Our media systems are being used against us in a blatant attempt to control our minds and thought processes. This is an extremely dangerous situation and the problem is only growing worse. We have a duty to ourselves to protect our minds.
This is the fifth post of my series Everything We Have Been Told Is A Lie - Let Me Liberate You My Steemit Family! and links to the other posts will be provided at the bottom.
If we don't own the freedom of our thoughts what freedom do we really have? The relentless media bombardment is stealing away the opportunity for us to think for ourselves. This is a huge topic and in this post I intend to cover some of the salient points and suggest some protective measures.
I have not owned a TV in many years and I do not desire one! 😉
The Media As Propaganda Tool To Control Our Minds
Propaganda through media is ancient but public relations really came into its own during the 20th century. One of the most influential men in this process was Edward Bernays who is often referred to as the father of public relations. Bernays was the nephew of Sigmund Freud and was famous for such public relations exercises as overthrowing the Guatemalan government and encouraging female smoking by branding cigarettes as torches of freedom. Yuck!
Bernays along with the advances in propaganda during WW1 and WW2 helped to propel the power of the media to new heights. The ensuing attitude has been he who controls the media controls what people think. This control is both overt by directing our attention to certain subjects and covert through the use of subliminal messages. There have even been allegations of using the media for mass mind control.
In my lifetime I have witnessed the ownership of our media shrink into fewer and fewer hands. This consolidation of the media industry has allowed a few people to almost entirely control what we see, hear and think. As I outlined in my last post on our monetary system, I suspect that the private bankers who are able to print money out of thin air have used this purchasing power to control all aspects of our lives. It is my belief that the media consolidation today is reflection of these corrupt practices.
The power of the media has reached unbelievable heights and it has now become dangerous to our minds!
The Illusion Of Choice - Controlled By Crooks!
In the recent past the power of the media industry has been consolidated into the hands of fewer and fewer gatekeepers. This reflects a trend of globalism and deregulation which is running rampant across the planet. IN 1983 90% of US media was owned by 50 companies, by 2012 90% of US media was owned by only 6 massive conglomerates.
Some of the major gatekeepers for what the US population think and care about are:
- Comcast
- Disney
- Viacom
- Time Warner
- Newscorp
- CBS
Who really owns these companies and controls such a large percentage of our thoughts? The web of connections that tie these conglomerates together is intricate but the real power is centralised in the hands of a very few powerful individuals. We can see this by the similarities in the reporting and narratives across the networks.
These are not only the gatekeepers for thought in the US but now their reach has grown globally. In western countries we are supposed to have anti monopoly laws... where are they? How is so much control and power given to so few people?
All these companies behave in a suspect manner and are often caught breaking the law. Lets just look at some actions that highlight how corrupt and ignoble the media industry has become:
- Newscorp
Newscorp is controlled by Rupert Murdoch and controls media around the globe. This guy is incredible and deserves an entire post to himself. Murdoch has been ruthless his entire life and is shrouded in controversy. In the early 2000's Newscorp companies were shown to be illegally hacking into phone lines. Rupert and his son James admitted that a cover up of the hacking had taken place. Neither went to jail!
- Deep State Propaganda
The number of admitted false flag attacks is long and growing. In every one of these events the media was used to fan public reaction so that the will of the people could be manipulated to achieve unacknowledged objectives. The media has always been complicit in supporting covert government action. It seems clear that the majority of the Steemit community does not believe the official narrative of 9/11 - it is so full of holes! However the media was used to manipulate public sentiment which has lead to years of war, massive profits for a few companies and untold death and misery around the world. I wonder why the same media is not calling for a reopening of the investigation into 9/11?
- Harvey Weinstein
The film and music sections of the media industry have always had an atmosphere of sleaze attached to them. Rumours have circulated for years about pedophilia and sex for promotion being common currency for the tastemakers of American culture. Just recently media mogul Harvey Weintstein was fired from his own company over allegations of rampant sexual harassment. This sleazy creep has been influencing our minds for years!
Fear Mongering
One of the biggest roles that our media seems to play today is to make our populations afraid. When people are afraid they are easy to manipulate. A frightened population can be manipulated into war or coerced into buying products. The people who run our media have years of experience in manipulating the human mind. Through monetary corruption the media industry is controlled by the same people who run the biggest corporations and corrupt our political systems.
Apart from war one topic which I believe the media has manipulated to create a emotive reaction from western populations is that of vaccines. Almost all the media being peddled in the mainstream follows the same narrative. This has frightened the people into accepting more and more vaccines throughout their life and stifled debate. This is demonstrably profitable for the big pharmaceutical companies. The fact that there is such limited reporting by the mainstream media on vaccine injuries is a major red flag!
Overt & Covert Control
The media is manipulated for both overt and covert control of our populations. A recent example of this arose last month in Cambodia. The Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen's government recently brought charges of tax evasion against a supposedly 'independent' news paper The Cambodia Daily which forced it's closure last month. This is clearly an overt display of media control.
However the plot thickens with a little research. Since 1993 The Cambodia Daily has been published by Bernard Krisher who is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations also known as the CFR. This organisation is incredibly suspect and has been accused of endless corruption and being an executive arm of the New World Order. It seems clear to me that the CFR was covertly manipulating the media in Cambodia through it's agent Krishr. This happens all over the world.
It is nice to have such a pertinent current event to demonstrate both overt and covert control of the media! 😉
There are several other methods of covert manipulation that are used in the media industry. I do not want to make this post too long but one that needs to be addressed here is political lobbying. The media lobby admits to being one of the top ten lobby groups in Washington. Untold millions are spent to lobby American politicians to pass laws which favour media consolidation and protect their crimes while disadvantage the public interest.
Dumbing Down The Population
One of the most worrying trends is known as "dumbing down the population". We only have 24 hours in each day and after the bills are paid there is very little time free time. This is where the media comes in. The corrupt media spends enormous amounts of money to fill our minds with useless information. Here are three examples:
- Sport
I have nothing against sport. I enjoy sport and know it brings valuable additions to our lives such as health and team building. However the form of sport we have in the west today has been used for more nefarious purposes. The amount of time that is spent discussing sport on TV, Radio and in newspapers is enormous. I believe sport is one of the mechanisms used to distract our minds while our liberty and personal wealth are stolen from us.
- Pop Music
The sheer volume of pop music released today and the enormous resources spent on promoting it boggles the mind. Much of it sounds the same and there are few if any messages to inspire us to love and respect each other. Music is a powerful tool that is very important to try and control. Sadly musicians with honest and peaceful messages seem to die young.
- Commercial Radio
Insipid pop music is rammed into the ears of our populations through the corporate controlled radio stations. This very prevalent today in Australia and makes a lot of profits for the music industry. In the times between pop music there seems to be endless talk back radio. The topics covered on these programs are celebrities and other media groupies, sport and other inane babble. There are extremely important topics we should be discussing in our media such as our monetary system but they are never covered. This is not by mistake!
Who Benefits From This Control?
There are clearly a few major players who benefit from controlling our media. On the surface it appears that the government, the media industry and the corporations who advertise benefit. However there are undisclosed interests in this mix. The bankers who have been able to buy our entire planet have further agendas. They own the defence industry and manipulating the public into acts of war is very profitable. It is also in the interests of these bankers that no honest public discussion takes place regarding the creation and distribution of our money. The fact that this subject is never discussed is a MASSIVE red flag!
One of the topics that I have not covered in this post is subliminal messaging because I believe it deserves a post of its own. Briefly however it is clear that messages can be implanted into our subconscious minds by flashing images on a screen which are too quick for our conscious mind to identify. Many examples of this technique being used exist but what is most disturbing is that in the US there is still no law prohibiting this practice. How does this lack of legislation impact democratic elections? What is going on here?
What Can We Do About This? Protect Your Mind!
I believe that the media is there to harm us not help us. There is so much poisonous content being broadcast at us it is difficult to see through the haze! Don't worry it can be remedied - just turn your TV and Radio off and stop reading newspapers. I guarantee you that within two weeks you will feel much better. All of the potential negative health and mental damage caused by our media will be cut out and you will be healthier in every way. If you want some excellent music to listen to from a non-profit community radio station I suggest PBS FM Melbourne. 😉
Once your mind is free from the media poison you can return to media in small doses. A break from the media will give you time to analyse things and when you return to the media you will do so from a position of greater mental strength. When we look at the media objectively a forrest of red flags appear. The fact that our media never discusses how money is created is perhaps the biggest red flag of all.
Journalism does not ask pertinent questions any more and that is an atrocity of integrity. We need to look for new and innovative approaches to honest journalism and I believe Steemit is a great example of this development. So free your minds from the media poison and keep on Steemin'! 😃
Links to previous posts in this series:
- Everything We Have Been Told Is A Lie - Let Me Liberate You My Steemit Family!
- Everything We Have Been Told Is A Lie - A Roadmap For Discussion & Community Engagement!
- Everything We Have Been Told Is A Lie - The Education Scandal : The Wholesale Corruption Of Our Education System!
- Everything We Have Been Told Is A Lie - The Truth About Our Monetary Systems : Greed, Theft And Misery!
Links for further study:
- Youtube video: Robert Steele on False Flags
- Youtube video: Operation Mockingbird: CIA Control of Mainstream Media - The Full Story
- Youtube video: Edward Bernays
- Media Consolidation
- FCC Chairman Proposes Move to Ease Media Ownership Restrictions
Image sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Jockey loves you All and believes you deserve to live with peace, dignity & liberty! 😉
I haven't had a broadcast signal in years - it re-sensitizes one to the garbage that is advertising. I have to explain to my young daughter what it is and why it has interrupted a programme, then we can laugh at the stupidity of so many shiny teeth and fake promises. Following now :-)
@jockey,
How dare you make accusations against the all powerful media? They are only providing what the people want; fear, anger, jealousy & doom and gloom. The government education system provides them the type people the media needs. Mouth pieces voicing the crap and ears attached to heads that have been taught to memorize instead of think that will listen to it.
The only thing free about "freedom of the press" in the US is most people don't pay for the garbage , but they do consume it and for the most part never question it.
The CFR is the most powerful and dangerous organization in the world and I would guess less than 6% of the population has even heard of them.
You don't need to answer my question, the reason is because you care about people, you can and most importantly they are true. I commend you for sharing the truth about what is really going on in the media world and I look forward to more coming from you.
Until next time,
@sultnpapper
Cheers buddy! I didn't feel this was one of my best posts... I have just moved country and it took a while to get this one out .... I can make some amendments but now I feel ready to finish this series! Thanks for your support buddy! Upvoted! =)
It's no secret that the media has an agenda to keep us in fear, worrying and anxious all the time, maybe Big Pharma has a hand in it, judging from the never ending commercials for drugs,
ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT ___
and the list of side effects are worse than what you are taking the drug for!
We all need to turn off the TV and go talk to our neighbors.
I completely agree mate! I am fortunate enough to travel a lot! Upvoted and followed! Cheers! =)
Exactly! We need to go back to the way it was years ago x
I feel you man
I've also come to realize that all mainstream/''TV'' media is propaganda.
Not in the sense that all the information presented is necessarily false, merely that it is always presented in an incomplete and purposefully misleading way to create the 'spin' that allows the media to craft and modulate public perception.
I hardly consume any mainstream media (I guess Max Keiser on RT, like you suggest, periodically/not constantly, is the only one I still watch, mostly because he makes me laugh and he's wonderfully insane! )
I get most of my information and news from The Free Press and segments of the alternative media who back up their info with lots of sources I can go check out on my own time.
What is clear is what John Lennon said: 'the world is run by maniacs with maniacal ends'
What is not clear exactly is why the most criminally insane seem to consistently be sitting in the highest positions of power in our very hierarchical societies.
I've heard everything from Kakistocracy to Reptilians and every Occult explanation in between... And I still think it's remarkable we still don't have a better idea yet.
But I am confident that information is coming out and won't remain hidden for much longer.
The internet is just blowing the lid wide open on this story.
Anyways, completely agree with everything you wrote.
I'm interested in writing similar stories as you, taking other aspects of the story to talk about!
Will be upvoting and following you from now on!
Peace Jockey :)
Great graphics, cool post my friend, keep em coming :)
I was without a TV for about sixteen years. I recently had to move in with my father to help him. I am concerned, I had my back to a TV at a restaurant and was horrified as I watched people overcome with an odd glazed over, out of it, frozen facial expression, their eyes were huge. They were totally and fully entrained on the TV. It was spuing mindless and useless poop and they looked like they were under a spell or hypnotized.
There are very old government reports that prove certain frequencies pulsed through TV screens and now, computer, tablet, phones, create a state of full entrancement, similar to a hypnotized state. Seizures can also be triggered.
Musically, back in the day instruments were tuned to 443, frequencies in this tuning range create organized, symmetrical balanced and beautiful patterns in sand. Look into the history of the tuning used today, 440, it was actually implemented by a Nazi. 440 frequencies cause, cause, disorder and distress, even illness and disease. I didn't believe it at first. I thought it was nuts, do a little research and you will be horrified. Twice I spent hours harmonically tunng a large drum set to 440. Both times I was sick for serveal days afterwards. It was very strange.
Good post, How about a summery like this?Just peak under the table.
the fear tube lol
Very informative article! I see this more and more the older I get.
great post actually,media is powerfull propaganda. but sorry i don't have a
lot of steem power. I will support you with a comment and resteem.
Great Piece and Great Image!
Thought you would like that! ;-)
No. Not everything.
The world is about to end .
Bad news everywhere
People dying .
Bad things preventing good stuffs from coming forth
These things needs to be heard
Media carries it .
Media says it's educating the society,
Television filed with good and bad stuffs.
Word about to end !!!!
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Wow nice
Great to see you back in action bro!
I found this to be a good article to go along with this. It shows the way they control using news and social media.
https://medium.com/the-mission/the-enemy-in-our-feeds-e86511488de
I stopped believing the goverment and media when they told me jet fuel could melt molten steel. Building 7 had molten steel too and it didnt even get hit by a plane.
Suply and DEMAND, there is DEMAND which the Media is filling. Its just a market. We are designed to do the least exhausting and most energy saving things (darwin).
The only agenda of the media is to design a produkt which is consumed like cocain...this process is called capitalism. Like every Blogger designs an article for consumtion.
Its true that we have to save our selfes from the capitalists because we can not consume every addicting shit out there. It actualy has harm on the wirering of the Brain (lowers will power etc. and makes us fat) BUT to play the victim because its the least exhausting option is shit as well. All the victimisation brings nothing. Just ban the devices or choose the contend YOU WANT to see, man its 2017! thats all....easy as this.
But the sad part and here you are completely right: the majority which is all ready addicted to the whole consumption thing (every aspaect of life is consumable) is controlled...100% in controll. This is the golden goal of every capitalist: to be a controller wether you are a monopolist or wether you have a cartell. But this is what Cryptoculture intialy is about as well. Its pure crypto-anarcho-capitalism...a system for elites!
Really good work Jockey.
You are right on target however it goes much, much deeper than just the greed of the bankers and warmongering military-industrial complex who are just low level profiteers.
Going to go back and look at your earlier work and will be following as well.
Informative and thorough read! There is so much corruption driven by money and fear all around us. Thanks for sharing! I think this is the motivation I needed to take a break from media for a couple weeks and refresh my brain! Thanks!
Great article! We have a TV and in my opinion if you want the entertainment but not the "news," sports, advertising, ect. Just get a Roku with Netflix or Amazon. You can still watch movies and your favorite shows and what not and it saves hundreds of dollars compared to cable or satellite. That's what we do. Besides, news has a way of traveling without the mainstream media's method of spreading it. :)
This post is really a myth-buster. This is the state in almost all the countries over the world. Thank you @jockey for bringing up this topic. And a well-researched article too.
Just watch the documentary century of the self .
you are so right about all of it! yet there are still people that call us crazy if we dare to mention these things! unbelievable , but then that is the reality they chose to live in and we should not judge them for it.
Fantastic post! These truths have come gradually to me over the last couple of years. I often question my own sanity, because most people I know are so blissfully unaware, and just lap up the propaganda. It's simply not possible to get a non-biased portrayal of news from the big 6. I've noticed that many of the really important stories are not covered at all.
Your article was articulate and summed up everything I believe
That's a truly great post mate.
The use of subtle propaganda is an horrific abuse of power that has increased in recent years, the media are a joke and completely corrupt.
I've been telling freinds for a long time now to switch off the BS news and go and get their own. In the age of the Internet ignorance is a choice, sadly it seems to be the current choice of the majority. It'll take a lot to change that but it's a fight worth getting involved in.
I'm sick of the lies and once you're aware of them you realise how you are surrounded by them. Those close to me who I've managed to wake up notice them too even the older members of my family that once believed in the system have changed how they get their news.
Great work buddy.
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Well done!
Check me out, I'm just starting up here, but have hundreds of pieces doing deep scientific analysis of social psychology & mass communication in this world of the power elite, and a massive film releasing soon (that I've been developing for over 11 years) that I'm confident from your propaganda piece here you wont want to miss....
great info!!
mass-media is the most dangerous way of control of the crowd