I was talking with a friend about this the other day and he brought up the movie idiocracy. It hit me that it is a comedy version of Ann Rands Atlas Shrugged.
The entire education system in the west, K-12 and universities and their fraternities and sororities were built for this. This was their purpose. To indoctrinate and identify useful idiots and agents to do their bidding. I believe it was laid out in writing between Amschel Rothschild and Adam Weishopt in 1776, if I remember correctly.
If you want to rule the world, you need a huge, loyal power structure.
I listened (painfully) to C Freeland from Canada talk for a couple minutes. I would say her IQ is a half a point above Kamala Harris.
Thank you Alex, you don’t disappoint. It’s a conflict as basic as reality vs. a pseudo reality. What is reality? IMO - reality is what works (over the life cycle) and endures (stretch the timeline).
As a CA gov employee of 33+ years, and nearing retirement, your article is Dead On Accurate. It is remarkable how much time, money, and effort, is allocated and wasted, often in an effort to 'spend that money', before the yrs budget ends, every last dime MUST be spent, lest there's budget cuts the next fiscal yr. When an incompetent supervisor was promoted very early in my career, I heard a phrase & explanation, that haunt me to this day. In Gov, you rise to the level of your Incompetence. The more incompetent the better it often seems. Thanks Alex!
Well said. And great examples. We're surrounded by incompetent, irrational, illogical - and some would say, insane, and I agree, as one cannot truly believe any of these ideologies without being insane, the opposite of sane - ideologues of every stripe. By design. I pray we, as a nation, survive this AND purge this insane destructive force, but at the very least purge it. We can rebuild a new nation afterward.
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Alex - Thank you for pointing out the "myth of media objectivity." In high school (U.S.), we learned about the goal of a "good" journalist is objectivity; however, in real life, we do not see it. Journalism today, as it has probably always been, is a solid medium for dispersing the propaganda of the controllers.
Circa 1970, a speaker to one of my high school classes told us about the Soviet "news" agency, and that "news" was totally managed by the state/government, that all the citizens were aware of this, and knew that "News" was positioned to shape their opinions. And, naturally, they believed very little. However, this person also said that the same thing was true about "news" in the U.S., and that the citizens didn't have a clue that it was going on. That message has stayed in my mind for many, many years.
The media is complicit in promoting the goals of the New World Order - One World Government through its most visible arms of the WEF, UN, WHO, etc. This is a conspiracy, not a conspiracy theory. Here is a link to the WEF's 4th Industrial Revolution "wheel." It is intricately plotted out. Click on "Media," and you will see another detailed wheel. And more wheels within wheels.
What a strange contrast did this man's outward life
present to his destructive, world-annihilating thoughts !
In sooth, had the citizens of Königsberg had the least
presentiment of the full significance of his ideas, they
would have felt a far more awful dread at the presence of
this man than at the sight of an executioner, who can but
kill the body. But the worthy folk saw in him nothing
more than a Professor of Philosophy, and as he passed
at his customary hour, they greeted him in a friendly
manner and set their watches by him.
But though Immanuel Kant, the arch-destroyer in the
realm of thought, far surpassed in terrorism Maximilian
Robespierre, he had many similarities with the latter,
which induce a comparison between the two men.
...
Kant, the omnipulverizer, arch-destroyer, executioner of creativity, worse terrorist than Robespierre, from Königsberg, Kaliningrad. Frankfurt School icon Hannah Arendt explicitly states Kant is the key.
So "idiocracy" does not quite catch it : worse than Robespierre, the executioner who merely kills the body.
An interesting piece on stupidity: "The 5 Basic Laws Of Human Stupidity, According To Cipolla"
“The stupid ones are more fearsome than Mafia, the military-industrial complex or the Communist International. They’re an unorganized group, without a leader or norm, but in spite of that, they act in perfect harmony, as guided by an invisible hand."
“With the smile on his lips, as if he were doing the most natural thing in the world, the stupid will appear on the spur of the moment to spoil your plans, destroy your peace, complicate your life and work, make you lose money, time, good humor, productivity, and all this without malice, without remorse and without reason. Stupidly”.
"These are the words of the famous professor of economic history Carlo Cipolla, who taught at the universities of Pavia and Berkeley and published academic works in which he analyzed overpopulation throughout history but passed to posterity thanks to his “Theory of Stupidity”, condensed in his book “The Basic Laws od Human Stupidity”, a treatise on human stupidity with satirical overtones."
Once some humans could navigate by the stars...nomadic societies benefited from this...this skill directed where to go for survival essentials...water...game...plants...and leadership. Another important societal function was the fire carrier...individuals chosen to carry the fire literally the light... for when the stars were not visible...heat and warmth when light was absent...chemical transformation of foods to release stored light and energy... within foods...and importantly story telling/education around the campfire. Some "ancients" were educated to travel beyond our very local star and light source. Today Alex once again we enjoy sitting by your fire...sometimes we collectively forget where the stars are...but are reminded by your wisdom.
It’s not just your state, it’s nearly every country in Europe too, as well as Japan, Australia, New Zealand,,hey that’s almost the entire NATO membership and they’re all US Vassals.
There used to be a slight exception to your general rule, in that political parties that seek reelection need a few competent, honest officers at election time, to put in front of the TV cameras and to win debates. One such example was Robin Cook in the UK, who was arguably the brightest star of Tony Blair's otherwise dismal team. It's not clear what exactly he discovered, but he was found dead in the most mysterious of circumstances.
Garbage in , garbage out. Long periods of costless (or next too) cheap money- e.g. what can we buy with all or extra cash now that we have a plane? I know BLM, health groups- WHO, create NGOS to influence/change societal policies so we can make more money etc. Qui bono, always qui bono.
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Corollary: Corruption lead to incompetence. Absolute corruption leads to absolute incompetence.
I was talking with a friend about this the other day and he brought up the movie idiocracy. It hit me that it is a comedy version of Ann Rands Atlas Shrugged.
The entire education system in the west, K-12 and universities and their fraternities and sororities were built for this. This was their purpose. To indoctrinate and identify useful idiots and agents to do their bidding. I believe it was laid out in writing between Amschel Rothschild and Adam Weishopt in 1776, if I remember correctly.
If you want to rule the world, you need a huge, loyal power structure.
I listened (painfully) to C Freeland from Canada talk for a couple minutes. I would say her IQ is a half a point above Kamala Harris.
Thank you Alex, you don’t disappoint. It’s a conflict as basic as reality vs. a pseudo reality. What is reality? IMO - reality is what works (over the life cycle) and endures (stretch the timeline).
As a CA gov employee of 33+ years, and nearing retirement, your article is Dead On Accurate. It is remarkable how much time, money, and effort, is allocated and wasted, often in an effort to 'spend that money', before the yrs budget ends, every last dime MUST be spent, lest there's budget cuts the next fiscal yr. When an incompetent supervisor was promoted very early in my career, I heard a phrase & explanation, that haunt me to this day. In Gov, you rise to the level of your Incompetence. The more incompetent the better it often seems. Thanks Alex!
Well said. And great examples. We're surrounded by incompetent, irrational, illogical - and some would say, insane, and I agree, as one cannot truly believe any of these ideologies without being insane, the opposite of sane - ideologues of every stripe. By design. I pray we, as a nation, survive this AND purge this insane destructive force, but at the very least purge it. We can rebuild a new nation afterward.
Alex - Thank you for pointing out the "myth of media objectivity." In high school (U.S.), we learned about the goal of a "good" journalist is objectivity; however, in real life, we do not see it. Journalism today, as it has probably always been, is a solid medium for dispersing the propaganda of the controllers.
Circa 1970, a speaker to one of my high school classes told us about the Soviet "news" agency, and that "news" was totally managed by the state/government, that all the citizens were aware of this, and knew that "News" was positioned to shape their opinions. And, naturally, they believed very little. However, this person also said that the same thing was true about "news" in the U.S., and that the citizens didn't have a clue that it was going on. That message has stayed in my mind for many, many years.
The media is complicit in promoting the goals of the New World Order - One World Government through its most visible arms of the WEF, UN, WHO, etc. This is a conspiracy, not a conspiracy theory. Here is a link to the WEF's 4th Industrial Revolution "wheel." It is intricately plotted out. Click on "Media," and you will see another detailed wheel. And more wheels within wheels.
https://intelligence.weforum.org/topics/a1Gb0000001RIhBEAW/key-issues/a1Gb00000027vYhEAI
Here's the Global Governance wheel:
https://intelligence.weforum.org/topics/a1Gb0000000LHN2EAO
This is a perfect summation of where we are now - “idiocracy”. It would be funny if it were not so (literally) deadly serious.
Waiting over night, and already 55 comments ... ;-O
Anyway, I only wonder how little time it took for the West to reach the level of the late Roman empire in corruption, debauchery, and stupidity.
The only good thing is as history has proven - this kakistocracy is self-defeating. The continuously cut the branch tey are sitting on.
Although I think it never ended without violence. This is what bothers me.
Putin explicitly states the problem :
“First of all, it is the decaying creative potential of the West and a desire to restrain and block the free development of other civilizations.”
There has been an unremitting war on creativity since Kant, who can't do it, as Poet Edgar Poe in Eureka wrote, and Aries Tottle.
Kant is adored all across the transatlantic.
German Poet Heinrich Heine pointed this out in The Romantic Movement 1834 :
Religion and philosophy in Germany : a fragment : Heine, Heinrich, 1797-1856 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
https://archive.org/stream/religionandphilo00heinuoft/religionandphilo00heinuoft_djvu.txt
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What a strange contrast did this man's outward life
present to his destructive, world-annihilating thoughts !
In sooth, had the citizens of Königsberg had the least
presentiment of the full significance of his ideas, they
would have felt a far more awful dread at the presence of
this man than at the sight of an executioner, who can but
kill the body. But the worthy folk saw in him nothing
more than a Professor of Philosophy, and as he passed
at his customary hour, they greeted him in a friendly
manner and set their watches by him.
But though Immanuel Kant, the arch-destroyer in the
realm of thought, far surpassed in terrorism Maximilian
Robespierre, he had many similarities with the latter,
which induce a comparison between the two men.
...
Kant, the omnipulverizer, arch-destroyer, executioner of creativity, worse terrorist than Robespierre, from Königsberg, Kaliningrad. Frankfurt School icon Hannah Arendt explicitly states Kant is the key.
So "idiocracy" does not quite catch it : worse than Robespierre, the executioner who merely kills the body.
Thanks for this, Alex.
An interesting piece on stupidity: "The 5 Basic Laws Of Human Stupidity, According To Cipolla"
“The stupid ones are more fearsome than Mafia, the military-industrial complex or the Communist International. They’re an unorganized group, without a leader or norm, but in spite of that, they act in perfect harmony, as guided by an invisible hand."
“With the smile on his lips, as if he were doing the most natural thing in the world, the stupid will appear on the spur of the moment to spoil your plans, destroy your peace, complicate your life and work, make you lose money, time, good humor, productivity, and all this without malice, without remorse and without reason. Stupidly”.
"These are the words of the famous professor of economic history Carlo Cipolla, who taught at the universities of Pavia and Berkeley and published academic works in which he analyzed overpopulation throughout history but passed to posterity thanks to his “Theory of Stupidity”, condensed in his book “The Basic Laws od Human Stupidity”, a treatise on human stupidity with satirical overtones."
Here's the link: https://principia-scientific.com/the-5-basic-laws-of-human-stupidity-according-to-cipolla/
Once some humans could navigate by the stars...nomadic societies benefited from this...this skill directed where to go for survival essentials...water...game...plants...and leadership. Another important societal function was the fire carrier...individuals chosen to carry the fire literally the light... for when the stars were not visible...heat and warmth when light was absent...chemical transformation of foods to release stored light and energy... within foods...and importantly story telling/education around the campfire. Some "ancients" were educated to travel beyond our very local star and light source. Today Alex once again we enjoy sitting by your fire...sometimes we collectively forget where the stars are...but are reminded by your wisdom.
It’s not just your state, it’s nearly every country in Europe too, as well as Japan, Australia, New Zealand,,hey that’s almost the entire NATO membership and they’re all US Vassals.
There used to be a slight exception to your general rule, in that political parties that seek reelection need a few competent, honest officers at election time, to put in front of the TV cameras and to win debates. One such example was Robin Cook in the UK, who was arguably the brightest star of Tony Blair's otherwise dismal team. It's not clear what exactly he discovered, but he was found dead in the most mysterious of circumstances.
How in the world did they get there? What were they thinking?
Oh, they were thinking "slavery is freedom, war is peace, ignorance is strength and that 2+2=5."
Lahaina fire is another UVALDE type failure.
Garbage in , garbage out. Long periods of costless (or next too) cheap money- e.g. what can we buy with all or extra cash now that we have a plane? I know BLM, health groups- WHO, create NGOS to influence/change societal policies so we can make more money etc. Qui bono, always qui bono.