I hate the mainstream scoff. Do you know the mainstream scoff? It's the scoff people who've been indoctrinated into the mainstream worldview make when you say something which falls outside that worldview. Something like "Nothing of substance has changed since the Trump administration." Or "The west sided with al Qaeda in Syria." Or "Check out this link to an article from an alternative media outlet."
I can't love this article enough. Technocrats are so uncomfortable in their human skin, unable to appreciate humanity and all of its idiosyncratic beauty that they are hellbent on creating Synthetic World, where fake people eat fake food, listen to fake interpretations of events, while more fake events are manufactured for our distraction pleasure. What is this love affair with denial? Would actually seeing their trail of destruction and dysfunction be too much mirror for them? Too much humility? Too much evidence of mediocre intelligence? Better to treat people like animals to justify their positions of power, but in so doing, reveals the more beastly.
This post finally made me become a supporter (via Patreon). I should have done so long ago, but 2020 made that a challenge. Please keep doing what you do Caitlin.
This statement: "There's nothing moderate or middle-of-the-road about supporting war and corporatism; it's actually a violent extremist position." Nothing can be more true, The population has been conditioned by the relentless narratives of the media and the capitalist class. These are the narratives that Johnstone debunks, and she is correct that we are in need of a new way of seeing, a new paradigm that shatters the false one we mindlessly follow, like gerbils on a wheel.
"...because what the hell else are we going to do?" you ask. I'm opting out. There is no reasoning with these people, the ones who scoff. Now the people who have the inklings of being red-pilled, of having seen the curtain pulled back even just a little, they might be worth talking to because they might be willing to listen. Don't bother with everyone else.
Caitlin, I was reading your page about you. You said the following in number 3: I see the US-centralized oligarchic empire as the primary enemy of human thriving.
Hopefully, you're going to be reading the book I suggested by William Guy Carr, Pawns In The Game.
Anyhow, to help you understand the U.S. a little bit better, I would have you read the article in the New York Times about the Net Cap Rule Change that occurred in 2004. The article was written in 2008. The 2008 Credit Crisis - Great Recession - (I prefer the word HEIST) was coordinated in Basel, Switzerland. The current pandemic caper was planned about 200 miles away in Geneva, Switzerland at the WHO.
We're in basic agreement. I'd prefer to put it this way regarding number 11: I’m happy to work alongside you. Fighting is what the propaganda, number 4, causes the world to do.
Jesus gave the ultimate advice in John 13:34-35 and 17:20-23. If you put love on one end of a spectrum, fighting and hate would be on the opposite end. In 13:34-35 Jesus said: by this, they will know that you are my disciples if you love one another. Consequently, treating the opposing side in a loving, non-accusatory way, will likely produce better outcomes and in so doing it will be plain to see the 13:34-35.
With regard to all the wars, and they've been going on for thousands of years, what I prefer to take away from this ugly period in world history is that the world is being taught the opposite of John 13:34-35. The world is being taught the futility of opposing John 13:34-35. Jesus knew that his word would be manipulated by putting words in his mouth in addition to his own to make him more like the depiction of God in the Old Testament. That's what John 16:7-15 is all about. When the world learns that there is a consequence for opposing John 13:34-35, read John 12:47-48, on their last day, that their non-loving actions or manipulations of others to undertake un-loving actions have consequences, our work will be easier and be successful.
What this ultimately means is that our work should not seek to punish people for their past actions, as this will be counterproductive in opposition to 13:34-35. On a persons last day, if they've rejected Jesus' actual word and Jesus, they will judge themselves.
For some, it will be a very unpleasant time. There are many people who think they are good Christians, who will judge themselves because they believed words put in Jesus' mouth he didn't say and they rejected Jesus. You see, John 5:24 says "hear my word," which means you're going to read a lot of words, some will be mine and some will not. History is written by the victor typically, but in the case of Jesus words, many people on the Sanhedrin secretly believed in Jesus. Openly supporting Jesus could be a literal death sentence and most certainly an economic death sentence. And besides, Jesus told the leaders if they believed in him, their sins, voting to have him executed, wouldn't be held against them on their last day. He did this so they would be in a position to put his words in the New Testament along with all the words they would put in his mouth to make him appear like the depiction of God in the Old Testament. That's why Jesus was sending the Holy Spirit Advocate, to straighten out what Jesus' words were and were not.
Now how does a Christian reject Jesus when they profess to believe in him? Well, recall Jesus said he is in the Father who sent him and that the Father is in him. In fact, Jesus said looking at him was looking at the One who sent him. He said he is in everyone and they are in him. 17:20-23 is a prayer that ALL will realize that each person you look at has your spirit in them and has Jesus in them; therefore, rejecting someone because of the color of their skin, their past mistakes, their sexual orientation, etcetera, is not an excuse for rejecting them because Jesus is in them. When Christians finally learn this, UNITY will be possible and will happen. We're almost ready for unity.
To understand the system you've got to read the plan found in Pawns in The Game by William Guy Carr. If you read the entire book, you'll need to dismiss much of his religious analysis since Jesus said the world would be proven wrong about sin, righteousness, and judgment in John 16:7-15. There are free PDF versions of the book floating around. To find the plan once you've downloaded the book, search for "corrupt the youth." This will take you to the plan.
The plan details how the group will control money globally, what the LAW is really about. You'll need to read the entire plan and some of the book after the plan to get a real feel for how the plan controls things today.
Anyhow, why do we live in the world as you described it, Caitlin? The people who control money globally have in essence stolen the equity in government from every person on the planet. In stealing that they control the entire casino. They can make stock prices go up or down with the control they have; therefore, for them every bet they make is a winner. It's a bit like Biff in Back To The Future II where he gets the sports almanac and makes millions, builds a "casino," owns the police, etcetera. That's what controlling money does.
Think about this a moment: Virtually everyone on the planet, except for those who control the currency systems of the world are slaves to the money dictatorship. Yet, the dictatorship was secured by getting the government to grant them a monopoly over money which should be equally owned by everyone on the planet. Why is this, you might ask? Well, Government gets its power from the people. Each person gives some of their individual power to form or continue operating the government, which is given God-like power over mere individuals. This brings me to money which just so happens to get its power from the government. First off, giving elected representatives power over the monetary system that each and every person should own equally is a crock. This is where it all goes terribly wrong and did go wrong. Our elected officials then give a small group of people a monopoly over money. Game over, the power and equity every person gives to its government is effectively stolen at that moment. The elected officials of the government are now subordinate partners in the government, monetary system, and every resulting business enterprise that results from the government. The people of the government are now in effect slaves of the system and can be kept that way just so long as the people aren't made aware of these facts. Once the people discover this fact, they will not allow themselves to be divided anymore and they will reclaim their government, monetary system, and economy equally. John 13:34-35, 17:20-23, 16:7-15
This is what has to happen and can happen if people just stop judging one another and decide they're tired of being slaves to a system that they should own equally with everyone in the world. There is close to 8 billion people in thehe wo
"Pfft!" made me laugh. I just read Steinbeck's Travels With Charley, and "Pfft!" was the noise his dog, Charley, made when he wanted to get out of the car and pee.
Regarding the decline in popular music, maybe you could link to the original Scientific American article --
Caitlin, you're like a fully restored 1971 MGB--GT; the endless hours of work involved getting it to where it is takes a back seat to the beauty of the finished product (not that you're finished, or even a product). In the future l should probably leave the metaphors to you.
I can't love this article enough. Technocrats are so uncomfortable in their human skin, unable to appreciate humanity and all of its idiosyncratic beauty that they are hellbent on creating Synthetic World, where fake people eat fake food, listen to fake interpretations of events, while more fake events are manufactured for our distraction pleasure. What is this love affair with denial? Would actually seeing their trail of destruction and dysfunction be too much mirror for them? Too much humility? Too much evidence of mediocre intelligence? Better to treat people like animals to justify their positions of power, but in so doing, reveals the more beastly.
This post finally made me become a supporter (via Patreon). I should have done so long ago, but 2020 made that a challenge. Please keep doing what you do Caitlin.
This statement: "There's nothing moderate or middle-of-the-road about supporting war and corporatism; it's actually a violent extremist position." Nothing can be more true, The population has been conditioned by the relentless narratives of the media and the capitalist class. These are the narratives that Johnstone debunks, and she is correct that we are in need of a new way of seeing, a new paradigm that shatters the false one we mindlessly follow, like gerbils on a wheel.
"...because what the hell else are we going to do?" you ask. I'm opting out. There is no reasoning with these people, the ones who scoff. Now the people who have the inklings of being red-pilled, of having seen the curtain pulled back even just a little, they might be worth talking to because they might be willing to listen. Don't bother with everyone else.
That's why I no longer refer to it as "mainstream." It is corporate media.
I have been writing up some solutions to centralized power: https://mekineer.com/sociology/self-governance
Humans want their bread and circuses.
Caitlin, I was reading your page about you. You said the following in number 3: I see the US-centralized oligarchic empire as the primary enemy of human thriving.
Hopefully, you're going to be reading the book I suggested by William Guy Carr, Pawns In The Game.
Anyhow, to help you understand the U.S. a little bit better, I would have you read the article in the New York Times about the Net Cap Rule Change that occurred in 2004. The article was written in 2008. The 2008 Credit Crisis - Great Recession - (I prefer the word HEIST) was coordinated in Basel, Switzerland. The current pandemic caper was planned about 200 miles away in Geneva, Switzerland at the WHO.
We're in basic agreement. I'd prefer to put it this way regarding number 11: I’m happy to work alongside you. Fighting is what the propaganda, number 4, causes the world to do.
Jesus gave the ultimate advice in John 13:34-35 and 17:20-23. If you put love on one end of a spectrum, fighting and hate would be on the opposite end. In 13:34-35 Jesus said: by this, they will know that you are my disciples if you love one another. Consequently, treating the opposing side in a loving, non-accusatory way, will likely produce better outcomes and in so doing it will be plain to see the 13:34-35.
With regard to all the wars, and they've been going on for thousands of years, what I prefer to take away from this ugly period in world history is that the world is being taught the opposite of John 13:34-35. The world is being taught the futility of opposing John 13:34-35. Jesus knew that his word would be manipulated by putting words in his mouth in addition to his own to make him more like the depiction of God in the Old Testament. That's what John 16:7-15 is all about. When the world learns that there is a consequence for opposing John 13:34-35, read John 12:47-48, on their last day, that their non-loving actions or manipulations of others to undertake un-loving actions have consequences, our work will be easier and be successful.
What this ultimately means is that our work should not seek to punish people for their past actions, as this will be counterproductive in opposition to 13:34-35. On a persons last day, if they've rejected Jesus' actual word and Jesus, they will judge themselves.
For some, it will be a very unpleasant time. There are many people who think they are good Christians, who will judge themselves because they believed words put in Jesus' mouth he didn't say and they rejected Jesus. You see, John 5:24 says "hear my word," which means you're going to read a lot of words, some will be mine and some will not. History is written by the victor typically, but in the case of Jesus words, many people on the Sanhedrin secretly believed in Jesus. Openly supporting Jesus could be a literal death sentence and most certainly an economic death sentence. And besides, Jesus told the leaders if they believed in him, their sins, voting to have him executed, wouldn't be held against them on their last day. He did this so they would be in a position to put his words in the New Testament along with all the words they would put in his mouth to make him appear like the depiction of God in the Old Testament. That's why Jesus was sending the Holy Spirit Advocate, to straighten out what Jesus' words were and were not.
Now how does a Christian reject Jesus when they profess to believe in him? Well, recall Jesus said he is in the Father who sent him and that the Father is in him. In fact, Jesus said looking at him was looking at the One who sent him. He said he is in everyone and they are in him. 17:20-23 is a prayer that ALL will realize that each person you look at has your spirit in them and has Jesus in them; therefore, rejecting someone because of the color of their skin, their past mistakes, their sexual orientation, etcetera, is not an excuse for rejecting them because Jesus is in them. When Christians finally learn this, UNITY will be possible and will happen. We're almost ready for unity.
To understand the system you've got to read the plan found in Pawns in The Game by William Guy Carr. If you read the entire book, you'll need to dismiss much of his religious analysis since Jesus said the world would be proven wrong about sin, righteousness, and judgment in John 16:7-15. There are free PDF versions of the book floating around. To find the plan once you've downloaded the book, search for "corrupt the youth." This will take you to the plan.
The plan details how the group will control money globally, what the LAW is really about. You'll need to read the entire plan and some of the book after the plan to get a real feel for how the plan controls things today.
Anyhow, why do we live in the world as you described it, Caitlin? The people who control money globally have in essence stolen the equity in government from every person on the planet. In stealing that they control the entire casino. They can make stock prices go up or down with the control they have; therefore, for them every bet they make is a winner. It's a bit like Biff in Back To The Future II where he gets the sports almanac and makes millions, builds a "casino," owns the police, etcetera. That's what controlling money does.
Think about this a moment: Virtually everyone on the planet, except for those who control the currency systems of the world are slaves to the money dictatorship. Yet, the dictatorship was secured by getting the government to grant them a monopoly over money which should be equally owned by everyone on the planet. Why is this, you might ask? Well, Government gets its power from the people. Each person gives some of their individual power to form or continue operating the government, which is given God-like power over mere individuals. This brings me to money which just so happens to get its power from the government. First off, giving elected representatives power over the monetary system that each and every person should own equally is a crock. This is where it all goes terribly wrong and did go wrong. Our elected officials then give a small group of people a monopoly over money. Game over, the power and equity every person gives to its government is effectively stolen at that moment. The elected officials of the government are now subordinate partners in the government, monetary system, and every resulting business enterprise that results from the government. The people of the government are now in effect slaves of the system and can be kept that way just so long as the people aren't made aware of these facts. Once the people discover this fact, they will not allow themselves to be divided anymore and they will reclaim their government, monetary system, and economy equally. John 13:34-35, 17:20-23, 16:7-15
This is what has to happen and can happen if people just stop judging one another and decide they're tired of being slaves to a system that they should own equally with everyone in the world. There is close to 8 billion people in thehe wo
Exactly and a bit more
"Pfft!" made me laugh. I just read Steinbeck's Travels With Charley, and "Pfft!" was the noise his dog, Charley, made when he wanted to get out of the car and pee.
Regarding the decline in popular music, maybe you could link to the original Scientific American article --
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/is-pop-music-evolving-or-is-it-just-getting-louder/
-- as I do hate going to the Smithsonian site.
Caitlin, you're like a fully restored 1971 MGB--GT; the endless hours of work involved getting it to where it is takes a back seat to the beauty of the finished product (not that you're finished, or even a product). In the future l should probably leave the metaphors to you.