“The conscious
and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the
masses is an important element in democratic society. Those
who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible
government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are moulded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of.” – Edward Bernays (“the father of public relations”), Propaganda, 1928 (note that Bernays’ book, Propaganda, begins with the above quote).
This particular cartoon is part of a
video series from Harding University about free market capitalism. It
was funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which was founded by the
former chairman of General Motors. (source)
The cartoon is interesting, because
specific ideologies like Communism, socialism, fascism or capitalism
aren’t mentioned. These concepts are simply replaced with “Isms” and are
mentioned dismissively.
According to Dr Utopia Ism will cure any ailment of the body politic. Ism
offers something to workers, politicians, manufacturers, politicians,
and even farmers as well, guaranteeing them larger crops and perfect
weather every day. This is eerily similar of the type of activity we see
today – basically corporations using their influence to dictate
government policy and develop their own legislation, as if run by a
‘secret’ government.’
“There
exists a shadowy government with its own Air Force, its own Navy, its
own fundraising mechanism, and the ability to pursue its own ideas of
the national interest, free from all checks and balances, and free from
the law itself.” Senator Daniel K. Inouye, the highest ranking Asian-American politician in the United States (source) (click here for a related CE article on the Black Budget)
One great modern day example of this is the Trans Pacific Partnership (TTP).
Then, the salesman asks his audience to make this pledge:
“I hereby turn over Ism,
Incorporated, everything I have, including my freedom, and the freedom
of my children, and my children’s children, in return for which said Ism
promises to take care of me forever.”
Then, ‘John Q. Public’ urges those who
are being ‘had’ to take a drink to see exactly what they would be
getting in exchange for their freedom. After they drink it, they are
taken into a totalitarian like dream, which is what reminded me of what
we are seeing today. Most developed nations seem to be living in the
illusion of democracy, when it’s more so a totalitarian like state, run
by a handful of corporations (controlled by the big banks), who
basically own all of the world’s resources and wealth (‘the one
percent’). Today, we are more so living in a corporatocracy, where
corporations dictate government policy and in-force their (in many cases
harmful) products on the population using various means.
That being said, there is no point in
blaming, at the end of the day all of this is a result of our
compliance, ignorance and lack of awareness.
“The real menace of our Republic
is the invisible government, which like a giant octopus sprawls its
slimy legs over our cities, states and nation … The little coterie of
powerful international bankers virtually run the United States
government for their own selfish purposes. They practically control both
parties … [and] control the majority of the newspapers and magazines in
this country. They use the columns of these papers to club into
submission or drive out of office public officials who refuse to do the
bidding of the powerful corrupt cliques which compose the invisible
government. It operates under cover of a self-created screen [and]
seizes our executive officers, legislative bodies, schools, courts,
newspapers and every agency created for the public protection.” (source)(source) – John F. Hylan, Mayer of New York ciTY FROM 1918-195.
This cartoon was published in 1948, and
years prior and after, as you can see from the quotes above, various
politicians and presidents warned us about the rise for misplaced power
that would basically take away our rights and democratic processes. You
can see some of these statements and warnings I am referring to HERE.
“In the councils of government,
we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence whether
sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential
disaster for the rise of mis-placed power exists, and will persist. We
must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or
democratic processes.” – President Dwight Eisenhower, former President of the United States in his farewell speech. (source)
So, I ask you this, is the salesperson
in the cartoon below not a representative of what’s happened/happening
today? There are countless examples of false promises, and instances
where we continue to give up our freedom. Monsanto and the take over of
our food supply is one great example. Glyphosate, promised to make
things better and help crops resist pests, has only made matters worse.
It’s created super-weeds, and a host of health and environmental concerns that has various countries banning their products.
The national security state is another
great examples. It’s one that continues to increase under the threat of
‘terrorism,’ which in reality, has shown to be false flag terrorism.
All of these factors (and more) are contributing to our rights being taken away, regardless of which Ism
you choose, we live in an age of mass propaganda, one that continues to
attempt to enslave the global population into accepting a specific type
of human experience. Today, among politicians and academicians it’s
known as the New World Order, and you can read more about the NWO in the article linked below just above the video:
“The illusion of freedom will
continue as long as it’s profitable to continue the illusion. At the
point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will
just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will
move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick
wall at the back of the theater.” – Frank Zappa
I more so wanted to post this video to
generate some discussion and hear your thoughts about about it and how
it related to what we are seeing in the world today. Thanks for reading.
"Make Mine Freedom" Classic Capitalism Cartoon from Harding University 1948
“Mental slavery is the worst form of slavery. It gives you the illusion of freedom, makes you trust, love and defend your oppressor while making an enemy of those who are trying to free you or open your eyes.” – Unknown
Source:
https://archive.org/details/MakeMine1948
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