January 22, 2005 journal, television, the most powerful weapon of them all by Jolly Roger, Internet Columnist, Freedom Fighter & American Patriot rense.com/general61/tvv.htm 1-17-5 Perception Management – “American Television is truly the 'boob tube' and it controls the masses via very carefully filtered information keeping a duped and deceived populace in check to serve at the pleasure of the plutocratic US government. The presidential election was a great success for our government, because most of the fools still think the outcome had something to do with voting. They've already returned to their television sets for further training, so the fact that they have no money or freedom and their children are being sent to die will soon make perfect sense to them. It's all very easy once you're in control of the news. Goebbels knew that if you could CONTROL THE INFORMATION that's available to a population, you could CONTROL THE MIND OF A NATION, and this lesson from Nazi Germany has been perfected in America today. On January 14, 1983, President Reagan signed "National Security Decision Directive No. 77," and this formally began the process of our government taking control of the news media, with the help of the friendly folks at the CIA. Their program of "perception management" was designed to shape the opinions of Americans on all issues, and I personally believe they did an excellent job. They've convinced us to give up our freedom, our wealth, and even our children. They've convinced us there is safety and security in being unarmed and defenseless, and they've even convinced us that tax cuts for the rich benefit the poor. When the ruling elite find someone who can make these absurd statements without laughing, he becomes our president. They've convinced us to work harder for longer hours and less money, and soon after they hi-jacked the women's liberation movement, the women were working too. The benefits of doubling the work force are obvious, but what's a little harder to under stand is why a group of people who never had to work in the past believe that they've been "liberated" since they do. Some women will tell you they choose to work, but they can't tell you why the women of the previous generation chose not to. Some women admit that they have to work, without ever questioning why the women of the previous generation didn't. If they tried to force any of these changes upon our society they would be met with rebellion, so instead, they used the power of television to induce us to demand these changes. With the average American spending four hours per day staring into the television, there exists a tool for social change and mind control that our government would be silly to ignore. Just as the television can bring clothing, music, games, and people in and out of fashion, the same can be done with a particular way of thinking. Americans stare into the television endlessly, without ever knowing the effect it has on their opinions, their personality, or their lifestyle. They've stopped interacting with their community, their neighbors, and even their own families, in favor of spending most of their time in imaginary interaction with fictitious characters on TV. These television characters now give us the lessons in morals, ethics, and values which in the past we had always received from other members of our community. Americans rarely engage in moral or political debate any-more, because the last word is always left to a television "expert." The people on television have become our community, and in doing so; they have replaced a vital part of human society that's as old as humanity itself. Instead of hearing everyone's opinion a matter, and debating within our community until a sensible agreement is reached, we now watch the managed debates of the television, the managed dissenting opinions, we choose between. Real dissents pretended not to exist. It's ignored like an obnoxious child”.