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==Official Narrative== | ==Official Narrative== | ||
| − | The Establishment is the set of | + | The Establishment is the set of authoritative social institutions which have stood the test of time because of their overall benevolence; those which have served people the most consistantly for the longest time, and therefore have accrued the most power in a society. It is a mistake to see presidents or prime ministers ''as'' the establishment (though they may be members of it) - it would be more correct so say that, for the most part at least, they are servants of it. |
===Problems=== | ===Problems=== | ||
| − | While the notion of organisations as meritocracies in which the hardest working and most talented people get promoted is a wonderful story, it is poor representation of reality; in practice, [[psychopath]]s and [[sociopath]]s dominate at the higher levels of hierarchical organisations. This explains observable reality - for example, how governments and corporations seem practically unaffected by credible scientists warnings of | + | While the notion of organisations as meritocracies in which the hardest working and most talented people get promoted is a wonderful story, it is poor representation of reality; in practice, [[psychopath]]s and [[sociopath]]s dominate at the higher levels of hierarchical organisations. This explains observable reality - for example, how governments and corporations seem practically unaffected by credible scientists warnings of disastrous climate change or why the economic system so beloved of policy makers is explicitly psychopathic - but does not fit with the comfortable image of a society lead by the great and the good. |
{{QB|"There is an establishment in the [[United States]]. The word "''establishment''" is a general term for the power elite in international finance, business, the professions largely from the Northeast, who wield most of the power regardless of who is in the White House. "Most people are unaware of the existence of this "legitimate Mafia." Yet the power of the establishment makes itself felt from the professor who seeks a foundation grant, to the candidate for a cabinet post or [[State Department]] job. It affects the nation's policies in almost every area. For example, the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] in New York City, subsidized by Rockefeller interests since 1927 boasts a membership of at least 90 per cent establishment figures."<ref>January 3, 1962, Amarillo Globe-Times, Edith Kermit Roosevelt, 'Finds Power Elite Has... Funnel Into Capital'</ref>}} | {{QB|"There is an establishment in the [[United States]]. The word "''establishment''" is a general term for the power elite in international finance, business, the professions largely from the Northeast, who wield most of the power regardless of who is in the White House. "Most people are unaware of the existence of this "legitimate Mafia." Yet the power of the establishment makes itself felt from the professor who seeks a foundation grant, to the candidate for a cabinet post or [[State Department]] job. It affects the nation's policies in almost every area. For example, the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] in New York City, subsidized by Rockefeller interests since 1927 boasts a membership of at least 90 per cent establishment figures."<ref>January 3, 1962, Amarillo Globe-Times, Edith Kermit Roosevelt, 'Finds Power Elite Has... Funnel Into Capital'</ref>}} | ||
====Palpable mendacity==== | ====Palpable mendacity==== | ||
| − | The powers that be, the historical and/or ideological | + | The powers that be, the historical and/or ideological descendants of those whose modus operandi was naked aggression (might=right) have an obvious disregard for the desires of the members of the societies they claim to rule by right. One illustrative question should serve to dismiss the notion that the [[UK]] is a democracy in the sense that the government obeys the wishes of the citizenry. ''"What percentage of the UK population were in favour of the massive [[bank bailout]]s carried out by a handful of members of government?"'' |
The [[corporate media]] may appear establishment sceptical, and sometimes promulgate official [[opposition narratives]], but never fundamentally question the status quo. To establish their degree of commitment to the truth, one might ask "Why did no newspaper or TV station for years after 2001 even mention the [[WTC7]], a steel reinforced skyscraper that was not hit by a plane yet collapsed at free fall speed symmetrically on its own footprint (an was announced 20 minutes early, incidentally, by the [[BBC]])?" | The [[corporate media]] may appear establishment sceptical, and sometimes promulgate official [[opposition narratives]], but never fundamentally question the status quo. To establish their degree of commitment to the truth, one might ask "Why did no newspaper or TV station for years after 2001 even mention the [[WTC7]], a steel reinforced skyscraper that was not hit by a plane yet collapsed at free fall speed symmetrically on its own footprint (an was announced 20 minutes early, incidentally, by the [[BBC]])?" | ||
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[[David Graeber]]<ref>[http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/624 The Vast Machine To Perpetuate Hopelessness]</ref>}} | [[David Graeber]]<ref>[http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/624 The Vast Machine To Perpetuate Hopelessness]</ref>}} | ||
| − | Professor Robert Jensen concurred: | + | Professor [[Robert Jensen]] concurred: |
{{QB|I think one of the most important intellectual tasks today is to break through this assumption that hierarchies are natural, they're inevitable, that there's not much you can do to change them, and to reclaim that deeper spirit of an egalitarian quest for a more equal world in which in fact the dignity of all people can be achieved.<br/> | {{QB|I think one of the most important intellectual tasks today is to break through this assumption that hierarchies are natural, they're inevitable, that there's not much you can do to change them, and to reclaim that deeper spirit of an egalitarian quest for a more equal world in which in fact the dignity of all people can be achieved.<br/> | ||
[[Robert Jensen]]<ref name="ug670">[http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/670 Thinking Clearly About The Vast Machine (And Resisting The Hopelessness It Perpetuates)]</ref>}} | [[Robert Jensen]]<ref name="ug670">[http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/670 Thinking Clearly About The Vast Machine (And Resisting The Hopelessness It Perpetuates)]</ref>}} | ||
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Contents
Official Narrative
The Establishment is the set of authoritative social institutions which have stood the test of time because of their overall benevolence; those which have served people the most consistantly for the longest time, and therefore have accrued the most power in a society. It is a mistake to see presidents or prime ministers as the establishment (though they may be members of it) - it would be more correct so say that, for the most part at least, they are servants of it.
Problems
While the notion of organisations as meritocracies in which the hardest working and most talented people get promoted is a wonderful story, it is poor representation of reality; in practice, psychopaths and sociopaths dominate at the higher levels of hierarchical organisations. This explains observable reality - for example, how governments and corporations seem practically unaffected by credible scientists warnings of disastrous climate change or why the economic system so beloved of policy makers is explicitly psychopathic - but does not fit with the comfortable image of a society lead by the great and the good.
"There is an establishment in the United States. The word "establishment" is a general term for the power elite in international finance, business, the professions largely from the Northeast, who wield most of the power regardless of who is in the White House. "Most people are unaware of the existence of this "legitimate Mafia." Yet the power of the establishment makes itself felt from the professor who seeks a foundation grant, to the candidate for a cabinet post or State Department job. It affects the nation's policies in almost every area. For example, the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, subsidized by Rockefeller interests since 1927 boasts a membership of at least 90 per cent establishment figures."[1]
Palpable mendacity
The powers that be, the historical and/or ideological descendants of those whose modus operandi was naked aggression (might=right) have an obvious disregard for the desires of the members of the societies they claim to rule by right. One illustrative question should serve to dismiss the notion that the UK is a democracy in the sense that the government obeys the wishes of the citizenry. "What percentage of the UK population were in favour of the massive bank bailouts carried out by a handful of members of government?"
The corporate media may appear establishment sceptical, and sometimes promulgate official opposition narratives, but never fundamentally question the status quo. To establish their degree of commitment to the truth, one might ask "Why did no newspaper or TV station for years after 2001 even mention the WTC7, a steel reinforced skyscraper that was not hit by a plane yet collapsed at free fall speed symmetrically on its own footprint (an was announced 20 minutes early, incidentally, by the BBC)?"
International justice sounds great, but why have an entity such as the International Court of Justice if it shows no interest in prosecuting George W Bush and Tony Blair, two national leaders who demonstrably lied to start a war of aggression, officially "the supreme international crime"?[2]
Alternatives
The establishment would love for their subjects to believe that, as Margaret Thatcher famously stated "There Is No Alternative!" Anthropologist David Gaeber describes how the establishment's "vast machine to perpetuate hopelessness" endeavours to limit people's imaginations.
The last 30 years have seen the construction of a vast bureaucratic apparatus for the creation and maintenance of hopelessness, a giant machine designed first and foremost to destroy any sense of possible alternative futures. At its root is a veritable obsession on the part of the rulers of the world - in response to the upheavals of the 60's and 70's - with ensuring that social movements cannot be seen to grow, flourish or propose alternatives. That those who challenge existing power arrangements can never under any circumstances can never be seen to win. Maintaining this illusion requires armies, prisons, police and private security firms to create a pervasive climate of fear, jingoistic conformity and despair. All these guns, surveillance cameras and propaganda engines are extraordinarily expensive and produce nothing — they're economic deadweights that are dragging the entire capitalist system down.
David Graeber[3]
Professor Robert Jensen concurred:
I think one of the most important intellectual tasks today is to break through this assumption that hierarchies are natural, they're inevitable, that there's not much you can do to change them, and to reclaim that deeper spirit of an egalitarian quest for a more equal world in which in fact the dignity of all people can be achieved.
Robert Jensen[4]
Examples
| Page name | Description |
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| Document:Maintaining a Kakistocracy | |
| Hübsche families | |
| Socialite | A socialite is a person, typically a woman from a wealthy and possibly aristocratic background, who is prominent in high society. |
Related Quotations
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
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| "Conspiracy theorist" | “Here's the thing. There's about 150 people that run the world. Anybody who wants to go into politics, they're all fucking puppets, okay? There are 150 and they're all men that run the world - period, full stop. They control most of the important assets, they control the money flows. And these are not the tech entrepreneurs. Now they are going to get rolled over the next five to ten years by the people that are really underneath pulling the strings. And when you get behind the curtain and see how that world works, what you realize is, it is unfairly set up for them and their progeny. Now, I'm not going to say that that's something that we can rip apart. But first order of business is, I want to break through and be at that table. That's the first order of business.” | Chamath Palihapitiya | 2017 |
| Deep state | “Although elected representatives are supposed to be the ruling power we see them coming and going while the true powers in our lives — political parties, bureaucracies, business corporations, the media, institutions of law and justice, quangos, international treaty agreements, financial systems, regulators etcetera — get on with business.” | Ivo Mosley | 2013 |
| Christopher Langan | “[...] but that's the way it works, it's one giant self-reinforcing system, basically it's run by people with money and if people with money want certain questions to be answered in certain ways, then they make sure that nobody advances in academia who does not parrot the party line, and say what he is expected to say, so this kind of self reinforcement is antithetical to intellectual freedom and creativity. [...] (00:11:10)” | Christopher Langan | 2019 |
| John Lennon | “I think all our society is run by insane people for insane objectives... I think we’re being run by maniacs for maniacal means. If anybody can put on paper what our government and the American government and the Russian... Chinese... what they are actually trying to do, and what they think they’re doing, I’d be very pleased to know what they think they’re doing. I think they’re all insane. But I’m liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That’s what’s insane about it.” | John Lennon | |
| Craig Murray | “The naive view of the world as “goodies” and “baddies”, with our own ruling class as the good guys, is for the birds. I witnessed personally in Uzbekistan the willingness of the UK and US security services to accept and validate intelligence they knew to be false in order to pursue their policy objectives.” | Craig Murray | 13 March 2018 |
| Arend Oetker | “The USA is governed by 200 families to whom we want to have good relations [...]” | Arend Oetker | 2002 |
| Michael Parenti | “Every ruling class has wanted only this: all the rewards and none of the burdens. The operational code is: we have a lot; we can get more; we want it all.” | Michael Parenti | |
| PropOrNot | “the following are tropes/slurs primarily used by Russian propaganda: “Neocon”, “neoliberal”, “Zionist”, “corporatist”, “warmonger”, “Rothschild”, “imperialist”, & “establishment”.” | 7 January 2019 | |
| Psychopathy | “... on the surface they don't show to be that ill. Except that they are individuals with unusual needs of extreme grandiosity , extreme aggression, extreme antisocial features and extreme paranoid orientation.
We find such persons very often in leadership positions of organizations or political systems, particularly at times when there are natural sharp divisions in the social body between social in-group and out-group and political ideologies or parties... that reflect that in their ideological formation... and they - under such turbulence, situations - they become the leader of an extreme group that exerts its superiority, the need to fight its enemies - they lead the group taking on a function... a direction... of the group towards triumph and exploiting the paranoid nature of the ideology showing an extremely aggressive behavior and total absence of any guilt feelings regarding the attack of the enemy [sic]. So, the search for the security of triumph, the security of the attack on the enemy, the suspicion of the danger of the enemy and the ruthlessness and total abandonment of moral constraints makes them ideal leader [sic] for such a regressed social situation. So they become very dangerous leaders of institutions... school systems... hospital systems... political parties... or nations. So... they don't become ordinary dictators - but they tend to establish totalitarian systems. They have to be loved... and feared at the same time, not just loved! They are not just narcissists who have to be admired and they are happy. They have to be loved because they are superior and the followers have to be afraid of them. We have evidence that the personality of Stalin and of Hitler [...] presented these four features. [...] And, of course to these days [sic] we have such leaders all over the world... Idi Amin - nice illustration in Africa... and so on... and... ehm... we don't have to look very far... to find they today... eh... examples of that. [laughter].” | Otto Kernberg | 2017 |
| The Twitter Files | “After the 2016 upsets of Brexit and the election of Trump, however, the establishment soured on free speech. Both events were seen as undermining NATO, and both were blamed on foreign influence on social media—specifically Russia. The U.S. and UK governments in particular saw the need to identify and purge Russian influence operations online and set up a government–private apparatus to do so.” | Peter Svab The Epoch Times | 17 January 2023 |
| Totalitarianism | “Totalitarianism, however, does not so much promise an age of faith as an age of schizophrenia. A society becomes totalitarian when its structure becomes flagrantly artificial: that is, when its ruling class has lost its function but succeeds in clinging to power by force or fraud. Such a society, no matter how long it persists, can never afford to become either tolerant or intellectually stable. It can never permit either the truthful recording of facts or the emotional sincerity that literary creation demands.” | George Orwell |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Bloggers Under Siege - Craig Murray Charged with Contempt of Court | blog post | 27 April 2020 | Ludwig De Braeckeleer | From Lockerbie to the Russia Hoax, Craig Murray has of course upset people in high-places, including some who work for Intelligence Agencies. |
| Document:The Big Picture, Easter 2020 | Facebook post | 12 April 2020 | Michael Buergermeister | The aim of the lockdown seems to be threefold: to destroy the economy, distract attention from the introduction of 5G and to terrorise the populace into accepting voluntary vaccination, which would be its death knell. |
| Document:The Freedom of Courage | blog post | 1 October 2017 | Craig Murray | When you see the right wing Establishment worldwide, plus the entire mainstream media, united against ordinary people as we see today in Catalonia, it's a no-brainer which side you should be on. |
| Document:Twenty Years On, We’ve Learned Nothing From 9/11 | Speech | 17 September 2021 | Ron Paul | 20 years on from 9/11, Ron Paul says that The Establishment in the United States has learned nothing since the attacks. |
References
- ↑ January 3, 1962, Amarillo Globe-Times, Edith Kermit Roosevelt, 'Finds Power Elite Has... Funnel Into Capital'
- ↑ The International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, which followed World War II, called the waging of aggressive war "essentially an evil thing...to initiate a war of aggression...is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime, differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." Broomhall, Bruce. International justice and the International Criminal Court (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-19-925600-6.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ The Vast Machine To Perpetuate Hopelessness
- ↑ Thinking Clearly About The Vast Machine (And Resisting The Hopelessness It Perpetuates)
