For those of you who have not heard of him, George Galloway is an ex-British MP, radio host, anti-war campaigner and writer. Whilst I do not agree with Galloway's politics, I very much respect his opposition to the recent wars of occupation undertaken by the UK and the US.
I also very much enjoy his interviews, particularly when pitted against self-serving politicains or those who attempt to justify war in Afghanistan, Iraq and an atack on Iran.
See below for some Galloway highlights...
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Socialism - The Road to Serfdom
Frederick Hayek wrote a book between 1940 and 1943 which still has a profound relevance to the problems we face in today's world. That book was "The Road to Serfdom".
Hayek was a respected economist whose ideas fall under what is now called the "Austrian School", an economic philosophy which celebrates libertarian, individualistic and free market ideals. The introduction of the book tells how Hayek was criticised by his peers for writing a book (he actually considered it a "pamphlet") on politics. This was apparently considered beneath an economist of his standing!
Hayek's reason for writing the book was his concern over how England and the USA, who were embroiled in conflict with Nazi Germany and her allies, seemed to be drifting into socialistic economic ideas and policies. His concern stemmed from the central thesis of the book; that the practice of economic socilalism, which he argued had been prevalent in Germany many years before Hitler came to power, always led to the kind of totalitarian dictatorship exemplified by the Nazis. His worry was that England and the USA were sleep-walking down the same road that their enemy, Germany, had travelled and would eventually become that which they were fighting against.
In the book, Hayek lays out the ideas, which he admits are in the main well-intentioned, of economic socialism, with its laudable desire to create a fairer world. He then shows evidence of how these ideas had (in the time the book was written) become widespread in US and English public policy and political thinking. Lastly, he illustrates how government intervention and planning in economic markets, which is the cornerstone of economic socialism, will always fail to satisfy the myriad want and needs of individuals within the market. This fact will mean that whilst some may benefit from the policies of economic planners, many will suffer. The many who suffer will therefore only be brought to heel by increasingly authoritarian and dictatorial control by the state, ensuring that the desired status quo is maintained. The more complicated the society, the more planning is needed and thus individuals are forced to give up their individual rights to facilitate that planning. This was pointed out, and indeed celebrated, by Benito Mussolini.
Hayek, in my opinion, foresaw perfectly the growth of state control and intervention which we suffer from today. It makes me just a little angry to see that some of the current "Occupy" protesters, who do have justifiable grounds to be unhappy with the way the world is currently run, state that the enemy is "Capitalism". This, I believe, is profoundly wrong.
I believe that you would be hard pushed to find a country today that operates a capitalistic system. Most countries, certainly the US and all of Europe, operates a system of corporate socialism. This, you may be surprised to know, was foreseen by Hayek in "The Road to Serfdom" when he stated that a planned economy would be facilitated by either the state taking ownership of all means of production (Communism) or private monopolies doing the same, aided by legislation and public policy (the corporate socialism, dare we say "fascism", we have today). Fascism (or National Socialism) and Communism, which have always supposed to be opposites, can therefore be seen to be different means to the same end.
Hayek suggested that, to avoid the descent into tyranny and serfdom, the US and England should turn back to economic liberalism. He advocated returning to a free market system with state intervention strictly limited to those areas where it was unavoidable. Looking at today's world, his words were clearly not heeded.
The sad fact is that the majority either do not understand or are in denial about where the root of the problem lies in today's society. Socialism is the root of the evil; the answer is to return to the primacy of the individual and the freedom of that individual to engage in commerce without intervention from the state.
Hayek was a respected economist whose ideas fall under what is now called the "Austrian School", an economic philosophy which celebrates libertarian, individualistic and free market ideals. The introduction of the book tells how Hayek was criticised by his peers for writing a book (he actually considered it a "pamphlet") on politics. This was apparently considered beneath an economist of his standing!
Hayek's reason for writing the book was his concern over how England and the USA, who were embroiled in conflict with Nazi Germany and her allies, seemed to be drifting into socialistic economic ideas and policies. His concern stemmed from the central thesis of the book; that the practice of economic socilalism, which he argued had been prevalent in Germany many years before Hitler came to power, always led to the kind of totalitarian dictatorship exemplified by the Nazis. His worry was that England and the USA were sleep-walking down the same road that their enemy, Germany, had travelled and would eventually become that which they were fighting against.
In the book, Hayek lays out the ideas, which he admits are in the main well-intentioned, of economic socialism, with its laudable desire to create a fairer world. He then shows evidence of how these ideas had (in the time the book was written) become widespread in US and English public policy and political thinking. Lastly, he illustrates how government intervention and planning in economic markets, which is the cornerstone of economic socialism, will always fail to satisfy the myriad want and needs of individuals within the market. This fact will mean that whilst some may benefit from the policies of economic planners, many will suffer. The many who suffer will therefore only be brought to heel by increasingly authoritarian and dictatorial control by the state, ensuring that the desired status quo is maintained. The more complicated the society, the more planning is needed and thus individuals are forced to give up their individual rights to facilitate that planning. This was pointed out, and indeed celebrated, by Benito Mussolini.
Hayek, in my opinion, foresaw perfectly the growth of state control and intervention which we suffer from today. It makes me just a little angry to see that some of the current "Occupy" protesters, who do have justifiable grounds to be unhappy with the way the world is currently run, state that the enemy is "Capitalism". This, I believe, is profoundly wrong.
I believe that you would be hard pushed to find a country today that operates a capitalistic system. Most countries, certainly the US and all of Europe, operates a system of corporate socialism. This, you may be surprised to know, was foreseen by Hayek in "The Road to Serfdom" when he stated that a planned economy would be facilitated by either the state taking ownership of all means of production (Communism) or private monopolies doing the same, aided by legislation and public policy (the corporate socialism, dare we say "fascism", we have today). Fascism (or National Socialism) and Communism, which have always supposed to be opposites, can therefore be seen to be different means to the same end.
Hayek suggested that, to avoid the descent into tyranny and serfdom, the US and England should turn back to economic liberalism. He advocated returning to a free market system with state intervention strictly limited to those areas where it was unavoidable. Looking at today's world, his words were clearly not heeded.
The sad fact is that the majority either do not understand or are in denial about where the root of the problem lies in today's society. Socialism is the root of the evil; the answer is to return to the primacy of the individual and the freedom of that individual to engage in commerce without intervention from the state.
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Who Killed Kennedy? Bill Cooper knew...
President Kennedy was assassinated. Anybody who believes Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin is either insane or seriously deluded.
Many theories abound on the Internet concerning the plot to kill Kennedy. However, none bar Bill Cooper (a man, remember, who was eventually killed for his efforts to bring truth to the world) has shown that the actual assassin was the driver of the Presidential Limo, William Greer.
This would certainly explain the actions of Jackie Kennedy. If I was sat next to somebody who had just had their head blown off by a gunshot, I like to think that I would get my own head out of harms way and hit the floor of that car just as quick as I could. However, what does Jackie do? Attempt to climb out of the car backwards!
What would make her take that unusual action? A gunshot from inside the car, perhaps?
If you have any different ideas as to why she would have taken that action, given that she had just seen her husband take a shot to the head, I'd like to hear them.
As always, watch the video below and make up your own mind. It comes from Ken Adachi's site, "Educate Yourself", which I'd advise you to take a good, long look at.
Here's to the day when the real killers are brought to justice...
Many theories abound on the Internet concerning the plot to kill Kennedy. However, none bar Bill Cooper (a man, remember, who was eventually killed for his efforts to bring truth to the world) has shown that the actual assassin was the driver of the Presidential Limo, William Greer.
This would certainly explain the actions of Jackie Kennedy. If I was sat next to somebody who had just had their head blown off by a gunshot, I like to think that I would get my own head out of harms way and hit the floor of that car just as quick as I could. However, what does Jackie do? Attempt to climb out of the car backwards!
What would make her take that unusual action? A gunshot from inside the car, perhaps?
If you have any different ideas as to why she would have taken that action, given that she had just seen her husband take a shot to the head, I'd like to hear them.
As always, watch the video below and make up your own mind. It comes from Ken Adachi's site, "Educate Yourself", which I'd advise you to take a good, long look at.
Here's to the day when the real killers are brought to justice...
UFO's, the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis and Deep Politics.
Since I was a child, I have been interested in the phenomenon known as UFO's (Unidentified Flying Objects). My interest started (as far as I can remember) by a book bought at a motorway service station, on route to a family holiday; I must have been around 9 years old. As well as the obvious interesting subject matter, two aspects of the issue fascinated and disturbed me: the complete disinterest shown by the rest of my family and the fact that, as the last page of the book pointed out, somebody in authority simply must know more about UFO's than they were letting on.
The apathy shown by many to potentially life changing (but controversial) subjects and official denial and cover-up of UFO's were things that, in my innocence, shocked me.
During my teenage years, I read every book I could get my hands on about UFO's and associated subjects. Like many, I was convinced that they were physical craft from outside of this planet. With the advent of the Internet, I then became exposed to many other theories and ideas concerning the phenomenon, including the notion that the US government had, for decades, been in contact with particular groups of ET's and used technology gained in various nefarious schemes.
Many years of study later have brought me to only one certain conclusion: the US (and possibly UK and other countries) government certainly knows much more than it is telling about the UFO phenomenon.
An authority on the subject I trust is Richard M Dolan, author of "UFO's and the National Security State". Dolan is one of many that believe disclosure of an ET presence on Earth is inevitable. I too believe this is the case.
My only fear is that disclosing the ET presence will, in some way, be used the criminal cabal currently holding power on Earth for their own ends.
My only hope is that any such disclosure will be part of a planet-wide clearing of the old, corrupt ways of running the world, making way for a fairer, more enlightened way of living.
The apathy shown by many to potentially life changing (but controversial) subjects and official denial and cover-up of UFO's were things that, in my innocence, shocked me.
During my teenage years, I read every book I could get my hands on about UFO's and associated subjects. Like many, I was convinced that they were physical craft from outside of this planet. With the advent of the Internet, I then became exposed to many other theories and ideas concerning the phenomenon, including the notion that the US government had, for decades, been in contact with particular groups of ET's and used technology gained in various nefarious schemes.
Many years of study later have brought me to only one certain conclusion: the US (and possibly UK and other countries) government certainly knows much more than it is telling about the UFO phenomenon.
An authority on the subject I trust is Richard M Dolan, author of "UFO's and the National Security State". Dolan is one of many that believe disclosure of an ET presence on Earth is inevitable. I too believe this is the case.
My only fear is that disclosing the ET presence will, in some way, be used the criminal cabal currently holding power on Earth for their own ends.
My only hope is that any such disclosure will be part of a planet-wide clearing of the old, corrupt ways of running the world, making way for a fairer, more enlightened way of living.
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Frank O'Collins - Ucadia, Roman Cult, Natural Law & More...
Very recently, I have come across the work of Frank O'Collins. Red Ice radio describes Collins thus:
"Frank'O Collins is an author and futurist having developed over 60 web sites on global issues and solutions. 25 years ago, Frank started collecting and working on the ideas that eventually became UCADIA. Since then, Frank has completed a range of books, patents, and models covering a vast array of subjects. Frank's current focus is finishing the 22 books of Canon law, based on the "Restore the Law Project," aimed at challenging the root of Roman Vatican law, 500 years since Martin Luther first challenged the authority of the Vatican and its commercial allies."
Collins website, www.Ucadia.com, appears to be a huge project that seeks to explain our current reality in terms of "models", which he describes as "ideas in motion". It thus requires a good deal of study, something I have only just begun doing. I have heard him say that his central idea is that the Universe is a dream, but a dream with rules. Make of that what you will!
Those of you who are familiar with folks such as Robert Menard and Jordan Maxwell, with their attempts to uncover what is at the heart of the system of Law that governs our societies, will find much of interest in O'Collins' work. Collins also appears to have done much research in the arena of Law and makes attempts to uncover what is really happening when we enter a court of law.
O'Collins talks much about the "Roman Cult", by which he seems to mean a faction of the Roman Catholic Church that is Satanist in nature and that has, over centuries, usurped the true message of Christianity. That the Roman Church has been involved in unspeakable horrors throughout history is well documented (see here and here, for instance).
I hope you enjoy researching O'Collins ideas as much as I have.
"Frank'O Collins is an author and futurist having developed over 60 web sites on global issues and solutions. 25 years ago, Frank started collecting and working on the ideas that eventually became UCADIA. Since then, Frank has completed a range of books, patents, and models covering a vast array of subjects. Frank's current focus is finishing the 22 books of Canon law, based on the "Restore the Law Project," aimed at challenging the root of Roman Vatican law, 500 years since Martin Luther first challenged the authority of the Vatican and its commercial allies."
Collins website, www.Ucadia.com, appears to be a huge project that seeks to explain our current reality in terms of "models", which he describes as "ideas in motion". It thus requires a good deal of study, something I have only just begun doing. I have heard him say that his central idea is that the Universe is a dream, but a dream with rules. Make of that what you will!
Those of you who are familiar with folks such as Robert Menard and Jordan Maxwell, with their attempts to uncover what is at the heart of the system of Law that governs our societies, will find much of interest in O'Collins' work. Collins also appears to have done much research in the arena of Law and makes attempts to uncover what is really happening when we enter a court of law.
O'Collins talks much about the "Roman Cult", by which he seems to mean a faction of the Roman Catholic Church that is Satanist in nature and that has, over centuries, usurped the true message of Christianity. That the Roman Church has been involved in unspeakable horrors throughout history is well documented (see here and here, for instance).
I hope you enjoy researching O'Collins ideas as much as I have.
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
The Heart of the Matter...
Is it possible to sum up the reality of our world in one, short essay? I'm going to give it a try!
Much of this post is inspired by the work of James Horak; please do check out his writings on EMV's (electro-magnetic vehicles) and other subjects.
My belief system allows for the fact that Humanity is one of millions of races populating the Universe. My view is that, in galactic evolutionary terms, we are a young, primitive and uncivilised race. Yet, an increasing number of us seem to feel that we are on the cusp of a breakthrough in how we view ourselves and the way we live. This is evidenced by the recent (last two decades) global flowering of interest in spirituality, consciousness and the paranormal.
Many of us are now asking, "Why are we here?", and "Where are we going?".
It seems to me that, as a species, we are gradually moving out of a state of denial that "everything is all right" with the way we structure our lives on Earth. Anybody who is able to think rationally and critically can see that the entire world "system" is not only criminally unjust but is unsustainable and destructive. The cracks are appearing daily in the form of economic crises and the corrupt oligarchy, who have an interest in maintaining the status quo, are becoming increasingly desperate to paper over them.
Why should the world be in such a state?
James Horak has stated that the extraterrestial races who have visited and continue to visit Earth, being infinitely more sophisticated and technologically advanced than Humanity, have erased what he calls "aberrations" from their society.
The dictionary definition of "aberrant" is "straying from moral standard, diverging from normal type" (modern dictionaries seem to have dropped the "moral" aspect of the definition, which is interesting in itself). Unfortunately, our society has become so structured that aberrant types have risen to positions of power. It is now becoming common knowledge that those that hold power within our societies are psychopathic, lacking in compassion or empathy for others and are prone to indulge in behaviour such as paedophilia, indicating a damaged psychological state. It is essential we face up to this, upsetting though it will be.
It is hardly surprising that researchers such as Andrew Lobaczewski have been obstructed when they have attempted to publish the evidence of the psychological sickness suffered by so many of our so-called "leaders".
This is the heart of the matter; we are ruled by aberrations. Rid ourselves of the effects of the aberrant elements of society and we rid ourselves of many of the problems that plague our modern world. These sick elements of society must be identified and placed where they will not pose a danger to themselves and others.
When this is achieved, the true extent to which this small section of Humanity has held back the rest of us will become apparent. Information which has been suppressed and used only for the benefit of the few will come forth. Huge advances in Human technology will become available to all, at little cost. I believe that the oligarchy already know how to cure diseases such as cancer and how to provide "free" energy to all. All this and more will be released.
Over time, societies will be structured along rational lines; cooperation, compassion, the rule of law and justice will be the norm. Humanity will then begin to evolve quickly into a position where we can take our place amongst other Universal civilisations, civilisations with the technology to travel the stars.
Much of this post is inspired by the work of James Horak; please do check out his writings on EMV's (electro-magnetic vehicles) and other subjects.
My belief system allows for the fact that Humanity is one of millions of races populating the Universe. My view is that, in galactic evolutionary terms, we are a young, primitive and uncivilised race. Yet, an increasing number of us seem to feel that we are on the cusp of a breakthrough in how we view ourselves and the way we live. This is evidenced by the recent (last two decades) global flowering of interest in spirituality, consciousness and the paranormal.
Many of us are now asking, "Why are we here?", and "Where are we going?".
It seems to me that, as a species, we are gradually moving out of a state of denial that "everything is all right" with the way we structure our lives on Earth. Anybody who is able to think rationally and critically can see that the entire world "system" is not only criminally unjust but is unsustainable and destructive. The cracks are appearing daily in the form of economic crises and the corrupt oligarchy, who have an interest in maintaining the status quo, are becoming increasingly desperate to paper over them.
Why should the world be in such a state?
James Horak has stated that the extraterrestial races who have visited and continue to visit Earth, being infinitely more sophisticated and technologically advanced than Humanity, have erased what he calls "aberrations" from their society.
The dictionary definition of "aberrant" is "straying from moral standard, diverging from normal type" (modern dictionaries seem to have dropped the "moral" aspect of the definition, which is interesting in itself). Unfortunately, our society has become so structured that aberrant types have risen to positions of power. It is now becoming common knowledge that those that hold power within our societies are psychopathic, lacking in compassion or empathy for others and are prone to indulge in behaviour such as paedophilia, indicating a damaged psychological state. It is essential we face up to this, upsetting though it will be.
It is hardly surprising that researchers such as Andrew Lobaczewski have been obstructed when they have attempted to publish the evidence of the psychological sickness suffered by so many of our so-called "leaders".
This is the heart of the matter; we are ruled by aberrations. Rid ourselves of the effects of the aberrant elements of society and we rid ourselves of many of the problems that plague our modern world. These sick elements of society must be identified and placed where they will not pose a danger to themselves and others.
When this is achieved, the true extent to which this small section of Humanity has held back the rest of us will become apparent. Information which has been suppressed and used only for the benefit of the few will come forth. Huge advances in Human technology will become available to all, at little cost. I believe that the oligarchy already know how to cure diseases such as cancer and how to provide "free" energy to all. All this and more will be released.
Over time, societies will be structured along rational lines; cooperation, compassion, the rule of law and justice will be the norm. Humanity will then begin to evolve quickly into a position where we can take our place amongst other Universal civilisations, civilisations with the technology to travel the stars.
Friday, 15 April 2011
Contributionism
Apologies for the lapse in posting, friends. I needed some time to sort my head out and to receover from a particularly nasty illness.
I would like to re-open discussions with series of videos from Michael Tellinger on the subject of, what he calls, Contributionism.
Tellinger is a very interesting author and speaker; his specialist subject is ancient history and the origins of mankind. I hope you will check out his other work.
I would like to re-open discussions with series of videos from Michael Tellinger on the subject of, what he calls, Contributionism.
Tellinger is a very interesting author and speaker; his specialist subject is ancient history and the origins of mankind. I hope you will check out his other work.
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