descends from the flight attendant community. These poor flight attendants follow a simple code; if you spot a problem, it's yours to fix. Which means that if the Zombie streaking past your station urinates in the aisle nearest you, you get the blest job of cleaning it up and restraining him.</div>
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Story after story has been related of bad behavior on flights, performed by passengers who have taken Ambien to fight jet lag. While asleep, they become a nightmare for attendants; strange, unreachable, id driven creatures, shuffling down the aisles with blank expressions. That being said, Ambien's intended use is directed more towards insomnia and sleep deprivation. Not that all mind its intended use. </div>
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The Ambien Zombie phenomenon occurs only in a minority of cases. But these cases are so striking, damaging, and dangerous, that, many times, the lives of its users are altered and/or ruined forever.</div>
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But hey, that's just part of the cost of doing business. So, with that in mind, here are a few slogans I invented to help Sanofi Aventis sell their beloved drug more adequately. "Ambien; don't mix it with alcohol, for pity's sake!" "Ambien; see you tomorrow, honey, if you don't kill me in my sleep." And, "Ambien; at least it's not Halcyon."</div>
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Speaking of Halcyon (a former market leader in sleep aids, and accidental psychosis and suicide inducer), can't we do better than this? After all, the aim is to induce sleep, not create mental patients, right? Right? By the way, Halcyon is still on the market. Shocking, I know. </div>
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But back to Ambien Zombies. Numerically, the majority are women, because women suffer from insomnia in greater numbers than men. Thus, they are more likely to incur the drug's odd side effects, such as "strange behavior" and "abnormal thinking". (Huh. These are acceptable drug reactions?) An added danger to women is the sad likelihood that Ambien will be used to facilitate rape. Not only does said product increase arousal, it also short-circuits memory; which makes it ideal for predators who want to get away scot free. Rohypnol is difficult to come by, but not Ambien, which is only a schedule six drug.</div>
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A certain portion of people use Ambien not as a sleep aid, but as a sex stimulant (see Tiger Woods). Some use it to get high, fighting to stay awake in order to ride out on its psychedelic buzz. Many, I imagine, are quite surprised to find their sleep aid makes them trip out, and/or feel like Rick James! (May he rest in peace.)<br />
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Those with more normal designs have found themselves unwittingly "sleep driving", "sleep shopping", and "sleep eating". As to the "sleep eaters", they might not end up cooking brains, but they've been known to make such lustrous fare as buttered cigarettes, as one surprised Zombie reported, upon awaking.<br />
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In fairness to the FDA, they've responded to all this with typical professionalism; ordering Sanofi to "issue stronger warning labels". Thanks, FDA. You guys are the best.<br />
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In light of this development, please allow me to suggest an updated label of my own. "Ambien may cause you to walk off a cliff without knowing it. Thanks, Sanofi."<br />
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As an Ambien Zombie, you may one day find yourself waking up in jail, charged with a DWI and/or homicide you don't remember. If this happens, you might attempt the new "Zombie Defense" others have made who've gone before. When this fails, you're welcome to "try" suing Sanofi. (Good luck there.) For those not yet arrested, who still insist on taking Ambien, may I suggest buying a set of shackles and manacling yourself to the bed? This ought to avert any potential episodes. Be sagacious; that's the ruling of the courts. If you don't prevent yourself from turning Zombie, it's your own darn fault, buddy. <br />
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Let's be realistic, when it comes to insomnia, it's ridiculous to expect a sleep deprived person to be so sagacious. By the time you get to that point, you're so desperate for sleep, not only are you probably not reading the warning label, you might even be willing to risk anything to get relief. In any case, who would expect a drug sold with such a delightful butterfly to be dangerous? I'm surprised there aren't puppies jumping around on the bed.<br />
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As far as the class of Zombies who use Ambien for pleasure, these are playing roulette, and deserve less sympathy. One has to wonder at the person who, over and over, takes this drug and winds up in some strange place. On the other hand, the high from the drug is so attractive, it may just override the conscious mind. (Wow. Yet another example of how this happens.) Speaking of Ambien abusers, some don't even have to take the drug to do so; but I would still classify them as the walking dead.</div>
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No matter how dramatic and tragic, the preceding information remains mostly overlooked. Perhaps this is because, if it were to get out, by means of Hollywood, Television, or the Press, a certain drug company might lose its multi-billion dollar cash cow? That leaves little bloggers like me to take up the strain, alone against a deafening silence.<br />
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Instead of witnessing to the truth, Hollywood's given us countless tales of fictional zombies, sloughing through the night in search of brains, who disappear mysteriously by day; while in reality, a living class of walking dead also disbrain, only to find themselves in the morning, mysteriously full again. <br />
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Ironically, Ambien is a nightmare.<br />
Paradoxically, it's even worse than Rohypnol.<br />
And sarcastically, I'd like to say to the FDA, "You stay classy, San Diego."<br />
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Ah, the FDA. It truly is one killer organization.<br />
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So superior are they, and so very post-modern, that it seems they've transcended meaning, analysis, and the law of cause and effect. Given their exalted status, should it really surprise that they've not noticed the myriad ways they've advanced the march of carcinogens? After all, it's not like they run studies, check results, or have some sort of mandate to protect, right? <br />
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1) <a href="http://www.thealternativedaily.com/what-is-wrong-with-baby-powder/" target="_blank">Baby Powder</a>. The talc in this powder is linked to ovarian cancer. The FDA's response? Too much money at stake to investigate. Very nihilistic, FDA! Nietzsche would approve.<br />
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2) <a href="http://www.breastcancerfund.org/clear-science/environmental-breast-cancer-links/cosmetics/" target="_blank">Cosmetics</a>. It's a beautiful thing that the cosmetics industry uses industrial factory cleaners to pulchrify womankind, don't you think? No regulation needed here, folks. Even though said chemicals have been found to cause cancer, disrupt hormones, and presage early puberty. I mean, the FDA is really busy. You can't expect them to examine everything, can you?<br />
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3) <a href="http://www.breastcancerfund.org/clear-science/radiation-chemicals-and-breast-cancer/oral-contraceptives.html" target="_blank">Birth control</a>. The estrogen and progesterone within birth control have been found to "lead to cancer". But since there's no "smoking gun", why "rock the boat"? After all, "the show must go on". "It's just business". And an investigation might just "kill profit margins". Priorities, folks. Priorities. </div>
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4) <a href="http://fluoridealert.org/issues/health/cancer/" target="_blank">Fluoride</a>. Harvard scientists have found that boys in their 6th, 7th, and 8th years, are highly susceptible to osteosarcomas related to fluoride. Add to this the fact that fluoride is a mutagen, which means it alters DNA, and a neurotoxin, and it becomes quite clear the FDA is right to be unconcerned about allowing fluoride in our drinking water. Good job, old sport. Keep earning our trust.<br />
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5) <a href="http://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/pesticide-induced-diseases-database/cancer" target="_blank">Pesticides</a>. Roughly 60% of pesticides lead directly to cancer. But the EPA seems rather bored with this statistic. Now, there has been "some news lately", about a "new standard", that's "less deadly". Whatever. It's the circle of life. We have to put toxins on our crops that will kill us, so that the food we reap can keep us alive till we die. Can't you people understand this?!<br />
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6) <a href="http://www.mercola.com/article/sugar/sugar_cancer.htm" target="_blank">Sugar</a>. A large part of the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.), sugar makes America go! Oh, did I mention sugar exponentially increases the growth of cancer cells? Well, too bad. We have to have it, cells or no. Whether it's in soda, candy, or children's cereal (aka sugar), the FDA is right to sleep on this one. Otherwise, how could people stay awake during the endless forty-hour work week?<br />
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7) <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/06/aspartame-most-dangerous-substance-added-to-food.aspx" target="_blank">Aspartame</a>. This sweetener/carcinogen was rescued from oblivion by Monsanto, who bought out the agency that was challenging it's production. Listed as "toxic poison" by those in the know, Aspartame causes so many disorders it would take a separate article to cover to them all. Suffice it to say, the FDA and Monsanto are class acts, that obviously care deeply about human life. You stay classy, San Diego.</div>
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8) Ersatz Sugar and Diet Cola. Aspartame, Aspartame, Aspartame. People reason taking this toxic carcinogen (which many KNOW is such) makes more sense than consuming real sugar, which might cause them to put on weight. At least I think that's why they do it. After all, who in their right mind would choose Aspartame for its flavor? To summarize, many otherwise bright individuals voluntarily put a foul tasting chemical into their bodies, that might kill them, to (potentially) keep trim. Ironically, Aspartame may just be making Americans a lot fatter. </div>
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10) <a href="http://naturalsociety.com/french-study-proves-cell-phone-brain-cancer-link/" target="_blank">Cell Phones</a>. The WHO believes cell phones are "possibly carcinogenic", and French researchers have found there is a threefold added risk of brain tumor growth in cell users with 900 plus hours exposure. Swedish researchers have concluded there is a similar risk for those who've used them twenty-five years or more. The main stream governmental and scientific community's response to this? "Yeah, right! Nobody messes with progress." It's business before pleasure, and by pleasure, I mean human life.<br />
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11) <a href="http://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/soy-may-turn-on-genes-linked-to-cancer" target="_blank">Soy</a>. Eating soy "may" turn on genes linked to cancer growth. And right now, I "may" be thinking of sarcastic things to say about our regulatory agencies. But I digress. <br />
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13) <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/acetaminophen-linked-to-cancer-how-big-is-the-threat/" target="_blank">Acetaminophen</a>. Risk of blood cancer doubles for users of this pain-killer. <br />
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14) <a href="http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/early/2015/01/20/JCO.2014.58.9564.full" target="_blank">Statins</a>. Speaking of drugs that effect the blood, several statins have been found to be carcinogenic. Now if that doesn't raise your pressure, nothing will.<br />
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15)<a href="http://www.collective-evolution.com/2014/07/15/new-study-links-gmos-to-cancer-liverkidney-damage-severe-hormonal-disruption/" target="_blank"> GMO's</a>. A major study found recently that GMO maize caused cancer in lab rats. Surprisingly, the study was tabled. They say money doesn't grow on trees, but the way Monsanto and the GMO crowd create organic anomalies, I'm starting to wonder. And where was the FDA in all of this? Oh, right! Drinking cocktails with Hillary Clinton at O'Malley's Irish Pub. Clearly there's something wrong with you if you don't favor <a href="http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/about-gmos.html" target="_blank">crossing human genes with corn</a>, or corn with the hepatitis virus. That's just progress. I mean, how could such things go wrong?<br />
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16) <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/air-pollution-s-impact-on-cancer-is-grossly-underestimated/" target="_blank">Pollution</a>. File this one under "part of the cost of doing business". Seems we can't create profits without creating poison, or create poison without turning it into food.<br />
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17) <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/030651_microwave_cooking_cancer.html" target="_blank">Microwave ovens</a>. Swiss researcher Hans Hertel has concluded that when we eat microwaved food, our cells form emergency anaerobic environments in response, the exact condition which leads to cancer cell growth. But don't worry, the internetz is full of edumacational articles saying the opposite.<br />
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18) <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/05/study-lead-metals-lipstick-top-20" target="_blank">Lead</a>. Did you know that lead in lipstick may cause cancer? Why is lead in lipstick, anyway? Who was the first person who thought that would be a good idea? Perhaps it's inspired by Hamlet's famous quip, "Here's metal more attractive". Yes, that must be it.<br />
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19) <a href="http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/world-health-organization-says-processed-meat-causes-cancer" target="_blank">Processed meats</a>. These include hot dogs, ham, bacon, sausage, and some deli meats, which have been "treated" to "improve the flavor". Yummy.<br />
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20) <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/20/does-gardasil-actually-increase-your-risk-of-cervical-cancer.aspx" target="_blank">Gardasil</a>. This vaccine increases the risk of precancerous legions by 44.6%, if the person has already been exposed to HPV 16 or 18, before injection. <br />
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21) Research shows <a href="http://jonbarron.org/cancer-alternative-cancer-therapies/do-your-lightbulbs-cause-cancer#.VtRjgf32bIU" target="_blank">LED bulbs</a> have tiny cracks in them that release UV rays, which burn skin cells, causing melanoma. (Too bad you can't find the old bulbs anymore.) <br />
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22) <a href="http://www.naturalmedicinejournal.com/journal/2012-10/high-fructose-corn-syrup-and-pancreatic-cancer" target="_blank">High fructose corn syrup</a>. How many hundreds of products is this little monster hiding in? It's ubiquity doesn't erase the fact that it's known to cause pancreatic cancer. <br />
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23) McDonald's<a href="http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/11/25/the-70-ingredient-cancer-promoting-mcrib-sandwich-its-not-real-food/" target="_blank"> McRib</a> Sandwich. First of all, the entire fast food industry is a disgrace. It puts things in food that just boggle the mind (such as azodicarbonamide, an ingredient Subway once put in their breads. By the way, it's also found in yoga mats.) But the disgusting McRib takes the cake. Chemicals used in soil fertilizer are found in it, as well as the aforementioned Subway chemical. Plus the pickles are carcinogenic. And the FDA just stands there, hands in its pockets, with a stupid expression, looking like Napoleon Dynamite. Can't you just hear them saying, "Tina you fat lard, come get dinner. Tina! Eat the FOOD!"?<br />
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24)<a href="http://www.wakingtimes.com/2014/06/20/complete-history-monsanto-worlds-evil-corporation/" target="_blank"> Monsanto</a>. Due to this wonderful organization's role in saving Aspartame from destruction, mass-producing GMO's, and filling the world with deadly toxins, I feel Monsanto deserves a special place on this list of carcinogens. Bravo. And props to the FDA for defending us from this monster. You guys are the best.<br />
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25) <a href="http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/09/14/global-dietary-illness" target="_blank">The Standard American Diet</a> (S.A.D.). Let's add things up from the list. Processed meats? Check. Total sugar overload? Check. Aspartame? Check. GMO's, fake cheese, fake juice and brominated bread? Check, check, check, check. Put it in the microwave, and double down on the fun. Or you could just cook a frozen dinner. Everything is encouraged by our friends at the FDA, except cooking organic food, in a natural oven, with real butter and raw milk. In fact, <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/08/the-latest-raw-milk-raid-an-attack-on-food-freedom/243635/" target="_blank">if you produce raw milk, you might just get raided by the FBI.</a> <br />
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Why in the world are these twenty-five carcinogens still being sold? And why is proffering poison so fashionable, while pure products are priced out of reach? Our world is now suffused with corporately created carcinogens, which build up the bodies of abstract entities, but give living beings the shaft. And all Washington seems concerned with is running Trump vs. Hillary, and bombing the tar out of Syria. Meanwhile, the SAD American diet clearly leads to cancer, and the health machine's one response is to use toxic poison to "help solve the problem".<br />
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All sarcasm aside, the FDA, EPA, and the myriad agencies responsible for monitoring food, health, and beauty, are doing such a terrible job, I think it not outlandish to question whether the whole system isn't corrupt, and designed for a tragic end? <br />
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Cosmetics, sugar, technology, and fast food: these attractive items are like the glistening fibers of a spider's web. "How could this lovely thing be dangerous", thinks the fly. Little does he know, his appetite for attractive objects is well known to the spider.<br />
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The food we're eating is eating us. Our medicine bites, and its oversight sucks. Meanwhile, where has the spider gone? He's hiding behind the Board, looking respectably bespectacled. The last people you would expect to be monsters seem to be the first to profit from human misery. Let's face it, either they really are monsters, or they're so incompetent, they ought to be placed on a short bus. You tell me which alternative makes more sense?<br />
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The good news is that, even though the FDA is just awful, we can make lists like this of products to avoid. We don't have to eat ourselves to death by imbibing the likes of Aspartame. And perhaps, with enough awareness, we can put these companies out of business. Viva la revolucion! <br />
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Pink chemtrail clouds skate<br />
the barium sky; checkmate<br />
for the human race.Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-64942739371843974372016-02-13T09:20:00.001-08:002016-02-15T10:09:47.714-08:00Is "Hamlet" A Coded Rebuke Of The Evil Tudor Dynasty?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet has been looked at from myriad angles,
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I can only imagine the subdued ooh's and ah's, as the groundlings beheld this monarchic outlaw, passing portentous judgment on the unfaithful Queen, and her incestuous new marriage. A person could be forgiven, if the confluence of ideas caused him to believe that Hamlet was a coded rebuke of the Tudor Kings; who were, themselves, unfaithful to their Divine Spouse.</div>
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How did this play ever make it onto the stage, you might ask?! Well, remember, this is "Denmark", not England. And though I believe such heady subtext does exist within the play, it easily becomes lost due to the fiery theatrics and clever wordplay. </div>
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It can't be overstated that Hamlet's father's ghost, who is "doom'd for a certain term" to suffer "tormenting flames", is what sets the entire plot in motion. This purgatorial theodrama, unabashedly inserted into the public arena, reflects directly on the Dynasty that banned it; killed it, essentially; just like the play's new King, Claudius, killed Hamlet's father. The death of the "Catholic King" is the central element of the play, and the conviction of the killer, the resolution. Along the way, the incestuous marriage of the "painted Queen", with her dead husband's inferior brother, is examined; and the whole affair ends in bloodshed (A Tudor specialty).<br />
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Speaking of bloodshed, the State was actively
persecuting Catholics at that time, even repossessing land owned by the Roman Church. This
backdrop provides extra drama to the play, as does the odd history of Henry VIII's choice to divorce his legal wife, and start a new religion out of whole cloth. There were beheadings of Catholics, the pursuit and murder of Lords who wouldn't convert; and, of course, the executions of several of Henry's wives. And then there was "Gloriana"! who finished the job her father started. </div>
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Given all this, it seems Shakespeare found a clever way to dramatize the perfidy of Tudor England. Still, quite magnanimously, he makes Hamlet's best friend a Protestant; the venerable Horatio; who has just arrived back in Denmark.<br />
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Horatio is a student at Wittenberg, the college where Martin
Luther taught! Martin Luther, of course, precipitated the fracture of the
Church by posting his 99 Theses on the door of a cathedral. The fact that Horatio attends the school
where Luther is teaching is highly significant.
Horatio cannot believe in a ghost come back from purgatory, because that is not
Protestant dogma. This leads to the famous line, spoken by Hamlet, “There is
more in heaven and earth… than is dreamed of in your philosophy.” In my
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All importantly, Hamlet's devotion to his father, the "Catholic ghost", is the pivot-point of the
entire story. And if "Hamlet" is a critique of Tudor England (and I think this is the case, "Catholic ghost", or no), then it could be argued that the new King, Claudius, is
a stand in for Henry VIII; and that Shakespeare has him symbolically murdering the
old Faith, in the person of his poisoned brother. Or he could represent the new faith; which, like himself, is an inferior copy of what came before. In a similar way, the Danish Queen can represent either Elizabeth I, or the English Government. But it's clear from context that Shakespeare considers the Queen to be sympathetically ignorant, and the King the true villain.<br />
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between the character Polonius, and the real life Tudor Lord, Robert Cecil.
Scholars generally agree Shakespeare was lampooning Cecil in the person of
Polonius. Both characters were basically State Secretaries, and in charge of developing young Lords, as well. This historical link grounds Hamlet in a direct way to a member of the Tudor court; which connects the Danish castle right to the throne room of Elizabeth.</div>
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opens up, here. De Vere grew up in Robert Cecil’s household, and actually married his daughter, Anne Cecil. The brilliant de Vere, court playwright to Elizabeth, had a tumultuous relationship with his pompous stepfather, and butted heads with him, often. </div>
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more Hamlet is grounded in reality, and linked to real individuals, the more its themes reflect the state of
England at the time the play was written. If Shakespeare was really an Earl, it would make such perfect sense! Tell me, how could he lampoon famous public figures and get away with it, if he himself was not powerful? After all, Robert Cecil was not the only public figure he went after; nor did he restrain himself from dedicating scintillating material to other Lords (like the Sonnets).</div>
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martyred by Henry VIII. (Recent scholarship favors the idea that Shakespeare contributed three pages to the play written about him.)<br />
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Beyond the fact that Hamlet’s plot revolves around a
"Catholic ghost" returning to visit judgment on his unfaithful state, there are
two symbols yet to explore. The Queen and new King die by drinking from a
chalice, in which a poisoned pearl is placed. The chalice may well represent the ritual chalice of the Mass, and the pearl may be a reference to the
Pearl of Great Price. The parable of the pearl teaches one ought to sell
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Whatever Shakespeare's personal beliefs were, it seems clear to me that he was very concerned with the dynamics between the divided branches of the Church. These dynamics are what animate Hamlet, and truly bring it's spirit to life. The playwright seems to be using taboo topics against the state, in daringly provocative ways, almost as if he wished to yell fire in a crowded theater. One can only imagine what Elizabeth must have been thinking, as she sat and watched her performance of Hamlet, as the "Catholic King's" murder is re-staged within the drama, as if it were happening before her, as it happened to the new King within the play.<br />
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What I wouldn't give to have seen <em>Elizabeth's</em> "conscience caught", that day! This gives "the play's the thing" an entirely new meaning. <br />
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That play within a play within reality must have hit her like a ton of bricks. Now, if only we could do the same thing with Hillary Clinton...<br />
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It appears to me there is a direct connection between all things Darwinian, and the degeneration of modern life and culture; as Darwin's theory of evolution has taken the once Transcendent heart of man, and left it effectively shipwrecked on the shores of the Galapagos. Quite the paradox, isn't it, that a theory claiming the existence of evolution should produce the opposite result?<br />
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While said evolution claims to situate life, and put truth in its proper place, in actuality, it really works against both. First of all, it does this by being a theory masquerading as fact; second, by existing and predominating without evidence; and third, by dangerously inverting essential human ideals and necessities.<br />
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The peril of the first two examples ought to be obvious enough, though I don't see many challenging them. I find this truly bizarre. After all, isn't the scientific system supposed to test hypotheses and verify their truthfulness? Not here, ladies and gentleman. Here you will only find dogmatism, and a blind faith in what must be, rather than what is confirmed by evidence. (Wait, I thought dogma only belonged in Churches?) In short, the systematic promulgation of theories as facts ought to make everyone shudder.<br />
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But as to the third example, it turns out to be much more dangerous; because the tenets of Darwinism aim right at the source of meaning, in the minds of men.<br />
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Meaning, the mind is a machine that runs on meaning. Now, by turning man into an accident, Darwin and his proteges have unwittingly struck at the very fabric of the mind, itself. For if this mind, which innately classifies each thing according to its essence, thinks itself to be without purpose, then the result must needs be despair, and/or relativism.<br />
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What does despair lead to but death and destruction? What has the twentieth century been filled with but these same things? What has been our prevailing theory on life and progress during that time? The answer, of course, is that we have bought into a vague notion of advancement and of the triumph of the will. Basically, social Darwinism. Yet hardly anyone asks what we are progressing to, when human life holds less and less value. In fact, it seems to be the case that people know things are worse than they have ever been, yet they still believe we are on the road to Utopia.<br />
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Building on this, since human beings are just accidents, and nature is not a thing created for us to admire or tend, scientists have become more and more brazen in manipulating it; "improving" it with such genius ideas as splicing spider DNA into the corn supply. And then you have eugenicist elites, who have been "improving" their family lines by breeding selectively. But third and worst is how the Government has targeted the poor and marginalized with magnanimous "improvement agencies" like Planned Parenthood (located conveniently right next to your inner city).<br />
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The tide of Darwinism just builds and builds, collecting strength among inconceivable agencies like the aforementioned Planned Parenthood, which obtained its ideology from the grotesque Margaret Sanger. In the hands of such a powerful political will, Darwin, mixed with a dash of Nietzsche, is turned into an assassin's arrow. Once the absence of meaning has been joined to the will to power, the result is selective assassination, carried out with cold calculation, and with a winning smile.<br />
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Truth is such a delicate thing, isn't it? Especially in the hands of craven pseudo-scientists, or dangerous pseudo-intellectuals like Adolf Hitler, who couldn't tell the difference between sketches and art. Neither could he apprehend that egregious Darwinian spin-off concepts like "the evolution of the races", should perhaps not be used to annihilate entire peoples. But in the void left within such a mind as his, bereft of healthy human absolutes, a Hitler will still search for them in some dark corner.<br />
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And speaking of dark corners, isn't it bizarre, in our post-Enlightenment age, where we have been taught that "man is the measure of all things", that what has resulted from this is a precipitous fall in man's value? Ironically enough, when you make man the only measure, eliminating Transcendence, you end up throwing said progress out the window, as I've argued <a href="http://chrisveritas.blogspot.com/2016/01/on-man-as-transcendent-being.html" target="_blank">here</a> and<a href="http://chrisveritas.blogspot.com/2016/01/on-spirit-of-human-rights.html" target="_blank"> here</a>.<br />
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Well, if man is the measure, and he is just an accident, then what does it really matter if he lives or dies? What does he really have to live for? Ah, you see, that's how the mind works. A man must live for something, must believe in something, must look up to something.<br />
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And now more questions keep popping up. Given evolution as a fact, what's to stop one group from saying another is not "fully human", is not "human yet", or is no longer "useful"? And why shouldn't they reason thus, if human beings are merely evolving animals?<br />
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This grey area is a vast minefield. And you can see the effects of it in the art we create; as we exalt the ugly, the more we internalize the meaningless.<br />
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To state the crux again, the theory of evolution strikes directly at the very core of the human mind. And man, who must believe to live, has stopped believing, which has led to everything from abortion to Marxist mass murder.<br />
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At heart, man wants to Transcend, have faith, and believe in absolutes; but his own systems wage war against him - nonsensically - crippling his reason, and crushing him by strength of number.<br />
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And since I hold that man's ultimate end is to know Perfection, I often wonder what force could be mobilizing mankind to create and sustain such worthless deadly doctrines as Darwinism, without a shred of evidence for them, except that they "must be". Well, why must they be? Because God cannot?<br />
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As such, evolution acts as the assassin's arrow; aiming indirectly at the Source of life, by striking at Its image and likeness. <br />
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But before it can strike the body, it first must strike the mind.<br />
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<br />Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-62268635315096663632016-01-24T16:55:00.000-08:002016-02-02T14:00:18.221-08:00On the Spirit of Rights, and Remaking the World<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">In this day and age, where confusion is rampant, and the
inversion of American Principles a thoroughgoing affair, I think it crucial to
renew knowledge of the origin of our Rights and Freedoms, that we may the better
defend them from their most subtle enemies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">It’s an open secret that the Declaration declares the Rights
of Americans to be the gift of God, not the gift of Government; which turns
said gift into grift. As such, they are not magnanimous largesse, similar to a
welfare check or entitlement; but something “inalienable”; which, essentially,
means Government derives its power from free persons who “consent” to be governed,
and not the other way 'round.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">You wouldn’t think this is the case, the way the President
behaves, and the Courts legislate; as they bypass the people,
to push controversial or unpassable policy. (Hey, what ever happened to Sic
Semper Tyrannis?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">If the Obama Administration had its way, the revolution in
human values would be over. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Extremely telling was the President’s speech, on the day when he
declared the Beatitudes to be dangerous to Liberty. Either he doesn’t
understand that this is where the idea of individual Liberty came from; or he
does, and he was mounting an indirect assault at it. And frankly, I can’t say
which is worse. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Let’s backtrack a moment. Before the Beatitudes, before
Christ, there was the pagan world, which had Rome as its shining pinnacle.
Though containing laws and a complex legal code, Rome was extremely venal; and the
rich and powerful were favored, while the poor and unconnected were considered
expendable. (Sound familiar?) In short, the State was the true living being,
and “goddess Rome”, and “divine Caesar”, alone, had transcendent importance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">What was the meaning of one human life? A man lived and died,
and nothing remained of him. At best, he might be remembered as a hero, and
thus obtain some measure of immortality. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Perhaps
</i>for the powerful, the case could be different; if the inscrutable gods were
impressed with their prowess. But for ordinary men, there was no eternal life;
and thus, no fraternal Rights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">But everything changed after Christ. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Although He was not actively teaching political theory, His
ideas still revolutionized the way human beings saw Themselves and their
States. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The foundation of this revolution is the idea that all
human beings have Spirits, which make them eternal; and, therefore, invaluable.
Governments will pass away; stars will pass away; the universe will cease to be;
but even the least among humanity will outlive the universe, the stars, and the
might of “divine Caesar”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The true spirit of the revolution in Rights is the revelation
that Spirit alone gives value to life. (Not that the animals are valueless; in
fact, the more spiritual a person is, the more they will tend to care for lesser
beings.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Now, the values of the Spirit are the values of the “peacemaker”;
the “meek”; and the “poor in spirit”; that is, those who are not unnaturally
attached to riches and power. Not that riches and power are always evils, but
they do tend to become inimical to individuals; especially as States advance
and become ossified. You will, of course, recognize the Beatitudes, here; but
perhaps you didn’t realize how dangerous they are to the Barack Obamas of the
world, or how essential to modern Democracies? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Unlike the way the ancients practiced Democracy (which, in
truth, was very little different from a suffragettic Oligarchy), we practice it
as an inherently free; voluntarily peaceful; valued citizenry; mostly composed of –
get this – ordinary workers! (that is, the “meek”). Truly, the Founders got it
right when they linked human Rights to God, because only a God could guarantee
the cause of the powerless in this cruel world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Super Corporatization, Federalization, and all the enormous “isms”
of modernity, are like armed men hired out against the individual; and the “subtle”
societal campaigns against religion (affecting superiority in the name of
Rights), are like a steep road leading us right back to Rome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">To avoid this potentiality, the human Spirit must be held
eternal and priceless; this alone places the State beneath our feet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Otherwise, peoples tend to end up subject to “geniuses” like
Marx and Lenin; two materialists who thought their type of State to be the “final
revolution” in the history of humanity. (Of course, their “brilliant insights” led to the
deaths of nearly 100 million people.) Not to reduce all opposition to a straw man, but it seems the
contact of modern, spiritually enlightened Democracies, with atheistic counter-movements,
has produced nothing but slaughters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">(Sorry, Karly; the revolution is not of this world.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Human beings are always trying to create utopias. Regardless
of this, I imagine there will continue to be tension between the poor and the rich;
Peoples and States; and Spirit and material. This dynamic tension has the power
to produce wonders for the world; or make miserable environments,
like the Gulag Archipelago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">You see, in the midst of all this tension, it’s clear; we
can have whatever we want, now. Our eyes have been opened by a new tree and a
new fruit. The old world had gone as far as it could; but in the new, the
eternal opens out before human beings, once again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">At this crucial moment, let’s be clear; the source of human
Rights is not to be found in institutions; politicians; or manifestoes. No; it’s
in a blazing Concept, Supernal and Spiritual.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">This Perfections seems to be the final purpose of man; a
creature with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">such enormous potential</i>
for the Beautiful and the Good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">God-willing, he will wake up and realize who he really is; and
remake the world in the spirit of his true Image and Likeness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-47456842231590230452016-01-18T15:25:00.003-08:002016-02-17T16:39:05.619-08:00On Man As A Transcendent Being<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">“What a piece of work
is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how
express and admirable! In action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a
god!" </span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">In a world seemingly become bereft of the transcendent,
what is the true measure of a man? And what is it that makes a man fully human?
Is he as “admirable” as Hamlet asserts, as he compares man to an “angel” and “a
god”? And how strange that this same “paragon” provides him no "delight"; for, in
the play, man uses his “noble reason” merely to execute base material actions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Is the purpose of man to aspire to be angelic, or does he
exist to serve the State, the Corporation, and the Economic Engine, as the
ancients believed? And if the answer to the latter question is yes, should those who are found burdensome not be eliminated? I ask because the ancients
believed that, also, and it seems we are heading in that direction once again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">For today’s world, which has returned to a materialist
conception, it’s important to point out there is a 1 to 1 ratio between the
veneration of the imminent, and the reducing of human beings to mere objects
and/or obstacles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik11y3vcKaz3HDHanIk9IdFMCAUrVBjc96JqeYQQuGHFdktDaQPPx642JVeaOjhyWuqIrc3OxBm_fTORZuF7gn9tEEYHVh0JSlwdj6I-Hvz5fZ7ELeRRix6a8VWA1kou3tQlot6_bqw7Lj/s1600/seneca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik11y3vcKaz3HDHanIk9IdFMCAUrVBjc96JqeYQQuGHFdktDaQPPx642JVeaOjhyWuqIrc3OxBm_fTORZuF7gn9tEEYHVh0JSlwdj6I-Hvz5fZ7ELeRRix6a8VWA1kou3tQlot6_bqw7Lj/s1600/seneca.jpg" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Backtracking a few millennia, Seneca, the Stoic philosopher,
left to posterity a detailed record of the Roman practice of infanticide. The
utility of such an action is clear enough, and was considered laudable to the
Roman world, which saw human beings as being mere material objects. Not to be
outdone, the vaunted Greek philosopher, Plato, argued for the elimination of “useless
old men”. These two were among the greatest minds the ancient world ever
produced, and they both favored doing away with the weak.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">But after Christ, it was as if the world were split in two. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Spiritual reasoning raised the status of individuals above
the all-powerful monolithic State, because after Christ it began to be acknowledged that
human beings have immortal souls. Only spirit has true value; and we demonstrate
our belief in this by how we treat animals. If we stop believing in spirit, we
stop revering human life; and the revolution in human values is finished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Paradoxically, this window into intangible eternity is what
makes visible individuals count in reality; a thing like hope, tenable; and
blind faith, sensible. On the face of it, it makes no sense that this should be
the case; but with human beings, the supernatural tends to explain us better
than anything else. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">To hope is not rational in the same way an algebraic equation
is; yet it is fitting for a creature that cannot be explained perfectly according
to utility. Unreasonable hope advances life in the face of impossible odds, and
is therefore perfectly practical. Blind faith leads men to cherish things that
cannot be seen, but ends by enhancing the world of visible objects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyA-Juzb3CPk6qtGe5M-vONHCYonk1cuiWuHP3kVTHq_wyEp26nZY_5B0epNQdxGJ08VHWrbEScRtkyE5Vq24CPypR8qmwVn7gmIZPAZkQ-XvpKYD1HCYP-UXLIp_0-BlTrP3S8QdH31Dx/s1600/c2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyA-Juzb3CPk6qtGe5M-vONHCYonk1cuiWuHP3kVTHq_wyEp26nZY_5B0epNQdxGJ08VHWrbEScRtkyE5Vq24CPypR8qmwVn7gmIZPAZkQ-XvpKYD1HCYP-UXLIp_0-BlTrP3S8QdH31Dx/s1600/c2.jpg" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Most men don’t dream corporate dreams, or have reveries of
working on assembly lines; but they do dream of the music of Mozart, the art of
geniuses like Fra Angelico, and of the joys of family life. These things make no sense,
really; after all, what have they to do with survival, production, or progress? But the truth is, our deepest desires are spiritual, even if we think we
are only animal. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Now, you may object, “I don’t see Honey Boo-Boo listening to
Mozart”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Poor Honey Boo-Boo. She is the perfect example of what can
happen when the question “what is the true measure of a man” is neglected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Building on this, when man cherishes the Invisible, and looks with respect on
supernal Eminence, it is a powerful incentive to infuse excellence into what is imminent.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">When human beings abandon this principle, in favor of a material
view, then they abandon transcendence; which is intricately tied to the sanctity of life. Thus today’s rampant abortions; objectifying pornography;
infinite imprisonment; trash TV and degrading reality culture; and the odd
absurdity of corporations becoming people, while people become the problem of
statisticians. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1TTZXlZYdLu7N8wCVBVaTddmM7B9prFpPU_5Y2NyZeKYxA-lT0iD-xTu-mRp1tHEU2vGw1Xa6aQdjZPkZkg1PnuTGY6dhg4DntQ3vKUQD7KCEYW8NAjORDcpx9gra3f33t7eSCtNuc6Y/s1600/corp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1TTZXlZYdLu7N8wCVBVaTddmM7B9prFpPU_5Y2NyZeKYxA-lT0iD-xTu-mRp1tHEU2vGw1Xa6aQdjZPkZkg1PnuTGY6dhg4DntQ3vKUQD7KCEYW8NAjORDcpx9gra3f33t7eSCtNuc6Y/s1600/corp.png" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">For the modern world, it really <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is </i>people that are the problem (although, all is well if you’re a
Future or a Currency). Apparently, there are too many of us, especially in
places where they can’t afford to buy Big Macs (like Africa); or are too old to
flip them (like the Netherlands).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Societies that deal exclusively in trade or conquest (or
both), exhaust human transcendence, which ought to be considered a human right.
A life lived on the treadmill ignores the unrepeatable artist in the man, who
becomes subject to the endless repetition of a lifeless product.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">But when the same man is allowed to create, watch as he
begins to crystallize some unknown aspect of eternity into an object, in the
effort to still time, and enjoy some measure of Heaven. (This may not line a
man’s pockets, but does man exist for money’s sake?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Transcendence means that this sort of mechanization just
doesn’t suit humanity, strange creatures that we are. Anything less than deep
reverence for the Invisible makes us lower than the objects beneath us; but
when we long for the Good with hope, only then do we begin to resemble the
Image of our invisible Creator. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3vQuHbPxr7ArNMcNCjjdDrChElJs16z-SIJN8OaXuUN742gzEuHw607Iqm6lppR269C8DtU1q6SWOXTWkpi5wbLCMCbZvOUD7AATMfQ9RdmTucGVvtPsudDFsyQXmyLQqhkZVakj6yAv/s1600/dALI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3vQuHbPxr7ArNMcNCjjdDrChElJs16z-SIJN8OaXuUN742gzEuHw607Iqm6lppR269C8DtU1q6SWOXTWkpi5wbLCMCbZvOUD7AATMfQ9RdmTucGVvtPsudDFsyQXmyLQqhkZVakj6yAv/s1600/dALI.jpg" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Indeed, our transcendence is a paradox, because what makes
us fully human is our immaterial spirit. The flesh is of no avail.</span><br />
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Now, if we could just get Honey Boo-Boo on board. That, too,
would be a paradox; for the first time, a drone turning into a Queen.</span></div>
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Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-79573630727609788962016-01-16T13:28:00.000-08:002016-01-16T13:28:02.587-08:00All The World's A Stage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">One man believes the Democrats will solve America’s
problems, that climate change is the world’s greatest threat, and that social
progress is paramount; while another believes Republicans trump Democrats, Liberals
can’t be trusted, and that radical extremists are an omnipresent omniscient
threat. (The only thing they both agree on is that we are in constant danger.)</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The training for this mindset starts early, as children are
taught practically from the cradle that the pilgrims were thanks-giving heroes
(and not litigious cranks), that America is a nation of destiny (and therefore
cannot be undermined by the dark forces), and that one ought to trust
implicitly the politicians and the press (despite their mercurial perfidiousness).</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This early training, that is: worldview sculpting, is
largely responsible for the irrepressible hope Americans have that next set of <s>rascals</s>
politicians will be the ones to save the day. And of course, one must belong to
one of these parties. ("You <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">are</i> an
American, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aren’t you</i>?") </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpEO5PuqqwFXeN8-jiG4x4nKXkgQ17SonZ3a2K0BmpBnCpMuCVvjdzfmfe8X1nF_zeUx5vi0AvwYVaJdEh-C1KeQneiy9duFezu11MMPMpo3eT316JOG-vXZESmGtFDp9vcLJpSVCHDqN/s1600/h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpEO5PuqqwFXeN8-jiG4x4nKXkgQ17SonZ3a2K0BmpBnCpMuCVvjdzfmfe8X1nF_zeUx5vi0AvwYVaJdEh-C1KeQneiy9duFezu11MMPMpo3eT316JOG-vXZESmGtFDp9vcLJpSVCHDqN/s1600/h.jpg" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In this way, the public is groomed from birth to serve a
socio-political dichotomy engineered to generalize individuals, with Big Media
bearing the lion’s share of the edge rounding.</span><br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Depending on your Network Programming, with CNN and FOX
being the chief dialectical agents, you will more or less receive a worldview
created for you by Big Money (which hides behind Big Media), thinking
wholeheartedly you are objectively informed, and that by tuning in you are
being a responsible citizen.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This sort of sincerity is exactly what is being played upon,
as the Media trades on the trust its forebears enjoyed, exerting such authority
wantonly, and brutalizing its audience with ubiquitous installments of
quotidian fear.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Meanwhile Big Media skirts you past crucial knowledge
pertaining to the real Globalist threat, through the looking glass, down the
rabbit hole, past Alice and the Cheshire Cat, Blitzer O’reilly and Wolf
Shepherd, and back again, none the wiser. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRQ937JaE8tJlK5M46aQYO8yWdmN8gs37LBfUVfM7pNCDuzeRj57dRPJ4C-g0y3g6-eMJHCTxPjkHQjZ9-HN3wAaaEBy3KasFz8x4O5VEV4fwjCFwktJECHIYUZ7soPLAPHtXSrxp4bdt/s1600/c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRQ937JaE8tJlK5M46aQYO8yWdmN8gs37LBfUVfM7pNCDuzeRj57dRPJ4C-g0y3g6-eMJHCTxPjkHQjZ9-HN3wAaaEBy3KasFz8x4O5VEV4fwjCFwktJECHIYUZ7soPLAPHtXSrxp4bdt/s1600/c.jpg" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But don’t look too closely at the Foundations that corrupt
through charity; the Food Giant that began by making poison; the Space Program
that appears to be installing Control Grid infrastructure; the Science Insiders
turned worldview promulgators; and let’s not forget those other worldview
formulators, the Ad Agencies/Temptation Brigades.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But why cover these dreary things when you can harp
endlessly on Slick Hilly’s emails?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Indeed, the American politician and his corresponding outlet
exist in a scripted vacuum, where fireworks fly and fingers rise in a
transfixing drama, with cardboard heroes and villains, where the stakes are
real but the play is staged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Perception Machine paints over reality and fact in a
pure confidence game, doubling down by charading constantly (thus daring you to
unmask it), and doing so by employing blatant word repetition downloads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here is a recent example:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Extremist, Extremist, Extremist. ISIS, ISIS, ISIS. I.S.,
Extremist, Radical, Rebel. Now multiply that times Infinity. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But perhaps I haven’t been fair to FOX and CNN. After all,
their blues and reds are so pleasing to the eye, and the cascading stars that
shoot across the screen look like liberty personified! If only America didn’t
lock up such a high percentage of its citizens; and if only it didn’t invade
countries fighting terrorism, meanwhile allying itself with the barbarous likes
of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, perhaps I too could sink back into my easy chair and
zone out to the soothing flicker rate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But this is just the problem: Big Media crafts a scripted
dream of liberty that no longer coincides with reality, even as it bombards
with seemingly infinite information/crises from all over the world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">All the world’s problems are now our problems, and all the
world must soon converge to save itself from the problems caused by going
Global in the first place. The climactic moment appears to be approaching, and
the climax of the networked drama seems eerily close to reaching its zenith. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">With Media having taught the players how to act in the
national drama, the curtain is now parting, and the stage is set for
international tragedy. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To paraphrase Shakespeare, all the world’s a stage, and all
the world is staged.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What it all seems to boil down to is that as the powers that
be have become exceedingly corrupt, so too has the once venerable fourth estate.
Working together, in fact merging and overlapping, they appear to be
promulgating a universal narrative, twisting perception via all-encompassing
Media, to create easily controllable, homogenous clones. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The mind and reason itself are the targets. Peer pressure is
used to coerce consensus. And television is the medium channeling the haunting
of minds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don’t know about you, but my television’s days are
numbered. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-57595396920914463042016-01-15T10:30:00.000-08:002016-06-24T13:12:12.470-07:00On Voting For the Lesser of Two Evils<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In this stark political landscape, I seem to find myself caught
between Scylla and Charybdis; between the devil and the deep blue sea, vis-à-vis
the future of the country; given the apparent void among viable presidential
candidates.</div>
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“A void”, you might say; “aren’t there actually too many?”</div>
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Well, yes; in the way that there are perhaps too many types
of fast food restaurants; but no-one would accuse them of being nourishing.</div>
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When I think of the desperate shape our country is in, and
its desperate need for not good, but great leadership; and I see on one side
perhaps the worst political candidate ever; versus a veritable smorgasbord of
Jordan Bakers, Tom Buchanans, and Meyer Wolfsheims; I must admit, my first
inclination is to write the entire system off as being unworthy of
participation.</div>
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To top it all off, none of the candidates, Republican or
Democrat, are coming to us with platforms that suit reality. Instead,
discounting Trump’s mania, they are merely towing the line of their parties;
dragging along the dross of old stances and traditional nostalgia. Even the
Democrats prove regressive in their predictable progressive stance.</div>
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Should I vote for one of the War-Hawk Republicans, simply to
oppose Slick Hilly? When push comes to shove, do I actually believe in the
lesser of two evils mentality? Would a Ted Cruz or a Marco Rubio really be
better? After all, with a Republican comes all the baggage of the Neo-con
Right; The Pentagon; and the Corporate Super-Conglomerators. </div>
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Let’s be clear, realpolitik is reality; and a modern president
now represents a whole host of entrenched interests, which wield power like
Oligarchs. Whether it be the Pentagon, the CIA, or the Federal Reserve, he puts
a face on all these enormous, abstract entities, providing the illusion of
continuity of Government. They existed before him, they will exist after him;
and year by year they grow and increase in power, like little monarchies within
the free Democratic state.</div>
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Which Hillary alternative has spoken a word about the deeper
problems facing America? Like our inverted birth pyramid; the derivatives
nightmare; our hypocritical foreign alliances; or the Media’s facts-amnesia?
And who could do so and still remain a candidate?</div>
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Questions, questions, questions; and each one is more
troubling than the last.</div>
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And yet, there is still Hillary Clinton, who is clearly a
grave, grave danger to freedom and all forms of life. It is really astonishing
how she has becomes the personification of the spirit of incorporation; though
she pretends to represent “ordinary Americans”. From her work at Wal-Mart,
antagonizing their labor force; to her nearly umbilical ties to Big Money and
Big Warfare, this Wall Street War-Hawk rides high on a sea of green, stuffing her
pockets for cheap political access. (Seriously, how does she get away with it,
magic?)</div>
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And then there is the troubling fact that people close to
her keep dying.</div>
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But is the matter grave enough to vote for the likes of a
Donald Trump, should he (God forbid!) receive the Republican nomination? He is
really awful, but probably not as awful as Hillary; so, is the lesser evil a
better evil, if only so by one degree?</div>
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Have we really come to the point where we are voting for an
evil, to stop an evil, in order to produce some sort of good?</div>
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Would it be better to say no to the voting process all together,
or to fight the danger imperfectly; perhaps incurring deep responsibility for
the deaths of foreign human beings, our brothers and sisters, who will
inevitably fall victim to the Military Industrial Complex’s greed and
ambivalence toward life?</div>
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These questions trouble me in the way they resist resolution;
and I admit I don’t have the answers; as I stand between Scylla and
Charybdis, staring at both beasts, wondering which one to slay.</div>
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Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-19071958630654505042016-01-09T16:43:00.001-08:002016-01-11T11:38:37.449-08:00The Paradox That Trumps The Donald<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">These days, it’s all pretty much bad news. Bad news is HUGE.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Strangely enough, in a time when everything seems wrong with
the world, Donald Trump becomes, perhaps, the right man for the times. This
statement may make little sense on the face of it, but reality is full of paradoxes. Therefore, allow me a bit of leeway
to make my case. Let’s begin by setting the stage for the environment he is
moving about in; an environment which I believe he personifies, and whose
starkness his antics illuminate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">First of all, let's examine the Chinese stock market,
which kept getting shut down this week because the Yuan had a yen for jagging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Good thing the markets aren’t
interconnected.) You’d think that after 2,000 years of Buddhism, they would
have figured out how karma works, vis a vis their recent currency devaluations. On the other
hand, this may eventually help them sink the Island of Taiwan, if they don’t
sink their own continent first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">More emails from Slick Hilly have now been released, with
Big Media focusing like lasers on the most important aspects, such as: “who did
Hillary dine with”; “what did they talk about”; and “what did they have for dessert”?
Meanwhile, less important fare, like al Qaeda’s infiltration among our beloved
moderate rebels; Libya’s billions in gold that went, um, where?; and the now debunked story of Gaddafi and the weaponized Viagra, was also revealed, but fortunately slipped by
our Media gatekeepers. Honestly, the truth is just too messy for prime-time. We
now return to our regularly scheduled program, brought to you by Cialis.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And speaking of debunked stories, did you hear that a UN
weapons expert, a Ms. Carla Del Ponte, has stated that President Assad did not
gas his own people, but that our beloved moderate rebels did? Nope, neither did
I. Not from any main stream news source, at least. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And before we move on, let’s remember how the War Machine is
turning the Levant into a giant crater, while at home, we’re being cleverly
disarmed. How’s that for imports/exports, Mr. Art Vandelay?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To resurrect our refrain, as we all feel and know, pretty
much everything seems wrong with the world; which is why Donald Trump is the
right man for the times. Not that he’s a good candidate, per se; it’s more that
he personifies the spirit of the world today, and the current problems facing
America. As such, his presence is instructional and could serve as a wake-up
call.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In what ways does Donald Trump represent today's America? Here are a few
examples:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">1: He’s rich, and yet entirely bankrupt as a leading figure.
(Compare that with Tax Revenue/Government debt.) Plus, just as he
has made billions by inflating his name as a brand, so has the Treasury
made billions (out of thin air) by inflating the dollar. In both cases, a few men have profited, but the majority
feels the effects of disparity's diminishing returns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">2: He’s bellicose, and attacks at random. And just as our
military claims to invade countries for the sake of Democracy, Trump claims to
fire shots at his opponents in defense of the Republic. But just as American
bombs tend to hit civilian targets like schools and hospitals, so his invective
strikes such innocents as the Mexican people, the Muslim people, the Syrian
people, moderators like Megyn Kelly, and erstwhile celebrities like Rosie O’Donnell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">3</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">: He’s HUGE, just like the American economy. And like said
economy, he tends to go bust from time to time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">4: And he represents
our Infotainment culture; a strange reality hybrid, which mistakes his
sound bites for a campaign platform. For example, unlike JFK, who challenged us
to fly to the moon, Trump exclaims, “bang, zoom, to the moon”; next, rather
than propose breaking down barriers between peoples and nations, he declares a
Great Wall should be built on the southern border, with some weird “golden door”;
and rather than heightening public discourse, he merely raises the decibel
level; which in a sense does amplify discussion (in the way that a megaphone
amplifies a jackhammer). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For all these reasons, Donald Trump is the right man to run
against the Left; as long as we find Obama disarming, and Hillary as
transparent as white-water. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Until we are able to be a cogent, disciplined people, who
prefer reasoned dialogue to inflammatory rhetoric; peace to war; real news
sources to those that prestidigitate; and well-rounded world-views, as opposed
to those categorically set against the East; then, perhaps, the Trumps of the
world may well serve as the instructive personifications we need. As such, they “hold
a mirror up to nature”, so we may fully see ourselves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It's strange how international intrigue spills over and affects nations half a world away; economic instability is now a quotidian reality; and what was written in the dark by a stark force of nature has become a reality broadcast from the rooftops. And then, to top it all off, this wild international backdrop becomes the natural setting for two fronts to collide and resolve themselves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is the silver lining in the coming showdown, as America
witnesses the Brash Windbag take on the Dark Tornado. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Barack Obama is such a softie. He just cries and cries, his
heart is THAT BIG. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I hear people criticizing the president, I think of the
wonder of Obamacare, that unique piece of “legislation” that was never
Congressionally ratified, but still became Law; and of Gaymarriagecare, which
was never Congressionally ratified, but still became Law; and most recently of
Gunbackgroundcheckcare, which may never be ratified, but… well, you get the
idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Standing before the nation this Tuesday, weeping like a salt-water crocodile, Mr. Obama revealed yet another Executive Order to the people;
ostensibly conceived as a quick response to gun violence. And before you could say “Fast and Furious”,
with his copious tears he had washed away all memory of Checks and Balances. (But as to deaths due to bombs and drones, his eyes betrayed no sign of
recognition.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Immediately following the press conference, Big Media went
into hyper-drive, praising the president for his “emotional response”, but
declaring his measures sadly unsatisfactory. “Can’t we have Orwellian
legislation that’s more Draconian”, said the New York Times and CNN, “for the
children’s sake? We must gut the Constitution to protect the people from
Lawlessness!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Little did Big Media seem to notice, but by bypassing Congressional voting
on such a grand scale, the Constitutional Lawyer in Chief and his coterie of High
Court Judges have effectively eclipsed public representation, which is essentially
The People itself. What a crock!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Everywhere you look, Barack Obama is caring Democracy
into oblivion.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here are a few examples:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">1: By caring for public health, he’s destroying health care
and small business.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">2: By caring for gay rights, he’s made the states impotent to determine their own fates regarding non-enumerated issues.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">3: By caring for races, he’s run them right into the ground.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">4: By caring for security, he’s turned George Orwell into a
prophet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">5: And because of his love for Marxist politics; wait,
excuse me, the Democratic Platform; Mr. Crocodile Tears has given us a tutorial
on clever destabilization campaigns. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">These campaigns have
been run against Americans, by Obama, from his very emergence. The first campaign manifested itself as a typical "color revolution", which placed the
requisite signs into ecstatic hands, with the usual one word slogan
and color pattern, to boot. In this case the word read “change”. “Change”, eh? Did anybody think
to ask what that change would entail? Who could have guessed it would have
meant the change from a Democratic Republic to a Federal Tyranny?!</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Perhaps you think it extreme to call what we have today a
tyranny? Well, what else would you call a Government that bypasses the people,
in violation of its charter? Go ahead and think, I have time to wait...)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Beyond his initial entry into politics, the President has been very busy destabilizing society using the usual Marxist bag of tricks; pitting men against women, gays against straights, blacks against whites, rich against poor, and US versus THEM. But I can already hear the objection; "Hey, that's just Democratic politics, compassion and progress." To that objection I would like to once again say, "what a crock!" That is not politics, that's the Communist Manifesto.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Having said all that, my question is this: are we just going
to accept what The Croc is doing and has done? The Media seems perfectly happy
to accept it, and the bypassed impotents (that is, Congress) affect a similar
reaction. In fact, Congress seems perfectly happy with the status quo, so long
as the quid pro quo flows, and the dubious treaties fly. And Media just sighs and moves on to the next topic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now the Courts are legislating, the White House is
weeping, Congress is sleeping, the Media is pointing fingers, and politicians are
prancing and blabbing; while Americans are texting and snickering,
Twittering and purchasing caffeinated brew. So please tell me, who exactly is manning the switch?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In my mind, all this apparent chaos has a clear pattern, and the key to it is understanding that destabilization is the desired outcome, not an accidental occurrence. For President Marx and his band of culture warriors, the State must reign supreme, and all manner of feigning is licit in the attainment of this goal. After all, what are the people compared to the supereminent state? But of course the people must be fooled and outmaneuvered, and this can only be done by outfoxing them, and tricking them into sympathizing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thus Obama’s strange hobby horse; the employment of subterfuge in the form of
pretended care, to reduce the American people to irrelevance. It’s
really a very neat trick. (But not as neat a trick as teaching a reptile how to
cry. <em>That</em> is a stroke of genius.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Representing Big Marxism and Big Federalism, The Croc Obama,
Constitutional Lawyer extraordinaire, seems content to serve up tyranny with methodical
pathos, affecting either ironic detachment or weepy sentimentality, according to
the needs of the given day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Somebody give this
man an Oscar, and whisk him off the stage with a giant cane. </span><br />
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<br />Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-10053382596253860352016-01-05T13:43:00.001-08:002016-01-05T14:15:45.790-08:00Killing The Culture Of Death<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16pt;">Alas, Big Money has its paw-prints all over this mess: the same Cabal that lurks behind Big Media, running roughshod over the rubrics of life, the cause of confabulation in the minds of Americans. Furthermore, due to its immensity, said Cabal is able to use the intricate machinery of Institutions and Corporations like a virus uses the organelles of a host cell.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16pt;">The point I'm trying to make is that Television and Media are the chief propagandists and apologists for the Culture Death. </span><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 16pt;">Go ahead, try and find a Mainstream source that’s wholesome and in the service of life (take your time, I’ll wait); or a Government, for that matter! Sure, there is the "Hallmark Channel", which tries to affect that "greeting card feel", but even they tend to run shows that disempower women. In fact, "Hallmark" is a good example for citing a trend: with all Media, it seems a small of amount of the displaying of the Good builds up a certain level of trust, which is followed by countless examples of lies, betrayals, and sex and death all intertwined.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16pt;">It is just such societies as ours that, having become rationalistic, mechanistic, and supremely powerful, with the full force of cynicism, begin to attack life while overdosing on pleasure. A good historical touchstone would be Carthage. With its vast trading capability and unrivaled wealth, like us, it became a culture obsessed with death, and sought to subdue the world while incinerating its own children. So too with the Aztecs, who sacrificed the living at the service of material ends, and played games that they imagined had eternal consequences. In short, materialism makes society inverted, and therefore insane.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16pt;">These tendencies are almost exclusively the fruit of ossified societies, like our own; only, our society has become part of a world civilization, and thus the threat is extended to all humanity. So if you are still wondering why the elite should create such a culture, perhaps the better observation would be to realize that it is such a culture that has created them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16pt;">On the surface, everything from death-dealing cancer care, to the free and Democratic progression of Euthanasia, may seem random and innocuous. If so, that’s actually scarier to me than a conspiracy, because that kind of “random” uniformity may actually suggest some form of spiritual warfare.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16pt;">Many researchers will tell you that as you ascend to the summits of Power, Money, and Control, the price of admission becomes an allegiance to Darkness. And this particular journalist believes the Dark Powers That Be are nearing an organized endgame scenario. After all, how much bigger and more powerful do their Institutions need to become, before they finally tighten the noose, or perhaps simply collapse it all?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16pt;">But whether satanic or simply spiteful, when you view the scene from above, it appears the Dark Powers are hell bent on destroying the Beautiful, the Good, and the life of the world.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16pt;">It is my contention that all the aforementioned is intentional; that, impossible as this may sound, it is a complex international operation; and that there is most likely a spiritual aspect at work, as well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16pt;">Unfortunately for the Dark Powers, as any well-read child can tell you, there is an “Ancient Magic” (in the words of C.S. Lewis) that has always brought life out of death. And if you doubt it, just try and figure out how life came into existence from nothingness and persists despite all obstacles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 16pt;">All the gnostic hatred leveled by Darkness at the Source of Life must necessarily destroy itself by itself, because destruction is the only thing Death really knows how to do.</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #444444; line-height: 16pt;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 16pt;"> </span></div>
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In conversations with various people, I have often brought
up the fact that the Media seems to have no memory of the past, is entirely
uniform when it comes to urging war, and patently ignores a plethora of glaring
issues. The issues it does catch sight of, it seems incapable of penetrating,
remaining at the surface of things, and therefore keeping discourse at the most
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When questioned about these tendencies of Media, the
responses I’ve received range from “well, that’s just the way they maintain
ratings”, to “but my paper or network has the better ideology”. Americans
appear satisfied to accept what occurs to them as given, and like Pangloss to
reply, indeed, this is “the best of all possible worlds”.</div>
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I beg to differ.</div>
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Here are a few troubling questions that I feel greatly
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1: Why is it that when it comes to war, the same news
sources that criticize the president constantly, suddenly all seem to lionize
his cause? Shouldn’t the opposite be true? Shouldn’t there be at least some
dissent among the Main Stream sources? Isn’t this a little suspicious, if the
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2: How can it be that not only the press, but the entire
nation has forgotten that the first case made to the American people concerning
war with Syria was sold as being in order to depose Assad? Clearly ISIS existed
at that point, so why were they not the target? When exactly did they become
the world’s Super Enemy? Apparently this happened a few months after the Media
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3: When did it become okay to terrorize the viewing
audience, weaving dubious tales of extremists hiding under every bush,
meanwhile replaying distressing footage over and over again (like the falling
of the towers), until the public is thoroughly brutalized? How many times did
we need to see the towers fall? 1,000? 10,000? How disrespectful to the dead,
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4: When exactly did the trail of bodies following the
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Questions, questions, questions. And these are just the tip
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With a bit of research it becomes apparent that the entire
Media apparatus is beholden to a handful of enormously powerful Corporations,
which teach the public that this, of course, is a good thing. Corporations
ought to be as large as possible they say, because: Capitalism! If the
prevailing ideology makes them insanely powerful, and “accidentally” coincides
with 99% of Americans being poor and in debt, well, at least we’re not
Communists!</div>
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And that is what you call a false dialectic.</div>
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These entities therefore, through their Media medium, construct
opinion, polarize politics, shred the past like Winston in 1984, and obscure
the present with the dope of hypnotic flicker rates, tantalizing tag lines, and
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But what would a legitimate media look like, you might ask?</div>
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1: A legitimate media would harp incessantly on our nation’s
constant violation of international law when waging war, and the hypocrisy of
claiming to defend Democracy while violating it.</div>
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2: A legitimate media would remember that the Fed promised
before its inception to scientifically prevent booms and busts, inflation,
depressions, and crashes. Rather than analyze its promises and policies, what
we get is stale superficial commentary, which completely overlooks history and
current reality. No one apparently can criticize the printing of endless paper
money, the mountains of debt our economy runs on, or the international banks
(of which the Fed is one), which strip countries bare of resources (see: North
America), and gamble trillions on derivatives while forcing austerity onto
entire nations. And all the economists can say is: “wow, look at those fourth
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3: A legitimate media would run Trump and Hillary straight
into the Gulf, and refuse to ratify the side show spectacle of our so-called
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Amidst the glossy blues and reds of our dynamic digital
cable displays (which seem to progress faster than the state of politics),
planes are disappearing and we’re chasing pings, North Korea is hacking Sony in
a fit of pique, Bill O’reilly is killing great men faster than you can say
“obstreperous”, while talking heads yell talking points on split screens to a
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Is this “just the way things are”, or are we being gamed?</div>
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To many, it is becoming clear that the Media is now an
organized apologetics machine, and is no longer a source for information, as it
pours forth the dialectics of the Anglo-American establishment. Big Money, which owns Big Media, supersizes
the insignificant; barricades inconvenient facts<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>; sells
politics like Big Macs; tempts cravenly the debt-ridden with overpriced expendables;
is tre cool with hyping vacuous celebrities, one note politicians and golden
doors, all at one time and with great gusto. </div>
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And we become dumber and dumber as we absorb it all: fake
news, fake money, fake culture, and fake representative Government. (Ah, America in 2015. Each day is better than
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Former president Eisenhower once famously said, “Beware the
military industrial complex”, and we should have listened to him. But now the
objectives of Big Military, Big Media/ Business/ Entertainment, and Big White
House all seamlessly merge and overlap. One could be excused for wondering if
we’re living in a thinly disguised tyranny, when the light of truth seems so
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Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-14884469628583048262016-01-05T12:55:00.001-08:002016-01-06T12:48:22.932-08:00Three Cheers For The War Machine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did you know the P<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>entagon pays
millions to the NFL to display “earnest and heartfelt patriotism”? Well, not
anymore, since word got out. That means all the giant flags unfurled over
fields, and the F-16’s screaming overhead, were not displayed out of love for
country. But I bet most thought they were.</div>
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These days in America it’s all about war. Big Media harps
endlessly about it, civilians are wearing camouflage as a fashion statement,
the Middle East is on everybody’s lips, and being pro-war is the only position
one dares to profess ("<i>You</i> don’t support <i>terrorism</i>, do you?").</div>
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Indeed, today it is very popular to be a war-hawk: to want
to bomb Syria, the Islamic State (wherever that is), and hey, why not bomb
Russia while we’re at it? (Syria is right on their doorstep, strangely enough).</div>
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But America’s long history of dubious foreign entanglements,
which are always procured by Big Media, ought to make us slow to trust new
operations and believe the public justifications for them. And we would be,
too, except that we can’t remember the past.</div>
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Former president Eisenhower was the ultimate insider, and he
warned us as far back as the 1950’s that, after seeing with his own eyes where
the War Machine was heading, America had better “beware the military industrial
complex”; that is, the system that makes weapons for profit, and needs wars to
justify its existence.</div>
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“But aren’t we making the world safe for Democracy”, you
might ask? Truly, we have to get past such simplistic thinking and start to
grasp realpolitik, a term which means that power is the driving factor in
decision making in the Real World. The first step is to realize we have been
lied to about almost everything regarding politics, and especially regarding
war. (But this is not surprising, given that Democracies have a shelf life of
only about 200 years. After this, the leadership becomes corrupt. Does this come as a surprise?)</div>
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Here are a few examples of the boondoggles that have been
brought to us by the War Machine, and its partner in crime, the Media
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1: By now everyone should know we overthrew the Persian
Government in 1953 because of oil, changing the course of history for that
nation forever, and preparing the way for the Ayatollah, tons of terrorism, and
decades of international friction which persists to this day. Have we ever
acknowledged this? Is there any indication that this taints our ability to wage
just wars?</div>
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2: Next, we trained and armed the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan
and they became al Qaeda and the Taliban. This is flat out embarrassing, if not
obliquely nefarious.</div>
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3: Moving sequentially, let’s be sure to remember how the
Reagan Administration sold weapons to Iran to fund the Contras. Wait, I thought
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4: Speaking of enemies, why isn’t Saudi Arabia an enemy,
when they practically personify the spirit of Jihad? Nope. They’re our trusted
ally in the war against humanity. Excuse me, extremism.</div>
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And now it’s come to the surface from Hillary’s emails that
the State Department and a coterie of Slick Hilly’s compadres trained and armed
terrorists in Libya, to funnel them into Syria, in order to overthrow Assad. (Wait;
excuse me, “ISIS”.) I don’t imagine it was White House bureaucrats who taught
them how to fight, however; eh, John McCain? </div>
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We’ve bombed Syrian universities and hospitals, displaced 60%
of the population, and caused an enormous refugee crisis. This is after turning
Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya into replicas of the surface of the Moon. Perhaps
the Pentagon wants to see how large a crater it can create? If so, they’re off
to a good start.</div>
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Then there is the crater Big Media has left in the American
intellect, obscuring memory and cognitive function. Certain camps attribute
psychological warfare to the Media, which might explain the constant
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Should, then, the Media be trusted when it comes to
compelling war, when it seems to lie constantly and egregiously, as it sets the
stage for an environment where the Machine can sell weapons, profit mightily,
and make the public pay for the privilege? And should we not take the
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Sun Tzu explained centuries ago that you can’t keep fighting
wars forever, if you don’t want your country to fall apart. (Unless, of course,
that is your actual objective.)</div>
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But an even greater Sage once solemnly declared, “He who
lives by the sword, dies by the sword”, then he reached down to heal the wound
of His enemy.</div>
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Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-75885340302996224532016-01-05T12:21:00.004-08:002016-01-06T12:54:19.597-08:00Threat Level Midnight<div class="MsoNormal">
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Yesterday president Obama appeared on television, and wit<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>h as much gravity as the poor man could muster, once again
reminded Americans not to forget about TERROR! (Gee, thanks. I had almost
forgotten for a minute.)</div>
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Whatever happened to the iconic FDR who stood before an
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Obama spoke from the headquarters of some alphabet agency
I’ve never heard of, on the same day it was announced that things said on
Social Media “may” soon factor-in to the acquisition of passports. (Hope you
kept your trap shut.) And just like that, there goes your Freedom of Speech.<br />
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Think of all the ways speech gets limited these days. A host
of alphabet Networks and Agencies spells it all out for the public. We have to
watch what we say due to political correctness, use words and phrases that are
fashionable and avoid those that are passé, and speak what is acceptable as
discourse and eschew what is restricted. And now unpopular speech is to be
punished by the restricting of Liberties?</div>
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Oh, excuse me; that’s only for the “terrorists”.</div>
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It’s a shame the
American people haven’t yet figured out that the terrorists were created by the
(by now obviously) corrupted Western Governments, in order ultimately to scare
the public into giving up its rights. And although this may be evident, the
excuses given by Big Media are so pervasive and compelling! Here is a sampling:
“We have to limit Freedoms so that the terrorists won’t win.” “The terrorists
envy us our rights, so we have to give up our rights in order to secure them.”
“The only way we can be at peace is to constantly be at war.” “War is peace.”
(And by the way, did you hear, “We’ve always been at war with Eurasia?”.) <br />
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Once you realize that the Evil Western Powers are parasitically
preying on their own peoples, it begins to make sense why all of a sudden
shooters of all stripes are coming out of the woodwork, in an entirely new sociological
phenomena; becoming, each, the poster boy for a different political agenda.
Then and only then will you understand that the #alQaedIsis State is but a
Western Brand for terror, just like your friendly neighborhood Wendy’s is a
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When you start to grasp the narrative of the war on Freedom;
pardon me, terror; the absurdity of the Televised Drama becomes bracingly
clear. Then you can take back your peace by laughing at these tyrants like the
Founders would have, by mocking them, by comparing their two-bit, tinhorn soap
opera to such ludicrous fare as Michael Scott’s fictional self-made “Office”
movie, “Threat Level Midnight”, a hilarious title which seems to spoof the post-9/11 “Color Alert” boondoggle, and the sangfroid Cold War “Dooms Day Clock”. </div>
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Itself a spoof of life in the age of terrorism (and of Bond
films), “Threat Level Midnight” features a terror-loving double crosser of a
president, an outrageous cartoon villain, a robot butler who might as well
represent England, and a dopey hero who doesn’t even know he’s a joke. Voila,
the war on terror, 2015! (I don’t even have to break this down, do I?)<br />
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To some it may seem like escapism, but in an age where the
president pops in just to remind you to crap your pants, I prefer to watch a
fictional president betray his country. Hey, at least everyone knows <i>that guy </i>is an actor. </div>
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So like Webster Tarpley, who may or may not be making fun of
Obama when he calls him “Obammer”, let’s take a deep breath and remember that
life is full of beauty and non-political thrills. And in any case, “blessed are
the peacemakers”, and “blessed are the merciful”; and those that “hunger and
thirst for righteousness” (we must believe it) will one day “inherit the
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Let’s remember this Christmas season to remain in a spirit
of joy and peace; this is how we break the War Machine, and confound the Media
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Chris Veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346829432195437572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217143562060254833.post-87445090418508066662016-01-05T12:16:00.000-08:002016-01-05T14:25:36.308-08:00TV and the Dark Powers That Be<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mediapharmaphilia is a neologism this journalist has
invented to describe the complex relationship that exists between the
Television user and his drug of choice; a dependency which leaves the poor
addict dazzled and bedraggled; subjected to spectacle; and above all else,
beholden to the Dealer for future installments of TERROR.</div>
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Like the erstwhile Media Sensation Patty Hearst, America has
fallen in love with its captors, and seems to have come to expect the shock and
awe and fear and trembling as a matter of course; except that it’s not so much
#ISIS that’s delivering it. No, it’s Wolf Shepherd and Blitzer O’reilly, our
anchors in the restless sea of infinite (in)formation.</div>
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In the deep subconscious, which reassembles the
dialectically opposed Network mirage, Wolf/Shepherd becomes both the guiding
friend and the stern accuser, two voices that blend into one as the same source
both defends and attacks Americans.</div>
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This dissonance I assert is designed to bypass and cripple
the conscious mind, and the dirty little secret is this: we LOVE it. We are ALL
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Yes, on some level we know all this, but we still won’t stop
watching. We stand by our Programming, and on any given day you might hear
statements like these in defense of it: “You can’t trust the MTV, but you <i>can </i>trust Wolf Shepherd”; I hate Barack
Obama but, shh, let’s hear what he has to say about Syria”; and “I’m terrified
of ISEL™!; let’s watch more San Bernardino coverage, post haste!”.</div>
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It’s all about trust. The public’s potential distrust gets
negated by a seemingly trustworthy alternative, in a neat shell game that keeps
the Dark Forces just out of view, makes what’s “cool” “hot”, and being “down”
with “what’s up” a thing that’s equal to your “level best”; unless of course
things “go sideways”.</div>
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Hey, Dark Forces, 1984 was not supposed to be an instruction
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But I digress.</div>
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As I speak the Telecaptors are, well, everywhere! They’re in
the McRonald’s, at your doctor’s office, your friendly neighborhood watering
hole, and even at the café where I’m writing this article. It’s just expected
nowadays. The TV is a comforting presence that brings nostalgia with it. ("Know
what I mean, Vern?")</div>
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It’s the psychological crutch that fills the void of
silence.</div>
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It’s the Pavlovian bell that chimes to remind you of
rendezvous with “Friends” (Sing it with me, N.B.C).</div>
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Speaking of friends, it’s the new friend that’s replaced
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It’s the wheel of discourse and supplier of water cooler
punchlines; norms, fashions, and trends.</div>
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It’s the subtle driving force generating consensus.</div>
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It’s the fear that seeks nightmares, and the focus that
blots out the external world.</div>
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It’s an all-things-to-all-people reality machine and
world-view supplier. (Wow, no wonder Allen Watt thinks it’s weaponized).</div>
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In the movie “Gladiator”, Russell Crowe’s character,
Maximus, pacing inside the bloody arena, shouts to the Romanized spectators,
“Are you not entertained?”. We have all been Romanized and brutalized by the
Media’s terrortainment. This united front would like us to accept as natural
the presentation of Infinite Fear, interspersed with
egregious “Two and a Half Men” episodes, and/or the latest BieberCyrusaur
clone, purportedly “singing songs”, and doing something that used to be called
“dance”. (But none of this is actually entertaining.)</div>
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Just where did the Beautiful and the Good disappear to,
anyway? I lay this squarely at the feet of the Dark Powers That Be. Apparently
Melody, Peace, and Harmony are not high priorities for them; and withdrawing
these things without explanation, the gas lighting Media offers what’s left to
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Brutalized, nadirized, and Wolf Shepherdized, the wary [yet
trusting]<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> American [captive] audience has fallen hard for
its tormentor. Sometimes he wears a serious face, and sometimes a smirk of
ironic detachment, but in all times and places he reminds of this poem which
precedes the sad parable of the “Great Gatsby”:</div>
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“Then wear the gold hat if that will move her;</div>
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If you can bounce high, bounce for her too,</div>
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I must have you!”” </div>
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