Notes on "The Power of Nightmares", documentary by the BBC

Governments have got themselves in trouble. They have created, a trend, an ideology, that is entirely based on thinking up a scenario, and acting upon it. They think of a worse case scenario and then make all the moves possible in order to prevent it. The issue I raise are the ways in which they prevent a fictional scenario. They arrest, incriminate and kill, to prevent a disaster from striking.
What is the basis for this disaster? On what evidence do those in charge effectively decide that it is a matter of national security?

The reason they are in trouble, is because they have created such a wild worse-case scenario, that they themselves are having trouble grasping it.

"Bin Laden was, though, a product of a monumental miscalculation by western security agencies. Throughout the 80s he was armed by the CIA and funded by the Saudis to wage jihad against the Russian occupation of Afghanistan. Al-Qaida, literally "the database", was originally the computer file of the thousands of mujahideen who were recruited and trained with help from the CIA to defeat the Russians"
"The truth is, there is no Islamic army or terrorist group called Al-Qaida. And any informed intelligence officer knows this. But there is a propaganda campaign to make the public believe in the presence of an identified entity.. The country behind this propaganda is the US"

- Robin Cook - former British Foreign Secretary

Governments are at war with an illusion they themselves created. In order to keep this up, the public must obviously support them and their actions. The media helps a lot. The media feeds to the people whatever will catch their attention the most. And the way in which politicians dramatize the illusion gives way to a huge cascade of delusional ideas. We are being mislead. The little information or evidence the government comes up with is being distorted and presented to us in a specific manner, which advocates their policy, the direction they want to go in. The problem is that it has all gotten dis-proportioned. Blown up far too big, too quickly for anyone to make any sense out of it. And has therefore gone ahead lead by the few in charge..

We no longer know where we are anymore. We identify to nothing. Society is facing a major issue here. An issue we do not want to face. Nor is this an issue that the powers above are attempting to resolve, as they are more than content with perpetuating the dumbing down of the nations. Democracy seems to have inverted itself, and we are slowly starting to be governed by the top of the pyramid. They have their own agenda, and in their eyes we are but strategic pawns. Their greatest task is to manipulate our minds and skillfully manage to direct us across their chessboard, without even touching us. Men cannot play god, as we remain men, and can always see through each others cards. The fact that some have attempted to do this, as delicate and considerate they may have been, strikes me as one of the most disgraceful and criminal acts of all times. These are old games though, that mankind has been playing for thousands of years, and has never ceased. But the general public used to be aware and involved, and disputed their position of "inferiority" with the powers that be. There were uproars and revolutions, to attempt to salvage their dignity.

Yet where are we today?

Society doesn't believe in anything, and is driven by fear. We fear those who Do believe in something, and we label them with many names, classify them into groups and organizations. They are different from you, and this scares you. They even go as far as becoming enemies for some. Since when has difference been correlated with conflict; and what triggers conflict in the first place, other than self-interest? Our society is one of "Survival of the fittest". We seem to be bread to fight each other. Beat each other. Defeat each other. Be bigger and better and richer and stronger. Have the thirst for power. Instead of having the thirst for love. This comes 2nd. Power is the priority, and we are constantly reminded of this.

I guess we do believe in something; the necessity of power.

Views on the West

Western societies are simply not interested in different schools of thought. The United States is a great example of this. It is the biggest most powerful country in the world, with the biggest influence. USA represents the epitome of modern democracy.
Why don't they (when I say “they”, I refer to the majority. Excuse the generalization, it is not an accusation, but relevant) manifest a higher amount of interest or curiosity for cultural, social, political difference? Do they fear this; or rather don’t have any incentives to do so. All our incentives are already here in our society, and there are so many of them, each individual is bound to find some that entirely captivate them. The need to re-evaluate ourselves and the structures we live in doesn't occur, for we have grown to become content with this and its many distractions. We are stuck in our own creation, preventing us from expanding. Progression is in direct contradiction to our system.

What is awful is the amount of people who realize and acknowledge this. Yet fail to act upon this knowledge, firmly believing that it will be of no use. Things are the way they are, we must accept this and attempt to live happy lives as we can, even though we live in a – Globally - shitty corrupt world, that's life. Well, shame on all of those who cheat themselves into falsely believing that. When will people start getting angry and enraged at the system, hence ourselves, and make a conscious decision to stop this madness?! When will we all wake from our disgusting slumber and see ourselves as the drones we really were.
Forgive my rashness. I can't blame anyone for this today. For we are brought up by this, into this; and therefore we perpetuate this. However we have a say in our system, in the way it functions. This is a democracy. What enrages me and causes me to be overly provocative is the lack of responsibility we impose on ourselves. We have let our dignity, our sense of self, be stripped away from us. We have let ourselves be diminished, dropped level, regressed. The devilish truth is that money is our modern form of slavery; and it works brilliantly grâce à the 4th branch of the government- the media.

“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

This statement isn't arrogance; it's a piercing truth we can't face. Because if we took this truth for what it really is, it would mean everything we've been brought up in, everything we've been told, everything that surrounds us and constitutes the whole; everything we stand for, is fake. All this will crumble, leaving us with no identity, no base, nothing to cling on to give us the slightest sense of purpose. It is this fear that upholds our decadent system.
One of the ways of conquering this fear of ours is to unite. For together we are sheltered, together we are strong, together we can lead the battle that will free us. Together we will stand upon a new earth, to build our incredible revolutionary world of abundance joy creativity love and prosperity. All collaborating, each one of us contributing our purest intentions to the whole. Fear not the unknown, for it is us who will form it. Believe in our passion and will to create a world of magisterial equality and freedom, in which all humans will work hand in hand to enrich our species and our planet. Remember that we all share the same mother, the same father, for we are all children of the earth. It is in this truth that we must dwell. This is our power of creation, our road to our species ascension. It is only in unity that we shall surpass all expectations and achieve the unimaginable. Let this beautiful gracious ideal sweep over your mind body and soul empowering you with the urge to turn this into reality. Our reality; the one we want the future generations to inherit and build upon. Indeed, seeing life as an eternal contribution to what you love most,
Life

We need a passive Revolution.