Knowledge is Power - Defy Censorship

History proves that knowledge is power. Those in power do not want to share knowledge. They call those that share knowledge traitors. They try to over shout those that would speak and so far it has worked. The NEW YORK TIMES is now evil. ACLU. Evil. Cindy Sheenan. Evil. 9/11 widows. Evil.

You have got to admit it is ingenious. They got to New York Times to print articles about it’s own traitorous ways. The current administration has a spin machine that even Hitler would envy. So the New York Times has now put the nation at higher risk for, say it with me, “another terrorist attack.” I can just see Bin Laden laughing at the latest news; like he isn’t smart enough to make sure there are no internet, bank, library, or phone conversations that can interfere with their agenda. Good thing the New York Times let him know so they can go an hide the evidence. I can’t help but giggle at the idea but you know if you say it 50 times a day over every news outlet available, most of those too busy to think will believe it. The power of suggestion is powerful especially if you censor out other information. Check out the movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” to get an idea of how censorship and media spin can change the public opinion within hours.

Every class separation used knowledge as a means of separating those in power from others. The upper class is always the most educated. Slaves are invariably denied education. The Nazi regime used slogans and propoganda to modify the public definitions of right and wrong. They cencored anything that may indicate what they were doing might be considered objectionable. It was treason to publish anything that was not approved by Hitler’s administrative guidelines. Doesn’t this sound hauntingly familiar?

With education there is power; the ability to read and access to information and various viewpoints of the same events allows each individual to make choices based on information beyond their limited experiences. This is a large threat to those in power. If people know what is happening, they may form an opinion that is not spoon-fed through their microphone. Educated masses end up with a lot of power. Possibly enough power and understanding to make changes?

The current administration uses Nazi-like propoganda and slogans to change the definitions of legal, traitor, and patriot. Legal now means whatever the administration decides to do. It’s legal because they are… um… the law? Sounds like they got the idea from Sadaam. A traitor is anyone that says the emperor is wearing no clothes and calls them on their dictatorship-like tactics. A traitor is a newspaper that exposes the actions of elected officials. A patriot is now someone that knows how to use post traumatic torture (constant references to 9/11) to keep the public dazed and confused.

America has become a dictatorship with an angry army of fundamentalist stepping up to the microphone to drown out the the disillusioned majority. Everytime an impeachable infraction is reported, the machine sets out to drown out the story with a sick slogan and a whirlwind of media enhanced drama. The Bush Administration is a modernized version of the Hitler Regime: narrowminded focus impressed upon everyone.

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2 comments June 28th, 2006