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Originally posted by thepixelgarden
reply to post by Im a Marty
I'm not sure I understand the point of this thread. What exactly is stopping you from doing all of those things that you said you want to do? You can do all of those things at any time.
Are you saying that people prevent themselves from releasing their full potential, then blame the Elite, when they should be looking in the mirror?
Originally posted by thepixelgarden
reply to post by Im a Marty
Ok, in that case I agree 1,000,000%! We should be responsible for our own actions because we make our own choices. Even if our culture is being molded by TPTB, you don't HAVE to just go along with it. You can choose not to. Or you can choose to. Like an old Rush song says, "if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice".
Yes, many people are, by the standards on this site, "asleep". But people tend to blame that on oppression from the Elite. I tend to disagree. In fact, in many ways I kind of see things the opposite. I feel much less repressed now than I did 20 years ago. Don't get me wrong; there will always be forces competing against you, people trying to rule the world, organizations trying to take away your freedoms. That's just life. But our tools to even the odds are greater now than they've ever been!
There are TONS of examples I could give, but here are a few:
This site. The dozen or so other major conspiracy sites. The hundreds of blogs that are dedicated to conspiracy theories. We live in the age of limitless information. Sure, much or it is speculation or disinformation... but if that's not freedom then what is? You're free to post your informed opinions, you're free to debate your uninformed speculations, you're free to lie your ass off if you so choose to.
Capitalism. I'm working my dream job from home (making digital art for a living). I'm helping my wife learn to do the same. It doesn't have to be art though. Look at how many musicians spread their music through the internet. Heck, wanna get paid for someone else's creations? Build an affiliate site. You can do just about anything!
Creativity. My son and I made music the other day and recorded it to the computer. How cool is that? Also, we've made video games with Game Maker. Heck, with the iPad alone there are tons of different apps that let you be creative.
Activism. Want to make a difference? I can't even begin to count how many ways there are nowadays. One site lets kids donate a grain of rice for every math problem they do. My son showed it to me because he learned about it in school.
Sorry to ramble, but my point is that just because TPTB are pushing their brainwashing agenda to keep us dumb and docile, we don't HAVE to take it. There are more alternatives to the mainstream way than there has ever been.
Originally posted by manturnedintoagirl
Well said, unfortunately the chances of your success in the paradigm you stated are slim at best. You are controlled by society around you, whether you like it or not, you are a mere product of genetic connections woven through the space-time continuum all around us. You are a product, to be packaged and sold to the best customer out there.