A flow of information is constantly streaming from the television set; a bombardment of
words and pictures. The speed at which this information is communicated makes it easy
for the signal to take control, switching the viewer's brain to stand-by as information
is absorbed without analysis or question. Today the television's constant signal shapes
the conclusions of the masses and produces the collective norm. The signal prescribes
what is news and what is truth through the words of so-called experts and authorities,
gelding the consciousness and independent thoughts of those subjected to it. Through
television, the masses can be made to accept the most monstrous distortions of reality.
The signal is a chill wind of continuous oppression over the minds of the masses.
It controls the management of society and culture, creating uniformity across all subjects.
The fuel for this vehicle of mass deception is a technique known as perception management
where an array of psychological techniques are used to alter the truth, leading the viewer
to a desired conclusion. Some call this spin or propaganda while others know it as lying.
According to Joseph Goebbels, Propaganda Minister for Adolph Hitler, "If you tell a lie
big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it... It thus
becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent,
for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the
greatest enemy of the State." Most of what can be found on the nightly news is nothing
but advertisements selling more government and a false reality that benefits only those
in control. Television is the dictator of information; newspaper and radio are the whisper
campaign of the television's message.
It is expected that Americans will consistently prescribe to the doctrine of the television.
It is subtly communicated that one should stay within the collective and never challenge
the message, for doing so may be considered an aggression towards culture. The message is,
"Be a good consumer; always obey authority; you know nothing; listen only to experts; be
content and never question or express new ideas." This signal is being broadcast across
millions of screens, indoctrinating the unconscious minds of those who choose this as their
only reality. Self-censorship occurs when these individuals become so deeply indoctrinated
that they are afraid to discuss any information outside the paradigm of television-created
culture; they police their thoughts to ensure they won't conflict with this culture.
Sadly, many people's reality today does not allow any outside information to process,
instead it is written off as conspiracy or blatant lies. Our consciousness has been
destroyed so much that fiction has become reality. An entire lifestyle of poisonous foods
, pharmaceuticals, and fluoridated water are accepted as safe and sold to us at the cost
of our health and well being.
Those of the establishment are using the incredibly powerful weapon of mass psychology
as a method of controlling the minds of the masses and altering the behavior of individuals.
Edward Bernays, a pioneer in the field of public relations in the 20th century,
applied Sigmund Freud's theory of psychoanalysis to manipulate the masses by engineering consent.
According to Bernays, "If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind,
it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without them
knowing it." Advertisers and psychologists of the billion dollar culture creation
industry manufacture trends through the proliferation of insecurities; and manipulating
desires and emotions. These concepts are also employed to control how individuals think
about politics, as well as the possibilities and limitations within society.
Those welding power within our streams of mass communication market their plans
into each generation as individuals adopt specific ways of thinking and never suspect
that all the major events and trends within their lifetime are actually planned by an
elite few before they are even born. In our society today, culture is created from the top down.
Virtually all forms of culture are created by the ruling class to build a false sense of
reality, ensure social compliance, and control the future course of cultural evolution.
Predictive programming is a tool used by the establishment to acclimate the public to new ideas,
trends, beliefs, and threats. It is used through television by including certain situations
or ideas within the plots of many fictional shows, familiarizing the viewer with these concepts
no matter what they may be watching. When similar situations occur or like ideas are circulated
in the world we think that these particular things are quite natural for we have unknowingly
been made familiar with them through television. By viewing nearly any popular show on television,
one can see the same propaganda that will be aired on the nightly news. Propaganda on a wide
array of subjects has been interwoven into a great number of television shows. Just a few of
these subjects include global warming, vaccinations, torture, terrorism, national security,
the militarization of police, and the degradation of the family unit. Through predictive
programming, television shapes culture and prevents individuals from asking questions.
Crisis' are created on a daily basis and broadcast across the airwaves to keep individuals
in a state of panic and fear. Whether it be the threat of a pandemic or terrorism, the
constant state of crisis has created a form of mental illness as we are slowly acclimated
into an age of crisis. By using Hegelian dialectic, the television promotes the problem,
guides our reaction, and presents the solution. The problem of terrorism was exclaimed, a
strong emotional response was evoked, and it was stated that our rights need be sacrificed
in order to protect us from the threat. We've lost personal sovereignty under the guise of
terrorism; we're stopped and searched; we're watched by cameras as we go about our lives;
and we're encouraged to spy on our neighbors. We have been trained to accept the life of
a prisoner.
America is in a state of enlightened despotism where most individuals live only to satisfy
selfish inner desires and remain ignorant of the state of the world around them. In most
public places one can find a television transmitting propaganda around the clock ensuring
the masses remain focused on trivial matters. From birth we take the world as it’s presented
on television. We don't question it and any serious criticism of TV is becoming psychologically
impossible in society. Who would suspect getting born into a world where everything around
you is a continuous lie? The youth of today are convinced that the experts and personalities
on television are the authority of credible information while parents and older generations
are foolish with dated ideas. Children are conditioned to disconnect from what is truly
important to their well being and instead focus on mindless trivia, sports, celebrity gossip,
and buying an array of material things. They invest their psychological worth in fantasy
characters on television while ignoring or even scorning individuals contributing to the
betterment of humanity. They are discouraged from getting involved in their local community
and often lack the ability to think independently or to resist corruption. As their
children's minds are molded by television, there is barely a murmur from the public.
For over half a century, our society has lived under this signal of mental programming and
conditioning. The message is clear: don't be a leader, don't engage in critical thinking,
and don’t care about the people in your life. Until individuals become aware of the
current information war, our standard of living and our liberties will continue to be
degraded and we will continue to lose communities and meaningful relationships between
people. Currently, pockets of resistance are beginning to spring up everywhere as some
unplug the signal and regain control of their own thoughts. Informed individuals are
canceling their cable and satellite subscriptions and instead spending time with their
families and children while participating in meaningful experiences. They are seeking
alternative news sources. They are reading about those who weld incredible influence
over culture like Edward Bernays, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Charles Galton Darwin, Plato,
Bertrand Russell, and Aldous Huxley. However, it is a continuous battle to educate the
masses for the television remains our greatest threat to individual sovereignty and the
largest obstacle to becoming a truly informed individual. Fortunately, unplugging
from the signal is easy. The television can simply be turned off. Through doing so, you may
realize nearly our entire world is now a hoax; things once known as truth are fake.
We have been trained like dogs to be obedient to our television; our master has had our
minds on a tight leash. Let us never forget the truth will not be televised.
