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!

United Nations: Logo and Gematria

Figure 1: Logo of the UN

There are a number of organisations with global influence that are always in the headlines. Figure 1 shows the logo of the United Nations (UN). It depicts a large outer circle divided into eight sectors with four concentric circles within the larger and one central circle. This makes for a total of 33 separate regions (32 similar shapes plus the 1 inner circle). The number 33 is strongly associated with the FreeMasons and I've written about this number specifically in a post titled Number 33, Truman and the Bomb. The central circle or inner ring is certainly reminiscent of "one ring to rule them all".

The logo shows a projection of the Earth as seen from above the North Pole and extending to 60 degrees south latitude. Flat-Earthers claim that the map confirms their belief that the Earth is flat rather than just an azimuthal equidistant projection centred on the North Pole. While nearly everything about the UN is sinister, I am not a Flat-Earther and definitely accept the fact that the Earth is roughly spherical in shape. Figure 2 addresses the Flat-Earther's claims.

Figure 2

To a degree I can sympathise with the Flat-Earthers, because like them I recognise that NASA is a deeply corrupt and fraudulent organisation that never put anyone on the Moon. However, that doesn't mean the Earth is flat and there is a lot of deliberate conflating of Flat-Earth nonsense with genuine "conspiracies" as a way of dismissing the latter. Unfortunately, many well-meaning people who actively question the mainstream narrative still cling to a belief in the Flat-Earth and thus seriously undermine their credibility in the eyes of so-called "normies". The Gematria for UN and United Nations is shown in Figures 3 and 4 using this source:

Figure 3: Gematria for UN

Figure 4: Gematria for United Nations

To summarise, we have these number for Full Reduction, English Ordinal and English Extended:

• UN: 8, 35 and 350 with digital root of 8
• United Nations: 57, 165 and 1038 with digital root of 3

For New World Order, we find that its full reduction yields 75 and is a reflection of the 57 in United Nations. See Figure 5 and Figure 6.

Figure 5: Gematria for New World Order

Figure 6: Reflected Numbers

The UN came into existence on October 24th 1945 which is day number 297 with 68 days of the year remaining. The number 297 factorises to 3^3 x 11 and, if we concatenate the two 3's, we have 33 making its appearance again, along with the master number 11. See Figure 7.

Figure 7

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Secretariat Building occurred on September 14th 1948. This is day 258 (2 x 3 x 43) of the year with 108 (2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3) days remaining. See Figure 8 that shows the numbers 22 and 33 (via concatenation).

Figure 8

The latitude and longitude of the UN headquarters is shown in Figure 9. This location is New York City. It is 505 (5 x 101) feet or 154 (2 x 77 = 2 x 7 x 11) metres tall with 39 (3 x 13) floors. 

Figure 9

That's the start into an initial investigation into the numbers and dates associated with the UN. There's a lot more that could be added and I will add more details if I come across them.

The Star Kicker Logo

I was watching a YouTube video of Dire Straits performing "Sultans of Swing" in 1978 on a BBC show called "The Old Grey Whistle Test". According to Wikipedia:

The Old Grey Whistle Test (usually abbreviated to Whistle Test or OGWT) was a British television music show. It was commissioned by David Attenborough and aired on BBC2 from 1971 to 1988. It took over the BBC2 late night slot from Disco 2, which ran between September 1970 and July 1971, while continuing to feature non-chart music. The show was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers. The original producer, involved in an executive capacity throughout the show's entire history, was Michael Appleton. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin Pan Alley phrase from years before. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys – doormen in grey suits. Any song they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test.

As the group was performing, I noticed an illuminated picture in the background that I've since discovered is the so-called Star kicker Logo. Again to quote from Wikipedia:

The original opening credits were played over a naked woman, painted in green, dancing to Santana's Jingo. When Richard Williams was replaced by 'Whispering' Bob Harris, the series' opening titles theme was changed to the now more famous animation of a male figure made up of stars (known as the 'Star Kicker') dancing. The programme's title music, with its harmonica theme, was a track called "Stone Fox Chase" by a Nashville band, Area Code 615. 

Figure 1 shows a T-shirt with the logo:

Figure 1

To me it looks like someone kicking a cross rather than a star, making it distinctly anti-Christian in character. However, searches thus far haven't revealed anybody making that accusation. There is this BBC article from the 5th of September 2010 titled "Cardinal: BBC biased against Christianity" and to quote:

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has accused the BBC of "institutional bias" against Christianity. Cardinal Keith O'Brien said that mainstream Christian views had been marginalised by the corporation. He also said a forthcoming BBC documentary about the Pope's visit, would be a "hatchet job". A spokeswoman for the BBC said the corporation refuted the allegations "absolutely". In an interview with the Sunday Times, Cardinal O'Brien said: "(Our) detailed research into BBC news coverage of Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular, together with a systematic analysis of output by the Catholic Church, has revealed a consistent anti-Christian institutional bias. "This week the BBC's director-general admitted that the corporation had displayed massive bias in its political coverage throughout the 1980s, acknowledging the existence of an institutional political bias." The cardinal said that senior news managers had admitted to the Catholic Church that a "radically secular mindset and socially liberal mindset" pervaded newsrooms. He added: "This is utterly at odds with wider public attitudes and sadly taints BBC news and current affairs coverage of religious issues, particularly matters of Christian belief." The cardinal also voiced concern that a forthcoming BBC documentary titled Benedict - Trials of a Pope will be a "hatchet job" on the Vatican. It covers Catholic abuse scandals and will be shown on 15 September, the eve of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland. In response, a spokeswoman for the BBC said: "The BBC's news and current affairs coverage of any subject is approached in an objective and impartial way reflecting the different sides of the debate. "BBC news and current affairs has a dedicated religion correspondent, and works closely with BBC Religion, ensuring topical religious and ethical affairs stories are featured across all BBC networks."

Given the Jewish influence over mass media, I think the Cardinal's accusations are definitely justified. Whether there was deliberate intent to "put the boot" into Christianity by the introduction of this logo in the early 70's is hard to gauge now. I must confess that at first I thought Mark Knopfler had chosen the background and I was naturally suspicious because to quote from Wikipedia yet again:

Mark Freuder Knopfler was born on 12 August 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland, to an English mother, Louisa Mary (née Laidler), and a Hungarian father, Erwin Knopfler. His mother was a teacher and his father was an architect and a chess player whose anti-fascist sympathies and Jewish parentage forced him to flee from his native Hungary in 1939. Knopfler later described his father as a Marxist agnostic.

The Marxist oriented Jews are notoriously anti-Christian and I thought the father might have passed this on to the son. Of course, I now know this wasn't the case but the suspicion set me off on an investigation of what the logo meant. I'm primed for suspicion at the moment because I'm reaching page 1000 of E. Michael Jones's "The Jewish Revolutionary Spirit". The section of the book that I'm currently reading is dealing with the 1960's and the effect this spirit had on that decade. Figure 2 shows the book cover.

Figure 2

A musical program like "The Old Grey Whistle Test" provided a wonderful opportunity to erode youthful morals by suggesting it's time to kick away old religious baggage. Decades later, the attack on morality via mainstream music and musical performances has intensified nauseating proportions. Figure 3 shows Kesha performing with an inverted cross with commentary from this source:

Sadly inverted crosses are becoming commonplace in popular culture, often also associated with darkness in other ways. Where once they may have been used for shock value and rebellion, they are now becoming a new norm in fashion accessories as society moves further and further away from an understanding of spiritual values.

Figure 3

So the Star Kicker logo perhaps represents an early attack on Christian morals and values. An attack that has only gathered momentum over the following decades.