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Stop Asking the Federal Government to Label Groups You Dislike

‘Terrorists’

This past weekend, my brother and his girlfriend came out to visit and it once again reminded me of
what really matters in life. I’ve noticed that having friends and family in town forces someone like
me to disconnect from the 24/7 news cycle more than usual, which I always find to be extraordinarily
healthy.
On the few occasions that I checked in with Twitter, it seemed as if half the stream was yelling
hysterically about antifa and the other half was fear-mongering about neo-Nazis and white
supremacists. Both groups seemed utterly deranged and intent on fostering the very destructive
environment they claim to be fighting. As I’ve made clear since I started writing many years ago, I’m
completely against violent solutions to our problems. It doesn’t make a difference to me whether that
violence comes from insecure white dudes with swastika tattoos, or cowardly “anti-facsists” dressed
up like video game ninja characters assaulting people. Why does it seems so difficult for people to
just condemn both groups for the unconscious goons they are without picking a side.
One especially concerning thing I’ve noticed recently, is a push by many of those who would self-
identify on the “right” end of the political spectrum for the government to identify antifa as a
terrorist group. I couldn’t think of a more idiotic strategy if I tried — unless your goal is to give
Trump, or whoever comes next, an excuse to further entrench and institutionalize our already
existing and unconstitutional surveillance state. As I noted on Twitter:
Begging an out of control, authoritarian government to call certain groups, as unsavory as they
are, "terrorists," is....really stupid.
6:32 PM - Aug 28, 2017

This foolish drive to popularize a categorical use of the word “terrorist” to domestic groups you
don’t like, reminded me of an article by Jonathan Turley published last week in The Hill.
He accurately notes that misguided people on both sides of the political spectrum are now playing
this extremely dangerous game. Here’s some of what he noted:
Yet, the racist protesters in Virginia had a permit to march and Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas denounced
the violence on both sides. That raises the question of whether the presence of a “criminal element” on either side
is enough (when combined with extreme views) to meet a new evolving definition of terrorism. Some have insisted
that Nazi rallies are inherently threatening to public safety and terrorizing to various groups. The clear message is
that politicians want these groups not simply denounced for hate speech but declared actual terrorists.
Conversely, over 100,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Trump administration to formally recognize
the Antifa movement as a terrorist organization. The petition states, “Terrorism is defined as ‘the use of violence
and intimidation in pursuit of political aims.’ This definition is the same definition used to declare ISIS and other
groups, as terrorist organizations. Antifa has earned this title due to its violent actions in multiple cities and their
influence in the killings of multiple police officers throughout the United States. It is time for the Pentagon to be
consistent in its actions — and just as they rightfully declared ISIS a terror group, they must declare Antifa a
terror group — on the grounds of principle, integrity, morality, and safety.”
A similar movement has called for Black Lives Matters to be declared domestic terrorists for the violence seen at
various protests. There is a striking similarity in the rationales for declaring both sides to be terrorists. Neither
side is willing to recognize, let alone respect, the right of the other side to free speech regardless of the content of
their views. For years, some of us have been warning about a dangerous tide sweeping over Europe as Western
countries in the criminalization of speech deemed offensive or insulting while banning whole groups deemed
hateful. The West is losing faith, and patience, with free speech.
It has not worked, as history has consistently shown. Germany criminalizes symbols like the swastika or
Holocaust denials. Neo-Nazis however continue to flourish and simply slightly altered their symbols and salutes.
France, England and other countries routinely prosecute people for expressing views deemed hateful, but both
extremism and terrorism continue unabated. The reason is simple. The enforced silence produced by these laws is
purely superficial. It does not stop extreme views or change minds, it merely forces it below the surface.
As shown by Europe (and Canada), criminalizing of speech places countries on a slippery slope toward what the
Framers feared as the “tyranny of the majority.” It becomes an insatiable and satisfying appetite for those who
want to simply silence opposing views. For their part, politicians want to show voters that they feel their anger by
declaring unpopular groups “terrorists” or unpopular speech crimes. If you are not with those declaring the other
side terrorists, you look like you are not sufficiently appalled or opposed to their views.
Street violence appears to be a burgeoning problem, but it’s extremely short-sighted and
counterproductive to respond to it by begging the feds to call whatever violent group you happen to
dislike more than the other, “terrorists.” The U.S. government, and the oligarchs largely in control of
it, would love for this to happen. It’ll allow them to crack down on all dissent as harshly as they’d
like by eventually calling all protest “terrorism.” This seemingly has been the game plan for many
years, and many seem to be falling for this trap hook, line and sinker.
I implore everybody to please stop this sort of commentary. If you encourage the federal government
to increasingly label domestic groups terrorists, you won’t like the end result. Calling someone a
terrorist dehumanizes them, and will give the bad actors with actual power (unlike neo-Nazis and
antifa) an excuse to exercise increasingly brutal repression measures. Before long, it won’t just be the
violent groups you dislike labeled “terrorists,” but anyone at all who voices dissent at our genuinely
oppressive and corrupt neo-feudal society.
More and more, I find myself looking for the positive side to any story. This seems to be a beneficial
side effect that happens naturally as you try to embrace awareness and focus on your own personal
shortcomings, as opposed to hysterically pointing fingers at others. As I read about what happened
in San Francisco and Berkeley over the weekend, I didn’t allow myself to obsess about antifa thugs
attacking people, as grotesque as those scenes were. Rather, I focused on the fact that it was only
small pockets of goons behaving in such an unconscious manner. We should be able to easily deal
with these people without labeling them terrorists and giving the feds more unwarranted power.
Indeed, the vast majority of people in the U.S. feel exactly like the following protester:
“We’re just puzzled as to why people consider violence a valid tactic,” Berkeley resident Kristin
Leiumkuhler, 60, told SFGate. She, like others, had turned out with neighbors for a peaceful rally but
left when things got ugly. “We felt disappointed and surprised by how many people were not in any way
discreet about being with antifa — in fact being very bold and prepared to be violent.”
It’s extremely important that people of conscience on all sides of the political spectrum denounce
violence, but it’s equally important that we don’t lose our minds and hysterically and beg for
Washington D.C. to come save us from small pockets of thugs.
You won’t like how that story ends.

OPINIONS:

1 - Ricardo Ali Fernandez August 28, 2017 at 1:31 pm


Interesting article. Here in our neighborhood we are a rather polarized within each of us. For example we
are armed to the hilt to protect us from the government. Yet, the majority of our wages comes from, you
guessed it, the government.

2 - Shannon August 28, 2017 at 1:45 pm


Another really excellent and thoughtful piece, Michael.

A few years ago I heard a radio interview with Johnny Clary, a former KKK member and, I believe, head
poo-pah. Eventually he became friends with the very minister whose church he burned down. He left the
klan, joined the minister and began speaking tours against racism.

What turned him? The love the minister continued to express towards him, he said, no matter how vile his
language. “Nothing you can say to me can make me hate you,” the minister kept repeating.

That minister, Wade Watts, was a pretty extraordinary guy. He was a committed Democrat till he died, but
with his sense of humor he might be joining the Dirtbag Left today.

From wikipedia:
“On one occasion, when a group of 30 or more Klansmen surrounded him in a restaurant, Clary told him
to “think very carefully about what you do to that piece of chicken in front of you, because what ever you
do to that chicken, we’re going to do to you” upon which Watts picked up the chicken and kissed it causing
even the Klan members to laugh at his daring. ”

3 - Btn August 28, 2017 at 1:50 pm


If we are talking terrorism and terrorist organizations, it’s a helpful to define what we mean. In the case of
the Federal Governement, a “terrorist organization” is one that engages in “terrorist activities” as
defined in the Immigration and Nationalization Act, section 212(a)(3)(B)4/(iii). You can read it for yourself
here: https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-29/0-0-0-2006.html

The definition is sufficiently broad, to include: ” The use of any biological agent, chemical agent, or
nuclear weapon or device, or explosive, firearm, or other weapon or dangerous device (other than for
mere personal monetary gain), with intent to endanger, directly or indirectly, the safety of one or more
individuals or to cause substantial damage to property. ”

So basically, if you use a weapon in an act of violence that has no monetary gain (ie, robberies don’t
count), then you are a terrorist. Extending that, if your organization calls for using violence for non-
monetary gains, then you are a terrorist organization. So Antifa would be an obvious terrorshit
organization.

AND DHS has already designated them as such: https://www.njhomelandsecurity.gov/analysis/anarchist-


extremists-antifa?rq=antifa

Although I’m not a fan of the government deciding who is a terrorist (under the broad definition), I don’t
have a problem with them declaring Antifa a terrorist organization. I do agree that this could be a slippery
slope. For example, how does anyone prove – or more importantly, disprove – that they are a member of
Antifa? Now if you are carrying a weapon, dressed in black, and wearing a ski mask, you are probably
guilty. But if if you are just marching and people meeting the above description are in the same march?

4 - Jennifer August 28, 2017 at 2:47 pm


We really do not want to get into the realm of religion, but there is truth in the world, much of which has
been suppressed with intent. There is a verse somewhere in the Good Book which states that the sins of the
fathers visit unto the next something generations. Well, when we want to know the truth of things, we ask of
the “Universe”, and when we asked about this, we couldn’t believe the answer we received.

We came to know someone who sees into the spirit world. He saw that most people have a “veil” which
covers their minds and protects them from what he called the demonic world. It is God’s blessing. Some
people did not have a veil, and which he said was lost to them from the sins of the fathers, meaning the
father had committed some grievous sin, murder, rape, theft of a serious nature, etc.

He showed us how this played out in family near us, a father and mother and four children, from 8 years to
about 15. The children did not have a veil and they were mean-spirited, bullies, stole from others, and
destroyed property. The parents did and we asked why this was so. One day the father came home and
when we were out with a neighbor visiting. His daughter came up to him and pointed to us. He called us
over and we went. He said she said we were talking about him. Well, this was not true and we told him so.
He then went on to say how paranoid he had become lately because of all the problems he was having in
his contractor’s business, so many people were stealing from him. He gave a handful of examples. We
thanked God because we realized that this father must have stolen something from another, probably a lot
of something. We saw that “As you sow, so shall ye reap.” This father lost the veil for his children for the
crime of theft and he was reaping what he sowed.

It seems to me that if the men of this nation understood what could happen to them and their children if
they commit a sin, they would behave like humans. This is how a nation which falls away from God will
eventually fall itself.

Likewise, as humans we will not evolve as a species as long as we are a threat to anyone or anything. This
is why JeSus said, “Blessed are the Meek.” The Meek are those who do not resort to force, but turn to God
for answers to their problems.

What is it that is said, Michael, if you name someone something like a “terrorist”, that we should look for
it in ourselves? Thanks for your posts.

5 - Genaro August 28, 2017 at 3:17 pm


Here’s the undeniable truth. The vast majority of people in this country are good people. The cowardly
sociopaths in antifa and the white supremacist’s are a tiny little minority. But the MSM is not going to tell
you that.

If you need further proof, just watch what is going on in southeast Texas right now. Just regular common
people doing everything they can to help each other. That is the majority by far.

The faster you stop paying attention and reacting to the bad actors on both sides, the faster they will go
away. They’re attention whores. So as soon as they realize that no one’s paying attention, they’ll go away.

Conversely, if you want to pay attention to something that promotes good. Get online and send some
money to the Red Cross or Salvation Army or CRS to help out the folks that badly need help right now in
Texas.

6 - Martin August 28, 2017 at 7:31 pm


The definition of terrorism at the start of this article … isn’t that the ultimate aim of consecutive US
governments, to (attempt to) maintain global hegemony?

Burried and bleeding under all the semantics is still the naked fact that WAR – IS – TERRORISM.
Dropping bombs on people IS TERRORISM.
At root, the US militatry/Pentagon mammoth war machine is by far the greatest terrorist organisation on
earth… the greatest denial/hypocrisy/corporate propaganda be the consumate camouflage of this BASIC
REALITY/TRUTH.

Once more,from the dictionary: TERRORISM DEFINITION: ‘VIOLENCE AGAINST CIVILIANS FOR
POLITICAL GAIN’ … “yeah but we’re the good guys and that definition only applies to the bad guys” …
and then there is the 101 other ‘escape from responsibilty/
reality’ denial settings to choose from. Freedom! Yeah. Freedom to all bullsh!t ourselves and keep on
keeping on – in our great tradition of bombing to death millions, yes millions, of civilians … people that
are of no real threat to our mainland territory or ‘our freedom/our democracy”‘ … Basically commencing
with korea/vietnam/laos … now any false flag/narrative will do, particularly for those blinded by a media
cunningly manipulating the fearful patriotic sheeple to obey the war profiteers.
No wonder ever more thinking citizens of the world hate Uncle Sam. Your global bomb-dropping man. The
horror.

And aint Trump doing a great job at sustaining this bomb-baby-bomb White House tradition!

7 - David August 29, 2017 at 10:49 pm


It really boggles my mind that any reasonable person could possibly believe that antifa are not a terrorist
organization – just as violent as ISIS, Al Queda, Faln, the KKK of the 30’s to early 60’s. This label isn’t
about differences of opinion, or trying to shut people up who disagree with us – it is a label that very
accurately describes what antifa espouses, does, trains for, and organizes for. They admit that their
purpose is to violently shut down any they disagree with, to use terror to accomplish their objectives, to
overthrow the government.

Any objective person, liberal and conservative alike, can clearly see this. The constant violent actions of
antifa speak for themselves/ Antifa know what they are doing is organized criminal activity, and that is
precisely why they hide their faces, and assault/attack/beat any that dare to photograph or video them.
Antifa has ALWAYS been an extremely dangerous and violent organization – for decades. The terrorist
label not only suits them, but they have earned it. They are a very real, and legitimate threat to this
country, and to all that desire to live in peace.

A skunk by any other name is still a skunk. You missed the mark by a country mile, sir.

The War On Terror is a Fraud

Does anyone remember the "cakewalk war" that would last six weeks, cost $50-$60 billion, and
be paid for out of Iraqi oil revenues?
Does anyone remember that White House economist Lawrence Lindsey was fired by Dubya
because Lindsey estimated that the Iraq war could cost as much as $200 billion?

Lindsey was fired for over-estimating the cost of a war that, according to Joseph Stiglitz and
Linda Bilmes, has cost 15 times more than Lindsey estimated. And the US still has 50,000 troops
in Iraq.

Does anyone remember that just prior to the US invasion of Iraq, the US government declared
victory over the Taliban in Afghanistan?

Does anyone remember that the reason Dubya gave for invading Iraq was Saddam Hussein's
weapons of mass destruction, weapons that the US government knew did not exist?

Are Americans aware that the same neoconservatives who made these fantastic mistakes, or
told these fabulous lies, are still in control of the government in Washington?

The "war on terror" is now in its tenth year. What is it really all about?

The bottom line answer is that the "war on terror" is about creating real terrorists. The US
government desperately needs real terrorists in order to justify its expansion of its wars against
Muslim countries and to keep the American people sufficiently fearful that they continue to
accept the police state that provides "security from terrorists," but not from the government that
has discarded civil liberties.

The US government creates terrorists by invading Muslim countries, wrecking infrastructure and
killing vast numbers of civilians. The US also creates terrorists by installing puppet governments
to rule over Muslims and by using the puppet governments to murder and persecute citizens as
is occurring on a vast scale in Pakistan today.

Neoconservatives used 9/11 to launch their plan for US world hegemony. Their plan fit with the
interests of America's ruling oligarchies. Wars are good for the profits of the military/security
complex, about which President Eisenhower warned us in vain a half century ago. American
hegemony is good for the oil industry's control over resources and resource flows. The
transformation of the Middle East into a vast American puppet state serves well the Israel
Lobby's Zionist aspirations for Israeli territorial expansion.

Most Americans cannot see what is happening because of their conditioning. Most Americans
believe that their government is the best on earth, that it is morally motivated to help others and
to do good, that it rushes aid to countries where there is famine and natural catastrophes. Most
believe that their presidents tell the truth, except about their sexual affairs.

The persistence of these delusions is extraordinary in the face of daily headlines that report US
government bullying of, and interference with, virtually every country on earth. The US policy is
to buy off, overthrow, or make war on leaders of other countries who represent their peoples'
interests instead of American interests. A recent victim was the president of Honduras who had
the wild idea that the Honduran government should serve the Honduran people.

The American government was able to have the Honduran president discarded, because the
Honduran military is trained and supplied by the US military. It is the same case in Pakistan,
where the US government has the Pakistani government making war on its own people by
invading tribal areas that the Americans consider to be friendly to the Taliban, al Qaeda,
"militants" and "terrorists."

Earlier this year a deputy US Treasury secretary ordered Pakistan to raise taxes so that the
Pakistani government could more effectively make war on its own citizens for the Americans. On
October 14 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ordered Pakistan to again raise taxes or the US
would withhold flood aid. Clinton pressured America's European puppet states to do the same,
expressing in the same breath that the US government was worried by British cuts in the
military budget. God forbid that the hard-pressed British, still reeling from American financial
fraud, don't allocate enough money to fight America's wars.

On Washington's orders, the Pakistani government launched a military offensive against


Pakistani citizens in the Swat Valley that killed large numbers of Pakistanis and drove millions of
civilians from their homes. Last July the US instructed Pakistan to send its troops against the
Pakistani residents of North Waziristan. On July 6 Jason Ditz reported on antiwar.com that "at
America's behest, Pakistan has launched offensives against [the Pakistani provinces of] Swat
Valley, Bajaur, South Waziristan, Orakzai,and Khyber."

A week later Israel's US Senator Carl Levin (D,MI) called for escalating the Obama
Administration's policies of US airstrikes against Pakistan's tribal areas. On September 30, the
Pakistani newspaper, The Frontier Post, wrote that the American air strikes "are, plain and
simple, a naked aggression against Pakistan."

The US claims that its forces in Afghanistan have the right to cross into Pakistan in pursuit of
"militants." Recently US helicopter gunships killed three Pakistani soldiers who they mistook for
Taliban. Pakistan closed the main US supply route to Afghanistan until the Americans
apologized.

Pakistan warned Washington against future attacks. However, US military officials, under
pressure from Obama to show progress in the endless Afghan war, responded to Pakistan's
warning by calling for expanding the Afghan war into Pakistan. On October 5 the Canadian
journalist Eric Margolis wrote that "the US edges closer to invading Pakistan."

In his book, Obama's Wars, Bob Woodward reports that America's puppet president of Pakistan,
Asif Ali Zardari, believes that terrorist bombing attacks inside Pakistan for which the Taliban are
blamed are in fact CIA operations designed to destabilize Pakistan and allow Washington to seize
Pakistan's nuclear weapons.

To keep Pakistan in line, the US government changed its position that the "Times Square
Bombing" was the work of a "lone wolf." Attorney General Eric Holder switched the blame to the
"Pakistani Taliban," and Secretary of State Clinton threatened Pakistan with "very serious
consequences" for the unsuccessful Times Square bombing, which likely was a false flag
operation aimed at Pakistan.

To further heighten tensions, on September 1 the eight members of a high-ranking Pakistani


military delegation in route to a meeting in Tampa, Florida, with US Central Command, were
rudely treated and detained as terrorist suspects at Washington DC's Dulles Airport.

For decades the US government has enabled repeated Israeli military aggression against
Lebanon and now appears to be getting into gear for another Israeli assault on the former
American protectorate of Lebanon. On October 14 the US government expressed its "outrage"
that the Lebanese government had permitted a visit by Iranian President Ahmadinejad, who is
the focus of Washington's intense demonization efforts. Israel's representatives in the US
Congress threatened to stop US military aid to Lebanon, forgetting that US Rep. Howard Berman
(D,CA) has had aid to Lebanon blocked since last August to punish Lebanon for a border clash
with Israel.

Perhaps the most telling headline of all is the October 14 report, "Somalia's New American
Primer Minister." An American has been installed as the Prime Minister of Somalia, an American
puppet government in Mogadishu backed up by thousands of Ugandan troops paid by
Washington.

This barely scratches the surface of Washington's benevolence toward other countries and
respect for their rights, borders, and lives of their citizens.

Meanwhile, to silence Wikileaks and to prevent any more revelations of American war crimes, the
"freedom and democracy" government in DC has closed down Wikileaks' donations by placing
the organization on its "watch list" and by having the Australian puppet government blacklist
Wikileaks.

Wikileaks is now akin to a terrorist organization. The American government's practice of silencing
critics will spread across the Internet.

Remember, they hate us because we have freedom and democracy, First Amendment rights,
habeas corpus, respect for human rights, and show justice and mercy to all.

“Breaking the Fear Factor”: Opposing War, Financial Fraud and State
Terrorism, Dismantling Propaganda
By Peter Koenig
Source: Global Research

or Regret.

We are living in a (western) world dominated by neoliberal dictators, criminals and crooks. And
many of us, impregnated with the human idiocy, as so well described by Andre Vltcheck (The
West Spreads Intellectual Idiocy) are every day deeper and deeper immersed into fear – fear
of action, fear of what’s next – fear of losing our comfort zone. The western propaganda machine
paid for by the corporate and financial oligarchy through the presstitute media is constantly
indoctrinating the little we have left of our free-thinking brains.
Fear is everywhere. People who are afraid can easily be manipulated. People who are afraid
obey. The system needs people who don’t resist. Renegades are potential drone targets. The
Big Constant that pervades our western world with ambitions to also infiltrate Asia – is terrorism.
Man-made terrorism – or better – elite-made terrorism; George Orwell would have called it Big
Brother-made terrorism; terrorism with a particular purpose: spreading fear and submission.

On Friday, 21 August 2015, on a train from Amsterdam to Paris, according to the New York
Times, “a heavily armed gunman opened fire aboard a packed high-speed train, traveling from
Amsterdam to Paris [ ….] wounding several passengers before he was tackled and subdued ” by
two American military servicemen (on leave), who were helped by a third American. According to
French officials, they “averted a mass killing. ”- The gunman was armed with an automatic pistol,
an AK47 and a knife (NYT annotation: AK47 is Al Qaeda ’s preferred weapon). The Americans
were coincidentally and suitably near to subdue the shooting 26 year-old Moroccan, a convenient
Arab, who was taken into custody when the train stopped in Arras, France, just beyond the
French-Belgian border. No doubt, he will be squeezed for confession. He may try to escape –
and then may be shot death. Amen.

The French anti-terrorist unit took immediately charge of the investigation. The unit is known to
work in utmost secrecy. Whatever news comes out of it is most likely ‘cooked ’ to suit the system.

The NYT proclaims that the three Americans saved the train from a massacre. Nobody was
killed. Just one of the American heroes was injured. Hollande thanked Obama for the brave
Americans’ exemplary behavior and for preventing a train carnage. Propaganda all over. In
America we trust – is dogma number one; dogma number two is – there is no save place on
earth.
Fear everywhere, but America is there to help. Danger lingers at every corner. A terrorist may be
just next door. Just give yourself up to Big Brother and he won ’t let you down.

The first step towards sub-doing fear is asking yourself: Who invented and fabricated terrorism in
the first place? In countries and entire regions ravaged by Washington incited wars and conflicts,
terrorism is the expression of hopelessness, of wrath – of fighting back, when there is nothing left
to lose. Look at the Middle East. A battlefield of nations destroyed by years of war – people living
in ruins, in miserable squalor; some escape – and become the endless and EU loathed stream of
refugees. According to the UN High Commissioner, there are more than 50 million refugees
worldwide.
People take-up arms in self-defense. The west calls them terrorists. A term popularized by the
media. A term that instills fear. – Imagine a world where the Judeo-Christian aggressors would
suddenly see the light and stop spreading wars and conflicts and subjugating the world – peace
would break out and settle in – terrorism, one of the key reasons for fear, would have no purpose
to persist – fear would die, trust and solidarity would grow. The empires worst enemy: solidarity,
friendship, and trust among people.

All wars and conflicts are multi-purpose. They boost the elite-dominated war industry; in the US
more than 50% of GDP; they help dominate and subjugate people, exploit their resources, and
are trailblazing a path towards Full Spectrum Dominance – world hegemony. They also help one
of the ‘elite ’s’ key objective – depopulating the world, so the elite may live longer with the ever
scarcer resources of our gradually depleted planet. Reducing world population is a key objective
of the Bilderberg Society – voiced by Henry Kissinger already in the 1960s. Recently I overheard
one buddy telling another: I hate wars; but the only good thing about wars is – they reduce world
population.
That is the horrendous level of immorality and greed to which humanity has sunk. – We the over-
fed west may not get enough in an ‘overpopulated world ’ (sic), therefore let ’s reduce the human
stock by killing off the under-people.

According to FAO – the UN Food and Agriculture Organization – with the current available
agricultural technology Mother Earth could aliment at least 12 billion people, almost double of
today’s world population. Fear and greed decimate our rational thinking. The me-me-me of abject
western consumerism – and the fear of losing it – overwhelms our innate sense of human
solidarity.
Remember the infamous Christmas Day 2009 ‘underwear bomber ’ on a Northwest Airliner
approaching Detroit wanting to detonate a plastic bomb sewed into his undies? He was suitably
identified as a Nigerian Al Qaeda fighter and also conveniently and par hazardfilmed by a
passenger in the back row — This was such an amateurish attempt to spread fear, that after a
short while even the media didn’t want to lose their ‘credibility ’ (sic) and shut up.
Is there ever a thought among the fearful that such terrorists might be ‘planted ’ by those who are
served by the fear they cause?

A former CIA official recently admitted that virtually all so-called terror acts in the US and most of
those in other parts of the world since (and including – added by me) 9/11 are false flags. With
every false flag, the system can tighten its grip on the population under the pretext of ‘protection
and security’. The populace literally asks for it – please protect us, please come to our houses,
put them upside down and see whether there are terrorists hiding in our closets … that’s how the
Boston people reacted after the April 2013 false-flag Marathon bombing.
Since 9/11 US citizens have lost more than 90% of their civil rights; first through the Patriot Act,
then by subsequent extensions of police ‘protective measures ’. Most US citizens are not even
aware of the power they gave up to the police which has now the authority to invade people ’s
homes at will, without search warrant or explanation and then find anything justifying the arrest
and indefinite confinement without trial of an inconvenient person. The ‘suspects ’ are mostly
Muslims. These days it’s easy selling to the brainwashed western world a Muslim as a criminal or
terrorist.

Yet, the Boston Marathon false flag was of such low grade that anybody with a little bit of reason
left, could recognize that the bombs were detonated by special forces with the mere purpose of
implanting the notion that even a relatively progressive thinking university town like Boston is in
danger of terrorism. Therefore let’s control the people, let ’s not this ‘intellectual Boston crowd ’
choose its own ways, abandoning the sinking ship. All sheep must be kept together in false
solidarity, of course.

The two Chechnyan brothers were pre-identified, they had no clue what may eventually happen
to them. They conveniently had a police record, maybe fabricated, to also hurt Russia, hitting two
flies with the same stone. The Chechnyan ‘malfeasance ’ could easily be sold to the public. One
of the two alleged suspects was killed – and silenced – in an artificially created ‘shootout ’. The
other one is in solidarity confinement and is not allowed to talk, not even in court – condemned to
die – soon to be silenced too.

Public events henceforth project fear. – People, please stand up against police and state-
sponsored violence and terrorism! – Analyze for yourselves! Don ’t believe the lies spread by the
mainstream media. Yes, it takes a little effort, seeking out the truth and reading the news on
internet – Global Research, Information Clearing House, Sputnik News, VNN, RT, TeleSUR,
PressTV, CounterPunch, New Easter Outlook, The Saker – and many more – but it is one of the
few chances you have to see the light and stand up for your rights – and get rid of fear.

The Boston false flag bombing, was followed by a similar horror event in Paris, in January this
year. The Hebdo Charlie and related supermarket assault killed 17 people. It was opportunely
planned at a notoriously anti-Muslim cartoon magazine, executed by CIA-Mossad forces in full
connivance with the French secret service
(see http://www.globalresearch.ca/paris-charlie-the-shock-doctrine-par-excellence/5424960).
Two plus one ‘suspects’ with previous police records, were pre-identified. One of them ‘forgets or
loses’ casually his ID in the get-away car – the only link the police has to the ‘terrorists ’ – they
find two, kill them at sight – so they won’t talk anymore. – The third related alleged assassin of a
Jewish supermarket at the outskirts of Paris awaited the same fate: death by a police barrage of
bullets. A blurred amateur video (maybe by now taken off internet) shows how a hand-cuffed
individual is thrown before the wolves outside of the supermarket, to be riddled mercilessly with
bullets. Nobody to talk. The truth remains ugly propaganda – propaganda for the system – a
system that prevails over and feeds on terrorism. Millions of people, dulled by the event, walked
the streets of European cities, solemnly parading placards lettered with “I am Charlie ” — millions
of people submitted – and still do – to a miserable lie – spreading and perpetuating fear.

Hollande had a justification to tighten the grip around France and within Paris – police
everywhere, reducing civil liberties just a tad more – orders from the Washington masters. Being
a nominal ‘socialist’ (sic), the emperor doesn’t quite trust him – as he may resent having been
forced by the White House to abrogate his country ’s lucrative sale of two Mistral type amphibious
assault ships to Russia. To dampen any lingering sympathy for Russian President Putin,
Hollande had to be reined in; and the spineless French leader (sic) did indeed cave in.

Fear is everywhere. European politicians are all afraid they may be in the crosshairs of the CIA
or Pentagon or other US mercenary hit men if they don ’t behave. A couple of days ago it was
reported that Hollande is now also planning preventive drone assassinations, mimicking his
brother-in-crime, Peace Nobel Laureate, Barack Obama. Imagine! – How far can you sink to lick
– ehhh – the naked toes of the naked emperor. How far has our western civilization sunk in only
the last 30 years – the onset of neoliberalism!

Fear commands everyone – almost. Fear is the public enemy number One – but it can be
overcome – with courage, an open mind and foremost an awakened consciousness.

People feel reasonably happy. They feel protected. They gladly trade their civil rights for police
and military protection. Terrorism is horrible and it is so unpredictable. It lurks everywhere. And
nobody dares to question these bloody fabricated horror events. Nobody dares ask: what
motivates the terrorists? How come their number has increased exponentially in the last 15
years? Terror sows more terror. Fear disseminates more fear. More fear facilitates more
oppression and manipulation of people – and eventually more terrorism.

Take the massive flood of refugees engulfing Europe. The EU laments the ‘refugee crisis;
seemingly not realizing that they helped making it. The Eurocrats cannot deal with the
overwhelming influx of refugees. They use the bought media to make people afraid of them. The
refugees come from these Arab countries the west is fighting for ‘freedom and democracy ’. They
are dark-skinned, poor and no-good. They steal our jobs, food and women. The human touch
and solidarity of westerners has been annihilated long ago – by the neoliberal doctrine – that
knows no mercy, only profit and power. Western powers don ’t want these poor homeless
beggars within their frontiers. What to do with them? They are a costly nuisance. Most of them
are Muslims anyway. There is no space for them.

Would it ever occur to one of those high-flying, arrogant never elected Maastricht politicians to
ask ‘why is this onslaught of refugees increasing by the day?’ – They may find the answer in front
of their nose, in case they still have some left-over ticking brains. We, Europeans, in full
complicity with war-mongering hegemonic Washington have helped destroy their countries, their
economies, their jobs, torn apart their families, killed their children, have bombed their very
homes to ashes – now they come to seek help from us. These poor people have no choice but
asking their hangmen for a bit of mercy, for some crumbs of bread, for some rudimentary shelter.
The raped seeks alms from the rapist. It’s the Stockholm syndrome. – Its fear from dying. Maybe
the criminals who almost killed them have some humanity left, a bit of mercy – please.
What makes them tick – these criminal hegemonic politicians? Why are they so inhumanly
selfish, greedy and violent? The public at large is afraid to even ask. Asking could produce
answers that may derange one’s comfort zone. Better don ’t ask and follow the rules. Let fear
continue to rule.

The NYT also reports, “Stock prices around the world continued to plunge on Friday, threatening
to end one of the longest bull runs in the history of the United States stock market. ” Fear of
losing money is spread. Such ‘market’ fluctuations, as most of us know, have little to do with
‘markets’, be it share or money markets. Money is fabricated by a mouse-click of a bank dishing
out debt. Markets are manipulated by banks and political powers for monetary profit and political
gains – and to sow fear – fear that something horrendously drastic may happen, may affect our
fragile economy – and may foremost affect our stolen well-being. Yes, stolen. Our western riches
have been stolen during hundreds of years of abject, murderous colonization of the southern
hemisphere. And we continue colonizing them with our modern weapon – MONEY. When banks
spread fear, it is to steal the money, pension funds, social systems from us, their faithful clients.
Stealing from abroad is not enough.
Rather than fearfully shutting up – wake up! Dare stand up fellow citizen – against the white collar
onslaught of fraud and exploitation, against corruption of our elitist neoliberal system! Get rid of
those deceiving politicians – the scum of greed and power. Expose them. Neutralize them.

The US as well as the European Commission just enacted laws, allowing banks, effective
immediately – to ‘rescue’ themselves by so-called ‘bail-ins ’ – meaning, a bank that has
overstretched and over-speculated itself into bankruptcy may literally save itself by stealing the
money from its depositors and shareholders. – Why does such an edict – not really a law
because those who designed the rule are unelected Eurocrats – not prompt an immediate run on
the banks? – Why does nobody even protest? – Because people don ’t know? Maybe. But Fear –
sheer fear from being punished for ‘disobedience ’ – is a better explanation.

Instead, our fear makes us trust that such ‘bail-ins ’ will always happen to others. We so easily
forget what happened only two years ago, in March 2013 to the people of Cyprus, when their
deposits were decimated by the infamous ‘haircut ’, administered by the highly indebted Cypriot
banks, by order of the BCE, with full complicity of the Cypriot elites, who first transferred their
fortunes abroad. It was like a trial run. How much would the populace swallow without (too much)
protesting? – It worked. The rule is now institutionalized – and nobody says beep. – For fear that
worse may follow? – Or for sheer comfort of not moving our butts.

The famous late Howard Zinn said civil disobedience is our – as in ‘we the people ’ – strongest
weapon against corporate and state injustice and abuse. Today ’s version of this wisdom might
be for the 99.99% of us, the people, to organize and infiltrate the reigning criminal system and
breaking it down from within. Much like did and do the State Department funded Washington-
based thinktanks (sic) – initiating the deadly and destructive ‘Arab Spring ’, intruding and
subverting the European Parliament with bought proxies and fake NGOs – and what they attempt
to do in Russia and China, albeit unsuccessfully.

Back to the NYT article on the plunge of the US stock exchange. Finger-pointing of the guilty is of
the order. The fear factor has to be substantiated and enhanced by fault of an ‘outsider ’ – in this
case China – which according to the NYT has ‘unexpectedly ’ devalued its currency, a sign of a
troubled economy and a bleak outlook for the economy of other large ‘developing countries ’.

Let’s fear the Evil East. – No good may come from the east. The NYT has of course no
explanation of truth. Namely that the Chinese Yuan had been artificially over-valued under
pressure of the US, and kept within a 2% band of fluctuation by the Chinese authorities. This was
also in line with China’s huge dollar reserves, some 1.6 trillion dollars. Relaxation of the
fluctuation – letting the rate slide naturally to an expected 3% margin, would not only make China
more competitive, but might enhance the currency ’s international standing to eventually
becoming a new currency in the IMF’s basket constituting the SDRs, or Special Drawing Rights.
The SDR is an international virtual money that may be lent to countries which so desire, hence,
better balancing the currency exchange risk of the loan. The current SDR basket is composed of
only four ‘world’ currencies; the US dollar, the British Pound, the Euro and the Japanese Yen.

If the Yuan can keep its own by floating against other major currencies, chances are it may be
admitted by the west-dominated IMF as the fifth currency to the SDR basket, thereby opening the
door for the Chinese Yuan to become a major official world reserve currency. Washington may
not like it, but may have little choice preventing the currency of the world ’s strongest economy to
become an officially admitted reserve currency.

Fear may also be the main reason for the Greek Tsipras Government 180 degree U-turn after the
62% NO vote on July 5 – No to austerity, No to more strangulation by the infamous troika –
European Central Bank (ECB), European Commission (EC) and the International Monetary Fund
(IMF). Not Germany, not the troika, are Greece’s strongest enemies; fear is. The Syriza
government was pressured, blackmailed, coerced – and possibly even corrupted – into accepting
an even more nefarious austerity package than the one against which Greeks voted with an
overwhelming NO. If indeed enacted, the new debt commitment of € 86 billion will drive Greece ’s
debt to GDP ratio way above 200 % – and not one euro will flow into Greece ’s economy, her
social system, fighting unemployment, bringing back public hospitals, schools, water and
electricity.

The Syriza Tsipras Government has committed an illegal act against Greece ’s own Constitution
which puts the people above parliament and above the executive – as a true democracy should.
Tsipras’ anti-democratic act could be undone any time by a simple decision of the Supreme
Court. According to international standards, Greece ’s accumulated debt is fully illegal and could
be erased by a mouse click, the same way it was created. Any contract – in this case debt –
concluded under duress, coercion, corruption and / or blackmail does not stand up before an
international court of law. This must have been known to the Tsipras government. Yet, Tsipras
and his inner circle went to Brussels to ‘negotiate ’ ignoring this chance. Instead they sold out
their country to the banksters, let themselves be humiliated, ridiculed in the face of their own
people, let alone the rest of the world.

Fear was most likely the engine for Tsipras’ behavior. Many of his Syriza colleagues left the
government coalition. Ministers who didn’t agree with his politics were fired. He preferred
succumbing to fear – fear of the potential wrath that might emanate from the corrupt and criminal
EU; from greedy Germany whose neoliberalism is rapidly taking on the colors of Nazism. –
German supremacy over Europe – again? – Maybe there were death-threats involved, who
knows. It is common practice when power and resources are at stake.

However, a true leader has no fear. He or she stands tall with the moral and ethical obligation to
defend the interests of the people who elected him or her. As did Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro,
Rafael Correa, Evo Morales, Cristina Kirchner, Lula, Dilma Rousseff and many more.

Traveling recently all over Greece fear was visible everywhere. When asked, why their inaction in
the face of this shameful treason of their PM – no protests, the streets remained calm – the
answer was almost uniformly – we are afraid. Afraid of what? Of the police; they shoot at us with
rubber bullets, with water cannons – and we don ’t know when the military will intervene.

In Delphi, the very town where democracy was born some 2,500 years ago, a shop owner
confessed, democracy is dead, not only in Greece – but in Europe, in the world. With this
backdrop, a new military takeover was according to him not far-fetched. The Tsipras betrayal
was a boon for the rightwing, the Nazi-like ‘Golden Dawn ’ – a perfect backing for a new military
regime.

After the 1967 US-supported so-called Coup of the Colonels, Greece suffered seven years of a
most repressive right wing military dictatorship, where full obedience was of the order, where
people disappeared, where the communist party was forbidden and communists were
prosecuted and killed, where anything resembling left-wing literature was censured, during which
miniskirts, pop-music, long hair, the peace sign and the like were prohibited. This repressive
regime has deeply marked the Greek population. They are afraid it may return. They are aware
of their country’s vulnerability due to its importance for Washington, hosting the southern-most
strategic NATO base. Any deviation of the Washington made and EC imposed rule may bring
back the military horror – reminiscent of Costa Cavras’ 1969 extraordinary docudrama “Z ”.
Now, the Tsipras Government has resigned – for fear of the domestic consequences of its
actions? – A new interim government is to be prepared before the announced 20 September
election. Will the radical break-away Syriza faction, the new Unity Party, be able to form a viable
coalition and gather the necessary trust to win the coming September elections?

Will Greece after all be able to break the paralyzing streak of fear?

Will Greece set the new standard of fearlessness for the rest of Europe to follow? – Will Greece
dare to go the only practical way – exit the unviable euro – go back to her drachma and revamp
their economy with public banking for the benefit of the Greek people? – I trust Greece will dare
take back her sovereignty, breaking the all-permeating Fear Factor and become a flagship of
courage for Europe and for the world.

Peter Koenig is an economist and geopolitical analyst. He is also a former World Bank staff and
worked extensively around the world in the fields of environment and water resources. He writes
regularly for Global Research, ICH, RT, Sputnik News, TeleSur, The Vineyard of The Saker
Blog, and other internet sites. He is the author of Implosion – An Economic Thriller about War,
Environmental Destruction and Corporate Greed – fiction based on facts and on 30 years of
World Bank experience around the globe. He is also a co-author of The World Order and
Revolution! – Essays from the Resistance .

You Know You Are a Conspiracy Theorist If…


Michael Krieger | Posted Saturday Sep 22, 2012 at 12:43 pm

You are capable of critical thinking.


You distrust mainstream media.
You like nature.
You think it’s a good idea to spend the Friday after Thanksgiving with your family rather than camping outside Best Buy to
get a cheap plasma television made in China.
You think it’s a little strange that WTC building 7 came down at free fall speed on 9/11 yet it was never hit by a plane.
You think that drones in America might not be for Al Qaeda.
You would like to be able to get on a plane without having to engage in a mandatory radiation bath and digital strip search.
You have read a book in the past year.
You think you have the right to protest.
You think the War on Terror is a scam.
You think the War on Drugs is a scam.
You think the anger directed at America from the Middle East could possibly be related to our foreign policy rather than
hating how amazingly free we are.
You think the Republicans and Democrats are exactly the same on the important issues affecting our country.
You think believing in The Constitution does not constitute a terrorist act.
You have heard of the Bill of Rights and can even name what some of them are.
You question whether the government loves you.
You think the right to bear arms is not for hunting, rather so citizens can fight back should the government become a bunch
of tyrannical thugs.
You don’t own a television, and if you do, all you watch is RT, especially the Keiser Report and Capital Account.
You don’t think the NDAA is the name of Kesha’s latest single.
You think rich, powerful and connected people should be subject to the rule of law and go to jail if they commit crimes.
Even if they are bankers and work at JP Morgan or Goldman Sachs.
You think corporations aren’t people.
You think Warren Buffet is a phony and a crony capitalist.
You don’t care that Warren Buffet likes cherry coke, hamburgers and ice cream. He’s still a bad guy.
You know that gold was made illegal by FDR in 1933 and confiscated from the American people. You know that gold
bullion remained illegal for Americans to own until 1975.
You think politicians that push for war should be sent to fight on the front lines. If they are unable, their children should go.
You want your food to be labeled GMO so that you can make your own decisions on what you are consuming.
You grow your own food.
You buy raw milk.
You think food and energy should be included in inflation calculations.
You are aware that the Department of Homeland Security has purchased 1.2 billion rounds of ammo in the past year.
You question whether said ammo purchases are in anticipation of a Normandy beach style landing by Al Qaeda.
You think allowing a small group of unelected people (The Federal Reserve) to print unlimited amounts of money and
distribute it as they please might not be a good idea.
If you answered yes to more than five of the above, you might be a conspiracy theorist. You also may be on the
government’s terror watch list. Be very alarmed and report it to the authorities immediately should you discover your
neighbors engaged in such uncivilized thought.
Best of luck comrades,
Mike

COMMENTS:

1 - Bruce Mmcburney September 25, 2012 at 7:19 pm


I guess I am some what a theorist but I always thought more I am conspiracy factualist The facts are
hundreds of patents filed on 100 miles per gallon fuel systems are in fact actually owned by oil companies.
It must be more than a theory because i sell my book money back if not convinced with over 2500 sold
only 2 refunds With 90% free at himacresearch.com others back up the facts at byronwine.com
rexresearch.com

2 - Jonkirby2012 September 26, 2012 at 6:02 am


If you think they are coming to get you like alex jones says think again i've discovered something more
insidious than that while researching something else I learned they discovered cancer was a virus and that
could be given in shots also Cancer needs to be turned on like a switch and that is by radiation they did the
first step we all got vacinations and flu shots and now they are doing the second with smart meters and
airport scanners. here is my research http://jonkirby2012.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/was-oswald-
murdered-for-jfk-or-for-dr-marys-monkey-imagine-we-all-have-been-given-cancer-and-with-a-flick-of-a-
switch-we-all-die-hence-airport-scanners-radiation-turns-the-switch-on/

3 - Deshinsun September 26, 2012 at 9:03 pm


Love the way you put it out in contrast like that! The saddest part is this will still blow some people.
#ThinkAmerica!!

4 - Sarah September 27, 2012 at 10:49 pm


The greatest conspiracy of all is the one passing you all right by guys. We elect politicians and give them
control of our food, shelter, health, environment and finances. The world we live in is under the control of
those men. The new disasters are made by men, the wars, the medicines and education are orchestrated by
male decree. The four men to every one woman worldwide representation in Government is way out of
balance. Those men have had it this way along time, that is History, and have we learned from that? Well
sure, we know there are few women criminals, compared to men. Rival women politicians have been
shown in studies to cooperate over projects more easily than men. Results show women exhibit more
kindness and empathy than men. Men behave better in front of women. Make the boys put away their toys.
Create a blood free resolution.
Set it up for success, have Equal Gender Governments. Wave for it March 8th 12.30 Everywhere.
http://www.equity4all.org.nz/
http://www.petitiononline.co.nz/petition/equal-gender-government-for-new-zealand/1457
http://ashleywiseblog.blogspot.co.nz/

5 - Artojh October 20, 2012 at 9:50 pm


If you look at a lot of my cartoons you could call me a consiracy theorist, the only thing is I am not
necessarily a theorist. Enjoy, Regards Arto.

http://valnor.deviantart.com/#/d5ifrxt

6 - Richard September 5, 2013 at 9:07 am


My comment! Right on target!

7 - Amerikagulag September 5, 2013 at 8:32 pm


The biggest conspiracy THEORY on the planet is the “OFFICIAL STORY” of 911. It’s also the biggest
pile of hog excrement.

8 - CP September 6, 2013 at 7:44 pm


If you look on Manta website or on the Security Exchange Commission website you will notice that all
countries, their police, military, secret services, towns, cities, states, provinces, courts, etc., are in fact
nothing more than fictional corporations for profit and control and not actually sovereign with any true
authority over free people, which is why when people try to deal with them the wrong way they get
nowhere except maybe in trouble.
Look up “strawman birth certificate bond” and the like online and start to learn who these people are and
who you are. Once you learn the truth about what is actually going on in this smoke and mirrors world of
commerce, etc., maybe then you will know what to do that won’t keep ending up getting you in trouble.
A corporation is a fictional idea in someone’s mind, it has no real substance, cannot be injured or suffer
loss, cannot be cross-examined, cannot agree or contract with real people, cannot make a claim or a charge,
cannot communicate, cannot autograph in wet blue ink on a contract to create a real contract or issue a true
and lawful bill of commerce, and so on… are you starting to get the picture?
No? Wake up then! The world isn’t what you have been brainwashed to believe! They know it, and they
know you don’t, which is why you keep being their victims for piracy, admiralty merchant law, war and
genocide. You have lawful power and rights over your own life, they don’t… but they will keep winning
because they are so good at lying and bluffing and forcing their will outside of the truth. and the people
who are their victims fall for it… which is what they count on. You have to know their rules and your
rights in order to know how to play the game and come out ahead.
Start opening your eyes and brainwashed mind with Robert Menard and Winston Shrout on Youtube (just
ignore any content related to “aliens”, etc, and remember, it’s up to you – it is not the responsibility of
others – to know the facts and be able to discern whatever you hear to see if it is real truth!).
what do they all have in common?
like I said earlier, they are ALL Fictional Private Companies with zero authority or power, and nothing
more!
so, if you don’t want them to rule over you, don’t contract with them, don’t consent to their procedures or
jurisdiction, don’t recognize them… retain your lawful rights, etc… and do it the right way within God’s
standards of peace as a non-fiction man or woman with lawful de jure common law and private rights and
remedies, etc., reserved on and within sight of the free dry soil of the land\ground and not in admiralty\on
the sea of commerce, without the BAR, without controversy, aggression or answering questions, etc.! You
need to learn a whole lot more before you know what the truth is and what to do or not do, but it’s worth it
if you want real freedom.
(Small list to help you understand what you are dealing with. Nobody can produce a living real object
called a corporation, it’s just a fiction in the minds of people).
And look up House Joint Resolution 192 online as well! � �

http://www.manta.com/c/mm437wd/marshals-service-united-states
http://www.manta.com/c/mm6gbr7/texas-rangers
http://www.manta.com/c/mt5w97s/united-states-government-f-b-I
http://www.manta.com/c/mr0wjz5/united-states-government-national-park-service
http://www.manta.com/c/mm8l1kr/united-states-department-of-justice
http://www.manta.com/c/mmjwx9g/united-states-department-of-the-army
http://www.manta.com/c/mtwfsls/united-states-gove-secret-service
http://www.manta.com/c/mmsjpwd/united-states-department-of-homeland-security
http://www.manta.com/c/mmj61hb/fish-and-wildlife-service-united-states
http://www.manta.com/c/mmd92sl/us-alcohol-tobacco-firearms
http://www.manta.com/c/mtk3l5f/us-drug-enforcement-admin
http://www.manta.com/c/mmj3z6h/special-crimes-unit

Clarification: You have to respond to them “without the BAR, without controversy, aggression or
answering questions, and stop accepting commercial papers, phone calls, emails, offers to go to court, and
other adhesion\consent tricks, etc., they try to give you, etc.!” � �
They cannot proceed without your permission – no agreement = no contract = no liability… basic
commerce stuff.

if they want us dead chemtrails is quick and easy and forget a big war, it could all be over in minutes with
one big pass by all their planes they use already.

9 - CP September 6, 2013 at 8:18 pm


lots of angry people out there… the fictional corporate employee fools who don’t mind being robots for
some idiots bank account and genocide will someday regret obeying those who rule by force without
authority over free people.
it may come to late for them to stop believing the lies of their bosses and change what they do, but by then
we may be invaded by a not so friendly force including death by HAARP, chemtrails or just an invasion by
blind and brainwashed foreign troops who are not directly related to us and who believe that to kill us is
the best way to protect the world and their slimy bosses.
However it turns out, God is in charge and only what he wants will happen. War, sickness, death… is
God’s way of dealing with sin on earth. Hell is his way of dealing with sin after we die… and even the bad
guys eventually die, so it won’t be long before they pay the price for their sins… nobody lives forever.
want to rid the world of evil… love your neighbour – evil cannot stand up against love, but recognition,
acceptance and aggression empowers it.

10 - CP September 6, 2013 at 8:29 pm


I see the satanic “all seeing eye and the globe and the tracking device for posters”… maybe this is a
military website for profiling and observing and targeting those opposed to the evil fictional one world
order for war and profit???
hey, you never know… they have nothing of any true value to do in their lives so they resort to all kinds of
mindless gossip and busybody-ness and think they own or control us free people for their insane bosses,
and they are dumb enough to think it has real value… what heartless robotic shmucks… oh well, who said
you had to be intelligent beyond the brainwashing and be loving and kind to get the job, hey?
they won’t be laughing so hard when they stand before God on Judgement Day.
New UK Government Website Lists Normal Teenage Behavior
as “Warning Signs of Radicalization”
Michael Krieger | Posted Tuesday Jan 19, 2016 at 3:44 pm

The UK is at it again. Proving that no other people are capable of coming up with more
mindless responses to the exaggerated threat of terrorism than the British.
The latest spectacle revolves around the completely idiotic website just launched by Education
Secretary Nicky Morgan, titled “educate against hate.” In reality, the only people who need
educating are the clowns who put this this monstrosity together and thought it was a good idea.
First a little background from the BBC:
The website holds information for schools and parents to tackle the “spell of twisted ideologies”.
The government promises a “tougher approach” to preventing illegal, unregistered schools.
Mrs Morgan says the aim is to protect “impressionable minds from radical views”.
The education secretary called for a balance between preventing extremism and allowing an open debate with
challenging ideas.
Is this China or the United Kingdom?
So let’s go ahead and take a look at the “warning signs of extremism” teachers should be on the look
out for.
What are some of the warning signs?
With the exception of the change in religion, 90% or more of all teenagers will probably fit into one
of these bullets points, if not most, by the time they reach 20 years old. My favorite is bullet point is
“susceptibility to conspiracies theories” (i.e., questioning what is almost always a bullshit
government narrative), and “feeling persecuted” (because we all know, no one is actually ever
persecuted in Great Britain).
While we’re on the topic, if you want my definitive guide on conspiracy theory hunting, read:
You Know You Are a Conspiracy Theorist If…
Keep calm and carry on serfs.
For related articles, see:
The War on Toddler Terrorists – Britain Wants to Force Nursery School Teachers to Identify
“Extremist” Children
Press Rebellion in the UK – British Media Launches Protest Against Spying, as GCHQ Places
Investigative Journalism in Same Category as Terrorism
UK Introduces Legislation Requiring Tech Companies to Spy on Their Users
The Australian Government Proclaims – Environmentalism and Alternative Music Are Signs of
Terrorism
New UN Privacy Chief Proclaims – UK Digital Surveillance is “Worse than Orwell”
In Liberty,
Michael Krieger

If Senseless Violence Continues, America Will Be a Total


Police State in No Time
Michael Krieger | Posted Friday Jul 8, 2016 at 9:40 am

As soon as I saw the video of the Alton Sterling shooting on Wednesday, I had a very, very bad
feeling about where this was all headed. In fact, I became so concerned I wrote a post titled, A Period
of Major Civil Unrest is Coming – How to Win an Inevitable Confrontation with the Status Quo.
Here are a few of the key warnings and suggestions I provided:
Increasingly, the general public is coming to the very unpleasant realization that they live in a corporate oligarchy
in which they are subjects rather than citizens. The more they are pushed into a corner, the sooner they will lash
out in all sorts of ways.
The generational level revolts I anticipate have been a long time coming and will emanate from both rural,
largely white America, as well from inner city communities populated mostly by minorities. The key thing we must
all bear in mind going into the turbulent times ahead is that we are all in this together.
The other key variable as to whether the forthcoming rebellions result in any positive change will revolve around
what form they take. When I say civil unrest, I am well aware that this likely means some degree of violence and
looting; however, such expressions of frustration will do far more harm than good. We must recognize that as it
stands the status quo has no actual legitimacy, and therefore can only succeed if it’s able to portray the abused
public as the bad guys, and sell us on the idea that the U.S. government is the only thing standing between us and
violent mobs.
If you want to win this battle, you need to be smart. Winning the hearts and minds of the general public is
absolutely critical, and shouldn’t be difficult in an environment in which the establishment discredits itself on a
daily basis.
While we don’t know who the police murderers in Dallas were, or their motivations, we do know one
thing. Their actions will unquestionably have several very counterproductive and dangerous
outcomes.
1. Further divide the country in general.
2. Further the already wide distrust between the police and the general public.
3. Increase the likelihood of more violence, and the eventual imposition of a total police state in
America.
Either the people who committed the murders had the above goals in mind, or they were just stupid,
violent criminals who didn’t have the meager sophistication necessary to understand the extremely
negative implications of their actions.
Unfortunately for us, the horrible massacres that occurred in Dallas are exactly the sort of thing that
the status quo wants to see. It further divides the public and it creates a justification for more
militarization of the police, more surveillance and less civil liberties. Guess who’s going to be most
negatively impacted by all of that? Black people, poor people, and the disenfranchised generally.
Anyone who thinks senseless violence will solve the issues of oppression in America doesn’t
understand America or the status quo. Executing police in a premeditated manner gives the
establishment credibility, and solidifies its support amongst the silent majority as well as the upper
classes. The marginalized cannot win a battle if that’s the case. Period, end of story. If you think
otherwise, you’re in for a rude awakening.
Everything necessary to put these United States on total police state lockdown are already firmly in
place, I’ve been following it closely for nearly a decade. These things have been put in place not for
foreign terrorists, but for the American public once they inevitably revolt against their economic
slavery and hopelessness. The powers that be knew all of this was coming, and they are
entirely prepared for it. Are you prepared? Senseless violence is the only justification needed to put
marginalized Americans in walled ghettos like the Israelis have done to so many Palestinians. Don’t
think it can’t happen here? Just watch.
If you really want to win, the key is to be smart. Senseless violence is the opposite of smart. It’s a
surefire way to lose and be thrown in a camp. Take a look at the Israeli/Palestinian conflict as a
history lesson. Terrorist attacks from Palestinians certainly damage the Israeli government when
they get out of control, but as long as they remain somewhat contained, they actually serve to benefit
the establishment. Moreover, if they do get out of control, the Israeli public merely demands harsher
measures. Who ends up
winning in that scenario?
What really scares the
Israeli government isn’t
terror attacks, but the
BDS movement. That’s
what really keeps them
up at night. Why?
Because it’s nonviolent,
global and has attracted
countless Jews. That’s the sort of thing that presents a real problem for power structures, not
mindless, random acts of violence. If you want to win, be smart. Senseless violence is a guaranteed
way to lose and will result in a oneway ticket to a police state.
John Lennon had it right.

COMMENTS:
1 - Van July 8, 2016 at 1:08 pm
How did non-violence work out for John Lennon? Not so positive.
Nor did he stop the Vietnam War. That travesty raged on for 10 years. Another success story for the MIC.
Hardly a defeat. Just like Iraq and Afghanistan.

Hearts and minds of the public? The public collaborates with govt. The public is complicit in the crimes of
the govt. The public staffs the govt! The public is corrupt. The public doesn’t care about anything but their
bread and circuses. The only “justice” they want is only ever for their own, and when they run out of real
injustices they imagine more.

You say Dallas will bring net negative results. Well of course it will, that’s the strategy of an oppressor is
trying to discourage *what he fears*.

2 - Michael Krieger July 8, 2016 at 1:12 pm


You want a violent confrontation with the U.S. government?

Good luck with that. I’m out.

3 - Van July 8, 2016 at 1:40 pm


@Michael,

I want the same thing you want. Freedom. Liberty. To be left alone, allowed to choose freely my
associations, trading partners, relationships, and lifestyle.

But we’ve crossed a tipping point, where *anything we do* which might be effective towards ending our
oppression (and BTW, I say that as a middle-class white guy) will be met with overwhelmingly destructive
force for the very purpose of discouraging effective action.

Generally speaking, that’s the point of no return. Lost cause. Game over.

Beyond that point, holding out for some way for you and I to still “win”, is comfortable self-deception. An
aggressor loves a pacifist, because the pacifist not only makes the aggressor’s victory possible – it makes
that victory affordable, even free.

Keep talking, the cops are reloading. For their next roadside murder, their next “drug bust”, their next “tax
raid”, their next “border patrol action”, their next “national security action”.

You want continued submission and surrender? Good luck with that.

4 - Michael Krieger July 8, 2016 at 1:59 pm


Since we want the same thing, let’s try to make this conversation productive as opposed to argumentative.

I may be wrong, but you seem to imply that the battle is lost and is hopeless. Obviously I disagree, which
is why I write this website. If you think it’s hopeless, are you just here to mock my optimism?

If you don’t think it is hopeless, I’d love to hear your strategy for success.

5 - Tander July 8, 2016 at 1:54 pm


@Mike,

I agree with you that the correct way to deal with this situation is to use non-violence. However, the
government will still lose if it goes that direction. It just may come at the loss of many innocents and turn
the country into a bombed-out war zone in the process. The government has clearly lost the moral high
ground on too many fronts to patch up. It’s over. They’ve lost.

Now it’s simply a matter of terms to their surrender.

6 - Michael Krieger July 8, 2016 at 2:01 pm


But in that case we all lose, since the result would be an America that looks a lot like Yemen for many of
us.

7 - Tander July 8, 2016 at 2:20 pm


Mike,

Yes, we would all lose, but the elites would lose more. It would be unlikely that any of them survive an
insurgency outcome. Many of those would likely meet extremely gruesome ends that I don’t want to even
think about (Gadaffi, Musollini, etc). So it’s really a M.A.D. situation (Mutually Assured Destruction).

The real concern and challenge should be how to credibly communicate to those in power that they have
already lost, that there is no way for them to win and their only option is glasnost and perestroika.

8 - Michael Krieger July 8, 2016 at 2:33 pm


I disagree that the elites would lose more. I grew up around them. They’d leave the country so fast your
head would spin.

9 - Tander July 8, 2016 at 2:42 pm


Mike,

I’m well aware that that’s what they will *try* to do. However, they are the “Nazis” of the 21st century.
They will be hunted to the ends of the earth and brought to some form of justice, probably brutally. There
is no place on this planet to hide especially with the Internet. They will be found wherever they are. It’s not
1946 any longer.

Their crimes had global impact and victims turned hunters will be varied and geographically dispersed.

This is more than likely the reason we’ve seen some of the many former officials like Greenspan trying to
change their public perception, advocating for gold backed currency and pandering to the informed public.
They don’t want a target on their back when it breaks down.

10 - Michael Krieger July 8, 2016 at 2:53 pm


That is precisely what will NOT happen if they are able to sucker the public into a violent confrontation.

11 - Van July 8, 2016 at 2:54 pm


@Michael,

Where have I mocked your optimism, or indeed any statement you made? I did not, and I dont know where
you get from. It seems you’re the one wanting to be argumentative.

I did not imply the battle is lost. I stated it clearly.

“The battle” being any hope of a peaceful restoration of peace. Of talking our way back to freedom. Of
merely negotiation with our oppressors.

Our oppressors do not believe in peace, except the peace of domination. That much should be clear.
Neither do most of the public believe in peace, having proven themselves a mix of those overtly loyal to
this regime, and those content to rent their meager portion of security at the price of not only their own
liberty but that of their fellow man, by supporting and collaborating with this regime.

The victory you would like – the bloodless, painless victory from which we emerge unscathed aint gonna
happen. We’ve already lost too much ground.

Will meeting force with force, guarantee otherwise? Hardly, and Ive clearly never claimed otherwise.

But force doesnt need a democratic majority to make the world a better place. 5 drug warriors, 5 highway
robbers, 5 gun-grabbers, 5 enforcers of America’s labyrinth of empty justifications for the endless initiation
of aggression, will never harm another person again as of today.

The world is a better place for it.

Will there be retaliation? Of course. Rulers and their enforcer thugs, dont like the subjects fighting back. It
raises their cost of doing business.

Why dont you see any of that?

If I may speculate, you dont see any of it because you want an easy way out. A safe way out. And so long
as they leave you some meager portion of comfort, you’re willing to keep waiting. To keep hoping. Right
up until you’re old and grey and your life was spent in peace-loving submission.

If that’s good enough for you – so be it. But realize that’s your fate. We’ve wasted decades on negotiating
with our jailers while they do anything but cease fire. It’s a fool’s errand, and has played us right into their
hands for generations now.

These BPPO guys – who are they and what’s their motivation? Fuck if I know. I havent looked too deeply.
I may even disagree with their motives. I dont find racially-centric resistance movements to be very
sensible.

But I do like their results in this case. Anything that teaches fear to the LEOs of America, contributes
towards a safer tomorrow for us all in the long run, no matter how they may lash out in the short term.

And if that strategy fails too, well.. at least someone tried. Talk has failed. Democracy has failed. Appeals
to “hearts and minds” of voters, has failed. They have all failed consistently for decades. It’s how we
wound up where we are now.

12 - Michael Krieger July 8, 2016 at 2:59 pm


Ok, let’s cut to the chase. You don’t agree with my methods. Fine.

What specific actions are you personally.

1) Taking.
2) Willing to take in the near future.
3) Suggest others take.

If your goal is to succeed and you have ideas about how to get there, why wouldn’t you want to share
them, especially in order to provide an alternative opinion for people to ponder.

Maybe the specific actions you are taking are superior. I’d love to hear some of them.

13 - Van July 8, 2016 at 3:39 pm


@Michael,

I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Communist Party. Senator.

Yes, NOW Im mocking you. Because you’re totally avoiding any sincere discussion of the issues Ive raised
or points Ive made. I’ve responded to your case, but you wont even address mine.

Why do you even reply to comments, if you’re not willing to take them seriously. Oh, yes, you’re ready to
get all see-something-say-something, that’s lovely, you and DHS will make great friends.

See prev comment re: public collaboration with our common enemies. This is why we can’t have nice
things.

The Australian Government Proclaims – Environmentalism and


Alternative Music Are Signs of Terrorism
Michael Krieger | Posted Thursday Sep 24, 2015 at 3:01 pm

Earlier this year, I highlighted how the UK


government was cheerfully stretching the
boundary of terrorist fear-mongering
when it made it policy for registered
childminders to “report toddlers at risk of
becoming terrorists.”
No, that’s not a joke. Here’s an excerpt
from the post, The War on Toddler
Terrorists – Britain Wants to Force
Nursery School Teachers to Identify
“Extremist” Children:
Nursery school staff and registered
childminders must report toddlers at risk of
becoming terrorists, under counter-terrorism
measures proposed by the Government.
The directive is contained in a 39-page
consultation document issued by the Home
Office in a bid to bolster its Prevent anti-
terrorism plan.
But concern was raised over the practicalities
of making it a legal requirement for staff to
inform on toddlers.
Clearly not wanting to be outdone when it
comes to bureaucratic buffoonery, the Commonwealth of Australia is fighting back. We
learn from ABC Online:
Environmentalists and teachers are up in arms over a new Federal Government anti-radicalisation kit that links
green activism and “alternative music” to terrorism.
The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Terrorism Michael Keenan launched the Radicalisation Awareness
Kit in the form of a 32-page booklet on Monday.
Australia has a Prime Minister on Terrorism? Are you kidding me. You’re more likely to
get scratched to death by a koala than die in a terrorist attack.
Through a series of examples and fictitious case studies, the booklet aims to illustrate the circumstances which
can lead young people to become radicalised.
But one surprising example cites the power of the alternative music scene and environmental activism in the
radicalisation process.
He said the kit was designed to help teachers understand how the radicalisation process worked, and how to
respond if they felt there was somebody in their community who is susceptible to it.
“We wanted to explain to teachers who are really on the frontline of this – because we know that school children
are being radicalised – to look out for certain signs that would lead them to be concerned about somebody, and if
they are concerned about somebody moving down the dark path of radicalisation, moving down the path of
violence, then they’ll know what they can do about it,” Mr Keenan said.
Should we really be surprised? After all, here are a few headlines from Australia over the last couple
of years…
October 13, 2015 – The Day Digital Privacy Officially Dies in Australia
Australian Senate Kills Civil Liberties with Draconian New Anti-Terror Law in Orwellian Orgy of
Baseless Fear-Mongering
Australia’s Prime Minster Admits Metadata Collection is for “General Crime” Not Terrorism
Anti-Protest Law Passes in Australia – Punishment Includes Fines and Imprisonment
Australian Government to Seize Cash from Inactive Bank Accounts
Australia’s New Law Destroys Internet Freedom

COMMENTS:

1 - Legal Eagle September 25, 2015 at 1:21 pm

Being freedom hating seems to be a prerequisite for being a politician these days. Every time we turn
around there is some politico doing all he/she can to destroy the constitution of the country they are
supposed to be serving, bringing in the most draconian legislation possible and acting as if this is all fine
and well.

Australia’s New Law Destroys Internet Freedom


Michael Krieger | Posted Wednesday Aug 22, 2012 at 9:39 am

From today’s Sydney Morning Herald:


Laws passed today will allow authorities to collect and keep Australians’ internet records, including their web-browsing history,
social media activity and emails.
”The European treaty doesn’t require ongoing collection and retention of communications, but the Australian bill does,”
Senator Ludlam said.
Nice work guys.
CASH GRAB: Inactive bank accounts to be seized

HOUSEHOLDS face losing up to $109 million from their family savings as the Federal
government moves to seize cash from inactive bank accounts.
After legislation was rushed through parliament, the government will from May 31 be able to
transfer all money from accounts that have not been used for three years into their own revenues.

This will mean that accounts with anything from $1 upwards that have not had any deposit or
withdrawals in the past three years will be transferred to the Australian Securities and
Investment Commission.

The law is forecast to raise $109 million this year as inactive accounts for three years or more are
raided by Treasury.

OPINION: Just another boost for the coffers

The money can be reclaimed from ASIC but the process can take months.

Experts warn this will have a negative impact on people that may have put money away in a
special account for their children's education or decided to put an inheritance in a separate
account for a rainy day.

The previous legislation allowed for bank accounts to remain inactive for up to 7 years before the
money was transferred to ASIC.

Do you have a bank account you haven't used for three years? If so, contact us
at stephen.mcmahcon@news.com.au

Australian Bankers Association chief executive Steven Munchenberg said there is no benefit for
consumers from the changes.

"It is very hard to see why this needed to be rushed through but there have been suggestions it
was done more for the government's own financial circumstances rather than customers needs,"
he said.

Mr Munchenberg warned that unaware customers face having accounts frozen and could face
months of delays trying to reclaim their won money from ASIC.

This cash grab comes as economists warn the government is on track to hand down a $15 billion
budget deficit in May as company tax receipts collapse.

Before Christmas, Treasurer Wayne Swan junked the government's previously "rock solid"
promise to produce a surplus in 2012-13.

The government had also been committed to surpluses in future financial years, too.
But despite the introduction of some tough cost-cutting measures, the latest research from global
bank UBS forecasts the May budget will show a $12 billion black hole in revenues and cost
overruns of about $3 billion. The biggest pain is coming from the expected $8 billion fall in taxes
from the corporate sector.

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