From: Daniel Hopsicker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> from http://www.madcowprod.com/series.html Why don�t newspapers report the news anymore? Why don�t they tell us the real news about what really happens every day? And, why don�t TV "reality" shows like 60 Minutes or Dateline or the Evening News? What�s going on? The answer is surprisingly simple. Newspapers don�t report the news. TV stations don�t cover it either. The reason--that�s NOT their purpose. They are not designed to be vehicles for creating and maintaining an informed citizenry, the essential ingredient in a democracy. They are vehicles of control. What we want to explore in our new series is nothing less than a different way of seeing the world. And--because of the all-pervasive nature of the (current) conspiracy, we're going to need a lot of help. First, let's define the meaning of that seemingly disturbing word: "conspiracy." Webster's International dictionary gives, as one connotation, "a combination of men for an evil purpose; a plot". The Oxford Dictionary of English agrees, defining conspiracy as "a combination of persons for an evil or unlawful purpose; an agreement between two or more to do something criminal, illegal or reprehensible; a plot". If, as a significant number of researchers claim, it can be shown that influential - largely hidden - elites have knowingly combined their efforts in a plot(s) to manipulate and control people and events, then on the basis of the standard definition just cited, a conspiracy does indeed exist. Readers who are accustomed (or is it conditioned?) to automatically regard any mention of conspiracy as irrational paranoia, will find this very subject a 'problem'. Jonathon Vankin, the author of two excellent books exploring a host of conspiracy theories, observes that, "The word 'conspiracy' may be a 'problem' for some, but only because it represents the unknown, mystery, and risk. Yet, these are the things that grip the human mind and bring it to life! So, these ideas can only be a problem for those who wish to keep our minds under control. Last century the British politician, Benjamin Disraeli, a man of wide political experience, declared that "the world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes." This century U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt has been quoted as saying: "In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, it was planned that way." "Ruling elites will use conspiracy," states political scientist and activist Dr. Michael Parenti. "They will finance elections, publicity campaigns, publishing houses, wire services, and academic studies. They will use surveillance, mobsters, terrorists, assassins and death squads." Conspiracy: The Secret History will 'look behind the dark curtain' that shrouds "History" and the sacrosanct assumptions reinforcing contemporary society. There really are two kinds of history, the safe, sanitized "'Disney version,' so widely available as to be unavoidable...and a second one that remains secret, buried, and unnamed. The pages that follow are designed to be read only by those who have a real desire�a real thirst� to somehow someday have some vague idea about what was really going on here while they were alive. -- Daniel Hopsicker http://www.madcowprod.com The DrugMoney Times ALL THE NEWS THAT'S RIPPED FROM PRINT! "And it came to pass that idiots roamed the earth, and morons ruled the masses." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, or to change your subscription to digest, go to the ONElist web site, at http://www.onelist.com and select the User Center link from the menu bar on the left.
