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Jessicass says:
So.. is this group still active, then? Since there is another one, I mean.
posted Jul 16
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Bripe Klmun says:
Project censored lists 25 stories that did not seem to get the attention they deserved. Whether intentionally (probably) or not (doubtful), for the most part the media skipped over these important topics.
Throughout 2005 and 2006, a large underground debate raged regarding the future of the Internet. More recently referred to as network neutrality, the issue has become a tug of war with cable companies on the one hand and consumers and Internet service providers on the other. Yet despite important legislative proposals and Supreme Court decisions throughout 2005, the issue was almost completely ignored in the headlines until 2006. And, except for occasional coverage on CNBC's Kudlow & Kramer, mainstream television remains hands-off to this day.
People would be more interested in the president wiretapping them if either: a) they had rudimentary knowledge of human history and its implications, or b) the news media presented the information seriously.
The chances of the first happening in America is slim. Americans have "it can't happen here" syndrome, believing their rulers are somehow different from all others throughout recorded history.
The chances of the second happening depend on it coinciding with the news networks' interests. Unfortunately, the news networks are giant multinationals with a vested interest in maintaining the status quo while keeping the audience dazzled. As long as the rulers don't get too uppity, as long as the rulers don't threaten the information cartel, the major networks have no reason to rock the boat (and threaten their advertising revenue).
Paris Hilton's jail term makes good news in America, because it does maintain the status quo. It has no real relevance to anything important, but at the same time, it can be spun (like any news can be) to appear exciting and relevant.
posted May 29
dal v3.3.10* says:
Hi Truth seekers.
I thought I'd add my favourite conspiracy. The Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, Australia. If you care to read into this story I'm sure you will be asking many questions about the official line we were fed in the aftermath of this tragedy. For example; Why were the only police on duty in the area that day called out to a phony drug call hours away from the Port Arthur site. How could a mentally retarded man kill 35 people with the accuracy he did. In the Restaurant he fired something like 22 shots with 20 kills, all head shots in about 90 seconds! Why was there no enquiry after the massacre, why was Martin Bryant sentenced without trial, why was the Cafe burnt to the ground before evidence gathered? There are many more questions that needed answering that weren't. It seems as though it was a deliberate ploy for tighter gun control laws in Australia and something that I thought would be beyond our government to conspire to assassinate innocent civilians for their own twisted agendas. Nowadays it just seems typical. This was the start of the end for me and my trust for the Australian government
http://home.overflow.net.au/~nedwood/portarthur.html
I'd love to hear any thoughts on the issue from you guys
Dallas
posted May 15
Scott says:
What does everyone think about "An inconvenient Truth"...
Is he just trying to score votes? Do you think global warming is a reality?
posted May 8
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Tophe says:
I never saw the movie - I prefer to get my science info from scientists, not politicians. But yes, I do think global warming is real. One good source on the issue is RealClimate.org. Here's a quote from their review of the movie.
"For the most part, I think Gore gets the science right, just as he did in Earth in the Balance. The small errors don't detract from Gore's main point, which is that we in the United States have the technological and institutional ability to have a significant impact on the future trajectory of climate change. This is not entirely a scientific issue -- indeed, Gore repeatedly makes the point that it is a moral issue -- but Gore draws heavily on Pacala and Socolow's recent work to show that the technology is there."
posted May 8
Bripe Klmun says:
I think it's real (I saw the film - I may not like Gore as a politician (or his wife), but as a person he seems pretty cool).
I was totally convinced reading about Greenland getting a new island that wasn't there 10 years ago due to the melting ice. It was convincing proof.
posted May 25
dal v3.3.10* says:
yeah Tipper was real piece of work wasnt she. Was it the PMRC or something she was in charge of back in the late eighties pushing the precursor to what is now the "explicit Content" stickers we have on CD's worldwide now.
posted May 25
Jessicass says:
I find it interesting that there is so much talk of secret societies on mainstream television, now. The History Channel, for instance. If you watch it for a day you will hear them mention the Templars and Masons and many of the other groups many times. Personally, I study secret societies and read about them a lot.. and where it is true that the Masons and Templars are like conspiracy theory 101 subjects, I find it strange that within the last 3 years they have become spoken about in a totally different light. Skull and Bones is out there now, the Bohemian Grovers (thanks to Alex and his propaganda machine) and on and on. It leaves me with a few different ideas about why this could be:
Theory #1: There are only 5 years left until 2012. Enough said, on that one.
Theory #2: We have entered the astrological Age of Aquarius and thus the truth and knowledge of the world is becoming readily available for all of us to grab if we want it.
Theory #3 (and probably most likely): Everyone in the universe read The Da Vinci Code and now The History Channel is trying to bank off of it.
However, one could also make the argument that The Da Vinci Code was a good vessel to get 'normal' people questioning the truth of what they have been taught and that has sparked the sudden wide-spread interest in such subjects.
Anyway I will stop rambling before I hit the character limit without having ever made a point. Just some shit to ponder.
posted Apr 28
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Tophe says:
If you liked the Da Vinci Code, I recommend Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco.
posted Apr 28
Jessicass says:
The Da Vinci Code was alright, but it was basically just a fictional story based on the premise of Holy Blood, Holy Grail, which I did prefer. Thanks for the recommendation though, I will definately check it out.
posted Apr 28
Tophe says:
I read FP about 10 years ago and when DVC came out I was tempted to get it, but then I heard that FP was generally better so I blew it off. Another book you might want to check out is The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert A. Wilson.
posted Apr 28
Scott says:
Your first Theory brings up an interesting point. Terence Mckenna talked a lot about history and time accelerating towards that date (Art Bell also spoke about it in his book "The Quickening" but I haven't managed to score a copy of that yet), therefore the world probably will be on information overload, that idea integrates well with the Age of Aquarius as it would be a time when knowledge that was previously considered "to mind blowing for public consumption" will become freely talked about.
But you are probably right when you say it's just the media cashing in.... assholes.
posted Apr 30
Jessicass says:
Oh I love Terence McKenna! I have been watching a lot of Michael Tsarion videos, who gets a large portion of his stuff from McKenna, as well. If you haven't seen any of his stuff I really suggest checking it out.
posted May 1
Scott says:
Yeah I am a Terence McKenna addict! A friend send me some of his audio and since then i have been absorbing everything I can, theres a huge amount of audio clips and videos on the net to download. i am about halfway through Archaic Revival at the moment and just finished Invisible landscape, also read True Hallucinations and Chaos, Creativity and Conciousness earlier in the year, really enjoyed that one, lot's of interesting stuff about the Gaian mind.
I started a Terence McKenna group at:http://www.virb.com/groups/53792871
posted May 2
after8 says:
Haha yeah, the first thing I thought of was 'everyone just read Da Vinci Code'. I don't understand people who go all 'it's not literature, it's crap, etc etc', it seems that everyone around me have a personal reasons to hate the book, which I found quite fun.
And, as you said, it makes people question. It's a good thing.
What do you think of 2012 personally?
posted May 5
Scott says:
2012... watch this space I guess! I dont think it necessarily means the end of the world, I think it will be more of a paradigm shift, one that the world so desperately needs.
posted May 6
Matt TheHat says:
Speaking of parepins, this probably should get it's own thread. Has everyone seen Exterminal? This is the site that's revealed on NIN's new CD in binary after playing it a couple times.
posted Apr 23
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Scott says:
This whole Year Zero thing is pretty crazy... it's exciting to follow it as it unfolds.
posted Apr 28
Tophe says:
Exterminal is interesting. And very disturbing. But I think that's the point.
Have you guys seen Open Source Resistance?
posted Apr 28
Bripe Klmun says:
What's everyone's favorite consipracy theory? There are a lot of them out there... but I have to say that mine would be the moon landing. Any thoughs on that?
posted Apr 15
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Tophe says:
One of my favorites is the UFO coverup. Sure most "sightings" can be explained away, but there are simply too many reports from reliable sources like pilots and astronauts to not believe we have been visited.
I had a dream once that aliens were teaching me how to fly one of their spaceships in Earth orbit. At least, I think it was a dream :)
posted Apr 15
Bripe Klmun says:
Did you manage to see the French files that the National d'Etudes Spatiales released a month and change back? There's some 10,000 documents about UFOs, including photographs, police reports and videos sent in by witnesses.
posted Apr 16
Tophe says:
Not yet. I saw the link the day the files were released but I couldn't connect. I heard their servers crashed because of all the hits.
posted Apr 16
Bripe Klmun says:
Fitting for this group... but I think that there is no reasonable way that their server could crash. I mean, they must have known what they would be unleashing! I think that there was maybe a little more than that... but I could just maybe be paranoid.
posted Apr 16
Matt TheHat says:
When it comes to servers crashing, I'll let that slide without doubt. Nobody ever plans accordingly for being BoingBoinged and Slashdotted. Much less a government office.
posted Apr 23
Tophe says:
Yeah, I pretty much chalked it up to the slashdot effect. Of course, now that I can get to the site, I wish I was better at French. Anyone know of an effort to translate these docs?
posted Apr 23
Bripe Klmun says:
Other than the usual webtools - I have seen a couple articles here and there translated. French is far from my language of choice, and what I do know is from gaming with native-speakers on Xbox Live.
posted Apr 25
ELLIE says:
I think the Government puts caffeine in our toothpaste.
So we can't get to sleep at night and therefore become exhausted and easy to rule.
We become depressed and indifferent to everything they do in politics, we become uber-consumers because we feel material possessions will fill the gap in our lives sleep once did, and yada yada yada.
Name one person who gets the recommended eight hours sleep a night, just one.
Flawless? I think so...
posted Apr 14
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Bripe Klmun says:
To be fair, I did get 8 hours of sleep the night before last... I had a total of 3 for the two nights before, so I pretty much died. Generally, though, I get about 4 or 5 hours and manage to teach those damn kids. :)
posted Apr 15
jiffyjam says:
Ever since i watched 'Wag The Dog' I have been suspicous of a lot of stuff shown on the news. I just can't help it, that movie was pretty convincing on a lot of points. My favorite conspiracy is the "Grassy Knoll". I am convinced Oswald did not act alone, if he even fired a shot at all. He was right when he said he is "a patsy".
posted Apr 15
ELLIE says:
A teacher? With an EYEPATCH!!!!
I admire your courage there Bripe Klmun...
...I couldn't do it!
posted Apr 15
Bripe Klmun says:
Ahhhh... it's merely for cosmetic / intimidation purposes, like for the first day of school, parent / teacher conferences, and International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
It really throws people off, though!
posted Apr 16
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posted Jul 16