From: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com (roc-digest) To: roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: roc-digest V2 #477 Reply-To: roc-digest Sender: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk roc-digest Saturday, January 5 2002 Volume 02 : Number 477 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 07:23:52 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Vance Subject: "Islamakazis" (fwd) - ----------------------- begin forwarded message from Charles Riggs --------------------- Subject: "Islamakazis" Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 09:13:01 -0500 From: Charles Riggs The following is from Mark Steyn's latest column, in which he also introduces the intriguing term "Islamakazis": "With the benefit of hindsight, Flight 93 is the decisive event of September 11th. By all accounts, the hijackers of that plane weren't exactly the cream of Osama's toxic crop. The flight was halfway across the continent before the boobs made their move and started meandering back east to their target. By the time the passengers began calling home, their families were aware of what had happened at the World Trade Center. Unlike those on the earlier flights, the hostages on 93 knew they were a human missile intended to kill thousands of their fellow citizens. So they acted. As Jim Bennett of UPI wrote, "The Era of Osama lasted about an hour and half or so, from the time the first plane hit the tower to the moment the General Militia of Flight 93 reported for duty." "Just so. No one will ever again hijack an American airliner with box cutters, or, I'd wager, with anything else -- not because of new but predictably idiotic FAA regulations, but because of the example of Todd Beamer and his ad hoc platoon. Faced with a new and unprecedented form of terror, the latest American technology (cellphones) combined with the oldest American virtue (self-reliance) and stopped it in its tracks in just 90 minutes. The foiling of the hijackers of 93 began the transformation of Osama from a jihadi to a jihas-been. True, he might yet come up with something new, but invention and improvisation are the hallmarks of a dynamic culture not a fetid, stagnant one, like Islamofascism." - ----------------------- end forwarded message from Charles Riggs --------------------- - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** 4-19! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 07:24:19 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Vance Subject: Learn the Constitution (fwd) - ----------------------- begin forwarded message from Carl William Spitzer ----------------------- From: Carl William Spitzer Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 21:16:25 PST Subject: Learn the Constitution From: "Joe Larson" SPECIAL NOTICE Starting November 1, 2001 Eagle Forum University will be offering a course enti- tled: The Foundation Of Our Republic, a free online ten-week course of instruction presented by Joseph R. Larson, Chair- man of Restoring America. (Call for more information: (573) 793-3156). The course will be interactive with the students being able to post their thoughts and questions on a discussion board. This course will be taught using the doctrine of original intent and will require the reading of America's founding documents. Direct quotes from the Founding Fathers will be used as text rather than just the views and opinions of the instructor. Registration is available now at: Subject: CARA Bill] OUTRAGEOUS LAND GRAB BILL! STOP NOW! Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:27:12 -0800 From: Jim & Marilynne Mellander Subject: CARA Bill HR 701 IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PIECES OF LEGISLATION TO COME DOWN THE PIKE IN A LONG TIME. IT WILL LEGALIZE CONFISCATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY ANYWHERE IN THE US AND IS A DANGER TO BOTH LANDOWNERS AND NON-LANDOWNERS EVERYWHERE IN THE US. IT COULD BE USED AS A POLITICAL TOOL BY FUTURE ADMINISTRATIONS AND COULD IMPACT EVEN OPEN LAND IN MORE URBAN SETTINGS SUCH AS WE HAVE HERE IN CALIFORNIA. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSMAN TO VOICE YOUR OPINION ON THIS BILL AND FIND OUT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF ITS PASSAGE. WE NEED TO PRESSURE PRESIDENT BUSH TO OPPOSE THIS BILL AND VETO IT IF IT SHOULD COME ACROSS HIS DESK. ISSUE: CARA (H.R. 701) stands for "Conservation and Reinvestment Act". But according to the Gun Owners of America, this bill should instead be called the "Confiscation and Redistribution Act". In the words of former NRA Executive Vice President Ray Arnett, "CARA is destined to be a disaster for one if its intended beneficiaries -- the sporting community of hunters and fishermen who are the true and most able conservationists in America." Here is how this threat will work. Further quoting Arnett: "The unprecedented flood of money provided by CARA will enable the purchase and turning over to federal and state agencies, private lands historically and currently used for sport hunting, fishing, and trapping. This will subject the property's sporting use to the whim of public opinion, and bureaucracies that are increasingly hostile to sport hunting, fishing, trapping and firearms ownership." When rural land disappears, opportunities for recreation, including plinking, disappear. The only thing standing in the way of this outcome is the good faith and good will of environmental organizations and the bureaucracies they are cozy with. As Arnett put it, "Once the land is purchased and under government control, these lavishly funded anti-sportsmen's groups will lobby Congress and government agencies for the elimination of any consumptive use of wildlife resources." We are talking some big bucks to power this anti-gun land grab -- $45 billion dollars to be spent over 15 years. The money will be in a trust fund and out of reach of yearly appropriators. In other words, less accountability than most other federal programs. CARA represents an entitlement for radical environmental extremists who are very anti-gun. And claims that CARA protects land owners are, in the words of Senator Don Nickles of Oklahoma, "just a head fake." ACTION ITEM: CARA has been reported out of committee in the House of Representatives and could come to the floor anytime. It is imperative that this unconstitutional measure (the U.S. Constitution prohibits federal land ownership for other than post offices, forts, and such purposes) be stopped. A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate, and the President is undecided so far. Please sign the petition to Congress to oppose H.R. 701, the "Conservation and Reinvestment Act": www.conservativehq.com/112101.htm **************************************************************************** - ----------------------- end forwarded message from Charles C. Carter ----------------------- - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** 4-19! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 15:24:24 -0600 From: linzellr@datastar.net (Robert Linzell) Subject: National ID Cards: Technical Weaknesses In the December 15, 2001, issue of Crypto-Gram, Bruce Schneier summarizes the technical weaknesses or vulnerabilities of any national ID scheme. The URL is: http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram-0112.html and includes links to other, similar articles. A quote from the article is telling: "I am not saying that national IDs are completely ineffective, or that they are useless. That's not the question. But given the effectiveness and the costs, are IDs worth it? Hell, no." Bob in Mississippi - State Motto: Virtute et Armis ("By Valor and Arms") My PGP Public Key(s): RKBA! "Gun 'proliferation' begins with 'pro' and 'life.' Gun prohibition begins with registration, and ends with genocide." --Dave Kopel, National Review Online, 6 Aug 2001 - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 09:31:53 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Vance Subject: Hey, I'm somebody! (fwd) - ----------------------- begin forwarded message from CALPatton@aol.com ----------------------- From: CALPatton@aol.com Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 11:06:16 EST Subject: Hey, I'm somebody! Greetings Brother Abe: This is surely a Word for the Wise. Peace, Brother Carl Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 01:01:05 -0800 Subject: Hey, I'm somebody! From: "Abraham N/A" Found this on the web: thought you might like it. "This is a story about four people named, Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done." Christ's Peace, Abe Least - ----------------------- end forwarded message from CALPatton@aol.com ----------------------- - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** 4-19! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 18:33:01 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Vance Subject: What a MARVELOUS ANTI-LIBERAL RANT (fwd) - ----------------------- begin forwarded message from Rich Martin ----------------------- From: Rich Martin Subject: What a MARVELOUS ANTI-LIBERAL RANT Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:59:00 -0800 (PST) From: "Jack Perrine" Of course we recognize that it is totally impossible to say anything nice about Liberals.....but this rant soars into excellence with lines like the following: Many of us were frustrated by school systems that often as not punished displays of excellence, discouraged intelligent discourse, and attempted to subjugate all students in a perverted effort to mold every mind to one standard of mediocrity. What a Marvelous READ Jack THE BRAVE NEW RIGHT THE "SILENT MAJORITY" IS TALKING By: Elysian Hunter http://www.etherzone.com/hunt121901.shtml After forty years of leftist neo-socialist propaganda being forced down the American people's collective throats, finally, in a long-overdue renaissance, we are starting to display an understanding of common sense. My generation, the so-called "Gen-X" has been twice disillusioned. We wanted the material successes of our parents' generation but without their turmoils. We were the children who grew up in the wake of "free love," and we discovered that it was neither free nor love. We have been left to discover for ourselves how empty and shallow and false the promises of the "Great Society" are. We are the ones who have to attempt to repair the past forty years' worth of damage- we must find solutions that will repair a broken culture and a failed educational system. We are also the ones who are challenged to find an alternative to the current entitlement state in which all one has to do to be "more equal" than the other "animals" is to claim to be a member of an oppressed group. Why are "Gen-Xer's" taking a hard right turn? Our early indoctrinations often made no sense. Many of us were frustrated by school systems that often as not punished displays of excellence, discouraged intelligent discourse, and attempted to subjugate all students in a perverted effort to mold every mind to one standard of mediocrity. Stay behind with the rest of the class? This phrase is the summation of the "Great Society" and of the leftist movement. In the Marxist mindset there is no call to excellence, no reward for merit. Yet humans are driven by an innate desire to succeed in their endeavors. The satisfaction of accomplishment, once experienced, is often its own reward. The error in Marxist thought is that the concept of meritocracy does not exist, that equality lies in being the same as others instead of in equality of opportunity- the freedom to achieve, and reap the rewards of one's labor, according to one's talent, willingness to work and desire. President Reagan once said that the difference between a Communist and an anti-Communist is that a Communist reads Marx and Lenin, but an anti-Communist understands Marx and Lenin. We "Gen-Xer's" understand Marx and Lenin- we had Marxism shoved down our throats. Many of us now understand, through the reality of getting along in the real world, that liberty is not in "equal outcomes" but in the freedom to choose, the freedom to succeed or fail. To each according to his or her own abilities and effort- this was a truth we had to discover for ourselves. We are not our parents' generation. The climate of the 1960's challenged all facets of conventional wisdom. We as a nation questioned our purpose, we asked "what are we fighting for" when our military was trapped in a political quagmire throughout the Vietnam war. Our parents' generation became cynical and rejected the entire cultural and social order. Love of country along with conventional wisdom, standards of decency and strong families, went out of vogue as young men burned their draft cards, young women burned their bras, and both genders tuned in, turned off and dropped out. The wounds created in the wake of the failed cultural revolution of the 1960's, the fallout of Vietnam and the failure of the "Great Society" are slow in healing. Both the political Left and the Right have made mistakes- the Left in going over the deep end from a liberal republican philosophy such as that of Thomas Jefferson or Thomas Payne, to a psychotic mix of the philosophies of Karl Marx and Saul Alinsky. The Right has failed in many ways also, in allowing themselves to be portrayed as callous, self righteous religious nuts or as bigoted racists. Yet despite the faults of the Right and the folly of some of its more zealous factions, the essential premises of Right wing thought- today's Conservatism- make more sense and offer far more practical solutions than the empty platitudes and failed "feel good" philosophy offered by the Left. We learned important lessons in the 1960's- civil rights being the most important of those lessons, yet the Right differs from the Left on the interpretation of civil rights. We believe that equality is truly color blind, and accessible to either gender, and that everyone is free to earn his or her own rewards. Another reason for "Gen-X" acceptance of the Right is in the glimmer of hope we saw in Reaganesque optimism. Many of us remember President Reagan as "our president," the one we think of when we envision the office of the President. Like Reagan before us, we're the ones who are now tired of complicated explanations for failures. We're tired of relinquishing half of our paychecks to pay for social programs that we are not likely to benefit from. Despite our cynicism, we want to believe in America again, we want to realize the vision of the "shining city on a hill." We know what doesn't work but we're willing to keep trying until we find solutions that do. We know that taking from the middle class to give to those unwilling to work is a sure recipe for disaster- "gimmies" only serve to give a false sense of entitlement for those who choose ignorance and sloth, while fostering a profound sense of resentment within those footing the bill. "Equality of outcome" is inherently unfair. Where is the incentive for individuals to achieve if they are punished (excessive taxation) for doing so? Where is the incentive to achieve if individuals are guaranteed the same outcome whether they work hard or do nothing? While it seems so lovely on the surface to assert that no one will ever suffer poverty again is it not more in keeping with the intent of the Framers that instead of holding all people to an ever declining standard of mediocrity that we create opportunity for those willing to take advantage of it? It is possible and necessary to return to the vision of the Framers. Our message is not one of defeat and despair, but one of hope. If we can learn from the mistakes of the recent past, we will find that social engineering is a failure, much as we learned on a dramatic and graphic scale the failure of Marxism in the fall of the Soviet Union. Socialist ideas have failed in every instance in which they have been tried- even the "social democracies" such as Britain and Canada have experienced huge drains on their economies, a decline in the quality and availability of health care and overall economic stagnation and decline. It would be folly to emulate those mistakes. It is a brave new day, even in the light of recent events- especially in the light of recent events. In this light the rats and other vermin that have polluted our society and government have been exposed for what they are. Mainstream America is finally acknowledging that there is a liberal bias in media. People are turning to alternative news, especially to traditionally Conservative forums such as talk radio, so that they may hear the true story. Hillary Clinton has been exposed for what she is- an unreformed 60's Marxist and power hungry harpie. It is impossible for her to deny the expression on her face as President Bush addressed Congress following the September 11 attacks. Instinctively she knew that her presidential ambitions for 2004 were now a hopeless pipe dream, as is the rest of her philosophy and her dirty political tactics. In the face of war, the world has little use for dreamers and social engineers but much use for those who are called to action. Others of the "rat pack" have been ridiculed for their failure to cooperate with President Bush in matters of national security. Senate "leaders" who question the Constitutional authority of the Executive branch in the use of military tribunals to prosecute terrorists are the last ones to let the Constitution stand in the way of pork barreling and social engineering. Their smear campaign on the President is an abysmal failure as it appears the Attorney General and the White House have a far better grip on the Constitution than Tom Daschle or Ted Kennedy ever will. There will always be opposition and discourse- our opponents will not simply go away or magically be converted to the side of reason. Yet the "silent majority" has finally begun to speak- in opposing "political correctness" which is merely a code phrase for censorship and a lack of tolerance for Conservative views. The "mainstream media," CNN in particular, has admitted to "ill-serving the Conservative point of view." These are steps in the right direction- not that the Left will be "converted" but that conservative views will at least be open publicly for acknowledgement and consideration instead of reflexive derision. Jack Perrine | Athena Programming | 626-798-6574 _________________| 1175 N Altadena Dr | ____________ Jack@Minerva.com | Pasadena CA 91107 | FAX-398-8620 _______________________________________________ uwsa mailing list uwsa@uwsa.com http://www.uwsa.com/mailman/listinfo/uwsa - ----------------------- end forwarded message from Rich Martin ----------------------- - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** 4-19! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:11:53 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Vance Subject: It is now illegal to pay Federal Income Taxes... (fwd) - ----------------------- begin forwarded message from kurt --------------------- Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 13:21:46 -0500 From: kurt Subject: It is now illegal to pay Federal Income Taxes... Just in... > Reading the Patriot act revealed a stunning Catch-22. It's a crime, > under the Patriot Act, to give funds to any organization which is, or > has, given money to a known terrorist or terrorist supporting group, > even if you don't know you did it. > > Well, the Taliban is listed as a Terrorist Supporting group now by > our government. And, the U.S. Government has given them millions > of dollars, thus making the Feds one of those criminal organizations > supporting terrorists. > > Which means, if you pay your taxes, you're a criminal. > Gotta call the IRS about this. > What fun. - ----------------------- end forwarded message from kurt --------------------- - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** 4-19! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 14:33:56 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Vance Subject: "Demonizing Christians" (fwd) - ----------------------- begin forwarded message from Jim Zoes --------------------- From: "Jim Zoes" Subject: "Demonizing Christians" Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 13:42:07 -0600 According to Wash. Times columnist Greg Pierce ("Inside Politics"), the Democrats are going to try a tactic that is going to deliberately insult a large number of Americans: Christians and conservatives. They had best be careful what they ask for, they might just the firestorm they wanted. To their dismay. Anybody know where the "Windows war" is archived? Quote: Demonizing Christians Democrats, in the name of tolerance, plan to demonize conservative Christians as being like the Taliban, according to an article in Newsweek. Democrats "are planning a daring assault on the most critical turf in politics: the cultural mainstream," political correspondent Howard Fineman writes. "The theory goes like this. Our enemy in Afghanistan is religious extremism and intolerance. It's therefore more important than ever to honor the ideals of tolerance - religious, sexual, racial, reproductive - - at home. The GOP is out of the mainstream, some Democrats will argue [this] year, because it's too dependent upon an intolerant 'religious right,'" Mr. Fineman said. "This is an incendiary battle plan - essentially comparing the GOP right with the Taliban - designed to draw an outraged response from the president. Then Democrats would have Bush just where they wanted him: in a firefight at home." The 'religious right' This probably won't come as a surprise to anyone, but the New York Times appears to be working off the same page as the Democratic Party. In a front-page story Thursday, the newspaper referred to Islamic radicals as "the religious right." Foreign correspondent Douglas Jehl, in an article on how the Saudi royal family has dealt with radical Islam, said: "Choosing accommodation over confrontation, the government shied away from a crackdown on militant clerics or their followers, a move that would have inflamed the religious right, the disaffected returnees from other wars [besides the one in Afghanistan] and a growing number of the unemployed." End Quote http://www.washtimes.com/national/inpolitics.htm - ----------------------- end forwarded message from Jim Zoes --------------------- - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** 4-19! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 11:51:58 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Vance Subject: Selling Gun Control (fwd) - ----------------------- begin forwarded message from Dennis Justice -----= - ---------------- Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 10:35:20 -0800 From: Dennis Justice Subject: Selling Gun Control Most of us will recognize these techniques. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D Source: Dr. Mercola's Top Rated Free Weekly Health Newsletter http://mercola.com/ The Doors Of Perception: Why Americans Will Believe Almost Anything http://mercola.com/2001/aug/15/perception.htm by Dr. Tim O'Shea (www.thedoctorwithin.com) We are the most conditioned, programmed beings the world has ever known.=20 Not only are our thoughts and attitudes continually being shaped and=20 molded; our very awareness of the whole design seems like it is being=20 subtly and inexorably erased. The doors of our perception are carefully and precisely regulated. Who=20 cares, right? It is an exhausting and endless task to keep explaining to people how mos= t=20 issues of conventional wisdom are scientifically implanted in the public=20 consciousness by a thousand media clips per day. In an effort to save time, I would like to provide just a little background on the handling of= =20 information in this country. Once the basic principles are illustrated about how our current system of= =20 media control arose historically, the reader might be more apt to question any given story in today's news. If everybody believes something, it's probably wrong. We call that=20 Conventional Wisdom. In America, conventional wisdom that has mass acceptance is usually=20 contrived: somebody paid for it. Examples: Pharmaceuticals restore health Vaccination brings immunity The cure for cancer is just around the corner When a child is sick, he needs immediate antibiotics When a child has a fever he needs Tylenol Hospitals are safe and clean. America has the best health care in the world. And many many more This is a list of illusions, that have cost billions and billions to=20 conjure up. Did you ever wonder why you never see the President speaking=20 publicly unless he is reading? Or why most people in this country think=20 generally the same about most of the above issues? How This Set-Up Got Started In Trust Us We're Experts, Stauber and Rampton pull together some=20 compelling data describing the science of creating public opinion in America. They trace modern public influence back to the early part of the last=20 century, highlighting the work of guys like Edward L. Bernays, the Father of Spin. From his own amazing chronicle Propaganda, we learn how E= dward L. Bernays took the ideas of his famous uncle Sigmund Freud himself, and=20 applied them to the emerging science of mass persuasion. The only difference was that instead of using these principles to uncover= =20 hidden themes in the human unconscious, the way Freudian psychology does, Bernays used these same ideas to mask agendas and to create illusi= ons that deceive and misrepresent, for marketing purposes. The Father Of Spin Bernays dominated the PR industry until the 1940s, and was a significant=20 force for another 40 years after that. (Tye) During all that time, Bernay= s=20 took on hundreds of diverse assignments to create a public perception about some idea or product. A few examples: As a neophyte with the Committee on Public Information, one of Bernays'=20 first assignments was to help sell the First World War to the American=20 public with the idea to "Make the World Safe for Democracy." (Ewen) A few years later, Bernays set up a stunt to popularize the notion of women smoking cigarettes. In organizing the 1929 Easter Parade in New Yor= k City, Bernays showed himself as a force to be reckoned with. He organized the Torches of Liberty Brigade in which suffragettes marched= =20 in the parade smoking cigarettes as a mark of women's liberation. Such=20 publicity followed from that one event that from then on women have felt=20 secure about destroying their own lungs in public, the same way that men=20 have always done. Bernays popularized the idea of bacon for breakfast. Not one to turn down a challenge, he set up the advertising format along=20 with the AMA that lasted for nearly 50 years proving that cigarettes are=20 beneficial to health. Just look at ads in issues of Life or Time from the 40s and 50s. Smoke And Mirrors Bernay's job was to reframe an issue; to create a desired image that would put a particular product or concept in a desirable light. Bernays described the public as a 'herd that needed to be led.' And this herdlike thinking makes people "susceptible to leadership." Bernays never deviated from his fundamental axiom to "control the masses=20 without their knowing it." The best PR happens with the people unaware th= at=20 they are being manipulated. Stauber describes Bernays' rationale like this: "the scientific manipulation of public opinion was necessary to overcome=20 chaos and conflict in a democratic society." Trust Us p 42 These early mass persuaders postured themselves as performing a moral=20 service for humanity in general - democracy was too good for people; they needed to be told what to think, because they were incapable of rati= onal=20 thought by themselves. Here's a paragraph from Bernays' Propaganda: "Those who manipulate the unseen mechanism of society constitute an=20 invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is=20 organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if=20 they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. In almost every act of our lives whether in the sphere of politics or=20 business in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wire= s that=20 control the public mind." Here Comes The Money Once the possibilities of applying Freudian psychology to mass media were= =20 glimpsed, Bernays soon had more corporate clients than he could handle.=20 Global corporations fell all over themselves courting the new Image Makers. There were dozens of goods and services and ideas to be sold to = a=20 susceptible public. Over the years, these players have had the money to=20 make their images happen. A few examples: Philip Morris Pfizer Union Carbide Allstate Monsanto Eli Lilly tobacco industry Ciba Geigy lead industry Coors DuPont Chlorox Shell Oil Standard Oil Procter & Gamble Boeing General Motors Dow Chemical General Mills Goodyear The Players Though world-famous within the PR industry, the companies have names we=20 don't know, and for good reason. The best PR goes unnoticed. For decades they have created the opinions that most of us were raised=20 with, on virtually any issue which has the remotest commercial value,=20 including: pharmaceutical drugs vaccines medicine as a profession alternative medicine fluoridation of city water chlorine household cleaning products tobacco dioxin global warming leaded gasoline cancer research and treatment pollution of the oceans forests and lumber images of celebrities, including damage control crisis and disaster management genetically modified foods aspartame food additives; processed foods dental amalgams Lesson #1 Bernays learned early on that the most effective way to create credibilit= y=20 for a product or an image was by "independent third-party" endorsement. For example, if General Motors were to come out and say that global warming is a hoax thought up by some liberal tree-huggers, people would s= uspect=20 GM's motives, since GM's fortune is made by selling automobiles. If however some independent research institute with a very credible=20 sounding name like the Global Climate Coalition comes out with a scientif= ic=20 report that says global warming is really a fiction, people begin to get=20 confused and to have doubts about the original issue. So that's exactly what Bernays did. With a policy inspired by genius, he=20 set up "more institutes and foundations than Rockefeller and Carnegie=20 combined." (Stauber p 45) Quietly financed by the industries whose products were being evaluated,=20 these "independent" research agencies would churn out "scientific" studies and press materials that could create any image their handlers wa= nted. Such front groups are given high-sounding names like: Temperature Research Foundation Manhattan Institute International Food Information Council Center for Produce Quality Consumer Alert Tobacco Institute Research Council The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition Cato Institute Air Hygiene Foundation American Council on Science and Health Industrial Health Federation Global Climate Coalition International Food Information Council Alliance for Better Foods Sound pretty legit don't they? Canned News Releases As Stauber explains, these organizations and hundreds of others like them= =20 are front groups whose sole mission is to advance the image of the global= =20 corporations who fund them, like those listed on page 2 above. This is accomplished in part by an endless stream of 'press releases'=20 announcing "breakthrough" research to every radio station and newspaper in the country. (Robbins) Many of these canned reports read like straight= =20 news, and indeed are purposely molded in the news format. This saves journalists the trouble of researching the subjects on their=20 own, especially on topics about which they know very little. Entire=20 sections of the release or in the case of video news releases, the whole=20 thing can be just lifted intact, with no editing, given the byline of the reporter or newspaper or TV station - and voil=E1! Instant news - cop= y and=20 paste. Written by corporate PR firms. Does this really happen? Every single day, since the 1920s when the idea of the News Release was first invented by Ivy Lee. (Stauber, p 22) Sometimes as many as half the stories appearing in an issue of the Wall S= t. Journal are based solely on such PR press releases.. (22) These types of stories are mixed right in with legitimately researched=20 stories. Unless you have done the research yourself, you won't be able to tell the difference. The Language Of Spin As 1920s spin pioneers like Ivy Lee and Edward Bernays gained more=20 experience, they began to formulate rules and guidelines for creating=20 public opinion. They learned quickly that mob psychology must focus on=20 emotion, not facts. Since the mob is incapable of rational thought,=20 motivation must be based not on logic but on presentation. Here are some of the axioms of the new science of PR: technology is a religion unto itself if people are incapable of rational thought, real democracy is dangerous important decisions should be left to experts when reframing issues, stay away from substance; create images never stat= e a clearly demonstrable lie Words are very carefully chosen for their emotio= nal impact. Here's an example. A front group called the International Food Information Council handles the public's natural aversion to genetically modified foods. Trigger words are repeated all through the text. Now in the case of GM=20 foods, the public is instinctively afraid of these experimental new=20 creations which have suddenly popped up on our grocery shelves which are=20 said to have DNA alterations. The IFIC wants to reassure the public of the safety of GM foods, so it avoids words like: Frankenfoods Hitler biotech chemical DNA experiments manipulate money safety scientists radiation roulette gene-splicing gene gun random Instead, good PR for GM foods contains words like: hybrids natural order beauty choice bounty cross-breeding diversity earth farmer organic wholesome It's basic Freudian/Tony Robbins word association. The fact that GM foods are not hybrids that have been subjected to the slow and careful scientific methods of real crossbreeding doesn't really matter. This is pseudoscience, not science. Form is everything and substance just a passi= ng myth.(Trevanian) Who do you think funds the International Food Information Council? Take a wild guess. Right - Monsanto, DuPont, Frito-Lay, Coca Cola, Nutrasweet = - -=20 those in a position to make fortunes from GM foods. (Stauber p 20) Characteristics Of Good Propaganda As the science of mass control evolved, PR firms developed further=20 guidelines for effective copy. Here are some of the gems: dehumanize the attacked party by labeling and name calling speak in glittering generalities using emotionally positive words when covering something up, don't use plain English; stall for time; distract get endorsements from celebrities, churches, sports figures, street people - anyone who has no expertise in the subject at hand the 'plain folks' ruse: us billionaires are just like you when minimizing outrage, don't say anything memorable, point out the=20 benefits of what just happened, and avoid moral issues Keep this list. Start watching for these techniques. Not hard to find -=20 look at today's paper or tonight's TV news. See what they're doing; these guys are good! 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