{"id":3839,"date":"2020-06-01T07:32:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T07:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bretthouston.com\/creations\/?p=3839"},"modified":"2020-06-01T07:35:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T07:35:22","slug":"the-craft-of-legalese-and-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bretthouston.com\/creations\/the-craft-of-legalese-and-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"The craft of Legalese and propaganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-n-jtxSRNibs\/XaYMDkeGg9I\/AAAAAAAAD7o\/B1TxGLZtv1Y1emKpKAz7e5TCK7rLPBXDQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/words%2Bwords3.jpg?ssl=1\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-original-height=\"185\" data-original-width=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-n-jtxSRNibs\/XaYMDkeGg9I\/AAAAAAAAD7o\/B1TxGLZtv1Y1emKpKAz7e5TCK7rLPBXDQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s400\/words%2Bwords3.jpg?resize=400%2C272&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"272\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>If more people understood the actual meaning and intent of words, it would be helpful&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Everything in this reality requires your &#8220;consent&#8221;, whether that is obtained by by hook or crook is of little consequence. Caveat Redemptor.<\/p>\n<p>Legalese is a form of the craft after all. A \u201cspell\u201d. <b>Using words as a mechanism of control.<br \/>\nWitchcraft is the manipulation, domination, or intimidation of anything or anyone for the sake of working one\u2019s own will.<\/b><br \/>\nJust like science&#8230; More on that? <a href=\"https:\/\/krakahead.blogspot.com\/2019\/05\/she-blinded-me-with-science.html\">https:\/\/krakahead.blogspot.com\/2019\/05\/she-blinded-me-with-science.html<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OzD2epbfW6o\/XaYIL7Z3FDI\/AAAAAAAAD7c\/XehDzwax6EQqdvb2wtZCpuxIwFRzIfDSwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-10-15%2Bat%2B10.33.54%2BAM.png?ssl=1\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-original-height=\"162\" data-original-width=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OzD2epbfW6o\/XaYIL7Z3FDI\/AAAAAAAAD7c\/XehDzwax6EQqdvb2wtZCpuxIwFRzIfDSwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-10-15%2Bat%2B10.33.54%2BAM.png?resize=640%2C164&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"164\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s deliberate and intentional&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>Unless you are fluent in &#8220;legalese&#8221; reading a law may lead one to a different perception&#8230;<br \/>\nMany &#8220;Legal&#8221; words do not have the same meaning.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the Patriot Act and think you are being &#8220;saved&#8221;, meanwhile it&#8217;s the new updated terms of your enslavement&#8230;<br \/>\n<b><span style=\"color: #ffd966;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><br \/>\nIt doesn&#8217;t matter if one failed to understand the terms of the<br \/>\ncontract they signed, or &#8220;User Agreement&#8221; they &#8220;approved&#8221;. One is<br \/>\nstill  bound by the terms&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RuHOVnIpAPE\/XaYMD6urcnI\/AAAAAAAAD7w\/nOQG7rpSDywxdh0bCgJEIB3qa5khb0kSgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/words%2Bwordsasweapons.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-original-height=\"200\" data-original-width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RuHOVnIpAPE\/XaYMD6urcnI\/AAAAAAAAD7w\/nOQG7rpSDywxdh0bCgJEIB3qa5khb0kSgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/words%2Bwordsasweapons.jpg?resize=640%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"color: #ffd966;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"color: #ffd966;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: red;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffd966;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Legalese is a mofo. <\/span><\/span>Here&#8217;s a fine example.<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/>\nT<b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">he repeal of the Smith Mundt Act<\/span><\/b> in 2012 effectively <span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>legalized  propaganda<\/b><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\">and the creation of &#8220;events&#8221; to influence <\/span><span style=\"color: red;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>domestic<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>audiences<\/b><\/span><\/span>.<br \/>\nIn other words, &#8220;it is said that&#8221; they can create a scenario and<br \/>\nbroadcast it as &#8220;news&#8221; to  influence people to support certain action or<br \/>\nlegislation. For example,  it would be legal to produce a school<br \/>\nshooting scenario to influence domestic audiences to support gun control<br \/>\nlegislation, despite it being purely a fictional event&#8230; as long as<br \/>\nit  was &#8220;intended&#8221; for foreign audiences.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Here it is in black and white. We will break down the legalese to clearly see the intent and purpose.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iYC1kqAhBAk\/W_N-lJYaxAI\/AAAAAAAACN0\/olh_sf2na-ErvycWzI8z6xiNxGjftKGmACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-11-19%2Bat%2B7.24.23%2BPM.png?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-original-height=\"774\" data-original-width=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iYC1kqAhBAk\/W_N-lJYaxAI\/AAAAAAAACN0\/olh_sf2na-ErvycWzI8z6xiNxGjftKGmACEwYBhgL\/s640\/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-11-19%2Bat%2B7.24.23%2BPM.png?resize=640%2C624&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"624\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-MYv5VQrT328\/W_N-ldhB-vI\/AAAAAAAACN4\/WhZdi33ykYIvZTfsArGdO_ryHFz-i-EHwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-11-19%2Bat%2B7.24.36%2BPM.png?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-original-height=\"421\" data-original-width=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-MYv5VQrT328\/W_N-ldhB-vI\/AAAAAAAACN4\/WhZdi33ykYIvZTfsArGdO_ryHFz-i-EHwCEwYBhgL\/s640\/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-11-19%2Bat%2B7.24.36%2BPM.png?resize=640%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>On the surface level this appears to be a bill to protect Americans<br \/>\nfrom  &#8220;Fake News&#8221;. Only the reality is that it actually legalized it. To<br \/>\ndiscern, you must comprehend the fine art of <span style=\"color: red;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">legalese <span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">and etymology.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\nIt is intended to deceive. there are multiple levels of &#8220;meaning&#8221; and a perception is fostered. The core of a <span style=\"color: red;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>CON<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tract<\/span>. You are being conned. There&#8217;s a reason they do not teach this in school&#8230; One is easier to <b><span style=\"color: red;\">CON<\/span>trol<\/b> if they are ignorant of the rules of the game. Knowledge IS power. That&#8217;s why &#8220;Everything you are told is a lie&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A few fine highlights to note. (You will need to read the document first for this breakdown to make sense.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/112th-congress\/house-bill\/5736\/text\">https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/112th-congress\/house-bill\/5736\/text<\/a><\/p>\n<p>First line<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to <b>authorize the domestic dissemination of information and material about the United States<\/b> <span style=\"color: #a2c4c9;\"><span style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\">intended<\/span><\/span> primarily for foreign audiences, and <b>for other purposes<\/b>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red;\"><b>&#8220;authorize the domestic dissemination of information and material about the United States&#8221;&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of <b><span style=\"color: #a2c4c9;\">&#8220;intent&#8221;<\/span> <\/b>for foreign audiences, <b>domestic dissemination of information is authorized.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Previously, due to the Smith Mundt Act it was illegal for foreign created propaganda to be disseminated to domestic audiences.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>\u201c(C) to ensure that the persons seeking release of such material have secured and paid for necessary <span style=\"color: red;\"><b>United States rights and licenses<\/b>.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>One does not need &#8220;US rights and license&#8221; if distribution is not <span style=\"color: #a2c4c9;\">intended<\/span> for US markets.&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>They only would need license for the territory where the propaganda is being published&#8230;<br \/>\nA BIG giveaway here.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c(b) Rule of construction.\u2014<span style=\"color: red;\"><b>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\"><b>the <\/b><\/span>Department of <b><span style=\"color: red;\">State<\/span><\/b> or the Broadcasting Board of Governors <b><span style=\"color: red;\">from engaging<\/span><\/b> <span style=\"color: red;\"><b>in<\/b><\/span> any medium or form of <b><span style=\"color: red;\">communication<\/span><\/b>, either directly or indirectly, <b><span style=\"color: red;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">because <\/span>a United States domestic audience is <\/span><\/b>or may be thereby <b><span style=\"color: red;\">exposed to program material<\/span><\/b>, or based on a presumption of such exposure. <span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">Such material may be made available within the United States and disseminated, when appropriate,<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\npursuant to sections 502 and 1005 of the United States Information and<br \/>\nEducational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1462 and 1437), except<br \/>\nthat  nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the<br \/>\nDepartment of  State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors to<br \/>\ndisseminate within the  United States any program material prepared for<br \/>\ndissemination abroad on  or before the effective date of the Smith-Mundt<br \/>\nModernization Act of  2012.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the<\/span>&#8220;&#8230;&#8230;&nbsp; <\/b><b><b><span style=\"color: red;\">&#8220;State&#8221;&#8230;&#8230;<\/span><\/b> &nbsp; <\/b><b><b><span style=\"color: red;\">&#8220;from engaging&#8221;&#8230;..<\/span><\/b><\/b><b><span style=\"color: red;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"> &nbsp;&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #999999;\">&#8220;because <\/span><\/span>a United States domestic audience is <\/span><\/b>or may be thereby <b><span style=\"color: red;\">exposed to program material.&#8221;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This clearly removes laws and obstructions related to disseminating propaganda to domestic audiences. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>While<br \/>\non the surface fostering perceptions and claims to prevent  American<br \/>\naudiences from being influenced&#8230; it does NOT prohibit.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This sums it all up&#8230; <span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">&#8220;S<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">uch material may be made available within the United States and disseminated, when appropriate&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bottom line, (<b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I will repeat this because it is essential), the repeal of the Smith Mundt Act<\/span><\/b> in 2012 effectively <span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>legalized  propaganda<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\">and the creation of &#8220;events&#8221; to influence <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>domestic<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>audiences<\/b><\/span>.<br \/>\nIn other words, &#8220;it is said that&#8221; they can create a scenario and<br \/>\nbroadcast it as &#8220;news&#8221; to  influence people to support certain action or<br \/>\nlegislation. For example,  it would be legal to produce a Measles epidemic scenario to influence domestic audiences to support mandatory vaccination  legislation, despite it being purely a fictional event&#8230; as long as<br \/>\nit  was &#8220;intended&#8221; for foreign audiences.<\/p>\n<p>In doubt, refresh yourself with the \u201c(b) Rule of construction. above^^^&#8221;\u2014<span style=\"color: red;\"><b>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit&#8221;&#8230;<br \/>\nNothing&#8230; <span style=\"color: #e06666;\">to prohibit them from doing whatever they want.<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Bd86tbnlVrI\/XaYMD2BgqOI\/AAAAAAAAD7s\/thl4WeN0SrQZt_MCSDWyN2iqqADJuIAUgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/words%2B702c06_f5594da7de25403aae2eeb383d7220eb%257Emv2.webp?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-original-height=\"550\" data-original-width=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Bd86tbnlVrI\/XaYMD2BgqOI\/AAAAAAAAD7s\/thl4WeN0SrQZt_MCSDWyN2iqqADJuIAUgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/words%2B702c06_f5594da7de25403aae2eeb383d7220eb%257Emv2.webp?resize=640%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nBen Swann has a nice report covering some other angles including the <b>Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016<\/b>.<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xdQDuhsk3CE\"> https:\/\/youtu.be\/xdQDuhsk3CE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xdQDuhsk3CE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Domestic Propaganda Ban to be Lifted?<\/p>\n<p>Michael Hastings voices his opinion on the subject back in the day, before he suffered a mysterious and coincidental death.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of &#8220;crazy conspiracy theories&#8221;&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7re6yMXND0E\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7re6yMXND0E<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qKEdi5tK-C8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kagSQd1VULg\/W8eWIRNcLDI\/AAAAAAAAB5Y\/P1WHmTLbM2cKDD_GRmUy_mcxDMCWb4ftACPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/reality%2B%2BWhere_I_Can_Reach_The_Sky_by_xetobyte.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-original-height=\"650\" data-original-width=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kagSQd1VULg\/W8eWIRNcLDI\/AAAAAAAAB5Y\/P1WHmTLbM2cKDD_GRmUy_mcxDMCWb4ftACPcBGAYYCw\/s640\/reality%2B%2BWhere_I_Can_Reach_The_Sky_by_xetobyte.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"color: #ffd966;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>When &#8220;everything you know is a lie&#8221;, truth hides in the crazy conspiracy theories\ufeff.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: red;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>We\u2019ll<br \/>\nknow  our disinformation program is complete when everything the<br \/>\nAmerican  public believes is false.&nbsp;\u2014 William Casey, Ronald Reagan\u2019s<br \/>\nfirst CIA  Director (from Casey\u2019s first staff meeting, 1981)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"color: #cccccc;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>How Disinformation Agents Spread Their Webs of Deception<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Information obtained from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wanttoknow.info\/g\/disinformation-agents\">http:\/\/www.wanttoknow.info\/g\/disinformation-agents<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It<br \/>\nis quite easy for a disinformation agent to spin a rich  disinformation<br \/>\ntale and then craft several different versions of the  tale with new<br \/>\n\u2018facts\u2019 to support the story in each one. These tales are  usually a<br \/>\ngood mix of verifiable facts and cleverly designed lies, so  that people<br \/>\nwho check the \u2018facts\u2019 tend to believe the lies that are  mixed in.<br \/>\nThe<br \/>\ndisinformation agent has only to feed these versions of his tale to<br \/>\nseveral of the many conspiracy oriented websites out there, and it\u2019s all<br \/>\nover the Internet \u2013 but not on reliable websites. These same<br \/>\ndisinformation agents will use pseudonyms to join in on the discussions<br \/>\ngenerated by their \u00ab&nbsp;news&nbsp;\u00bb so that they can manipulate the direction<br \/>\nthat comments take.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">In respect to propaganda, it does not matter what the truth is, it matter what you beLIEve it is, and that you act accordingly.<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #e06666;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e06666;\">\u201cThe CIA owns everyone of any significance in the major media.\u201d\u2028\u2013 William Colby, former CIA director<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #e06666;\">\u201cWe\u2019ll<br \/>\nknow our disinformation program is  complete when everything the<br \/>\nAmerican public believes is false.\u201d\u2028\u2013  William Casey, CIA Director (from<br \/>\nfirst staff meeting, 1981)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e06666;\">\u201cDeception is a state of mind and the mind of the State.\u201d\u2028\u2013 James Angleton, head of CIA counter intelligence from 1954-1974&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e06666;\">\u201cI<br \/>\nnever would have agreed to the  formulation of the Central Intelligence<br \/>\nAgency back in forty-seven, if I  had known it would become the<br \/>\nAmerican Gestapo.\u201d\u2028\u2013 Harry S. Truman&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e06666;\">\u201cThe<br \/>\nindividual is handicapped by coming  face-to-face with a conspiracy so<br \/>\nmonstrous he cannot believe it  exists.\u201d\u2028\u2013 J. Edgar Hoover, ex-FBI<br \/>\ndirector on the New World Order  conspiracy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #e06666;\">\u201cIf the American people knew what we have done, they would string us up from the lamp posts.\u201d\u2028\u2013 George H. W. Bush<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e06666;\">\u201d I will splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the winds.\u201d\u2028\u2013 John F. Kennedy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e06666;\">\u201cFifty<br \/>\nmen have run America, and that\u2019s a  high figure.\u201d\u2028\u2013 Joseph Kennedy,<br \/>\nfather of JFK, in the July 26th, l936  issue of The New York Times<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere<br \/>\nis no such thing, at this date of the world\u2019s history, in  America, as<br \/>\nan independent press. You know it and I know it. There is  not one of<br \/>\nyou who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did,  you know<br \/>\nbeforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid  weekly for<br \/>\nkeeping my honest opinion out of the paper I am connected  with. Others<br \/>\nof you are paid similar weekly salaries for similar things,  and any of<br \/>\nyou who would be so foolish as to write honest opinions  would be out on<br \/>\nthe streets looking for another job. If I allowed my  honest opinions<br \/>\nto appear in one issue of my paper, before twenty-four  hours my<br \/>\noccupation would be gone. The business of the journalists is to  destroy<br \/>\nthe truth; to lie outright; to pervert; to vilify; to fawn at  the feet<br \/>\nof mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily  bread.<br \/>\nYou know it and I know it, and what folly is this toasting an<br \/>\nindependent press? We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the<br \/>\nscenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance.<br \/>\nOur talents, our possibilities, and our lives are all the property of<br \/>\nother men. We are intellectual prostitutes.\u201d\u2028\u2013 <span style=\"color: #cccccc;\">John Swinton, former New York Times Chief of Staff<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--VZGTPLPVQU\/W8Ksb2O_nMI\/AAAAAAAABuQ\/y56JhR2E0602CbkOv0f32GF_REhWgnH5gCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/0012790877_10.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-original-height=\"480\" data-original-width=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--VZGTPLPVQU\/W8Ksb2O_nMI\/AAAAAAAABuQ\/y56JhR2E0602CbkOv0f32GF_REhWgnH5gCPcBGAYYCw\/s640\/0012790877_10.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>This is a fun expose on word magick <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trickedbythelight.com\/tbtl\/language.shtml\">http:\/\/www.trickedbythelight.com\/tbtl\/language.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<b>Cognitive dissonance<\/b> is ever so <b>ouchy<\/b> for the feeble minded folk.  <b>Think<\/b>ing <b>beyond <\/b>the <b>narrative<\/b> and <b>discern<\/b>ing piles of conflicting <b> info<\/b>rmation that <b>defy<\/b> <b>one\u2019s<\/b> be<b>LIE<\/b>f system is hard&#8230; so most just revert  to their &#8220;programming&#8221;&#8230;<\/div>\n<p>Reject your programming.<br \/>\nTHINK<br \/>\nYou really don&#8217;t need the shiny man on TV to do that for you?<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>The more you know, the less you just beLIEve.<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Copyright<br \/>\nDisclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright  Act 1976,  allowance is<br \/>\nmade for &#8220;fair use&#8221; for purposes such as  criticism,  comment, news<br \/>\nreporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.  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