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Agent Provocateur - London Protests March 26th 2011



A few well placed photographers, an 'anarchist' in a balaclava smashing a bin through a bank window - consider the British public well and truly conditioned to what 'protest' is...

Debating Zeitgeist Moving Forward

The third of the Zeitgeist movies was recently released online.

I sent out the link to a lot of people I know, not because I agree with the contents of the film, just because its intellectually an interesting film. Zeitgeist, the first film, had a phenomenal impact with young people who had the itch, that itch that says - this ain't right, something ain't right with the world. After dealing with organised religion and the monetary system, many felt their itch very well scratched, and with that, a 'cult' (and I am using that word very carefully and in the usual context) following developed, including the Zeitgeist Movement. ZMV talks more about society's problems and how our current system is, well, rubbish. Peter Joesph then goes on to elaborate on the solution in more detail than ever.

An interesting debate developed after Stefan Molyneux posted a response on his YouTube channel.

This was followed up by Peter Joesph himself, releasing the following response.



Stefan than released another response which as far as I am aware of has not been replied to yet.



And here's my review of all these reviews, and a perspective on the debate. Stefan's first video I felt was rather condescending and his points would have much better received if he hadn't been laughing at his own jokes all the time. For a philosopher its all a bit strange, you'd have thought he would have been more, well, wise. He did also use some fairly weak circumstantial examples to criticise ZMV with. I think this did a lot to agitate Peter Joesph and shape his tone of reply. However in Stefan's reply to the reply, his tone gets more serious, as he probably realises his earlier mistakes.

I tend to agree with Stefan's overall philosophy and also assessment of ZMV. The Zeitgeist solution involving the resource-based economy and central planning is a scary concept and no matter how well intentioned this system might be, it is still a system, and systems need to be run by someone. That opens the small problem of power being available, power corrupting - which it always has and always will do, not least because psychopaths drift towards positions of power whilst the rest of us stand by and watch because, well, we're too nice. Stefan challenges Peter to agree to a non-aggression means of implementing the Zeitgeist solution and its an interesting point that goes unmentioned by PJ in his films. What about people who don't want to be part of the new system...what happens to them? We can't help but look at history for examples.

Students protest in the UK, media fawns to the elite ruling class

The British press, a fawning, spineless sorry excuse for a profession, are pulling on the heartstrings of the sleeping masses who are already fed up and chilled to the bone at home by the fireside. The Daily Mail, the most despicable of the bunch when it comes to this sort of thing, leads with the story of Prince Charles's car getting pelted with paint bombs and being attacked by an angry mob - which, strangely, was led directly through a protest area.

Hmm, how did that happen? Terrible planning by MI5, wot wot. Amazing how the photographers were right there to take close up pictures of the shocked Prince. He does have a bloody good PR company you know.

The press go on to describe the 'horror' and terror of the precious couple, as the 'baying mob' surrounded them. The Telegraph says it was an 'attack'. I think their bombproof, bullet proof Rolls Royce was fairly safe to be in. Quite an amusing place to stare out at the unhappy serfs on the street.

In not one paper is there any kind of mention of a genuine cause for social unrest, a rise in tuition fees that will either cripple prospective students with debt or put them off higher education completely. And then what...what choices will this generation have, and how can the press be so short sighted in ignoring the issue. This is of course the bigger picture and unfortunately emotion and patriotism sell papers; publishing a picture of a student swinging from a Union Jack on the Cenotaph will move more copies than a boring article on social justice.

Cricketer Graham Swann, at the height of popularity - a wealthy young man commenting from the sunny climes of Australia on Twitter says:

Swanny has over 100,000 followers on Twitter. I'm sorry Graham, stick to the spin bowling and clowning around in your Ashes Video Diary please. First of all, the vote is already passed, 323 to 302. A majority of just 21. That means almost half of parliament along with the student unions and students themselves have spent some time debating the issue. It's passed, don't you get it? Despite vociferous opposition from a very large and important part of society, they passed it. No amount of polite, articulate argument is going to change anything. The greedy, selfish and bloated MP's in parliament passed it, safe in the knowledge that their kids won't be affected. Probably yours neither Swanny. The thought that we have an open and fair democracy is laughable. The reports say that Parliament Square was surrounded by a 1000 police officers, as the politicians voted away the future of many many lives. Probably not wise to let in 30,000 protesters, but also not wise to ignore public opinion this strong.

I'm sure many, like Graham Swann, were outraged this morning with images of the capital being 'violated'. However, let's just take a quick reality check. I'm not going to defend anyone defacing the Cenotaph but please - it's fascism to use it as a stick to beat the entire movement with. If those glorious dead from the Great War could see how it got to this stage, I am sure they'd be stood there with their placards amongst the student protesters. Most of them were young men too. They didn't give their lives for out of control private banks to bring the world economy to its knees, and then use public tax money - your labour - to save themselves. And this is the result. Austerity measures home and abroad are bringing down the quality of life, which I believe to be an intentional climax to a long term plan, but that's irrelevant. The point is it's happening, and I have respect that people so young in my country are very aware of what this means. More so than the armchair upper-middle class who sit and comment in disgust at shop windows on Oxford Street being broken.

As with any genuine protest movement, the line is crossed by some and this can sometimes lead to a loss of public opinion. Is it too far-fetched to suggest that there is some state/intelligence involvement in the more radical elements of the protest group? Is there evidence of government's using agent provocateurs in the past? Of course there is. It's not hard to figure out. The case of the abandoned police van - a photo opportunity for the press - you can even see the 'police aware' sticker on the windscreen! Then of course, there are some people out on the streets taking advantage of the situation too. Anarchists maybe. However, it only reflects the civil unrest felt across broader sections of society, that others also have the urge to take to the streets. In times of economic andsocietal breakdown and government oppression, radicalism takes hold. Certainly, a whole swath of young people have just been radicalised by being ignored by their elected officials, most notably Nick Clegg and his Liberal Democrats.

So with one portion of society feeling distanced and forgotten by a wealthy ruling class, other members of society who are psychologically unstable come out of the woodwork, driven on by their hatred of humanity and disdain for freedom. A comment in the Telegraph is a chilling example:

And there you have it. This is how tyranny takes hold. I ask, which is more dangerous - the protester on the street, or the man who does nothing and applauds when the troops roll in and start brandishing their batons and tazers.

Through the press and propaganda, the government convinces the general population that the protesters are radical and should be feared, that they are just a bunch of crazed bloodthirsty lunatics, ignoring the socio-economic situation that caused the problem in the first place. The public calls for the solution, which in some cases involves violent repression. Incredibly, the majority will support it without realising they are building their own invisible prison around them. They spit hateful remarks because their selfish lives have been interrupted, their twisted view of the world distorted.

Revolt, disobedience and social unrest are key factors in any truly free social democracy.

In a letter to James Madison in 1787, Thomas Jefferson wrote:

Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem. Even this evil is productive of good. It prevents the degeneracy of government, and nourishes a general attention to the public affairs. I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.

Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem. Translates literally as "I prefer the tumult of liberty to the quiet of servitude." - or alternatively:

"I prefer dangerous freedom to peaceful slavery."

Amen to that.

Bosnian Pyramid 2010

Banks, Ireland, Bailouts.

Jim Corr sums up the honest truth, in his own words, to the people of Ireland.

The headline from this website, the Daily Bail, doesn't encourage anyone who loves freedom from banks too much either...Rothschild Bank AND Goldman Sachs Are Both On The LIST Of Bondholders Getting U.S. Taxpayer Billions In Irish Bailout.

The 'World in Review' staggers and chokes us even more. Utterly astounding.



Whichever way you perceive all of this information, no one can deny that the history of the 21st century is taking another twist with the latest developments in Ireland.

Getting back to the challenge

What's been going on recently - well there's a ton of things to watch and read. Every day the news reader is choc full of interesting links and videos, there's barely enough time to digest all this information. I'll just note a couple of the good ones I have perused very recently.

First up is one of the mad hatters in the House of Lords telling the other half-dozing peers an insanely important piece of information that is basically as follows - a private company is attempting to BUY the British economy.



Just mind boggling.

Next up is a 90 minute interview with one of the great cult figures of research into 'alternative' theories on ancient civilizations, Graham Hancock. Here he is chatting to David Wilcock, another well know researcher and lecturer who we'll come to in a minute.

In the interview they talk through Graham's books and cover many interesting subjects. This is a great way to spend some time, but then again you could watch this and similar things as well if its too much for you...



David Wilcock who interviews Hancock above is an interesting guy in his own right. His website is Divine Cosmos which covers a vast array of material. He is especially interested in the evolution of consciousness, universal consciousness and 2012. His latest YouTube video lecture is a fascinating watch too, well worth tuning into - unless of course you missed last nights X Factor - then don't bother. If you have got the time, its called '2012 Event Horizon, Prophecies and Science of a Golden Age'. This lecture contains some fantastic points for continued research, definitely keep a pen and paper handy.



Following on in the same theme, I've also recently taken delivery of The Pyramid Code DVD set and it is a nice production outlining some of the interesting alternative theories and the anomalies surrounding ancient Egypt and especially the Great Pyramid. I've moved James Dunn's The Giza Power Plant to the top of my wishlist after watching.

Moving on, as mentioned before on Challenging You, (Oops...We lied) The Telegraph further confirms our fears of being completely lied to in a brazen fashion in an article called Warning of new era of surveillance state. God bless, well, us.

Britons are already the most watched citizens in the democratic world because of an army of surveillance systems including CCTV, cameras that track vehicles, vast Government databases and the sharing of personal data such as air passenger details.

Regarding broken promises, Clegg, The Man Who Betrayed Us All. It would be funny if wasn't so breathtakingly embarrassing.

Vigilant Citizen pulls another great great article out of the bag - The Hidden Hand that Shaped History. Like all of the information on this blog, I consider it worthy of your honest consideration, and nothing more.

The Matrix - A poem

Love, love love this.

Aussie host Jon Faine shows extremist views

An awful example of mindless extremism, from Aussie Radio Hose Jon Faine.