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Originally posted by Beamish
reply to post by smokingman2006
They are my words. Nobody's denying that.
Please explain what you would call this, I would call you a spin-doctor
That's one explanation, but an incorrect one. Care to try again?
Still, don't you think that many of your posts are stopping the freedom of expression of ideas on this thread.
There are many many people coming forward with contact stories, some on project camelot, some disclosures from high ranking citizens and militia, some from famous names in ufology, some from ordinary citizens, some just on a thread. For most of them I would have to say they're sane, and their not delusional.
To me the possibilities are that either they're geniune or they're working for someone.
I give him the benefit of the doubt and "choose" to actually believe him because I have no reason not to, he can't possibly affect me one way or another if he's taking advantage of people…
Originally posted by the seeker_713g
reminds me of all the hoopla around sleeper when he was identified as a writer.
(Mystiq, you know, you just might be right, lol, only the gov would hire someone of this caliber, lol.)
plus writing to deliberately influence and corrupt the beliefs and opinions of people as a social experiment to prove a point to yourself?
and admitting that you don't care?
Do I have a conscience about this manipulative activity? No. Not at all. Someone has to do it, and I’m glad I have the opportunity.
My, what a find and upstanding member of our little community you have turned out to be, reminds me of all the hoopla around sleeper when he was identified as a writer. tsk,tsk, well, so much for any credability for you, for you have managed to put yourself in checkmate.
For some time now I have been employed, by various groups and concerns, and often under the auspices of my own agenda, to utilise what talent I have at my disposal to alter, even temporarily, the opinions and viewpoints of the general public.
Whilst this may not be the most lucrative job (it pays in varying degrees depending on the resource I am asked to apply to any given situation) or even the most agreeable form of service (most do not know how to react to a watered-down job description; reactions vary to an indifferent and uncomprehending ‘Oh, that’s interesting’, to, ‘Really! Tell me more!’), I have to admit that sometimes I just do what I do purely for the sense of immense satisfaction it provides. Many might, if they were acquainted with my rate of success, question my record of accomplishments in these fields, and rightly so. It is not an easy business. But any failings I encounter do not deter me from engaging in what are difficult, and sometimes uncomfortable, scenarios. In life, occasionally one has to just get on and perform tasks that one finds unnerving and unpleasant. That is what is expected of me. But once again, it does not put me off, as more often than not my superiors have been pleased with my results.
In this employ, the opinions and viewpoints I put across may well not reflect my own. Often, they go against everything I believe in, but I have to maintain them in a believable and reasonable way for the success of the assignment. Often I’ve ended up feeling physically sick and terrified, but elated, after the execution of my duties. It is not easy, believe me, to maintain a consistently credible facade whilst trying to persuade committed minds that I am something I am not, or that the concepts I ply them with are not only more enlightening than their own, but more important.
So why do I do it? I know that to take someone out of their contrived comfort zone by the power of suggestion, if only for a few minutes, can leave behind profound differences in that person’s psychological make-up. But more importantly, with each confrontational concept I represent, or impassioned presentation I offer, they become more susceptible to the efforts of others in my field. And slowly but surely, under the barrage of my efforts and of those far more skilled in these arts than I, the ingrained perspective of what humans insist they know is either altered, or at least the seeds of intellectual transformation are planted. Either way, it’s a positive result.
Do I have a conscience about this manipulative activity? No. Not at all. Someone has to do it, and I’m glad I have the opportunity.
Originally posted by amigo
@ all
Which brings me to something I heard recently in a documentary or a lecture and it sort of rang with me. It went something like:
It does not matter if people are selling lies, but whether we buy them or not. If we buy those lies then it is our fault not the fault of those selling them.
Originally posted by smokingman2006
reply to post by Mr Green
Mr Green you are starting to sound like another Beamish you have been on this thread for 1 week and already are swamping it with postings.
Are you my personal policeman now?.
I like to read the news every morning and came across a story which upset me and posted my opinion on it.
[edit on 9-2-2009 by smokingman2006]