These statements boil down to the same thing, that it's all about deception to keep you in place.
moofs characterization of Carlin on AAR, 2004:
He appears to say that except for a few hands full of people the rest of the world are just slaves that are kept in their places by religion and the facade of elections and democracy.Must_B_Free, 2003:
Events are being manufactured and manipulated right before our eyes, but even DU is full of people who say "I'm embarassed that so many people think that some funny business is going on".
That, my friends, is the nature of this Psychological Civil War. You are being reprogrammed to accept fear as your motivation and rationale. You are being taught new bleak lessons about the universe and the nature of God's justice (karma) through these modern media parables that are constructed for your consumption.
Like our natural food has been recently Genetically Modified, our hearts and minds are being spiritually modfied to increase efficiency, obedience, loyalty and returns for the people at the top of the pyramid of power. You can deny it, but you know it in your heart - you can tell that it "feels different" ever since Bush took power.http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=606496Bob Marley's song "Babylon System", 1979:
We've been trodding on your wine press, much too long; rebel
The Babylon system is the vampire,
sucking the blood out of sufferers,
graduating thieves and murderers,
deceiving the people continually.
Tell the children the truth.