Is it just me?

[felix_numinous]

168. It is not just you.

American mainstream media has kept this country in a state of denial for many decades. People overseas can see what is happening here, because too many of them can see the writing on the wall. They have LIVED what we are now going through and recognize all the propaganda techniques being used on us right now.

Character assassination, divisiveness and aggressively countering anyone who can see the shift in the power structure are THOUGHT STOPPING techniques. We are now witnessing women and minorities now being made into second class citizens--included into this group are peace activists, civil rights activists, or environmentalists, or anyone who is anti corporate.

Also surveillance is INTIMIDATION, nothing else, it is very subtle but powerful way to make people conform to social standards. The old way was to have spies in every community but now this is not needed. The structure is in place for social control, and I think people unconsciously know this, and do not want to be on the wrong side of the power structure (right or wrong) out of a sense of self preservation.

The power structure being put in place rewards people who go along with the program--and believe me I think that UNCONSCIOUSLY this is the bottom line. I think that the militarization of this country works toward intimidating people into compliance. Just go along with the program and stay safe, hoping things will get better--and know you are even safer if you play along and ridicule your brothers and sisters for refusing to be programmed. This is basic psychology of groups.

A good book is The True Believers by Hoffer--I think it should be required reading for DU.