Throughout the course of history the few have attempted to control the many by a succession of elaborate lies and misinformation. In fact, the easiest way to assume control, be it over an individual or an entire nation, is to be the gatekeepers of information. Those who say what is true and what is not are those who have the minds of others in their hands.
Recently a number of distressing stories have come to light where youngsters have been kidnapped and made to live in a subservient manner with men and women who completely manipulate the truth so that their captives become loyal and dependent on the captors, much like 'Stockholm Syndrome' or the plight of battered wives.
The psychological manipulation is so complete that the victims feel (initially out of fear) unable or unwilling to challenge the status quo. This is a similar dynamic to the capitulation of the German populace to the radical and antisocial commands of Hitler during the 1930's. People, individually or corporately, give over their powers of question and reason to those who control what is essentially seen as the 'truth'. The sad fact is that in most cases the information is not true - it is a lie.
To whit - Santa Claus. Why is it that Westerners insist on telling their children to believe in a fictional figure and then berate them for 'spoiling' the story when they finally wise up and tell their younger siblings the truth?
How have the world's religions been able to foist myth after myth upon their adherents without any tangible evidence of the stories that they insist are pure fact. The truth can only be verified by one's own experience. It cannot be transferred by edict or law or even taken as fact because someone in a power position says that is is so. We must question everything that we think we believe to be sure that it is our choice to value as truth.
So what is our big 'National Secret' in America. What is the lie that we are telling the world about capitalism and enterprise that is the antithesis of unconditional love and acceptance for diversity of thought, practice and experience. Why do we try and force the world as a whole into a mold that is not working for us as a nation. When we are unable to provide for our poor, our elderly, our infirm and our destitute because, as a nation we are pursuing a selfish and superficial dream. The secret that we hold is in fact a lie. That America is the 'land of opportunity' is only part of the story, and offers false hope to so many that cannot find their way out of poverty and isolation. The lie is that America, as a nation, is altruistic, generous and fair. The truth is that America as a nation is greedy and self centered and controlled by a cadre of individuals and corporations who care nothing for anything other than profit and the 'bottom line'.
"Oh say does that Blood Spattered Banner yet wave . . . O'er the Land of Greed and the Home of the Lie"
Where is love and compassion, sharing and interdependence when we are, as a nation, unable to provide Universal Health Care to our own people? What lies are being told to convince people not to question these wrongs but instead to fight for the preservation of a 'liberty' and 'freedom' that has long been taken away!
More to come!
With love, Geoff
