Your mind, your brain, your thoughts...
A large portion of life is spent gaining and maintaining
control of these--for some of us that is.
The trick by the powers that be--the government, religious
organizations and leaders, family, the media, corporations, etc. is to make you
believe that you are indeed in command of your mind, your brain, and your
thoughts. However, the truth is, they are in charge.
They do this,
in part, by feeding you the idea that you posses the power of choice. Yet, in
reality, they severely restrict your options to choose from. Examples:
a. heads I
win, tails you lose
b. Coke
versus Pepsi (you still drink cola)
c.
Republican versus Democrat (it's all the same)
They also
accomplish this by bombarding your minds with consistent messages and images
that are intended to make you look and feel incomplete and inferior. You need
to drive a certain car, wear a specific brand of clothing, or live in a
particular neighborhood to matter. This
implanted sense of inferiority creates an artificial need--a false desire--to
be more or to appear better than others in your category. Thus, this drive to
squelch your newly dented self-image causes you to seek out other superficial
symbols of success in order not only to ward off the critical perceptions of
others, but also build a sense of superiority. This is intended to gain the
admiration and (sadly) the acceptance of other such shallow-minded people. Luxury
brands, logos, and other forms of commercial imagery utilized to give people a sense
of accomplishment and success are all tools in the construction of mind
control, brainwashing, and thought influence.
The media frames
ideas within specific contexts according to their agendas. Freedom fighters can
be morphed into terrorists. Acts of heroism can be presented as cowardice or
rooted in self-centeredness. The words and actions of some can be magnified and
purposely misconstrued while those of others can be severely minimized,
downplayed, or even ignored altogether. It's all incumbent upon whether or not
the interests and priorities of the powers that be are served. The great
Malcolm X made two thought provoking statements concerning this far reaching
power; “The
media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the
innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they
control the minds of the masses.” and “If you're not careful, the newspapers
will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people
who are doing the oppressing."
These powers are all set upon a
mission, engaged in a war, and at times work in concert to control you--your
mind, your brain, and your thoughts. They are afraid of free thinking,
analytical, and fearless people. This is why from the time you open your eyes
and ears in the morning until you close them to sleep, all of your senses are
repeatedly invaded with news reports filled with fear, advertisements of all
types, endless streams of useless trivial information, and countless forms of
entertainment. This serves two primary
purposes:
1. It distracts you from
unplugging from this maze long enough to formulate your own thoughts and
analyze them.
2. It enables them to continually
have uninterrupted access to your thoughts through a virtually permanent
connection through the various gates of your senses.
This aids significantly in brainwashing you and putting a steady amount of pressure on your
mind to prevent it from growing and developing independence. Yes, independence, freedom, liberty, etc.
Slavery is fundamentally control of another's mind; hence the term, "slave
mentality." Control of the body and actions are only accomplished through
the avenue of the mind. And if those that are enslaved are under the delusion that
they are free, the power of the master is not at all threatened. The famous
emancipator, Harriet Tubman, alluded to this when she stated, "I freed a
thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were
slaves." In
addition, the late renowned South African political scholar, Steve
Biko, put the power of the controlled mind in perspective when he wrote, "The
greatest weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed."
This is why when nations are invaded and taken over
or individuals are stolen away from their nations, one of the first things done
to these peoples are the changing of their languages/introduction of the
foreign ones and the changing of their names/introduction of foreign ones. One
can even point out this phenomenon occurring in the context of the spreading of
religions as well. Thoughts are expressed in words. Words are the building
blocks of languages. Names come from languages. Thus, to take control of
language and names (two fundamental elements of most cultures) is another way
to penetrate and dominate the minds of people. In other words, if I can get you to speak like me, then you will eventually think that way I want you to.
But we also understand that all out invasions and
overt control of our minds are not normally the methods used. We are more so the
victims of slick infiltration and silent maneuvering. We are to first have our
natural and mental eyes opened in order to recognize our true condition. Sadly,
most people don't care. So, they give very little thought to their thoughts
and basically acquiesce their minds willingly to the powers that be. After all,
there exists no struggle when one simply gives in.
Nonetheless, my mind, being the most powerful tool/weapon
in existence, is desired by the powers that be. Therefore, it is my job to
fight for its freedom and maintain it at all costs. Why do you desire what you
desire? Why so you spend your money the way that you do? What gives you a sense
of satisfaction and confidence? Why do you like or dislike something/someone in
particular? Chances are, all of these have been heavily influenced by a source
outside of your own mind. Yet, for some reason, you've allowed your own
thoughts and desires to be steered into whatever direction they presently find
themselves. Think about it.
