On Being Sane In Insane Places

In 2021, I made 38 posts to this blog and that translates to slightly more than 3 posts per month. So far, as the middle of February 2022 approaches, I've made only a single post: BISHOP RICHARD WILLIAMSON. Why so?

First up, you have to be careful what you say. The following February 9th 2022 article reporting on a DHS (Department of Homeland Security) announcement presages clearly what's coming:

DHS warns against mistrust of US government in latest terror bulletin

​The Department of Homeland Security’s latest terrorism threat bulletin includes a warning against “the proliferation of false or misleading narratives, which sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions.”

The bulletin, issued Monday and in effect until at least June 7, blamed an “online environment filled with false or misleading narratives and conspiracy theories, and other forms of mis-, dis- and mal-information introduced and/or amplified by foreign and domestic threat actors.

“These threat actors seek to exacerbate societal friction to sow discord and undermine public trust in government institutions to encourage unrest, which could potentially inspire acts of violence,” DHS went on. “Mass casualty attacks and other acts of targeted violence conducted by lone offenders and small groups acting in furtherance of ideological beliefs and/or personal grievances pose an ongoing threat to the nation.”

Before too long, simply questioning the official narrative may flag you as a terrorist in most countries of the world. Once social credit scores are in place, even seemingly mild criticisms of governments will cause you to lose points and just following certain people, groups or causes will negatively impact your score, even if you say nothing yourself. Right now, even quoting Government issued facts and figures, can lead to censorship on social media platforms (because it has not emanated from the government itself).

In such a climate, as already exists in China at the moment, criticism of the government cannot be explicit or else there will be consequences. Resourceful citizens have created workarounds. For example, using images or references to Winnie the Pooh in place of Xi Jinping worked for a while until the CCP clamped down. See Figure 1.

Figure 1: source

So, to connect to the title of this post, it is humour (or humor as the Americans say) that can help one to remain sane in insane places (and the whole world is an insane place today). Cartoons have always been a popular means of lampooning politicians. While composing this post, I suddenly thought of a clever modification of the well-known triple j logo in Australia. Figure 2 shows what I came up with:

Figure 2

I posted this to Facebook with the comment:

I couldn't resist creating this. Non-Australians may not have heard of triple j but most Aussies have. Should my modification of triple j's logo be interpreted as promoting public health or as taking the piss out of government directives?

PS: it's telling that 17 hours later the post has a mere 4 likes with no comments whatsoever. So much for stimulating debate.

An important aspect of humour is that it's not too in your face. The graphic in Figure 2 can be taken at face value or it can be seen as sarcasm. It's in the eye (or the mind) of the beholder. In the future, if criticism of government is to survive, it will need to be nuanced and double-edged.

A second reason for my paucity of posts is simply a sense of defeatism. Why bother? When you realise you are sane in an insane place, it is tempting to just give up and keep quiet. Creating a disturbance in the insane asylum will not make your stay any more pleasant.

Whether this blog will survive or not is questionable. It began on November 20th 2015 with a post about The Corbett Report that I'd only just discovered. In 2016 I made four posts:

• New Polio Vaccine in April
• The Hidden Agenda Behind Free Trade Agreements in May
• Steemit and Beyond the Zika Freakout in September

After that the blog gathered momentum with an average of 32 posts per year over the next five years (2017 to 2021). Maybe I should read back over these past posts in order to remind myself where I've come from and thus help me get some idea of where I might be headed.

Looking back to the middle of 2015 when I retired and before I started this blog, my only contact with alternative media had been via discursive viewing of YouTube videos on various topics such as 9/11, the death of Diana etc. I had this to say about James Corbett in my very first post:

In my quest for alternative media sources, I recently stumbled upon The Corbett Report's YouTube channel and watched several of the videos there. I was impressed. He expresses himself very clearly and logically with supporting documentation taken largely from publicly accessible, verifiable sources.

It's only since becoming acquainted with Brendon O'Connell that I've had to admit my naiveté concerning James Corbett. He has been dubbed "Tokyo Rose" by Brendon who regards him as controlled opposition. Banished from YouTube, James has become a dominant and widely respected figure in alternative media circles. While he has an annoyingly didactic and condescending style of speaking, I still enjoy watching his content. 

The powers-that-be recognise the need to create spaces where those who are disaffected with and disbelieving of the mainstream narrative can gather and vent their spleen. These places become echo chambers where nothing much happens and the discontent is contained, not disrupting the roll out of Agenda 2030. 

It's not that James has signed a contract to become a member of the controlled opposition. Instead, he operates within certain boundaries. There are lines that he dare not cross. His reward is that he lives a comfortable lifestyle in the "sunny climes of Western Japan". Were he to bring up topics like Israel's control of cybersecurity or the secret deal between Iran and Israel or the real implications of the belt and road initiative, he would find that the flow of funds would quickly dry up and somebody else, more compliant, would be promoted to take his place.

David Icke, Alex Jones and others are also controlled opposition, attracting a certain demographic and creating their own echo chambers where there's a lot of froth and fury but little action that would disrupt the "Agenda". While I can still watch James Corbett, I can't stomach watching Icke or Jones or most of the other controlled opposition personalities. I enjoy "New World Next Week" in which he teams up with James Evan Pilato. The latter is more inclined to cross boundaries but has learned to keep his tongue in check most of the time, although he clearly has lapses and even mentions "Israel" from time to time!

China and Israel

This article appeared on April 3rd 2019 in Gatestone Institute's website titled China's Han Superstate: The New Third Reich and is largely an exercise in China-bashing but there was some content of interest. Here is an excerpt:

The Third Reich and the People's Republic share a virulent racism, in China politely referred to as "Han chauvinism." The Han category, which is said to include about 92% of the population of the People's Republic, is in truth the amalgamation of related ethnic groups. 

Chinese mythology holds that all Chinese are descendants of the Yellow Emperor, who is thought to have ruled in the third millennium BCE. The Chinese consider themselves to be a branch of humanity separate from the rest of the world, a view reinforced by indoctrination in schools, among other means. 

Chinese scholars support this notion of Chinese separateness with the "Peking Man" theory of evolution, which holds the Chinese do not share a common African ancestor with the remainder of humankind. This theory of the unique evolution of the Chinese has, not surprisingly, reinforced racist views. 

As a result of racism, many in China, including officials believe themselves to be categorically different from and, by implication, superior to the rest of humankind, says Fei-Ling Wang, author of The China Order: Centralia, World Empire, and the Nature of Chinese Power.

This reminded me of Bibi's portrayal of Israelis as also being very special in terms of their entrepreneurial skills and technological prowess. Some Jews do regard themselves as belonging to God's chosen people and believe that the Jewish people are destined to rule the world. Of course, not all people who identify as Jews believe this, just as many Chinese do not believe that they are superior to the rest of humanity. Let's agree though that there is a streak of superiority running through the culture in both countries. Both would like to see themselves as the centre of the world. Additionally, both Israel and China have, in proportion to their respective populations, large diaspora communities and reputation as as entrepreneurs.

Both countries are technocracies and major players on the international stage. The totalitarian nature of China's technocracy has enabled it to become a testing ground for social engineering experiments that the governments of most other countries could not inflict on their populations without provoking revolution. Nonetheless, the technocrats outside of China secretly look on admiringly at the extent of China's control over its population. It's useful for these same technocrats to have China remain a totalitarian technocracy so that their own implementation of technocracy appears benevolent and moderate by comparison. In truth however, they will not be all that different and the populations of technocracies outside China will enjoy only a semblance of freedom. In most respects they will be identical, with individuals having every movement and financial transaction monitored.

After Winnie's departure, whether due to death by natural causes or some sort of coup, the Chinese technocrats will never allow another dictator like him (and Mao before him) to arise. They will have learned their lesson and a more moderate technocracy will emerge, at least overtly, that will blend in more easily with the worldwide model. There is really no need to curtail religious liberties and any other perceived liberties once full technocratic control has been established. Such control is being made possible by technology and specifically the Internet of Things. Any cults that might evolve and pose a threat to the established order will be snuffed out before they become serious threats. A strong, omnipresent police force is essential to enforce control and such a force needs not even be human given the progress being made in the development of robots and artificial intelligence. An international intelligence agency, with staff overseen by a supervising elite who are themselves only a tier below the ultimate ruling elite, will be the critical means of keeping control.

Dictators represent a threat to technocracy because their whims can disrupt the existing systems that are in place. Systems are at the heart of technocracy and they need to run smoothly. Dictators can prove useful in the earlier stages of establishing a worldwide technocracy, just as Xi Jinping is proving at the moment. Once they have outlived their usefulness, they will be removed. The technocracy that is China today only came into existence in the 1970's because of intervention by Western technocrats after Mao's demise. It is a Western invention that has morphed into the current totalitarian variant thanks to Mao's legacy in the nation's consciousness. This seems to be what Winnie has been possessed or obsessed by. Prior to his rise, the 19 members of the Politburo represented the technocratic rulership with the seven member Politburo Standing Committee holding the real power. Now all the power is concentrated in Winnie with the remaining committee members subservient to him.

Of course given that psychopaths comprise arguably 4% (or maybe 6%) of the population globally, it's inevitable that some will be attracted to and aspire to become technocrats because that is where the power resides in a technocracy. In their climb to the upper rungs of the ladder, they are very successful given their ruthlessness and complete absence of any sense of morality. This means that in a technocracy they will comprise far more than 4% of the technocratic population. They will always pose a threat to the smooth running of a technocracy because they have no belief in it or allegiance to it. Psychopaths are only interested in themselves. Winnie certainly looks the part of the smiling psychopath but whether he is one or not I don't know. In a way, technocracies themselves are inherently psychopathic, just as many corporations are, because the smooth running of both becomes the most important consideration and not their impact on human beings. Thus technocracies and psychopaths are a good fit but psychopaths don't like to share and thus cosy arrangements like the Politburo Standing Committee with its rotating leadership work well until one of the psychopaths within claims all the pie. No more sharing.

Israel and China are playing their parts in the move toward a worldwide technocracy to which nation states will be subservient. Israel has destabilised the Middle East, effectively and cleverly destroying any chance of Arab or Islamic unity. For a technocracy to be effective, individuals need be compliant and not able to band together into coherent groups that might challenge its imposition. A strong sense of identity, forged by identification with a religion, an ethnicity or a nation, needs to be undermined so that a sense of disconnectedness arises. This is being done while at the same time the opposite is happening with Israel. Jews all over the world are being encouraged to move to Israel to make it greater (and more populous). However, the rank and file Jews who choose to return or who are currently resident in Israel are merely part of a much larger, global game just as European Jews were in World War 2. The global elite care little for the rank and file whether they be Jewish or non-Jewish. It serves their interests to strengthen Israel at the moment.

China is the testing ground for the technologies and social engineering that will characterise the full flowering of technocracy. China's power will wane as its population shrinks and the power of the city state grows. For technocracy to fully take hold, people must be herded into cities where they can be effectively monitored and controlled. Urbanisation must continue until the countryside is effectively depopulated and dominated by huge conglomerates whose workers, whether human or robotic, are used to supply fruit, vegetables and meat to the cities. The process is well underway. Thus the notion of a nation state will be steadily eroded and replaced by a sense of belonging to a city state. People may journey to the countryside for holidays but they will not live or work there, simply because it won't be financially viable to do so. The few renegades who decide to abandon the cities and roam about the countryside will be easily monitored and committed to mental institutions if they prove too troublesome.

The ruling elite certainly don't envisage a planet will be a population of many billions of people as exists now and it has been working doggedly to reduce the number of humans over the decades, using a variety of approaches (more on that later). An ideal global population of around 500 million people is envisaged. There are 4416 cities in the world with a population of over 150,000. The number 4416 divided into 500,000,000 gives an average of 113,224. Cities will become far more homogenous than they are now and birthrates will be closely controlled so that city populations are maintained at approved levels so that the half billion target in sustained. Cities of between 100,000 and 200,000 inhabitants are much easier to keep supplied with electricity, food and water than some current cities that are 10 and even 100 times more populous. See my earlier blog on Smart Cities for more information on this topic.