The “Others”
The “Others”
Life is predictable if you know a reasonable amount of history. The more history you know, the more transparent current events become. The reasons why are as simple and complex as human nature. Because human nature does not change, in spite of what social engineers believe. Yes, you can influence people’s thinking with information. Propaganda is as old as the existence of human societies, and, since humans are social animals, propaganda is as old as modern humans, probably older.
Recently, the United Kingdom began policing YouTube videos, criminalizing videos that were considered hate speech. In 2018 a UK comedian, “Count Dankula,” was arrested for posting what was clearly a silly joke video of a dog doing a Nazi salute. The joke was based on the manufactured hysteria being trumpeted in the mainstream press about the resurgence of fascism. Dankula was arrested, tried, threatened with prison, and fined by the very people who were alleged to be fighting this new scourge of fascism.
Even more recently, a man in the UK was contacted by the police for liking and re-tweeting a comic video, deemed inappropriate. The police basically told him that he needed to be careful, and, that the authorities were monitoring his tweets.
This is not a joke. Nor is it a rightwing conspiracy. It is the tip of a large and growing iceberg of fascistic tactics, used by The State against alleged fascists. It needs to be said, this is all coming from The Left, who have a virtual lock on the social media giants like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Google, who own YouTube.
These same social media giants were prime movers in the Obama administrations take-over the global internet with Net Neutrality, which was done with a 3/2 party-line vote, under the guise of protecting the world from greedy corporations. Think about that; five political appointees, decided the fate of the global Internet, using the world’s largest corporations, to protect against a corporate take-over. Calling it “Orwellian” seems redundant.
Likewise, Google, the world’s largest search engine, manipulates its algorithms to affect what people read and have easy access to. They deny this, but a growing body of evidence makes it pretty clear they’re lying, and, lied to Congress about it, as well, when Congress held hearings on the matter. The way the search engine is supposed to work is based on what people search for, which drives up that subject in the search field as you’d expect in a free market. And, it may, depending on the topic. But, when it comes to politics and social issues, Google takes charge and dictates what you see, driving down “Undesirable searches,” and driving up what a few tech overlords deem “Appropriate.” Some of this is motivated by profits, which is fine in a free market. Much of it isn’t, however, and is politically motivated.
To understand the mindset, a few days ago, Google sent out a memo saying the term “Family” should no longer be used, because it made gay, trans, single people and a growing list of “Others” feel alienated. If you took all gay and trans people together, as a group, they represent about 3% of the world’s population. That “Single” people are singled out, as a part of this equation is remarkable, since all humans are the result of families, as in male/female sexual interaction and relationships. Moreover, “Families” are the building block of human culture, the DNA of a healthy society, all of which is being re-imagined, using the language of victim-hood as a weapon.
Another prime weapon used by these tech giants is demonetization. Meaning, they can determine that you can't profit from ad revenue, even if an advertiser wants to sponsor your product, even if your videos have proven to be highly profitable. “Too bad!” the tech giants say. “No more profits for you!” And, with that, you’re out of business. As content providers have found other ways to make a dollar from their content, the tech giants simply cinched their nets, using leverage to force anyone who enables these “Undesirables” to turn a profit, to be censored.
Social Justice is the new religious dogma, and it is very wealthy and politically connected, formed in the image of Leftist theology and corporate technocrats, who are allied with the Democratic party here in The U.S., and other Leftists political activists abroad, including more than few Conservative and Moderates around the Western world. At its core, these are just tools, simplified pathways to power and control.
This is not really new, although, the form it takes certainly is. In the past, three TV networks, and a handful of major newspapers using The Associated Press as a filter played watchdog over who had access to a “Free” press. Today, it’s much harder to control the flow of information. The rich and powerful have found a way, regardless, as they always do, using their wealth, powerful connections, and threats of violence through 3rd parties who are marginally connected, but allied, nonetheless. In that sense, it is the same old game. History clarifies this. But ignorance of history obscures reality, achieving the desired effect. Right under our noses, the rich and powerful have already won, and almost no one seems aware there was a war at all. Probably because there was little bloodshed.
For now.
Mark Magula
Life is predictable if you know a reasonable amount of history. The more history you know, the more transparent current events become. The reasons why are as simple and complex as human nature. Because human nature does not change, in spite of what social engineers believe. Yes, you can influence people’s thinking with information. Propaganda is as old as the existence of human societies, and, since humans are social animals, propaganda is as old as modern humans, probably older.
Recently, the United Kingdom began policing YouTube videos, criminalizing videos that were considered hate speech. In 2018 a UK comedian, “Count Dankula,” was arrested for posting what was clearly a silly joke video of a dog doing a Nazi salute. The joke was based on the manufactured hysteria being trumpeted in the mainstream press about the resurgence of fascism. Dankula was arrested, tried, threatened with prison, and fined by the very people who were alleged to be fighting this new scourge of fascism.
Even more recently, a man in the UK was contacted by the police for liking and re-tweeting a comic video, deemed inappropriate. The police basically told him that he needed to be careful, and, that the authorities were monitoring his tweets.
This is not a joke. Nor is it a rightwing conspiracy. It is the tip of a large and growing iceberg of fascistic tactics, used by The State against alleged fascists. It needs to be said, this is all coming from The Left, who have a virtual lock on the social media giants like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Google, who own YouTube.
These same social media giants were prime movers in the Obama administrations take-over the global internet with Net Neutrality, which was done with a 3/2 party-line vote, under the guise of protecting the world from greedy corporations. Think about that; five political appointees, decided the fate of the global Internet, using the world’s largest corporations, to protect against a corporate take-over. Calling it “Orwellian” seems redundant.
Likewise, Google, the world’s largest search engine, manipulates its algorithms to affect what people read and have easy access to. They deny this, but a growing body of evidence makes it pretty clear they’re lying, and, lied to Congress about it, as well, when Congress held hearings on the matter. The way the search engine is supposed to work is based on what people search for, which drives up that subject in the search field as you’d expect in a free market. And, it may, depending on the topic. But, when it comes to politics and social issues, Google takes charge and dictates what you see, driving down “Undesirable searches,” and driving up what a few tech overlords deem “Appropriate.” Some of this is motivated by profits, which is fine in a free market. Much of it isn’t, however, and is politically motivated.
To understand the mindset, a few days ago, Google sent out a memo saying the term “Family” should no longer be used, because it made gay, trans, single people and a growing list of “Others” feel alienated. If you took all gay and trans people together, as a group, they represent about 3% of the world’s population. That “Single” people are singled out, as a part of this equation is remarkable, since all humans are the result of families, as in male/female sexual interaction and relationships. Moreover, “Families” are the building block of human culture, the DNA of a healthy society, all of which is being re-imagined, using the language of victim-hood as a weapon.
Another prime weapon used by these tech giants is demonetization. Meaning, they can determine that you can't profit from ad revenue, even if an advertiser wants to sponsor your product, even if your videos have proven to be highly profitable. “Too bad!” the tech giants say. “No more profits for you!” And, with that, you’re out of business. As content providers have found other ways to make a dollar from their content, the tech giants simply cinched their nets, using leverage to force anyone who enables these “Undesirables” to turn a profit, to be censored.
Social Justice is the new religious dogma, and it is very wealthy and politically connected, formed in the image of Leftist theology and corporate technocrats, who are allied with the Democratic party here in The U.S., and other Leftists political activists abroad, including more than few Conservative and Moderates around the Western world. At its core, these are just tools, simplified pathways to power and control.
This is not really new, although, the form it takes certainly is. In the past, three TV networks, and a handful of major newspapers using The Associated Press as a filter played watchdog over who had access to a “Free” press. Today, it’s much harder to control the flow of information. The rich and powerful have found a way, regardless, as they always do, using their wealth, powerful connections, and threats of violence through 3rd parties who are marginally connected, but allied, nonetheless. In that sense, it is the same old game. History clarifies this. But ignorance of history obscures reality, achieving the desired effect. Right under our noses, the rich and powerful have already won, and almost no one seems aware there was a war at all. Probably because there was little bloodshed.
For now.
Mark Magula