I’am back after my journey in the land of Oz. It was a strange experience and one worth commenting on I think. First, let me tell you that the land of Oz for me is Facebook. I entered it wide-eyed, awash with the possibilities. Indeed, I participated with a fulsome effort.
So, while in Oz, I set up a group, the Cultis Mountain Mystics. I wanted a nonpolitical, non religious place where people could post beautiful art, music, stunning design, and basically those things that make the spirit soar. And, it seems that some people enjoyed it as the membership slowly climbed to about 125 or so. Nice people, interesting people, sharing things. I liked it.
Now I don’t claim an overwhelming knowledge of all forms of media, but I did teach the subject for a dozen years and I do know a little about influencing people through advertising. I know all about Rage Against the Machine and a New Morning in America. I figured other folks must too ‘cuz hell, I’m not all that bright.. I figured Monroe’s Motivated Sequence was sort of an icon for mind control. I thought most folks would recognize it.
I was shocked when I saw an abundance of these techniques being used in “mems” posted all over FB. These all seemed to have the same touchstone, Fox “news.” So, I started watching Fox “news.” Wow, after a short time I was in awe. Right here in the middle of America, with everyone watching, all of the discoveries of mind manipulation were being delivered on a daily bases to a group of eager recipients. My god, Pavlov would weep with the beauty of it all.
In the comments section of various posting I asked several people “Do you watch Fox “news?”
The most common answer I got was “Yeah, but I watch other stuff too,” or “whadda you watch, CNN?”
So, when I answered, in an attempt to be all knowledgable and worldly as hell I would inform them that I had digital subscriptions the the NYT, WP and Seattle paper, as well as reading widely online. Now here I must say that was a broadly answered question to a specific question but I figured he wanted to know where I got my information.
The strength of response to my questioning about Fox “news” surprised me somewhat. Some people said things like “I haven’t watched it in months” or “That’s an insulting question.” Wow, it was like I asked them if they were doing smack. This got me thinking about addiction.
Once of the first signs of addiction is that you keep doing it even though there are negative consequences. Now most folks who watch Fox are older white folks. I’m an older white folk myself so I recognize the species. Old people get sick, old people die of Covid 19, but these same people, knowing the dangers of going to a Trump rally, joyfully go to them and not wear a mask as a political statement. That, my brothers and sisters is some sick shit. But, it shows you the power of Fox “news” to completely brainwash it’s viewers. I kid you not, I saw this with my own eyes in the land of Oz.
So, I saw these things with my own eyes, as I said above. So, I thought, I should tell the people what is being done to them. They deserve to know. So I did, I tried to tell them. I shouted “Hey, they’re not telling you the real shit” I jumped up and down and waved my arms. I made clever things so it would be obvious.
I was somewhat perplexed when they didn’t thank me. Maybe they knew about Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Already. But they said things like “Other networks slant the news too.” or, “You some kinda libtard or liberal?”
Well, yeah, I’m some kinda liberal. I didn’t know how deeply their understanding of spectrum analysis might go, but I figured it was probably one of those binary things you hear about these days.
So, in the end Fox “news” defeated me and I left. I ceded the field to a stronger opponent. I am truly in awe of their power of mind control. But here is the interesting thing to ask yourself, why does Fox exist? Who comes up with the daily talking points? Who sets the agenda?
They have identified a great demographic, the religious right. Fertile ground for mind control games. Eschew the elite, because they are dangerous, they think, they may figure us out.
Who is pulling the strings behind the scenes that you don’t see? Not the Koch brothers, they’re just someone’s tools, dig a little deeper.