AutumnW
28th February 2013, 17:53
This article, by Catherine Austin Fitts, is 10 years old and just as valid today as it was when it was written. I'm not sure where the reference on this forum, to --"we have their mind," came from but this could be a companion piece to that theory.
I think the difference between having 'their mind,' and having 'their appetites' is more than a semantic technicality. The value of framing things in terms of appetite instead of mind is very important to appreciate the actual 'taste' of what is going on.
If a fundamentalist mind set (be it conspiratorial, Christian or purely personality based) regarding mind control--who is and who isn't-- becomes too entrenched in the culture, or smaller groups, chaos can ensue. Those among us who have been targeted, scapegoated, along these lines will have a visceral understanding of the process.
A Tapeworm's Triumph
The other day, a natural healing practitioner explained the strategy used by a tapeworm to prosper. A tapeworm, she said, injected a chemical into its host that triggered a craving by the host for what the tapeworm wished for its dinner. By managing it's hosts desire, a tapeworm manipulated its host to set aside self-interest and please its parasite. And so the tapeworm proceeded to consume its host's energy and health, with the host doing most of the work.
The story of how a tapeworm parasitically eats away at its ecosystem came at a moment when the math lover in me was having an adverse reaction to the description of America as the new Roman Empire that seems to be inspired by the recent occupation of Iraq. The investment economics of American imperial conquest work more along the lines of the tapeworm than of the Romans.
If my rudimentary understanding of the rise and fall of ancient empires is useful, the Roman Empire brought an advancement of science, infrastructure, technology and material progress to many of the poorer lands that it conquered. In essence, Rome's territory grew in part from its ability to increase the `return on investment" of many of the places it conquered.
While those who believe in self-determination may not approve of the Romans right to do so, or their methods, those of us who appreciate roads, bridges and infrastructure understand the positive investment yields that the introduction of intellectual capital to a place can generate. From one point of view, Rome financed its conquests not just by ransacking them -- but by making places smarter in the material sense.
The tapeworm -- a parasite that over time eats its host -- can more accurately describe the demonic patterns of stripping places of intellectual capital that come with American imperial conquest. The "dumbing down" so often complained about within America's borders is a phenomenon that our military appears to be implementing globally. We seem intent on removing spiritual power and intellectual IQ as we depopulate globally, moving out the honest and competent and putting the corrupt and bureaucratic in charge.
http://www.ratical.org/co-globalize/AmTapeWormP1.html
I think the difference between having 'their mind,' and having 'their appetites' is more than a semantic technicality. The value of framing things in terms of appetite instead of mind is very important to appreciate the actual 'taste' of what is going on.
If a fundamentalist mind set (be it conspiratorial, Christian or purely personality based) regarding mind control--who is and who isn't-- becomes too entrenched in the culture, or smaller groups, chaos can ensue. Those among us who have been targeted, scapegoated, along these lines will have a visceral understanding of the process.
A Tapeworm's Triumph
The other day, a natural healing practitioner explained the strategy used by a tapeworm to prosper. A tapeworm, she said, injected a chemical into its host that triggered a craving by the host for what the tapeworm wished for its dinner. By managing it's hosts desire, a tapeworm manipulated its host to set aside self-interest and please its parasite. And so the tapeworm proceeded to consume its host's energy and health, with the host doing most of the work.
The story of how a tapeworm parasitically eats away at its ecosystem came at a moment when the math lover in me was having an adverse reaction to the description of America as the new Roman Empire that seems to be inspired by the recent occupation of Iraq. The investment economics of American imperial conquest work more along the lines of the tapeworm than of the Romans.
If my rudimentary understanding of the rise and fall of ancient empires is useful, the Roman Empire brought an advancement of science, infrastructure, technology and material progress to many of the poorer lands that it conquered. In essence, Rome's territory grew in part from its ability to increase the `return on investment" of many of the places it conquered.
While those who believe in self-determination may not approve of the Romans right to do so, or their methods, those of us who appreciate roads, bridges and infrastructure understand the positive investment yields that the introduction of intellectual capital to a place can generate. From one point of view, Rome financed its conquests not just by ransacking them -- but by making places smarter in the material sense.
The tapeworm -- a parasite that over time eats its host -- can more accurately describe the demonic patterns of stripping places of intellectual capital that come with American imperial conquest. The "dumbing down" so often complained about within America's borders is a phenomenon that our military appears to be implementing globally. We seem intent on removing spiritual power and intellectual IQ as we depopulate globally, moving out the honest and competent and putting the corrupt and bureaucratic in charge.
http://www.ratical.org/co-globalize/AmTapeWormP1.html