Suspended Disbelief

Suspended Disbelief:

A Discussion On American Social Proofing

Americans will believe anything so long as its the popular belief. Its called "Social Proof", and it is running rampant in America. It's a psychological phenomena when people believe something is correct or true, even if it is opposite of what they believe, but go along with the flow no matter what. Wiki it if you like.  Its actually pretty interesting psychology.

Because of this, I seem to keep getting into arguments with people about my beliefs. Doesn't really matter what the beliefs are. If they are not the mainstream, accepted, media approved beliefs, I keep getting into arguments about them. 

Funny Thing about beliefs is that people will believe in things without any type of fact to prove them. Some people call this Faith, or "the evidence of things not seen". Faith, I understand. Faith I get. I have never seen the face of God, yet I still have Faith He exist. Its not really that far of a stretch for me personally however, because I have seen evidence of Him, if not Him personally. But I'm sure we'll get to that in just a second. 

What we have here in America, however, is not Faith. There is plenty of evidence that many peoples beliefs are just flat out wrong. Yet, they still seem to hold on to them regardless. Their might be mountains of evidence, pictures, documents, photos, video, songs, television specials, and crazy guys in the park with billboards, and Americans still refuse to drop their beliefs, or at very least even investigate for themselves whether or not the crazy guy actually does have it right. 

And its on almost every subject. Politics, Religion, Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, History, Science...and  the list goes on.   When did this become the American Norm?

Everyone learns in school that America was started for some guys trying to escape religious persecution. We learn that Americans were being mistreated by the British and bravely fought for freedom. We are taught that great, noble, righteous men etched out a set of governances to establish a great country, a "shining city on a hill". We are taught that many great men to follow would uphold these traditions of morality and greatness and help build the wonderful bastion of safety, equality, and prosperity that we live in today.

In the words of the greatest Teacher I have ever had the pleasure of learning from-
"When I was a child, I behaved as a child. When I became a man, I put childish things away."

Their are two sides to every story. Sometimes many more than that in fact. Even the Bible contains the same story from four points of view. So why is it that when it comes to the subject of America, its conduct, its history, its policy, and its leaders, there seems to be only ONE accepted truth about everything. 

One man fights for the rights of his people and he is called a Patriot and and Freedom fighter. Another is called a rebel, a dissident, a socialist, a communist, and terrorist, and a threat to the American Way. No this is not about Obama. This is about every single individual who ever had the nerve to call America the liar that she is. 

Things are not always as they seem, America. Your country is not, has not, and may never be the Shining beacon of Freedom and Liberty that it so loudly proclaims. It's history is one of bloodshed, broken promises, cover-ups, misguidance, overt oppression, colonialism, greed and hatred of a non-homogenous state. And that's just on this soil. 

It is not that I hate this country. It is that I love this countries people. Their is a difference. How have people been duped into thinking that a withdrawal from the love of the State, is a hatred for the people residing within the state? Disagreeing with the State is the America Value, not the other way around-Let me explain. 

A group of Americans think that the state is charging too much for the services that they are getting.  They feel they are being mistreated, and no one is there to speak on their behalf. Feeling left out, and with no voice, they turn to property destruction as the only means of being heard. They, dressed in a way not to divulge their identities, enter unlawfully into a place of business, armed, and began destroying thousands of dollars worth of property.  Afterwards, the merchants complain to the government that they are not being protected, to which the government sends in armed enforcers to ensure that this does not happen again. Further issues ensue, causing mass chaos and bloodshed, the Americans ultimately prevail, and are praised for it in history.Today, we call this Act The Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution. The gentleman involved are held as American heroes, and their names and actions are on the lips of school children everywhere.

Another Scenario.

A group of Americans feel that the state is openly neglecting them,and sometimes openly discriminating and attacking them even though they are tax paying citizens. They feel they are being mistreated, and this time, they have several speakers. Still, feeling left out, with only a limited voice, they turn to separation and self-protection as a means of being heard.  They began speaking to the people about the atrocities the state is committing, feeding their children the state is forcing into poverty, medically treating the citizens the state is denying healthcare to, and educating the people where the state has failed to do so, all free of charge, and at no cost to the state. They begin trying to petition and demand from the government that a change be brought about, so that no violence has to take place. The government, after hearing these complaints, and observing these actions, began to assassinate the character, ideas, and even the people delivering them both openly and secretively, until the entire group of Americans is either dead, imprisoned, exiled, or discredited and ridiculed. The people remain oppressed. America prevails. Today, we call this the Black Panther Party, and "Black Power" Movement. The gentleman and ladies involved are held as American rebels, criminals, dissidents, even terrorists. Their names and actions are held on almost no ones lips, although the rumors of their actions reside loudly in the heads of most Americans. 

This is just one small example of Mis-History and the ability to propagandize, positively or negatively, the results of time past. 

Have you ever researched America's past for yourself? Not what you were taught umpteen years ago in a class where your were more interested in the person's clothes or lack therof next to you than rather or not what you were being told was true, but the actual American History. Are you aware of the broken Native treaties, The Seminole Wars, The French and Indian Wars, the Economic Necessity of the Civil War, the Zapata Letter, The Tuskeegee Project, COINTELPRO, the philosophies and practices of J. Edgar Hoover, The Angela Davis Case, The Cuban Embargo, The Hawaiian Takeover, The Imperialistic ideas of Roosevelt, the Thomas Jefferson/Sally Hemings Affair, The 3/5ths clause of the Constitution, The American Racial Makup pre-1620, The French Revolution, Emmit Till, Medgar Evers, Mumia Abu Jamal, Phildelphia MOVE, the need to ratify the African-American vote every 20--odd years to keep it effective, The newly approved FBI Nationwide surveillance system, the practices of Housing Authorities splitting males from poor families and restricting college enrollment...etc. 
If not, then you have some reading to do. 

I do not wish do destroy the idea of America the Beautiful, only to highlight America the Liar.
Contrary to popular television, their is no such thing as a Pretty Little Liar.

On on the topic of World History and  Religon, you might want to check out The Star of David, The Askenazi Jews, The Portrait of Christ and Ceasar Borgia, the Constinian Conversion of Christianity into Rome and the Continuance of Pagan Worship in the Christian Church, The Ethnic Identities of Beethoven, King George, Tutenkhamen, The First Buddha Siddartha Guatama, Abraham Lincoln, the first Samurai  Sakanouye Tamura Maro, the languages and identities of the Native North and South Americans, and while your at it, check out the History of Nimrod and Samuramis.

It is time you started doing some research into what you believe. Children are taught, because they know nothing. As an adult, it is your job to verify what you know. You have an obligation to the generations to follow you not to drop the ball. We are in an age where information is virtually inescapable. Their is no excuse for ignorance in the Information Age.

For Those of you needing a Biblical push to do so the bible states

"Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that need not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of Truth." and also

"My people perish for lack of knowledge.."

Its time to put childish things away. 

Its time to stop believing in lies and research truth. 

Don't be a victim of Social Proof.

Wake Up, Wise Up, Stay Up.

Da Beast