The Washington Standard By  David RisseladaÂ
Often, after a traumatic event such as a mass shooting, or an economic crisis of some sort, people commonly ask if âAmerica is at a crossroads.â This implies that Americans face a question that will determine not only the fate of the nation but also their lives on a more personal level. America was at a crossroads long before many of us were born and we crossed the line before any of us could do anything about it. How many young people, for example, know anything about the Federal Reserve, or the removal of the gold standard? How many people can equate the millions of immigrants crossing the border to the Immigration Reform Act of 1965? These are just small examples, but the point I am making is that they exemplify the concept of the frog in boiling water. These are big changes that take place with little attention given by the public that, over time, have dire consequences, and no one knows where to look for solutions because they donât understand the root cause of the problem. The changes are implemented so gradually that no one notices in time, and when they do, they have little choice but to adapt to the change. Think about the implications of a Central Bank Digital Currency, for example. If they were to put this in place there would be nothing that could be done, and most people would just accept it without question, particularly in the event of massive economic crash. This would be the perfect example of the Hegelian Dialectic, or the problem-reaction-solution strategy.
America seems to be living from crisis to crisis, leaving us in a position where we donât know where we stand, or how to defend the values we believe in because we are overwhelmed with contradictory information meant to belittle and demoralize us. We are being governed in a manner designed to make us lose hope in our current system, so that we may accept whatever alternatives they present as solutions. Constant mass shootings, continuous threats of government shutdowns, massive debt, war, government corruption, and the constant portrayal of America as a greedy, racist, imperialist nation are meant to do one thing. Make us lose faith. This belief is echoed In a book entitled Media, Persuasion, and Propaganda, as the authors state what scientists know about cognitive overload. It depletes self-control and makes us easier to manipulate. There is more to this than meets the eye. There is a science to understanding the human emotional response to trauma. If for example, the Hegelian Dialectic is real, and we are being governed in a manner meant to take advantage of our reactions to crisis situations, and the preceding demands for change, then this science should be explored. Joost Meerloo writes in his book, The Rape of the Mind, that political conditioning is an attempt to rewire the very nerves and reflexes which drive human behavior into a predictable pattern. This is done through the use of slogans and catchphrases that condition people to respond in a certain way. These slogans are attached to either positive or negative stimuli which elicit strong emotions. Meerloo notes that feelings of constant terror and hopelessness condition the mind to be more susceptible to suggestion and forced conversion. Think about it like this, the constant exposure to mass shootings being committed with an AR-15 rifle makes it very easy to elicit strong emotional responses to propaganda terms like assault rifle. Or, to slowly associate the term terrorist with so-called right-wing extremism as the shocking stress of Islamic terror has already subdued the American mind…
