New York’s “Journal News” initiated a form of covert Gun
Control.
I have seen and participated in the use of this style of
manipulation in the Military, NSA, the Corporate World and Government for over
3 decades. I am not a conspiracist, yet some plans approximate their format. This
type never fails to succeed.
A Sociologist explained to me how and why government
can control society by their placement or movement.
- Use
media to draw attention to the topic,
- manipulate
local environment,
- introduce
fear and security respectively then repeat;
- add
sweetener and toppings as desired.
Some desired results would be:
- Diversifying
economy(spending, taxes, saving),
- Assisting
construction and expansion of cities,
- Expansion
of transportation resources, (highways, airports, etc.)
- Disconnecting
people from their "roots" allowing more flexible thinking and
education.
Having been close to this type of activity, I am sensitive
to its appearance. In our society we have accepted certain forms of lying
as ethically and morally correct. The problem
becomes apparent when deciding whether the
result is ethical or moral or correct. Will the result be a benefit or
detriment to the affected parties?
Identifying the location of certain people can endanger them and their families. My opinion is this is neither ethical, moral or righteous.
When I informed my students a particular process could not
be performed by a software package, knowing it could but was not permitted at
our facility, my lie was justified to prevent this action. My terminology
should have been more precise, such as; could not should have been you
may not or you will not.
Neither the lie nor the truth caused physical harm, but
it did engender distrust.
Ethical? Moral? The
righteous Thing To Do?
This topic would consume weeks of discussion and pages
of explanation to explain and few would agree. This behavior is
what organizations depend on and though the technique is very sloooowwwwwww it is VERY
EFFECTIVE.
Our moral and ethical climate has slowly and
increasingly degenerated, influencing every facet of our society.
Anger, distrust, rude behavior, abound with plenty of fuel from the
corrupted antics of politicians, celebrities, sports icons, church leader
failures, owners or managers of failed businesses and so on.
My title may have you wondering why you or I should be
impressed by all this and I will now address that now. People proficient in any
endeavor, including criminal or manipulative, impress me. Movies like White
Collar and The Thomas Crown Affair, as well as historical events by both church
and secular communities.
First the definition:
im·press
1. to affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings;
influence in opinion: He impressed us as a sincere young man.
2. to fix deeply or firmly on the mind or memory, as ideas
or facts: to impress the importance of honesty on a child.
3. to urge, as something to be remembered or done: She
impressed the need for action on them.
Note: Being impressed
with or by an action in NO WAY implies or insinuates or suggests I agree with
or condone such activities or their results; Nor do I glorify or
admire the characters represented by movie actors.
I neither admire nor respect criminals nor negative manipulators.
What is it about these types of activities that both
capture my attention and impress me?
1. The fact that a person or
persons can conjure an idea that infatuates and retains the imagination
and commitment of people. This can be positive as well as negative.
2. The ideological and charismatic
impact and influence upon masses of people is almost supernatural.
3. The leader eventually surfaces, becomes the accepted spokesperson, and charismatically leads
the establishment forward attracting devoted, often ardent patrons.
4. The horrific evil processes that
are either ignored by the general public or their failure to respond in a moral
manner, to prevent atrocities. Conversely, supreme positive consequences
manifest our innate acquaintance with divinity.
5. Certain criminal careers are of
importance because for a person(s) to commit specific types of crimes,
required:
enhanced planning skills,
audacity,
in-depth knowledge of law
enforcement investigation techniques,
severe personal discipline,
able to appear invisible (for
example; who “sees” the utility or maintenance people),
and too persuasive to mistrust.
(The exceptional abilities used for
heinous crimes could have instead promoted the now criminal and their victims, their families and
friends.)
6. Law creators, lawyers, our law
system with laws that coddle criminals.
7. Law designers, the lawyers, a
judicial system with laws that victimize victims, restrict and penalize the
innocent, in the name of justice.
8. Absolute majestic advances in
science, technology, arts, and knowledge.
9. A seemingly
mindless Environmental Protection Agency. Whose idea was this anyway? An entire
Department of the Interior on acid? Whatever.
I use the word impress
because I want to be frequently reminded that one person or a small group of
people up to entire nations can be led to greatness or unfathomable evil. A
couple of ministers, I know, emphasize that each person has a carnal nature
capable of monstrous evil and no one should trust themselves or be trusted
implicitly.
As a practicing Christian, I attempt to live a lifestyle
that is a credit to those I know or hear of me. Realizing my dark side is alive
and well constrains me from tempting it to my distraction. For example: I do
not flirt, frequent bars/clubs/strip joints for the obvious reasons. The
earlier 20 years of my life were wasted doing such things.
Unfortunately, I do
not refrain from an occasional tremendous acceleration down an empty street.
Do I have a WITNESS?
In agreement with many of the people on this planet, I
desire a nice, pleasant, very comfortable and peaceable life; Beautiful homes
in several countries, happy and healthy family, good friends, a motor home,
private plane, cars, SUV, you know,
the simple life.
BUT
Some deranged moron
has to screw it up.
As so many fellow humans, I wonder when the madness will end
and how I can prompt its demise. I am overwrought by the tragedy inflicted on innocent people just as I am burdened by someone's terminal diagnosis or divorce. My experience with cancer and divorce and death connects me to their pain and I feel it all over again.
· Human trafficking and
all its viciousness,
· Abuse of every
deplorable type,
· Maiming and deaths of
innocents,
· Wanton, unrestrained
global slaughter of animals and fish,
· Wanton environmental
eradication.
My struggle with appropriate actions to my choices led me
to reconsider my sincere reason for the theme of this blog. Observing commitments
and the corresponding actions of others to a conviction of principle, I have
decided that my efforts to improve myself first and foremost IS my conviction
of principle and primary goal. Any expansion of the area of influence is strictly in
the Hands of God.
Examples from Evening News:
· Airplane passengers
disabled another threatening passenger. Their efforts constrained the person
without harm to him or them.
· A store clerk assisted
by several customers disabled a robber and held him without harm for the
police.
· Military Fathers and
Mothers making the time and effort to visit their children.
· Anonymous persons
paying Layaways off for families.
Gifts, aid, kind words, time, given without notoriety or
expectation of any reward or return. All done locally and quietly but one
person testifies to another and a public announcement is made providing an
example for those of us privileged to see and/or hear.
I remember an adage: If every person helped their neighbor,
no one would lack help.
When we withdraw our action or interaction, we allow
good and evil to continue to success.
A junior high school student was an acquaintance in a messed up family. My mother suggested I try to be a friend but I had things to do. He killed himself about two weeks after that.
A coworker was struggling with personal issues in a troubled marriage. I sensed he enjoyed our intermittent conversations but again I let work be my primary call. He killed himself.
Could I have prevented either suicide? I will never know that answer but I do know interaction would have been better than withdrawal.
Well, it is 07:30 AM and I started writing this about 09:40 PM last night. Connye and I had a late dinner at Panera Bread and I started thinking and talking about this then. While Tuff was figuring what to do, outside and I stood with him in the misting rain at 04:15 AM, I thought of projects at work. This blog theme is threaded to several others and reminded me of those projects.
One took me three years from conception to completion and another five years. Each one consumed me day and night and weekends, thinking about their structure, content, method of employment, maintenance, area of coverage, and the inevitable presentations to people determined to block or stall or end the item for no obvious stated reason.
Having to answer to surreptitious reasons never overtly stated. How often I desired to shake his rodent head until either the truth burst forth or he declined any association. When the truth of a resistance is not made public, it cannot be argued, while the partial truths, lies or possibilities propagate draining energy and resources to prevent the project from maturing.
If legal ownership of guns are a true threat to a corrupt governing authority, any program to confiscate the weapons will remain incognito until enough of the population supports, then demands, their removal, making resistance futile.
If your:
- Love of freedom over security,
- Personal independence and freedom of thought,
- Concern for proper and quality education for your children,
- Ability to choose where you live and the type of housing,
- Ad infinitum,
is perceived as a threat, their removal or restriction will be disguised within a call for "the greater good".
Are You Impressed Yet?
As you probably noticed, in this blog, the intertwining of positive and negative topics in no set order; as they are in life. In fact, the obvious blurring of lines and time frame can confuse the casual observer, which, at times, is the intent.
