The conspiracy of time, money, and the pursuit of happiness…

Back when I was in high school as I was searching for a career and college opportunities, all I had in my mind was to get out there, go to college, and find a job to make money.

I was conditioned to take out large student loans to attend a university and gain my piece of paper. So when I was done with college I would have $50,000 in debt at age 22 and I am essentially a forced labor slave. I need to work hard to pay back the debt and pay for everyday life on top of that.

I was trained to be a good producer and consumer.

After 9-11, and the Wellstone Assassination I began to question things which for years I had taken as truth without question. Things like: our government always tells the truth and does the right thing. I also began to question college and the public education system.

I began to realize that both lower and higher public education are tools of propaganda to train the youth citizens to be obedient to our US government, and to be productive and healthy consumers.

Media, financial, and social influences guide the citizens to make choices which benefit the government and corrupt big business especially healthcare and insurance industries.

As good citizens we are trained:
-To own a vehicle, which then in turn requires us to pay outrageous costs for auto insurance.
-Own a home, which then in turn requires us to pay for outrageous home insurance costs.
-Be healthy, which then in turn requires us to pay outrageous healthcare and health insurance costs.

So now we got all those bills to pay on top of the money which a good consumer as already spent on clothing trends and hip gadgets. All this is designed to make you SPEND your money. The more you spend the more taxes you pay also. So we take out credit cards and 2nd mortgages which only propagates the situation.

So now as good consumers we are spending tons of cash each month just to exist and blend in with the rest of the working class.

With these high costs of living….
who has time to take-off work to protest?
who has the ability to take days off to travel to Washington DC for a rally or event?
who even has time to really pay attention to what is REALLY happening in the world?
For most people, they DON’T have the time to pay attention or to write a congressman, or attend a rally. At the end of the day we are tired and just want a warm microwave meal and to relax on the couch watching TV.

Most folks are good hard working people. They work 40 hours a week or more. They spend additional hours in stop & go rush hour traffic which only adds to the fuel and time costs of our life style.

Now I know that there are thousands of people who bike to work, or who had scholarships, or who do manage to balance work and keeping tabs on current events like most here on ATS.

What I am saying is that they don’t have to keep ALL of us busy with their financial systems, just the majority. They are succeeding at keeping us quiet, and obedient.

What everyone should be asking of themselves is:
Can I afford to pay attention to the changing world?
If you cant, its going to cost you in the end.


[edit on (10/9/07) by AllSeeingI]

Its "the big lie". This is programed to society that material items (homes cars pools TV's, etc) are more important than anything else. This is a big problem, and has been programed into societies for the last, say, 2600 give or take years. Constantine of old Rome was not creator of this big lie, but added to its "luxuries", also changed some of bible, also, king James men changed some of bible (although, not intensionally like Constantine) by a rewrite into English/other languages. Some of the bible code in King J version is inaccurate. Anyway, I feel what you are saying and its true. Much of this place does not matter, technology, or the such. The governments are fighting for control, they give us the "illusion of freedom", especially the USA. Things like republicants and democraps are two sides of the same coin, battling for control of people. Further, women have been taken out of the control picture for the most part. If anyone has never read the Leo Da Vinci code, I recommend it, not only as a story, but to see how the 'church' has taken the woman out of control and put men mainly in control. This is unnatural, because women are the balance of men, you can not have a successful society (yes, a successful system exist!) without women in control ALONGSIDE man, with equal power. This give the balance society needs (and does not currently have). The destructive nature of 'man' is supposed to be suppressed by the nurturing/recessive powers of women. This is so things don't go out of control, which in this world ruled by 'men', it clearly IS. Yin and Yang proves to have even more meanings!!

Everyone seems to think the type of religion matters, this is not so. The Mormans are not totally right, not catholics, nor budist, nor vedics, not anything, religion was a variation that happened though culture. Sure, go to church once a week and your fine right? No, but this is what some people still think anyway. You must repent and pray to god every day, follow his commandments, and love your neighbor. Also, golden rule, use it! An eye for an eye does not mean poke out his eye! It means his will be poked by someone else/another way, if, and usually IF, you turn the cheek.

I have a theory people (souls to be specific) came to earth because they (we) wanted to get away from god and see if we can do things on our own. This is earth. We do not remember being in the spiritual world before but we were there and the memory has been blocked, each one of us have existed for eternity. "Born" just brings us into these machines, which changes (every cell replaced) once over every 7 years (welcome to the machine). I am about to be in the third change over (21). I think the meaning here is to find god again, die, and return. While in the process, we are supposed to help others, help them find god, and better ourselves. I have found, with all true believers, they have been through some kind of big torment in their life (call it a test), and went to god. Real worshipers to God, I find, are chosen, called, and proved.

Indeed AS1, this is a GREAT thread. And yes, it's directly along the same lines as mine that "took off". Though, my intended message is a bit different than yours, your message here is just as important.

For that, you receive a star, a flag and a free bump. Perhaps the life of this thread may come yet. It certainly deserves it.


I'll be back when I wake up a bit more to discuss to the actual subject at hand here.


Jasn



NOTE: This is exactly the reason I started my "Are you an ATS Superhero?" thread. For people to post great threads like these that somehow manage to slip through the cracks. Unfortunately, Mickey Rourke and the monkey man decided to label it as a form of conceit, thus, successfully killing the thread. It's a shame when great threads like this don't get the attention and feedback they deserve.

GREAT THREAD. Hitting people at the core of the purpose of existance.

I am in this system (Senior at college with debt). ANd I question what am I living for and what I want to work for everyday?

I see nothing but truth in this thread.

What is the possible ways out? And still keep friends and be happy.

Conspiracy of the useless

Originally posted by AllSeeingI
As good citizens we are trained:
-To own a vehicle, which then in turn requires us to pay outrageous costs for auto insurance.
-Own a home, which then in turn requires us to pay for outrageous home insurance costs.
-Be healthy, which then in turn requires us to pay outrageous healthcare and health insurance costs.

We are trained to own a home?

Who trained us?

Who trained the American pioneer, whose first act after driving in his claimstake was to clear some ground and put up a log cabin?

Who trained the forest-dwelling primitive, who puts up a shelter of leaves and boughs and then defends it with his life?

Who trained the Iban to his longhouse? The Inuit to his igloo? Agamemnon to his hall? The Neanderthal to his cave?

We are trained to own a vehicle?

Tell that to the man who rode and broke the first horse.

We are trained to be healthy?

Tell that to my cat.

I've read some silly things on ATS in the three years I've been on here, but this has to beat them all.

The only conspiracy here is a conspiracy of the indolent, the inept and the irresponsible. The object of the conspiracy is to put the blame for their uselessness on other people, on the rich and powerful, or on society at large.

You're not fooling anybody, you know.