Still 'paranoid' after all these years (article basically calling us crazy)

[TheTexan]

Sorry if it's already been posted.

8 pages of laughs this one. CNN.com front page this morning.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/04/politics/paranoid-style-politics-hofstadter/index.html?iref=allsearch

Still 'paranoid' after all these years


Ever have the feeling you're being lied to by the news media, the authorities, the corporate world? That somebody -- or something -- is out to get you?
You're not alone.
Welcome to 21st-century America.
Look around. Trust is hitting historic lows. Just a third of Americans have a favorable view of the federal government, a decline of 31% since 2002, according to the Pew Center for People and the Press. Gallup has Congress' approval rating is in the low 20s, after nearing single digits last summer. And the news media aren't much better off.



"Negative opinions about the performance of news organizations now equal or surpass all-time highs on nine of 12 core measures the Pew Research Center has been tracking since 1985," a Pew report said.
Add in our wired, social media-addicted world, and rumors reign. You've heard them all, whether they involve the presidential candidates, global climate change or illegal immigration.
They're our little open secrets. They give us the sense that we're on to Them.
"It's easier to be suspicious," says Geoffrey Vaughan, a political science professor at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. "There is something attractive in thinking that you know something, that you haven't bought into the mass public opinion."


That attitude is nothing new. In a famous 1964 essay, "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," historian Douglas Hofstadter traced what he called "the paranoid style" through American history. What he found was that a fearful strain of mistrust flows through the blood of the republic, whether it was 18th-century religious leaders worried about the Illuminati, politicians suspicious of immigrants or McCarthyites convinced of Communist infiltration.
Hollywood has dined out on these feelings for years: "The Manchurian Candidate," "The Parallax View," "Wag the Dog," the TV series "The X-Files," even the James Coburn comedy "The President's Analyst" -- all are based on the idea that some kind of secret, malevolent operation is going on behind the curtain.



The bogeymen of a new generation

Avlon, a former speechwriter for New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and a contributor to the Daily Beast and CNN, observes that one reason Hofstadter's essay remains valuable is that it shows that in "every generation, there are enthusiastic dupes who are getting sold the same old snake oil."
In Hofstadter's time, the ultra-right John Birch Society received attention for its claims of communist conspiracies and elitist cabals. In our time, says Avlon, conservative talk show hosts give voice to these claims. "These are dog-whistle echoes of very old arguments -- arguments that have been thoroughly discredited by history."



Regardless of who sponsors them, these arguments keep following us. Almost 50 years ago, Hofstadter chronicled a handful of overlapping paranoid fears -- the belief in an elite conspiracy that wants to run the world, the concern that immigrants and members of other religions will displace "real" Americans, and the idea that a fifth column is working to bring down the United States from within.
Those fears continue to emerge today. It's no wonder there are calls to "take our country back," with the implication that "back" was a golden age before the world went to hell.
Yesterday's paranoid types feared elite groups such as the Illuminati and the Masons. Today's bogeymen include the members of the Rockefeller-founded Trilateral Commission and the politicians and financiers who attend the monied confab at Bohemian Grove and are suspected of mapping out the "new world order."




Even suspicion of an internal coup remains. In the 1950s, we had the Red Scare; today there are people claiming the coming of Sharia law; rumors about Agenda 21, a United Nations development initiative that has inspired fears of world government; and the always reliable anti-Semitism, whether it concerns the "Zionist media," blame for 9/11 or a belief that Israel is pulling the strings of the U.S. government.
These are dog-whistle echoes of very old arguments -- arguments that have been thoroughly discredited by history.


"It's not so much that they're paranoid in a clinical sense, but if they feel their needs are going to be met -- or they're connecting with someone powerful -- they're basically leaving rationality behind," he says.

[presence]

The Illuminati, bilderberg, skull and bones, CFR, Committee of 300, UN gun control, crony capitalism, war profiteering, AIPAC, The Bancor, trilateral commission, codex alimentarius, rothschild banking, etc. are all just figments of your imagination.

Why did they need 8 pages?

[AGRP]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTWY14eyMFg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPPzRWqljnY

[Anti Federalist]

Blarg blarg blarg.

The US government has sold out the country's industrial and job creating base, that will lead to high unemployment, lower wages and living standards.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The passage of seat belt laws will lead to road blocks checking for compliance, heavy fines and draconian "primary" enforcement.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The passage of heavy handed drunk driving laws will result in draconian enforcement, fines and jail terms.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

Minor restrictions on smoking in restaurants will lead to wholesale bans on smoking in your homes and cars and tobacco prohibition.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

This housing market is in a bubble, these rates of increase in home prices are being driven by bad loans and policy, it is unsustainable and will lead to a massive collapse that will threaten the entire economy.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

Regardless of who was behind 9/11, the state will use it to erect a surveillance grid that will monitor and track your every move.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The government is using high tech surveillance equipment that monitors all electronic communications and "red flags" keywords for further analysis.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The government is using the same Islamic extremists that they claimed were responsible for 9/11 to foment unrest and carry out terror attacks in Iran and Syria and Libya.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

I could go on and on and on...

[QuickZ06]

Blarg blarg blarg.

The US government has sold out the country's industrial and job creating base, that will lead to high unemployment and lower wages and living standards.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The passage of seat belt laws will lead to road blocks checking for compliance, heavy fines and draconian "primary" enforcement.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The passage of heavy handed drunk driving laws will result in draconian enforcement fines and jail terms.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

Minor restrictions on smoking in restaurants will lead to wholesale bans on smoking in your homes and cars and tobacco prohibition.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

This housing market is in a bubble, these rates of increase in home prices is being driven by bad loans and policy and is unsustainable and will lead to a massive collapse that will threaten the entire economic.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

Regardless of who was behind 9/11, the state will use it erect a surveillance grid that will monitor and track your every move.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The government is using high tech surveillance equipment that monitors all electronic communications and "red flags" keywords for further analysis.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The government is using the same Islamic extremists that they claimed were responsible for 9/11 to foment unrest and carry out terror attacks in Iran and Syria and Libya.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

I could go on and on and on...


"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

[Kylie]

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

[thoughtomator]

Gosh, I can't think of a single reason why an employee of CNN would think this way.

[GunnyFreedom]

Blarg blarg blarg.

The US government has sold out the country's industrial and job creating base, that will lead to high unemployment and lower wages and living standards.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The passage of seat belt laws will lead to road blocks checking for compliance, heavy fines and draconian "primary" enforcement.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The passage of heavy handed drunk driving laws will result in draconian enforcement fines and jail terms.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

Minor restrictions on smoking in restaurants will lead to wholesale bans on smoking in your homes and cars and tobacco prohibition.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

This housing market is in a bubble, these rates of increase in home prices is being driven by bad loans and policy and is unsustainable and will lead to a massive collapse that will threaten the entire economic.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

Regardless of who was behind 9/11, the state will use it erect a surveillance grid that will monitor and track your every move.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The government is using high tech surveillance equipment that monitors all electronic communications and "red flags" keywords for further analysis.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The government is using the same Islamic extremists that they claimed were responsible for 9/11 to foment unrest and carry out terror attacks in Iran and Syria and Libya.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

I could go on and on and on...

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Anti Federalist again.

[Danke]

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

He is a law breaker.

[tod evans]

Calm down and graze contentedly.

The crazies have been acknowledged on both sides of the isle.

"Our-Government" will protect you just keep mailing in your checks and they'll keep disbursing the proceeds as necessary.

[Danke]

Calm down and graze contentedly.

The crazies have been acknowledged on both sides of the isle.

"Our-Government" will protect you just keep mailing in your checks and they'll keep disbursing the proceeds as necessary.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to tod evans again.

[John F Kennedy III]

Blarg blarg blarg.

The US government has sold out the country's industrial and job creating base, that will lead to high unemployment and lower wages and living standards.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The passage of seat belt laws will lead to road blocks checking for compliance, heavy fines and draconian "primary" enforcement.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The passage of heavy handed drunk driving laws will result in draconian enforcement fines and jail terms.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

Minor restrictions on smoking in restaurants will lead to wholesale bans on smoking in your homes and cars and tobacco prohibition.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

This housing market is in a bubble, these rates of increase in home prices is being driven by bad loans and policy and is unsustainable and will lead to a massive collapse that will threaten the entire economic.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

Regardless of who was behind 9/11, the state will use it erect a surveillance grid that will monitor and track your every move.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The government is using high tech surveillance equipment that monitors all electronic communications and "red flags" keywords for further analysis.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The government is using the same Islamic extremists that they claimed were responsible for 9/11 to foment unrest and carry out terror attacks in Iran and Syria and Libya.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

I could go on and on and on...

^^^

[John F Kennedy III]

Calm down and graze contentedly.

The crazies have been acknowledged on both sides of the isle.

"Our-Government" will protect you just keep mailing in your checks and they'll keep disbursing the proceeds as necessary.

They will disburse proceeds as they deem necessary.

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

all are based on the idea that some kind of secret, malevolent operation is going on behind the curtain.


They do plenty of bullshit right out in the open.

[Anti Federalist]

They do plenty of bullshit right out in the open.

NDAA.

And not a fuck is given.

That is all.

[TheTexan]

NDAA.

And not a fuck is given.

That is all.

Not even the slightest tiny minuscule semblance of a fuck.

[Travlyr]

(CNN) -- Ever have the feeling you're being lied to by the news media, the authorities, the corporate world?


lolz...

Oh, how about the Gulf of Tonkin, or the USS Liberty, or the Moon Landings, 9/11, Pearl Harbor, The Federal Reserve System, Sadam & The Weapons of Mass Destruction, USS Maine, “the most trusted man in America (http://exposingliberallies.blogspot.com/2009/07/walter-cronkites-role-in-vietnam-war.html)”, Ukrainian Holodomor, on and on. 100 years of lies is enough to know to never trust the news media again.

[mport1]

I gotta agree with the majority of that article. People should be skeptical of the MSM and the government, they are almost always lying. But there is no grand conspiracy out there like many people are purporting.

[devil21]

They do plenty of bullshit right out in the open.

Iraq invasion. Nuff said.

[PaulConventionWV]

I gotta agree with the majority of that article. People should be skeptical of the MSM and the government, they are almost always lying. But there is no grand conspiracy out there like many people are purporting.

Why would they lie, then?

[tod evans]

A conspiracy has an objective, best I can tell the objective here is to continue with the status-quo.

Government, Big-Business and The Media all have a vested interest in keeping things as they are, simply state "end undeclared wars overseas" or "end the drug war" and watch who screams the loudest.

[Anti Federalist]

I gotta agree with the majority of that article. People should be skeptical of the MSM and the government, they are almost always lying. But there is no grand conspiracy out there like many people are purporting.

So why the effort to cover up and obfuscate?

The "grand conspiracy" is loosely defined and even more loosely knit together, but the end goal is clear, complete and total control of humanity on a global scale.

There is no denying that fact.

[TheTexan]

A conspiracy has an objective, best I can tell the objective here is to continue with the status-quo.

I gotta agree with AF on this one. The objective isn't the status-quo.. it's more control and power over you and I. Always more. More, more, more.

[Anti Federalist]

I gotta agree with AF on this one. The objective isn't the status-quo.. it's more control and power over you and I. Always more. More, more, more.

I'd guess that was precisely the status quo that Tod was referring to.

[Anti Federalist]

(CNN) -- Ever have the feeling you're being lied to by the news media, the authorities, the corporate world?


lolz...

Oh, how about the Gulf of Tonkin, or the USS Liberty, or the Moon Landings, 9/11, Pearl Harbor, The Federal Reserve System, Sadam & The Weapons of Mass Destruction, USS Maine, “the most trusted man in America (http://exposingliberallies.blogspot.com/2009/07/walter-cronkites-role-in-vietnam-war.html)”, Ukrainian Holodomor, on and on. 100 years of lies is enough to know to never trust the news media again.

"Pipe down, ya crazy conspiracy nut! 'Merica! USA! USA! USA! USA!"

[tod evans]

I'd guess that was precisely the status quo that Tod was referring to.

It was:o

[NewRightLibertarian]

It's a good thing that CNN's ratings are in the shitter while us 'crazy conspiracy nuts' are doing better than ever thanks to the internet.

[Travlyr]

"Pipe down, ya crazy conspiracy nut! 'Merica! USA! USA! USA! USA!"

Isn't that the truth AF. USA! USA! USA! USA! Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

Wasn't the World Series fantastic? Clean sweep. And how about those Olympics last summer? Weren't they really cool? There is a Monday Night Football game on tonight. Stand up proudly with your hand over your heart while listening to the "Star Spangled Banner" and say the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of Amerika while facing the Stars and Stripes. USA! USA! USA! USA! Root for your favorite team tonight.

Pay no attention the fact that the U.S. led NATO troops are drone bombing in the middle east and killing scores of innocent women and children. Pay no attention to the shenanigans of the Military Industrial Complex and the Prison Industrial Complex. Pay no attention to the fact that the drones are coming to a sky over your head soon. Pay no attention to the fact that 9/11 was not investigated properly. Those 3000 dead people are in the history books now. How 9/11 happened and who was behind it is not nearly as important as the lie the news crews told before the end of the day who was behind the attacks. Osama bin Laden the founder of al-Qaeda. Pay no attention to police killing humans and pets daily with impunity. Pay no attention to the Federal Reserve System which methodically debases the currency. There is a football game on TV tonight. There is an election tomorrow. Be sure and "VOTE." Red Team or Blue Team.

[tod evans]

I owe ya' another rep, that was a 2 pointer.




Isn't that the truth AF. USA! USA! USA! USA! Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

Wasn't the World Series fantastic? Clean sweep. And how about those Olympics last summer? Weren't they really cool? There is a Monday Night Football game on tonight. Stand up proudly with your hand over your heart while listening to the "Star Spangled Banner" and say the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of Amerika while facing the Stars and Stripes. USA! USA! USA! USA! Root for your favorite team tonight.

Pay no attention the fact that the U.S. led NATO troops are drone bombing in the middle east and killing scores of innocent women and children. Pay no attention to the shenanigans of the Military Industrial Complex and the Prison Industrial Complex. Pay no attention to the fact that the drones are coming to a sky over your head soon. Pay no attention to the fact that 9/11 was not investigated properly. Those 3000 dead people are in the history books now. How 9/11 happened and who was behind it is not nearly as important as the lie the news crews told before the end of the day who was behind the attacks. Osama bin Laden the founder of al-Qaeda. Pay no attention to police killing humans and pets daily with impunity. Pay no attention to the Federal Reserve System which methodically debases the currency. There is a football game on TV tonight. There is an election tomorrow. Be sure and "VOTE." Red Team or Blue Team.

[DamianTV]

Youre not paranoid if they are really after you!

[Athan]

Here's a "paranoid" conspiracy for you CNN, why all the wars?

[UWDude]

I find it so unsettling, when I go to my friend's house, and I see the CIA's Anderson Cooper on CNN.
I find it so unsettling, remembering the massive brainwashing project called Whittle/Channel 1, where most kids in the Untied States were all fed the same whitewashed news every morning for 19 minutes, injected with coke and skittles commercials, and hosted by Anderson Cooper, amongst others.

Then Anderson Cooper tells me I'm crazy. I really hate that guy. He is the lynchpin of CNN.

[heavenlyboy34]

Blarg blarg blarg.

The US government has sold out the country's industrial and job creating base, that will lead to high unemployment, lower wages and living standards.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The passage of seat belt laws will lead to road blocks checking for compliance, heavy fines and draconian "primary" enforcement.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The passage of heavy handed drunk driving laws will result in draconian enforcement, fines and jail terms.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

Minor restrictions on smoking in restaurants will lead to wholesale bans on smoking in your homes and cars and tobacco prohibition.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

This housing market is in a bubble, these rates of increase in home prices is being driven by bad loans and policy and is unsustainable and will lead to a massive collapse that will threaten the entire economy.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

Regardless of who was behind 9/11, the state will use it to erect a surveillance grid that will monitor and track your every move.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The government is using high tech surveillance equipment that monitors all electronic communications and "red flags" keywords for further analysis.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

The government is using the same Islamic extremists that they claimed were responsible for 9/11 to foment unrest and carry out terror attacks in Iran and Syria and Libya.

"You're nuts, ya crazy conspiracy theorist!"

I could go on and on and on...
Thoughtcrime +rep the rest of you are thought criminals, too. ;)

[awake]

Being called crazy by a some who is clearly insane is a compliment. Smile; crazy means you're thinking straight in the 1984 universe.

[HOLLYWOOD]

NAB National Association of Broadcasters are one the most powerful and biggest corporate lobbying groups.

As usually, the article is garbage, but where you find the real trash it to do a background check on the source of the material(propagandist) doing the lies/manipulations.

Todd Leopold, CNN he was their "Entertainment Producer" 6 years ago. Now, just the propaganda machine for Fascist America.
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/05/leopold.oscar.blog/story.leopold.cnn.jpg

Apparently Leopold writes for other rag prints across the planet

Red Flag Alert: HE HATES SOUTHPARK

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/21/south.park.religion/index.html

[Anti Federalist]

What Tod said.

I owe ya another.


Isn't that the truth AF. USA! USA! USA! USA! Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

Wasn't the World Series fantastic? Clean sweep. And how about those Olympics last summer? Weren't they really cool? There is a Monday Night Football game on tonight. Stand up proudly with your hand over your heart while listening to the "Star Spangled Banner" and say the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of Amerika while facing the Stars and Stripes. USA! USA! USA! USA! Root for your favorite team tonight.

Pay no attention the fact that the U.S. led NATO troops are drone bombing in the middle east and killing scores of innocent women and children. Pay no attention to the shenanigans of the Military Industrial Complex and the Prison Industrial Complex. Pay no attention to the fact that the drones are coming to a sky over your head soon. Pay no attention to the fact that 9/11 was not investigated properly. Those 3000 dead people are in the history books now. How 9/11 happened and who was behind it is not nearly as important as the lie the news crews told before the end of the day who was behind the attacks. Osama bin Laden the founder of al-Qaeda. Pay no attention to police killing humans and pets daily with impunity. Pay no attention to the Federal Reserve System which methodically debases the currency. There is a football game on TV tonight. There is an election tomorrow. Be sure and "VOTE." Red Team or Blue Team.

[Anti Federalist]

Isn't that the truth AF. USA! USA! USA! USA! Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

Watch for yourself.

Leaving aside the fact that man made climate change is bunk, this is what "free speech" amounts to in the land of the free these days.

You and both know they would have done the same thing to us had we pulled out an "End the Fed" banner or "9/11 was an Inside Job".

Booed, USA chants and tackled and thrown out.

In a healthy republic, the speaker would have had an instantaneous rebuttal, and his facts in a row, like, ohhhhh, you know, that kooky Ron Paul guy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWjbJzk1cdY

[TheTexan]

Watch for yourself.

Leaving aside the fact that man made climate change is bunk, this is what "free speech" amounts to in the land of the free these days.

You and both know they would have done the same thing to us had we pulled out an "End the Fed" banner or "9/11 was an Inside Job".

Booed, USA chants and tackled and thrown out.

In a healthy republic, the speaker would have had an instantaneous rebuttal, and his facts in a row, like, ohhhhh, you know, that kooky Ron Paul guy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWjbJzk1cdY

The response to an accusation that our country is destroying the planet... USA! USA! USA!

And here I was, I didn't think my faith in mankind could drop any lower.

[Anti Federalist]

The response to an accusation that our country is destroying the planet... USA! USA! USA!

And here I was, I didn't think my faith in mankind could drop any lower.

"Are you going to stop the drone killings Mr. Romney??!!"

Boooooooooooo!!!!

USA! USA! USA! USA!

[UWDude]

Todd Leopold, CNN he was their "Entertainment Producer" 6 years ago. Now, just the propaganda machine for Fascist America.


typical of someone living in a hollywood fantasy land.

[QuickZ06]

"Are you going to stop the drone killings Mr. Romney??!!"

Boooooooooooo!!!!

USA! USA! USA! USA!

First comes the chants, then comes the rope, and then all hell breaks loose.

[Anti Federalist]

Carroll Quigley on Elections

Posted by David Kramer on November 6, 2012 01:38 AM

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/125407.html

I was at that Democratic Convention in Madison Square Garden on July 16, 1992 when Clinton mentioned his teacher Carroll Quigley in his acceptance speech for the Presidential Nomination of the Democratic Party. At the time, I was still a far-left liberal. I had been reading about this One World Government conspiracy for almost 5 years (I had first heard about it from a couple of Birchers who I had met in California), yet I still didn't believe it.

I thought it was some far-right paranoid fantasy.

But when Bill Clinton said "Carroll Quigley," it was one of those rare life-changing moments that many of us experience: I knew that everything those "paranoid" Birchers had told me was true. I knew that the Democratic Party was controlled by the same financial interests that controlled the Republican Party. I knew that I couldn't vote for Clinton (and I certainly wasn't going to vote for his Republican opponent George H.W. "Skull & Bonesman" Bush). Fortunately, a few weeks later I happened to chance upon hearing on C-SPAN the Libertarian Party Presidential nominee Andre Marrou speaking at a Libertarian fundraising dinner. The rest, as they say, is history.

If you don't want to plow through all of Carroll Quiqley's 1,300+ page tome Tragedy and Hope, here is the infamous Chapter 65 from that book in which Quigley reveals in detail the history of the plans for a One World Government

[A. Havnes]

and the always reliable anti-Semitism, whether it concerns the "Zionist media," blame for 9/11 or a belief that Israel is pulling the strings of the U.S. government.

I forgot that criticism of anyone who's Jewish is anti-Semitic.

[Bern]

"Ever have the feeling you're being lied to by the news media,"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6xWGvdRQ9Q

(didn't read thread - NOT SIAP)

Suck it CNN.