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Sex Scandals And Distractions Prop UpThe Power Elite (video and picture)
by Monica Davis
Current elites are manipuling us with tactics that have been around for thousands of years. The Romans, the Chines and the Soviets were experts at empire building and divide an conquer strategies. It’s only new if yoiu aren’t a student of history.
Think about it. How do you successfully control people without using a massive miitary force? Answer: divide and conquer.
How do you divide and conquer people? Answer: create or enhance differences and flash points.
What are the flashpoints social engineers are using today? Answer: terrorism, religion, and class warfare.
What better and more efficient way to create a platform for preserving this crumbling empire than using broadcast media, new media platforms and social media?
After all, “news” is what the masters of media say it is. Here is a case in point. The media shoves bread and circuses down our throats, subverting dangerously important news with bread and circus tales of what this or that celebrity was arrested for, got sued over, or made a baby with.
These days, breaking stories about celebities trump government malfeasance, congresional testimony, or environmental crimes. Take the item below, for instance. .
… we caught an interesting discussion about the NSA on MSNBC. Well, it was interesting until they interrupted it with a breaking news story. Teen pop star Justin Bieber had just been arrested in Miami Beach, and the news channel wanted to make sure its viewers were aware of the situation.
You read that correctly.
Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) was being interviewed about the government panel’s NSA recommendations. In fact, she was in the middle of a sentence saying the government should seriously consider not continuing Section 215 of the Patriot Act. That’s the part of the law the NSA uses to justify its mass data collection.
But host Andrea Mitchell (or maybe it was her producers… Who knows… or cares?) decided that the viewers needed an update on a story that was really important. In case you’re wondering, the Canadian singer had been arrested for drag-racing and driving under the influence. MOREHERE
