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The Future Is Here: Dystopian Movies Fit for a Dystopian World
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “The Internet is watching us now. If they want to. They can see what sites you visit. In the future, television will be watching us, and customizing itself to what it knows … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Authoritarianism, culture, Dystopia, Film, Militarization, Oligarchy, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged 1984, A Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, Art, culture, Dystopia, film, George Orwell, Government, Literature, Margaret Atwood, Minority Report i, Philip K. Dick, police state, Science fiction, society, state violence, surveillance state, Technocracy, The Handmaid’s Tale
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Totalitarian Paranoia Run Amok: Pandemics, Lockdowns & Martial Law
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “Totalitarian paranoia runs deep in American society, and it now inhabits the highest levels of government.”—Professor Henry Giroux Once upon a time, there was a government so paranoid about … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, civil liberties, conditioning, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, Law, Militarization, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Revolution, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy, war, war on terror
Tagged civil liberties, Civil Unrest, conspiracy, Covid-19, Deep State, DHS, Dystopia, Economic Collapse, Government, Lockdowns, Martial Law, Militarization, pandemics, police state, propaganda, Psyops, State Terror, state violence, surveillance state, Technocracy, Totalitarianism, war on terror
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The Empire of Lies Breaks Down: Ugly Truths the Deep State Wants to Keep Hidden
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.”—Albert Einstein America is breaking down. This … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, civil liberties, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Empire, Health, Militarization, news, Oligarchy, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged bystander syndrome, COVID vaccines, Dystopia, empire, Oligarchy, Pandemic, police state, Shadow Government, state violence, Technocracy, tyranny, vaccine mandates
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The Mechanism of Invisible Empire
“The invisible hand has created an invisible cage…blinding us and dividing us, allowing the ruling class to exploit us and subjugate us.” By Hiroyuki Hamada Source: Off-Guardian When the whole society becomes a theater of absurdity, the puppeteers become kings … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, black ops, censorship, civil liberties, consciousness, Conspiracy, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged activism, Authoritarianism, Colonization, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, empire, geopolitics, Great Reset, Homelessness, imperialism, Oligarchy, Poverty, propaganda, state violence, Technocracy, The Fourth Industrial Revolution
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Are we about to see a Colour Revolution in the United States?
The familiar tropes are out in force, Trump may not weather this storm. By Kit Knightly Source: Off-Guardian It started with peaceful protests. It always does. Oppressed, poor or otherwise desperate people take to the streets because they don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, black ops, civil disobedience, civil liberties, Corporate Crime, corporate news, culture, Deep State, divide and conquer, Dystopia, elites, Empire, Geopolitics, History, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Revolution, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime
Tagged activism, Color Revolutions, corporate media, Coup, Deep State, Democracy, Donald Trump, empire, geopolitics, insurgence, Mainstream Media, Martial Law, Militarization, police state, Police Violence, protests, state violence, Uprising
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Enough Is Enough: If You Really Want to Save Lives, Take Aim at Government Violence
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “It is often the case that police shootings, incidents where law enforcement officers pull the trigger on civilians, are left out of the conversation on gun violence. But a police officer shooting … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, culture, Dystopia, Empire, Militarization, military spending, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war
Tagged culture, Culture of Violence, Government, Gun Control, IRS, Militarization, Military, police, police shootings, police state, Police Violence, racism, State Crime, state violence, Systemic Violence, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Government, Violence
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War on Terror: Greatest Covert Op
(Editor’s Note: The following commentary is drawn from a speech delivered by Douglas Valentine at a 2010 peace conference. In expanded version is included as the final chapter of his book “The CIA as Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, CIA, conditioning, Conspiracy, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dirty Politics, Dystopia, Empire, False Flag, Geopolitics, History, media, Militarization, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war, war on terror
Tagged 9/11, CIA, Deep Politics, empire, False Flags, geopolitics, imperialism, National Security State, Neocolonialism, police state, politics, State Terror, state violence, terrorism
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