Topic: Ignorance
Mass Ignorance & The Death of the Republic The masses are asleep; completely ignorant and apathetic about what is going on in Washington. This, of course, is just what the corrupt oligarchs running America want.by Alexander Massa
(libertarian)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Many things that we see every day, and take for granted, are there for less than sincere purposes. Entertainment and media, which is supposedly only in existence for our enjoyment and pleasure, is not and never was there for that purpose. Entertainment is being used by the higher echelons of our national government and the global elites to control the population. How? If the people are focused on pop culture and sports, they cannot possibly be simultaneously watching the activities of their elected officials. This allows them free reign to do whatever they want; if no-one is watching, who will catch them?
The latest statistic on reading in the United States is a terrifying one - a scant 3/4 of Americans read one book a year. Note that we are talking about one book, not 100. 25% of Americans go 365 days without reading a single page. If that doesn't shock or scare you, there is something wrong with you. The global elites have carried out their plan of mass ignorance and de-education with stunning success. Most Americans watch several hours of television a day; engorging themselves with corporate propaganda like pigs at the trough.
It is no wonder that America is so ignorant and uninformed when one looks at such horrifying statistics. When one looks at what so-called "books" are for sale today, these people might as well just not read. No longer do Americans read classic pieces of literature. No, now we read biographies and "tell-all" books about idiots profiling their acts of idiocy. Every celebrity has at one point or another published a meaningless tome (a long pamphlet, really) about their worthless lives and the stupid things they have done. Out of the 75% that actually read something, 50% are probably reading these books. So, essentially, less than half of America reads a worthwhile book a year. I'm just filled with optimism about our future, aren't you?
On a similar, but not entirely related front, many Americans haven't even read the Constitution and even more are confused as to what it actually contains in the way of civil liberties. Most Americans think the mythical monolithic wall of separation between church and state is actually spoken of in the Constitution. The words "separation of church and state" are nowhere to be found in the Constitution; they were written in the private letters of Thomas Jefferson. Of course, you can't expect the Kool-Aid drinkers to put down the television remote for a fraction of a second to pick up the Constitution and read about their rights.
I have never understood why people are so ignorant of the Constitution. Seeing as it grants us our rights against the tyranny of the State, you'd think people would take it a little more seriously and be vigilant of intrusions on their civil liberties. They obviously haven't been watching too closely, seeing as the federal government has been shredding the Constitution since at least 1933, when FDR raped the Constitution (repeatedly) with his wildly unconstitutional New Deal programs. And yet, FDR, President-for-Life and the first dictator of the American State, is almost unilaterally praised as a great patriotic Hero. After all, he got us ot of the Depression didn't he? Well... actually, no, he didn't, but that's a debate we can have at a later date.
No, I've changed my mind - we'll get past that one right now. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was not, is not now, and never will be an American hero, patriot, or anything remotely good. His massive New Deal set of reforms was blatantly unconstitutional, and many of his reforms were shot down by the Supreme Court during the 1930s for that reason. That led to his threatening of a very unconstitutional action - the packing of the Supreme Court. He threatened to "pack" the Supreme Court with justices that supported his unconstitutional actions, so that if any of his reforms were set to be reviewed, they would be ruled legal in spite of their blatant illegality.
Also, they really didn't help the economy, and they certainly didn't jumpstart it, as some liberal sycophants would have you believe. If you look at just the facts, economic growth and the growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) from 1933 to 1940 wasn't that impressive. The truth is that World War Two and the booming armaments industry dragged America out of the Great Depression. If it weren't for things like the Lend-Lease Act and the war itself, the depression would've likely dragged on throughout the 1940s.
That's enough for a while; now let's get back to the original topic, which is that Americans are constantly distracted by pop culture so they don't see what is actually going on in Washingon. If only they knew... Americans would take to the streets overnight in an armed show of righteous indignation. But if current trends continue, that will only take place far off in some isolated revolutionary's dreams.
The biggest distractor is sports, by far. Sports, which were meant to be recreational activities played occasionally on the weekend with your friends when you had free time, have now morphed into a multi-billion dollar industry. As far as I know, sports were originally meant to be played in the backyard, not to be watched in an arena full of imbeciles who pay in excess of $100 for a ticket and a moldy looking hot dog. What's worse is that a man, probably an ex-criminal, can become a football player and make more than the President of the United States, despite the fact that his IQ is lower than the speed limit in most cul-de-sacs. While the free market creates such a disparity of wealth, it is acceptable provided it is what the market will bear. If the fans didn't waste their money on stupid memorabilia such as jerseys, the outrageous salaries of the players would plummet.
So if most of America wastes it's time watching a bunch of uniformed man-children kicking various balls down fields, what does it do in between games? Most usually spend this precious time watching.... their kids? Yeah, right... the answer is celebrities. While most Americans don't know who the Speaker of the House is, they can tell you the names of the 30 or so Kenyan children adopted by Angelina Jolie. Ahh... I love it when people have their priorities in order.
More people, sadly, care about Britney Spears and her exploits, such as shaving her head to reveal a face fitting of a hermaphrodite, than current events such as our foreign policy. After having our military forces deployed in Afghanistan for almost a decade, less than 10% of Americans can point out Afghanistan on a world map. But geography is such useless knowledge, right? After all, which is more important - fixing our beleaugered economy, or being able to know the words to every rap song recorded in the last twenty years?
So what can we informed citizens do to turn the rising tide of ignorance and save our sacred Republic from tyranny? First, we can rouse our friends and family from the slumber they've been in for so long. Then we can join a local patriot group or, better yet, the Constitution Party, one of America's fastest growing third parties. While many of you would consider joining the Libertarian Party, I cannot because I am pro-life and the Libertarian Party sadly is not. The Constitution Party is dedicated to reigning in big government and restoring the Republic, which is on it's deathbed as we speak.
Many people are fearful of Big Brother and hesitant to stand up to the federal government. Most fear retribution and retaliaton from the likes of the IRS and others, who have a history of harassing the detractors of big government. However, those fears, at least for the time being, are unwarranted. But we must stand up now before it actually is a crime to criticize the government. We must remember that all it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
Now is the time to rise up (via peaceful demonstrations, not violent revolution) and throw off the yoke of oppressive government! Now is the time to throw down the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny and demand that the federal government uphold the Constitution! Now is the time to demand answers from our elected officials! Now is the time - for we have nothing to lose, but a world to gain!
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Posted By: Brian McCandliss
Date: 2009-11-18 12:20:29
"a scant 3/4 of Americans read one book a year".
That doesn't make people ignorant-- it just means that books are obsolete in an electronic-information age. Classes don't give you a book and say "read it," they have specific goals and objectives that use parts of the book.
People are ignorant about more imporant things than books-- specifically, the meaning of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
These established the United States as a federal republic of individual sovereign nations, NOT "one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all," That is a LIE, but people are indocrinated to believe that they are free, within a conquered regime that destroys their sovereignty as rulers of their respective individual nation-state.
And without that knowledge of your right of self-government which belongs to you under the law, all the other knowledge in the world doesn't do you a bit of good, since you're slave to the unlawful regime. So until the people learn about their sovereignty, then it really doesn't matter WHAT they learn or don't-- it's all the same difference, since a slave is a slave.
I almost mistook you for one of the bully pulpit glibertards or poofers- an O'Reilly of conservatism if you will. Almost.
Thank god this diatribe and self-indulgent rant will really shake the "pigs at the trough" awake.
Though to be honest, your one saving grace is that you are not a member of the LP, the reason you give is absurd. I don't think protectionism and mandatory pro-life laws that allow for expansive bureaucracies to make sure women aren't getting abortions is necessary limited government. Additionally, your big screw-up is where you label the LP pro-choice.
This is false. The LP, for all its shortcomings, remains silent on the issue of abortion. I'd do a favor and practice what you preach - especially reading up on any relevant material.
Thank you and good luck spreading real constitutionalism back to the republic.
RE "First, we can rouse our friends and family from the slumber they've been in for so long."
That's one heck of a 1st step !
Been working at that little trick for 15+ years.
Reminds me of the Steve Martin description of how to become a millionaire: "First, you get a million bucks".
Perhaps if we were not such a huge country of so many parts people would not feel so insignificant and impotent in addressing the complicated political problems created by the Federal Government. Perhaps if the states succeeded and we separated into separate countries and had our smaller states people could get a handle on what their own government. Dealing with a county, city, state and federal government is more than most people can comprehend given the necessities of holding a job, providing for a family, paying their bills. Gosh and we will soon be dealing with a world government if things keep going the way they are. I stood up to my local government because they were selling land (easements) to people they knew already owned it by right of law, and the money wasn't going into the city treasury. To shut me up, they tried to discredit me , put me in jail under a trumped up civil charge and false evidence because I persisted in spreading the information. After the State's Auditor General told me they didn't know about the money, sounding very concerned, the city audit was held off for a year and they found, not surprising, "no problems". It is dangerous to stick your head out now, believe me. And if you join a group, you can be charged with being terrorists. The tools used against activists, with the corruption at the level it is, are expanding rapidly. Why would they have a weapon now to hold off crowds in demonstrations that burn the skin? When I see people in other countries in the streets by the thousands my memories of the 60's is stirred. Unfortunately that will not again happen in America. My own feeling is that our only hope is to succeed.
Enough said. Cogitate on that.
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