Now That is Control

     Take a look into history and you see that there have always been people in positions of power. People in power are usually not the best people for the position. They seek power for a reason. Why would one seek power? Because they don't really have it within themselves. Those in power, in my opinion looking through history, have been the weakest. There are exceptions. In order to maintain control the weak must prey on the strong. That would not work in nature, but it does with people. With minimal numbers and tenacity the weak can destroy the strong. Nazi Germany is a great recent example. An insecure, hateful self destructive  and weak man destroyed more than a nation by stealing something he did not have inside himself, power. Hitler took power the old fashioned way. Weak does not necessarily mean stupid, it may not be genius but it can be very clever, as evil usually is. Hitler learned to speak, he learned the Germans "emotional language" and preyed on that. He was able to "mesmerize" the German people into believing something wholly untrue. Strong people were destroyed in his wake. Some by choice, some incidentally. Can you imagine the damage he could have done with our modern media!
      Now look around you. Look at the worlds leaders. Listen to what these leaders tell their people. Think about the people, groups and money behind these leaders. Now think once more about who really leads in our modern times. Who or what makes daily contact with people, offering news, opinions and insights into the world. Let me be clear, the "who" is bought and paid for by wealthy people/entities. It breaks my heart because I do enjoy watching television, but television and video are what are dictating what we think, how we behave, right, wrong, morality and immorality, good and evil. It guides the peoples votes, it tells us what to wear, where to eat and hang out, what to drink, what is healthy and unhealthy. It allows people who lie into our homes. Because we see it we believe it. Hence our lack of Faith in this day and age. We are being misled through magic, sorcery and trickery of the eyes. How hard is it to elicit emotions from people? Using sound and image is the most powerful way to influence someones way of thinking and living, look around you. Sound and image are being used to "instruct and condition" human beings. Think about the people behind the cameras and productions, then think about the wealthy owners behind them. People who own the communications companies tell their employees what will be news, what the opinions will be, who will receive political cover, what is right ,wrong, good and evil. Whether it is actually "right" or "wrong" "moral or immoral" is not important. The producers, directors, camera operators and actors carry out the owners orders. If you were to point out to them that what they were doing was wrong, you would hear something about a paycheck and the bosses orders. Reminds me of post WWII Nazis excusing their behavior because they were taking orders. Yep that is exactly where I just took this.
    Our leaders are bought and sold. Our news is bought and sold. Our leaders work to ingratiate themselves not to the people they lead, but to the wealthy people who influence through implied threat of a ruined image reaching the masses. We are being guided by the weak. Hollywood tells us daily that "we just don't have enough" if you just had "more" all would be well. Politicians promise to help you get "more", Hollywood and politicians working in synergy. There is a level of leadership behind the two that pulls the strings. I picture  a society that looks like Tantalus, all good things always in your face just out of reach. Keep the masses in control. Obey or suffer.
   I don't particularly admire Ancient Roman society, but they had it right in their thoughts about actors and the people associated with that business. In Roman society actors and such were the lowest form of living life. I admire intelligence, but I also have a practical side that says acting doesn't really produce anything useful.  In our modern times these same actors reach the masses with their opinions. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. What makes Hollywoods opinion better then say, yours? Hollywood reaches the masses, you don't. Hollywood hires actors whom they can"direct" to get the masses to admire them. Actors will say anything for money, it is their job. Some might be a little more discerning then others, but that really is the job. I give you money, you say what I tell you to say and be convincing. So actors learn then know the "emotional language " of their audience. Whether it is a news anchor or a sitcom/movie actor, they know how to "speak" to you. Just like good ole' Hitler knew how to speak to the German people. TV/video knows how to speak to the masses
     Back in the day taking power required having a large enough force of like minded people with weapons who could swarm the unaware and force them to join or die. You could see this force coming and could have possibly fled. With mass media and mass communication, "you cant run from trouble cuz there ain't no place that far". Mass media has already conquered us. The media plant the seed and the people do the dirty work, willingly. We socially judge and self police based on Hollywoods standard.
     We bow to the media and hang on their every word. We go to the movies and allow our emotions to be swayed by grifters. We shop at...... We eat at....... We drive a.......I own a ........all these things make us acceptable because "that movie had it in it" or "that star wears...." or " I have to look like"..... "I have to eat and drink...." my image my image my image. This is how obedience is instilled. I guess most of us are feeble minded enough to purposely step into the trap and stay there. Anyone who actually is "gifted" is in peril in this society, TV will exploit them and then destroy them. Back in the day special people were burned at the stake, this served two purposes, one is it got rid of people who were smarter than the leaders and secondly, it showed the masses who was in charge. Today we don't burn anyone at the stake. If you don't conform you will be destroyed or relegated to the fringes of society via mass media.  Once your image is shown on TV in negative context.......there is no return. You will have your image and reputation destroyed, you live the rest of your life burning at the stake. Now that is control.