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Why do good people become silent, or worse? - Tracy Riddle - 03-05-2015
This multi-part series (16 parts so far) could just as well be about the JFK assassination. Why are so many people afraid to look for the truth, or actively oppose it?
http://www1.ae911truth.org/faqs/821-why-do-good-people-become-silentor-worseabout-911-.html
Ms. Shure's analysis begins with recognition of the observation made by the psychology professionals interviewed in the documentary "9/11: Explosive Evidence Experts Speak Out" by Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, who cite our human tendencies toward denial in order to avoid the discomfort of cognitive dissonance. Indeed, resistance to information that substantially challenges our worldview is the rule rather than the exception, Ms. Shure explains. This is so because fear is the emotion that underlies most of the negative reactions toward 9/11 skeptics' information. Ms. Shure addresses the many types of fear that are involved, and how they tie into the "sacred myth" of American exceptionalism.
Through the lenses of anthropology and social psychology, Ms. Shure focuses on diffusion of innovations; obeying and believing authority; doublethink; cognitive dissonance; conformity; groupthink; terror management theory; systems justification theory; signal detection theory; and prior knowledge of state crimes against democracy and deep politics. Through the lens of clinical psychology, Ms. Shure explores viewpoints described in the sections on learned helplessness; the abuse syndrome; dissociation; and excessive identification with the United States government. Two sections on brain research provide astonishing insights into our human nature.
Finally, the sections entitled "American Exceptionalism," "Governmental Manipulation and the Big Lie,'" and Those Who Lack Conscience and Empathy" contain valuable information from an amalgam of the disciplines of history, social psychology, clinical psychology, and brain research. The final sections address how we can communicate about 9/11 evidence more effectively, and our human need for awareness and healing. Ms. Shure concludes by quoting poet Langston Hughes in an inspiring epilogue, which asks: "Is America Possible?"
Why do good people become silent, or worse? - Tracy Riddle - 03-05-2015
We reassure ourselves that most Americans (65-75%) believe in a JFK assassination conspiracy, but what kind of conspiracy do they believe in? That's almost never asked in polls. Most of us at DP feel it was a high-level conspiracy, and my guess is that maybe only 20-30% of Americans agree with that. The rest will settle for the more comfortable plots (mafia, Castro, Texas oilmen, etc). This is why the articles posted above apply to both 9/11 and JFK.
Why do good people become silent, or worse? - R.K. Locke - 03-05-2015
Why do good people become silent, or worse? - R.K. Locke - 03-05-2015
James Corbett has done some really good work in this area. See also:
https://www.corbettreport.com/corbett-report-radio-070-overcoming-learned-helplessness/
And:
And:
https://www.corbettreport.com/interview-776-tjeerd-andringa-on-geopolitics-and-cognition/
The mechanisms of social control are really quite simple. The first stage is to deny people the tools of critical thinking that afford them intellectual self-reliance and self-defence. The second stage is to divert their attention from matters of fundamental importance through propagandized entertainments (films, TV shows, sports, etc.) that play upon comforting myths and simplistic notions of good and evil, or "us" and "them." The third stage is to ensure that the "expert" class of salaried professionals that the confused layperson defers to are only able to progress in their careers by adhering to the narratives endorsed by the by the ruling class. The fourth stage is to create/sponsor a steady flow of disinformation designed to foster false doubt and endless debate. The fifth and final stage is to manipulate people's fundamental fears through psychological warfare techniques such as strategy of tension style events, blanket surveillance and the pathologization of dissent.
It is a system that has worked for millennia.
Why do good people become silent, or worse? - Albert Doyle - 04-05-2015
The people aren't really silent on this. It is mainly a matter of the gatekeepers knowing what is expected of them and being rewarded in a way that effectively stifles any action being done towards the issue.
Sunstein shows how effective this can be when organized.