psychegram
The Living Force
Sheesh. I knew I'd be opening a can of worms when I wrote this....
Oh, it's definitely a relative statement. I'm more awake (I think) then most people, but certainly still very deeply asleep in absolute terms.
The 'true' parts would be (I would say) those parts that are more or less in line with the consensus here on this board regarding the nature of our political and economic reality. 9/11 was an inside job; our economy is a farce designed to funnel wealth upwards; the media is a brainwashing tool; the educational system is meant to dumb us down and make us compliant; our corporate and governmental leaders are, at the highest levels, a pack of psychopaths; etc. Any of that strike you as false? And, of course he leaves stuff out (wasn't I saying that?)
Agreed. But it's all relative, and Jones' rants had the singular virtue of prodding me to open my eyes and start looking around. Do you consider yourself fully awake after the alarm clock has gone off? I generally need a shower and a cup of coffee before my mind's more or less working, if you take my meaning.
Ummm ... what my friend had been right about, was that I should stop listening to Alex Jones. So far as the dynamics of our relationship went, it was teacher/student in that he'd been studying conspiracies, paraphenomena, and various esoteric matters for years, and had a lot to teach me as I was just starting. I wasn't sitting there taking notes or anything; it was really just a few long, intense conversations. Much of what he said I wasn't sure if it was the deranged drug-induced rambling or not ... and that remains the case to this day. And, no, I'm not promoting the use of psychedelic drugs: I was just giving a description of the character in question, for no other reason than that he's quite a character, possibly one of the strangest people I've ever met.
I wasn't at any point being intentionally contradictory, trying to induce cognitive dissonance, or anything else. I'm honestly not sure where the contradictions in what I said are, though re-reading my post I can see where it might have been a little confusing. I was merely offering my take on Alex Jones, which I thought I stated pretty clearly, to wit: he's not there to whip people up into armed revolution and thus give the NWO an excuse to crack down (he himself says, pretty consistently and clearly, that they can't be fought with guns, only with awareness and education), but he is there to inhibit people from waking up to the wider dangers (hyperdimensional reality, higher densities, etc). Additionally, insofar as he's COINTELPRO it's probably in the sense of being manipulated by 4D STS, not in the sense of taking his marching orders from the CIA.
All that said: I could be wrong. I will admit, I haven't read every single word regarding Jones here. There's a lot to wade through, and life is short, especially as this isn't a huge issue for me (yes, I know I said I had a soft spot for him. I also have a soft spot for the Transformers and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A nostalgic soft spot, not an obsession.) Most of what I have seen regarded allegations of Jones censoring people regarding 911 issues, though the cases in question looked somewhat minor to me, next to the fact that he was one of the earlier voices in the 911 truth movement. Is there a page where all the most damning evidence is collected? I'm more than willing to give it a look if there is.
One final thing: are you always so friendly? Your post struck me as having a singularly hostile tone, and I'd expect better of a moderator here. My apologies if I was reading it wrong.
I'm curious what you mean by 'woke me up' in this sentence? Do you consider yourself to be awake, or is it a relative statement?
Oh, it's definitely a relative statement. I'm more awake (I think) then most people, but certainly still very deeply asleep in absolute terms.
Which parts did you consider to be true? The fact of the matter is that a very small part of what Jones says is true. All of it is NOT true. What he leaves out and ignores is often what is most true, yet he consistently leaves it out. So, again - what do you mean by what he was saying is 'true'?
The 'true' parts would be (I would say) those parts that are more or less in line with the consensus here on this board regarding the nature of our political and economic reality. 9/11 was an inside job; our economy is a farce designed to funnel wealth upwards; the media is a brainwashing tool; the educational system is meant to dumb us down and make us compliant; our corporate and governmental leaders are, at the highest levels, a pack of psychopaths; etc. Any of that strike you as false? And, of course he leaves stuff out (wasn't I saying that?)
I don't think guilty pleasure and glorifying in rants equals an alarm clock; especially in the context of actually waking up. A more attractive sleeping tonic for a curious mind is still a sleeping tonic.
Agreed. But it's all relative, and Jones' rants had the singular virtue of prodding me to open my eyes and start looking around. Do you consider yourself fully awake after the alarm clock has gone off? I generally need a shower and a cup of coffee before my mind's more or less working, if you take my meaning.
This is also a bit confusing - as if throughout your entire post you are consistently contradicting yourself. It is difficult to tell whether this is conscious or not, but the idea that you became a student to someone you describe as a 'psychedelia obsessed neoshaman' - is rather contradictory. As is your later statement that 'he was right!' - almost as if you are promoting 'psychedelic obsessed neo-shamans' the same way you are subtly promoting Jones in this post.
Ummm ... what my friend had been right about, was that I should stop listening to Alex Jones. So far as the dynamics of our relationship went, it was teacher/student in that he'd been studying conspiracies, paraphenomena, and various esoteric matters for years, and had a lot to teach me as I was just starting. I wasn't sitting there taking notes or anything; it was really just a few long, intense conversations. Much of what he said I wasn't sure if it was the deranged drug-induced rambling or not ... and that remains the case to this day. And, no, I'm not promoting the use of psychedelic drugs: I was just giving a description of the character in question, for no other reason than that he's quite a character, possibly one of the strangest people I've ever met.
I wasn't at any point being intentionally contradictory, trying to induce cognitive dissonance, or anything else. I'm honestly not sure where the contradictions in what I said are, though re-reading my post I can see where it might have been a little confusing. I was merely offering my take on Alex Jones, which I thought I stated pretty clearly, to wit: he's not there to whip people up into armed revolution and thus give the NWO an excuse to crack down (he himself says, pretty consistently and clearly, that they can't be fought with guns, only with awareness and education), but he is there to inhibit people from waking up to the wider dangers (hyperdimensional reality, higher densities, etc). Additionally, insofar as he's COINTELPRO it's probably in the sense of being manipulated by 4D STS, not in the sense of taking his marching orders from the CIA.
All that said: I could be wrong. I will admit, I haven't read every single word regarding Jones here. There's a lot to wade through, and life is short, especially as this isn't a huge issue for me (yes, I know I said I had a soft spot for him. I also have a soft spot for the Transformers and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A nostalgic soft spot, not an obsession.) Most of what I have seen regarded allegations of Jones censoring people regarding 911 issues, though the cases in question looked somewhat minor to me, next to the fact that he was one of the earlier voices in the 911 truth movement. Is there a page where all the most damning evidence is collected? I'm more than willing to give it a look if there is.
One final thing: are you always so friendly? Your post struck me as having a singularly hostile tone, and I'd expect better of a moderator here. My apologies if I was reading it wrong.