Economic Takeover Revisited

In a previous post - entitled "Economic Takeover" (6/18/05) - I voiced my suspicion that the ultimate objective of Bush and other neo-cons is the economic enslavement of this country's citizens (not to mention the world's!). I received 3 or 4 comments, all stating my suspicions are completely unfounded.

While I could be wrong, I'm not the only one to suspect this. I wanted to add a separate pop-up window with a LONG list of supporting quotes, but don't have the programming savvy. So I've buried these quotes in a pre-dated (May 2005) post HERE. Pretty illuminating for the anyone bothering to read them through.

Here are just some samples:

"The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy." ~President Woodrow Wilson

"The real menace of our republic is this invisible government which like a giant octopus sprawls its slimy length over city, state and nation. Like the octopus of real life, it operates under cover of a self created screen...At the head of this octopus are the Rockefeller Standard Oil interests and a small group of powerful banking houses generally referred to as international bankers. The little coterie of powerful international bankers virtually run the United States government for their own selfish purposes. They practically control both political parties." ~New York City Mayor John F. Hylan, 1922

"The drive of the Rockefellers and their allies is to create a one-world government combining supercapitalism and Communism under the same tent, all under their control...Do I mean conspiracy? Yes I do. I am convinced there is such a plot, international in scope, generations old in planning, and incredibly evil in intent." ~Congressman Larry P. McDonald (killed in the Korean Airlines 747 that was shot down by the Soviets), 1976

"We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected the promises of discretion for almost forty years. It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subject to the bright lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world-government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the National autodetermination practiced in past centuries." ~David Rockefeller, speaking at a Trilateral Commission meeting, June 1991

"There is no such thing in America as an independent press . . . We are the tools and vassals for rich men behind the scenes . . . Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes." ~John Swinton, former New York Times Chief of Staff

"What is at stake is more than one small country, it is a big idea - a New World Order..." ~President George Bush, State of the Union Address, on the eve of the Gulf War

"Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear -- kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor -- with the cry of grave national emergency ... Always there has been some terrible evil to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it by furnishing the exorbitant sums demanded. Yet, in retrospect, these disasters seem never to have happened, seem never to have been quite real." ~General Douglas MacArthur, 1957

I Love Pam Anderson

Caught part of a Pam Anderson "roast" on Comedy Central last night. She submitted to it in order to publicize and raise money for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). She donated her appearance fee to PETA and brought Mr. Carrot as her date. Proof that Pam's heart and soul are way bigger than her hair and chest!

Dark Night of the Soul

In 1993, I began to experience a deep, fundamental spiritual transformation. A number of life changes occurred right around then, including decisions to stop smoking and eating meat (the latter out of deep concern for animals). I suddenly began to have a variety of psychic experiences. These included picking up on thoughts and emotions emanating from outside myself (becoming empathic), precognitive and lucid dreams, and synchronicities that could not be explained by coincidence.

Until this time, I had NEVER before had any sort of psychic experience that I was aware of. I had no spiritual background or curiosity whatsoever and so was a completely blank slate. I was raised in an agnostic, very lapsed Jewish home, in which no one actually believed in God. Yet one of my first thoughts upon having these psychic experiences, which were so alien and inexplicable, was “Well, if ESP can actually exist, then maybe God can exist too.” This thought just popped into my head and stayed there.

Since then, for over a decade, I’ve been experiencing what can be described as a classic “dark night of the soul” and have been overwhelmed by almost constant feelings of exile and impending doom. I've sought help for chronic anxiety, insomnia and depression from a number of medical doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. Oddly enough, one professional who diagnosed me as having obsessive-compulsive disorder went on to inform me that I was like a “Betazoid” on Star Trek, without “filters” to block out harmful psychic energy. (For those of you who don’t know it, a Betazoid is someone that psychically reads situations and then advises Captain Picard accordingly.) This was from a supposedly conventional psychologist, paid for by Blue Cross. Weird. In general, these folks have given me a variety of pills and sent me on my way.

I look around, and this sense of impending doom is validated by my standard 5 senses. More and more, we're all seeing environmental destruction, violence and the decline of civilization. The world will probably surpass its carrying capacity in the very near future, the result being "the end of the world as we know it." I don't see this being avoided at all. My gut instincts tell me that I'm part of a larger spiritual awakening. For what purpose, I don't know.

I very rarely talk about these things, but when I do, most people have no idea what I’m really talking about. A few do, but are reluctant to open up, pull their head out of the sand and face this pervasive existential angst because it’s so painful (my husband falls into the latter category). I've found myself slogging throught the rat race in a state of quiet desperation, waiting and praying for the messiah like a good Jewish girl.

Edited to add:
I also sought help from a rabbi (once). After telling him about my psychic and spiritual experiences his response was basically, "Gee, I've never believed that God has personal relationships with people. My PhD thesis was based on the theory that God created the world and then completely turned his attention elsewhere. But, oddly enough, I just recently woke up in the middle of the night with the thought that maybe God does have personal relationships with people...and now you're here telling me about your personal experiences...hhmmmm...very interesting...thanks for sharing...have a nice life!" My response was "Huh? What the heck?"

Quebec

Just got back from a 2 week road and camping trip to Quebec, which my husband and I took to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. We visited Montreal, Quebec City and the Gaspe Peninsula. It was great!