Power only exists where it exists because of the stories that humans agree to tell one another. The idea that government operates a certain way, that money operates a certain way, these things are purely conceptual constructs that are only as true as people pretend they are.
Everyone could agree tomorrow that Donald Glover is the undisputed King of America and the new official US currency is old America Online trial CDs if they wanted to, and since that was the new dominant narrative it would be the reality.
Everyone could also agree to create a new system which benefits all of humanity instead of a few sociopathic plutocrats. The only thing keeping money and government moving in a way that benefits our current rulers is the fact that those rulers have been successful in controlling the narrative.
They’ll never get that cat back into the bag once it’s out, and they know it.
You can read the whole thing here.
LSP
What did I just read? I guess I'm so tired that I completely lost the drift...
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking of changing my profession to Evil Overlord. I know you thought that's what I did, but it's not. Not yet. I figure (as Hillary did) that it's the quickest way to achieve power. (ha ha ha - evil laugh)
ReplyDelete-My Legions of Terror will have helmets with clear plexiglass visors, not face-concealing ones.
-My ventilation ducts will be too small to crawl through.
-My noble half-brother whose throne I usurped will be killed, not kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon.
-Shooting is not too good for my enemies.
-The artifact which is the source of my power will not be kept on the Mountain of Despair beyond the River of Fire guarded by the Dragons of Eternity. It will be in my safe-deposit box. The same applies to the object which is my one weakness.
-I will not gloat over my enemies' predicament before killing them.
-When I've captured my adversary and he says, "Look, before you kill me, will you at least tell me what this is all about?" I'll say, "No." and shoot him. No, on second thought I'll shoot him then say "No."
-After I kidnap the beautiful princess, we will be married immediately in a quiet civil ceremony, not a lavish spectacle in three weeks' time during which the final phase of my plan will be carried out.
-I will not include a self-destruct mechanism unless absolutely necessary. If it is necessary, it will not be a large red button labelled "Danger: Do Not Push". The big red button marked "Do Not Push" will instead trigger a spray of bullets on anyone stupid enough to disregard it. Similarly, the ON/OFF switch will not clearly be labelled as such.
-I will not interrogate my enemies in the inner sanctum -- a small hotel well outside my borders will work just as well.
Adrienne, I think the article's all about rising up and dethroning our corrupt, lying, elite, NWO Overlords. Who control the "narrative."
ReplyDeleteBreak the narrative, break their power, goes the refrain.
Good luck.
LL, there's a reason you're Vicar General of the DLC.
ReplyDeleteI like:
-When I've captured my adversary and he says, "Look, before you kill me, will you at least tell me what this is all about?" I'll say, "No." and shoot him. No, on second thought I'll shoot him then say "No."
Carry on.