The science of fear and the racket of war comes of
age...
"The great enemy of the
truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest,
but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic"
-John F. Kennedy
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The great enemy of the
truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest,
but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
John F. Kennedy
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"War
is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the
most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in
scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the
losses in lives. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is
not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small 'inside' group
knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few, at the
expense of the very many. Out of war a few people make huge fortunes." - Smedley D. Butler.
Without a doubt, money is the
primary motivation for war, and it is fear that greases the wheels of that
machine. An ideology is secondary to profit since World War 2, and the average
solder has little or no understanding for the true reason of his participation,
and that is the ultimate betrayal to our military men of honor. The mindset of
constant war is so cleverly promoted, most think the idea they hold is an
original thought. It is indeed a science, and that science has come of age. And
while we wave our flags, and risk our lives all around the world, a few men are
getting very rich. Men who make profit on destruction and reconstruction, in an
institution called the military industrial complex.
We can easily forgive a
child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are
afraid of the light.-Plato
The study of fear as an acquirable
motivating drive goes back to antiquity. In 1948, the science of fear took on a
life all its own, and men like B.F. Skinner, Sigmund Freud, and Neal E. Miller
explored the possibility of manipulating fear in the minds of men to motivate
an agenda. The paragraph below came from a study by Neal E. Miller. It was
called: “Fear as motivation and fear-reduction as reinforcement in the
learning of new responses.” Journal of Experimental Psychology, Vol
38(1), Feb 1948, 89-101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0058455
“Albino rats were trained to go from
a white compartment through an open door into a black compartment in order to
escape from electric shock. "To demonstrate that an acquired drive (fear
or anxiety) had been established, the animals were taught a new habit without
further shocks. The door (previously always open) was closed. The only way
that the door could be opened was by rotating a little wheel, which was above
the door, a fraction of a turn. Under these conditions, the animals exhibited
trial-and-error behavior and gradually learned to escape from the white
compartment by rotating the wheel. If conditions were changed so that only
pressing a bar would open the door, wheel turning extinguished, and a second
new habit (bar pressing) was learned. Control experiments demonstrated that the
learning of the new habits was dependent upon having received moderately strong
electric shocks during the first stages of training."
Do you see a bit of your own life
reflected in this description? Seems simple enough to understand, a response to
stimuli; but just fifty years later the study of this so called “fear-factor”
had grown into a fine art, a new expanded science using its own set of
terminology, and here is an excerpt:
From normal fear to pathological
anxiety. Rosen, Jeffrey B.; Schulkin, Jay.
Psychological Review, Vol 105(2), Apr 1998, 325-350. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0033-295X.105.2.325
“In this article the authors address
how pathological anxiety may develop from adaptive fear states. Fear responses
(e.g., freezing, startle, heart rate and blood pressure changes, and increased
vigilance) are functionally adaptive behavioral and perceptual responses
elicited during danger to facilitate appropriate defensive responses that can
reduce danger or injury (e.g., escape and avoidance). Fear is a central motive
state of action tendencies subserved by fear circuits, with the amygdala
playing a central role. Pathological anxiety is conceptualized as an
exaggerated fear state in which hyperexcitability of fear circuits that include
the amygdala and extended amygdala (i.e., bed nucleus of the strict terminalis)
is expressed as hypervigilance and increased behavioral responsivity to fearful
stimuli. Reduced thresholds for activation and hyperexcitability in fear
circuits develop through sensitization- or kindling-like processes that involve
neuropeptides, hormones, and other proteins. Hyperexcitability in fear circuits
is expressed as pathological anxiety that is manifested in the various anxiety
disorders.”
Seems that terminology has separated
men from the understanding of a science that has grown so powerful... A science
that controls and dominates us from cradle to grave... A science that is still
expanding, with another twenty years of fine tuning under its belt...
Motivations we must all face to find
solace in our lives, are now being used against us... If we are going to win
this war being waged for our very minds, we must educate ourselves...
Motivations are not the same...
There are many kinds of motivations
that can propel us to action. All of them, in one form or another, can drive us
to work hard, to learn, and to try new things... but not all motivations are
for our common good, nor do they all inspire us in a positive way. Those who
want to control us, and manipulate our actions, know this very well...
One motivation is called incentive.
It is a very common motivation that involves rewards, and on many diverse
levels in our lives. It refers, in most all cases, to some form of goal, or a
target to work for, like a business promotion, or a bonus for a monthly sales
goal... or a simple inspiration by a good job performance, or pride in a job
well done. It is, for the most part, a benign form of motivation, and it
originates inside as a dream or as plans stimulated by our own volition, and
extends outward into the world with the hope to manifest itself into a positive
future reality. It is this reality that drew people to America, and the
motivation of what we once knew to be the American Dream.
Another motivation is called Achievement.
It starts with the desire to be more competent in some way. One may attempt to
become more educated, more sensitive and appreciative to art, to find-tune a
talent (like piano), or a physical accomplishment (like running a marathon, or
lifting weights.) Sometimes the motivation comes from the hope of some future
recognition, positive feedback from a peer or a superior perhaps. Again, this
motivation originates inside and attempts to manifest itself outwardly. This
feedback may be as simple as a pat on the back for a job well done, financial
gain, and most rarely... for just the joy of the doing.
Growth is the overt need for self-improvement, and exists from birth to death in one form or another. It
is a burning desire, most time singular in nature, where learning and
experience comes together to produce growth and ability. Most time a specific
type of personality, thought to be hardwired from very early development,
pushes to change us internally, like quitting smoking or to speak in front of a
large audience. In its very nature it moves from internal to external, as we
attempt to manipulate environment, with a new invention... or just hard work.
Without this motivation, surely we would still be living in a cave...
The motivation of power
usually takes an alpha form, where control of ourselves, others, and our
environment is emphatically desired. Most often, along with the need to control
environment, a need to control others by some form manipulation might give one
the ability, to a degree, to manipulate the future. Sometimes, the need for
this power is so great, they will aspire to do just about anything to
accomplish it. Considerations, both moral and ethical, push aside all possible
consequence... but also... it may be illegal. But this kind of motivation
considers itself above all law as it moves to accomplish its task.... and if it
prescribes to any moral compass at all, it will be designed by them... the code
of a thief, or a mafia manifesto, and all of it can be suspended if need be.
Rules are not designed to be moral, but to be used for the purpose of
success...
Social motivation is a desire to belong, to be accepted into the
fold of a particular peer group, such as a political party, a religion, or a
race or creed. This is again internal, innate at times but mostly taught, and
always with the need for acceptance and affiliation. So strong are these social
motivations, that questioning the validity or value of it is very difficult if
not impossible, as most believe that what they are experiencing, their reality,
is ultimate truth.
Most all positive contributions in our society come from those who are socially
motivated, and good and bad, right and wrong, positive or negative outcomes
manifest entirely by the method by which it is used... which brings us to the
final, most destructive form of motivation... FEAR.
The motivation of fear
involves consequences, and most often is manifest after the failure of an
incentive form of motivation. This is important to note. To be clear, for
instance, in a business style of motivation where one refers to the, “carrot
and stick,” incentive is the carrot, and fear is the stick.
Punishment, or the
possibility of a negative consequences, is a primary form of fear motivation,
and this is used widely today, from advertising, politics, religion, to many
forms of propaganda from news to current event fabrication... and all of it
with an agenda for action. As most all "fear motivation" is instilled, failure to achieve, guilt in may forms, the
breaking of rules, and even social taboos inspire fear and in some way... a
form of penalty. To find Liberty, to actually see truth, an understanding of
fear is primary.
Truth
Author's note: Finding your master is easy. Look to what, or who, you can
not talk about. It will be found in the folds of social constraint, taboo, and
well hidden in the doubts of your own inspiration. The hardest of all avenues
to traverse is the concept of truth, where lies are intentional and reality
manipulated from a forgotten or rewritten history. And yet, nothing has more
intrinsic value for the health of a lucid mind, as truth is the illumination of
sanity, and the bane of evil intent. Truth guards us from the claws of fear.
with heavy hearts unburdened, and transforms our conscious minds with an
ability to formulate a decision based on righteous principles. When truth is
relinquished, fear becomes a cancer to each and every act, and propels us to
sit on the precipice of confusion, and without knowing why, as no viable
decision can be made. This is the mind of a slave, and the greatest of all
tragedy in our humanity... slavery of the spirit. A tragedy that can only be
stifled by a singular ideal, the need to find truth.
War is wrought by mighty men. Men
who justify the blood of innocence for their own selfish concerns. It is, to a
pragmatic mind, pure genius in both depth and scope. It destroys dreams, and
innocent lives are extinguished to white ash. The cost of that endeavor is paid
in full, with 20 trillion in debt... a debt that can never be paid, and
inherited by our children. A debt that has doubled in just eight years...And yet, as new money is printed out of thin air,
new loans are issued to rebuild. And the hidden tax of inflation enslaves us
all... forever. Until of course, when we foreclose.
I know this... a singular concept
that is my redemption in a world of evil men: that any religion who promotes
the killing of another, is suspect. And as I do not pretend to know the mind of
God, as so many others exclaim to be inspired... no Loving God-Creator of my
comprehension would sanction it under any circumstance... and so it must be
man-made, war, inspired by men, and not from the mind of God... and so I
propose to you that we are not obliged, in any way or fashion, to obey. And
yes, there are things worthy to sacrifice our lives, and I count Liberty from
Tyranny as a primary one...
I would die to regain Liberty, but
never for international corporate profit, or central banking manipulations of
our precious America.
A universal law, called cause and
effect, seems to be scientifically valid and sound, as what we sow we will
reap... and yet, the same bullies, the same universal money-hungry malcontents,
the same malevolent shadow manipulators, seem so surprised when there is a
reaction that attempts to curb their agenda. There is so much ego wrapped into
their masterful deign, that they expect us all to die for them. I say, no thank
you just the same... Do not, sir, tread on me. Give me Liberty, or give me your
death. Yes, your death, as just one candle of truth in the great voids you
create, will curse you. And we will hand this candle, the light of liberty and
truth, for our children to cherish, because you are forever cursed to a
darkness of your own design... We the people of the United States of America do
not belong to you.
