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Sunday, August 08, 2010
The American Puppetmaster
Ever seen this man? Didn't think so. His name is Edward Bernays, nephew of Sigmund Freud. Why is he on my blog today? Well, he just wasn't just any man, THIS man was the first to attempt to manipulate public opinion using the subconscious. Let me explain that: he would use different psychological techniques to get you to buy things by appealing to the side of you that DESIRES things instead of actually NEEDING them. Bernays was a master of deception. He worked in the field of PR (Public Relations) and one of Bernays' favorite techniques for manipulating public opinion was the indirect use of "third party authorities" to plead his clients' causes. He said:
"If you can influence the leaders, either with or without their conscious cooperation, you automatically influence the group which they sway"
It's clear from just that ONE STATEMENT alone that this man's theories and practices border-lined on the conventional means of MIND CONTROL. Take apart his statement: If you can influence the leaders (political leaders, celebrities, well-known individuals) with or WITHOUT their CONSCIOUS COOPERATION, you can AUTOMATICALLY influence WHATEVER GROUP THEY ARE IN CHARGE OVER. For example: if I want to sell a new product that is made for women of any color, age, culture, and financial background who would I need to influence? I would go to a well-known ICON in the eyes of women all around the world. Now, you ask WHO COULD FIT THE ROLE FOR THAT IN THIS DAY AND AGE? Oprah. I would have gone to her, and either got her cooperation willingly or would have made it worth her while to help me promote my product. Some could argue that there's nothing wrong with that...OK...read his next statement and say that:
"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 molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. ...In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons...who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind."
Whoa whoa whoaaa. "IT IS THEY [the relatively small number of persons] who pull the wires which to control the public mind." So yall can honestly sit there and tell me that yall are fine with having your emotions and desires CLEARLY manipulated in order to fund big business consumerism? If you can say that then stop reading now and exit this tab. This man could be looked at as a genius, 'the father or public relations', or someone that was truly on to something. But you want to know what the sad thing is? This information doesn't need to be hidden or covered up. It's free and easily accessible to the public but because we are all too caught up in STUFF we'll never take this seriously. All we want to focus on is how we will better OURSELVES by any means necessary. That, right there, is ridiculous.
--ThaChosenExec
How Materialistic Are We?
The U.S. makes up 5% of the world's population and CONSUMES 25% of the world's goods
The average credit card debt of the American household is $15,788; and the average interest rate is 14.67%
The total consumer debt in America is 2.45 TRILLION DOLLARS. (with a "T")
The national debt is 13.3 TRILLION DOLLARS (with another "T") and continues to rise at 4.13 BILLION/DAY
1.4 MILLION Americans filed personal bankruptcy in 2009, which is a 32% increase from 2008 (IN ONE YEAR)
The average American now works 160 more hours/year than in 1969 (1 FULL MONTH MORE) Time with children has declined 22 hours/week since 1969.
In a 10 year study on suicide, Dr. Erin Beck said:
"The more money you make, the more likely you are to commit suicide."
The more a person makes, the more likely they are to cheat in their marriage:
Under $30,000- 31% :: Over $60,000- 70%
9 out of 10 Americans believe our society is materialistic
93% of Americans feel we are too focused on making money
91% of Americans say we consume more than we need
SO...what are we going to do about this? *crickets*
--ThaChosenExec
Kanye West's 'Power' Video Explained...
This article was taken via MTV.com (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1645307/20100806/west_kanye.jhtml)
Ram-horned guards, floating nymphs, knife-wielding attackers, water flowing upward — huh?!?
If you can't make heads or tails out of the groundbreaking "video montage" Kanye West and artist Marco Brambilla produced for West's "Power," relax. You're not alone.
After the clip's Thursday premiere on MTV, Kanye tweeted: "It's not a video ... It's a moving painting!" During his recent talks with MTV News Brambilla described the 90-second piece, which is made of 24 layers of video, as a "visual ballet." Others have called it a "living portrait." A visual ballet painting? Yeah, that wasn't good enough for us either.
So we consulted people who have devoted their lives to studying, analyzing and producing art, and they're confused too.
"What stood out to me was his ridiculous big chain. I don't know what that was all about," photographer Gianna Leofalcon said about the six-figure, gold medallion that depicts one of the oldest Egyptian deities, Horus.
"If that [chain] was real, he wouldn't be standing up," joked painter and illustrator Misha T.
"It symbolizes power," said graphic artist and rapper Wordspit. "Back in the day, [Egyptians] used to wear nothing but gold jewelry, and that was a sense of power with them. I feel like it symbolizes that."
Fellow graphic artist Suede Jury agreed: "The chain is larger than life. Everything about the video is larger than life."
"Yo, this dude, Marco. He's bananas, son," said painter Ibrahim Baaith. "And what's cool is that he's shooting all this and incorporating it into, like, a painting. He's not just taking classical images and just smashing it together. He's completely original, and I like where he and Kanye took it. He's definitely pushing the envelope."
The problem comes when you ask which direction the envelope is being pushed. Some say it permanently raised the bar for hip-hop videos, but Leofalcon said when it comes to male/female relations, "Power" goes the same old route.
"What are all the women doing below him?" she asked. "What message is that sending? We're already dealing with inequality between men and women, particularly in hip-hop. I'm sick and tired of having a bunch of girls surrounding a man in videos in general.
"I would challenge Kanye to have a woman by his side to give the message that there is equality between him and a beautiful woman," she added.
"He's showing his position of power. He indulges in the women," Wordspit countered. "I could understand that you want him to have a woman by his side. It probably would have looked cool. ... But at the same time, Kanye is a loner. Kanye feels like he's alone. And I think that was one of the purposes of this video — to just show that even though I'm in a position of power. I'm still mortal."
Misha T broke down the video like this: "The song is called 'Power.' When you're on top, everybody's trying to bring you down to claim that spot. He's trying to show you this picture-perfect world where, yeah, you have goddesses surrounding you. But at the same time, you have guys trying to stab you in the back."
And that sword over his head? It's the Sword of Damocles. Don't even get us started on that ...
--ThaChosenExec
The Word of the Day...
The Word of the Day is....POWER.
- a measure of an entity's ability to control the environment around itself
- Power can be seen as evil or unjust, but the exercise of power is accepted as endemic to humans as social beings
Power. I get chills from just saying this word. Power has so many definitions that you could start a blog trying to cover all its aspects. The type of power that I want to talk about is the idea that we humans use on a day to day basis. The money, the respect, and the what? Power is what men in the past have put their lives on the line to acquire. You can look back at ANY war in history and not know the specifics of why the war started but I'm sure the reasons boil down for the everlasting fight for power. One group has it, it's seen by another group, and that group is willing to take it under any circumstance. The quest for power can be both a noble and/or selfish one. Depending on your motives and intentions it can go both ways. Unfortunately we can look back in history and see that any time one man or group of individuals acquired power, it didn't take long for it to go to their heads. Another thing that comes with power is corruption. I guess I could be corny and quote Uncle Ben from Spiderman and say: "With great power comes great responsibility!" but its all so true. Don't let corruption consume you.
--ThaChosenExec
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