Mike Brown Protesters: Willing to Die for Justice

by Mark Daniels

"The most iconic photo of the Ferguson Protests"
Photo Credit:  Post-Dispatch photographer Robert Cohen

On August 9, 2014 Michael Brown of Ferguson Missouri was shot numerous times and killed by Ferguson Police Officer, Darren Wilson, followed by days and weeks of mostly peaceful protests with some rioting and looting and a militarized police response including Governor Jay Nixon's State of Emergency declaration and deployment of the Missouri National Guard on the streets of Ferguson. As a result, Ferguson residents were subject to martial law measures which included city-wide checkpoints, impeding travel and limiting access to friends, family and basic supplies needed for subsistence. Militarized police positioned snipers atop buildings and Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles pointing their military grade weapons at peaceful protesters and journalists. Residents and journalists were rounded up and caged in local jails and fired upon with tear gas and bullets causing serious injuries.

To date, Darren Wilson remains on paid administrative leave as local, state, and federal investigations are underway. On Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced a Civil Rights Investigation into the Ferguson Police Department.

Meanwhile, the corporate owned media, with the exception of local news outlets have essentially disappeared from the scene in Ferguson while local residents and activists are organizing and taking action to stand up against police brutality, the militarization of police, racial profiling, and systemic corruption within local, state, and federal government agencies.

On Friday, August 5, 2014, almost one month since Michael Brown was gunned down by Darren Wilson, Center Stage radio host, Kheri Hines has invited several protesters who have been on the ground in Ferguson since the beginning to join us on Center Stage for our sixth consecutive episode about Michael Brown's murder, to discuss recent events in Ferguson and future plans to address their concerns. We will also be joined by Zaki Baruti, a local leader of the Justice for Michael Brown Leadership Coalition who will provide important information about the coalition's 'demands' for justice for Michael Brown.

We will speak with some of the protesters who have been on the front line of the "Justice for Michael Brown" movement since day one (including Edward Crawford, the young man captured in what many have referred to as "the most iconic photograph" of the protests). They will tell us why they have chosen to stay the course despite encountering militarized police presence and tactics that included being tear gassed, shot at with real and rubber bullets, having their movements restricted, constant checkpoints, facing attack dogs and being arrested. They will also explain why neither heat nor rain has hampered their need to seek justice for Michael Brown.

Please join us for what is expected to be one of our most interesting and informative episodes thus far as local residents and activists tell us why they are willing to die for Justice. The call in number is (347) 850-8390.

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Free & Equal Challenges Two Party Duopoly Again

Free & Equal Elections to advocate free and open elections at "Voice of the People" Valentine's Day Meet & Greet at Arkansas State Capital Rotunda

Little Rock, Arkansas (PRWEB) February 13, 2013

Free & Equal's Arkansas State Leadership Caucus, a non-partisan group working for fair and open elections in Arkansas, will meet with Arkansas citizens, legislators, and the local media at the “Voice of the People” Valentine’s Day meet and greet at the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, Feb 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

"The Voice of the People event is the perfect venue to inform Arkansas citizens, State Legislators, local activists and over 30 independent grassroots organizations about the benefits of an electoral process that promotes more voices and more choices for Arkansas,” said Mark Daniels of Little Rock, Free & Equal's State Leadership Coordinator.

"The two-party system offers little in the way of new solutions to the problems of crushing national debit, endless wars, unemployment and more," said Daniels. "The time has come to give independent and 3rd party candidates, whose voices have been mostly muffled by the political establishment wider exposure and the opportunity to share their solutions without prior political restraint."

Free & Equal Arkansas invites anyone who wants to be a part of this movement to join and meet the Free Equal team at the "Voice of the People" Valentine's Day Meet & Greet and the upcoming United We Stand Free & Equal Festival in the Spring of 2013 which will feature honest leaders, musicians, celebrities, comedians, and authors of the movement to return power to the individual voter, find new solutions, and introduce a new era in American politics.

About Free & Equal

The State Leadership Caucus is a local point of contact for Arkansans. Nationally, the Free & Equal Elections Foundation is the non-profit foundation responsible for the 2012 Third Party Presidential Debate moderated by Larry King. Free & Equal’s mission is to ensure free, open and fair elections by empowering third parties, activists and independents. We work to break the stranglehold of the two-party system and add other voices—and solutions—to the debate as well as reform federal, state and local elections by making it easier for candidates to get on ballots and ensure all ballot-qualified candidates are included. By bringing together Independents, activists, and honest media, Free & Equal is the beginning of a true grassroots movement to return power to the individual voters.

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False Dichotomy: Republican and Democrat

by Mark Daniels


The logical fallacy of false dilemma (also called false dichotomy, the either-or fallacy) involves a situation in which only two alternatives are considered, when in fact there are other options. Closely related are failing to consider a range of options and the tendency to think in extremes, called black-and-white thinking. Strictly speaking, the prefix "di" in "dilemma" means "two". When a list of more than two choices is offered, but there are other choices not mentioned, then the fallacy is called the fallacy of false choice, or the fallacy of exhaustive hypotheses. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)


A two-party system is a form of party system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections, at every level. As a result, all, or nearly all, elected offices end up being held by candidates endorsed by one of the two major parties (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) In a two-party system, corruption abounds!


The Tyranny of the Two-Party System, Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. "Is There a Role for a Third Party?", Third Party Candidate, 


When are "We The People" going to realize that the false dichotomy presented to us in the form of Republicans and Democrats and propagated by the "Mainstream Media" is a deliberate attempt to control "free-thinking" and implement a preconceived secret agenda. 


Don't you ever wonder why you are left dazed and confused by the statements and policies of the Republicans and Democrats?  Why you agree with Democrats on some issues and Republicans on others?  Why is it difficult to sometimes know who to elect?  Do you wonder why the elected representatives seldom, if ever, do what they promised?  


Do you ask yourself why the "mainstream media" is currently promoting racial and ethnic division.  Of course, they will say "we are only reporting the news" or "we are reporting what people want to hear".  The truth is that they are selling ideas; they are attempting to control what you hear and what you think.  Mass mind control is not a new idea!


You may say "we do have a problem with racial discrimination, illegal immigration, and drug trafficking,don't we?"  Yes, we do.  We have had these problems for a long time;  of course, the crime on the border is most likely linked to the drug trafficking, not illegal immigration.  Of course, just laws should be enforced concerning immigration and drug trafficking. Unfortunately, this becomes difficult to do when agencies of the government are involved in the drug trade, etc.


What each of us must realize is that these are "hot button" issues which have been presented on a non-stop basis by the "mainstream media" leading up to mid-term elections in an attempt to convince Americans to vote for either the Republicans or Democrats seldom mentioning an Independent or Third Party candidate, unless they are attacking the candidate or presenting some idiot as the "only" other option.  Both of these parties are controlled by the Global Elites.  They are puppets.  Congress is essentially a fiction; a powerless entity void of leadership, values, ethics, and character.  


I pray that it is not too late for the American people to Wake Up to this reality!  What can we do?  Plenty!  We must begin by sending a strong message in the upcoming election, refusing to vote for either a Democrat or a Republican, except Ron Paul, of course.  


Most importantly, we must Educate ourselves and others about the real issues affecting us: a secretive criminal enterprise mostly controlled by the International Bankers and their  organizations such as the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg Group, the United Nations, the Federal Reserve, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, UNESCO, etc  have set out to destroy our national sovereignty while economically raping us.


Some of their organizations were secretive until recently (of course, I'm sure they have other secret groups), while others are front organizations which claim to represent noble aims, such as' ending poverty and bringing peace to the world.  Carefully examine what they have actually accomplished in these areas and you will quickly see through their lies.  We must educate ourselves about them and expose them to everyone. (You can start by doing some research right here on this site).  The information is available to anyone who does not want to keep their head in the sand!


Will you continue to attend the "False Dichotomy" theater productions or Are you ready to WAKE UP!


You too, can join the "Global Political Awakening"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Even His Own Church Condemn's the Qu'ran Burning

Update:  Rackspace shuts down Koran-Burning Dove World Outreach Center's Website for "hate-speech."


by Mark Daniels
Global Political Awakening

I must join the majority of people condemning the Dove World Outreach Center's planned "International Burn A Koran Day"" scheduled to take place on 9/11.


Dove World Outreach Center is a small, 50 member non-denominational charismatic Christian church in Gainesville, Florida, United States, led by Terry Jones and his wife, Sylvia. The church gained some notice in the late 2000s for its displays of anti-Islam messages.  It received widespread national and international attention in 2010 after it announced that church members would hold book burnings of the Qu'ran on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a day it called "International Burn a Koran Day". U.S. President Barack Obama called the planned burnings a "destructive act", that would be "a recruitment bonanza for Al Qaeda", and could result in serious violence against American troops.  Even his own church condemn's the Qa'ran burning!


Albeit a small group of "Christians" promoting what many consider an act of ignorance, hatred, bigotry, and intolerance, it does serve to highlight the extremist nature of some groups within both Christianity and Islam.


I enter this debate with much trepidation since the "corporate media" is pushing this story and the stories about illegal immigration and of course, the "Ground Zero Mosque" to foment civil unrest fueled by racism, intolerance, hate and bigotry thus allowing the global elites to further cement their plan to establish a global scientific dictatorship, as discussed in a recent article, Divide and Rule.


Consider, also, similar attempts by the global elites to use manufactured "global warming" hysteria in order to establish a global "carbon tax" thereby providing both the "financial" and "regulatory" means to control the population of the entire world (Climate Change: A Failed Attempt To Establish "Scientific Dictatorship").


Paul Joseph Watson's article, UN Blueprint: Dismantle Middle Class, Build World Government, posted today at InfoWars.com, makes the case that "A UN blueprint for putting the organization back at the forefront of global governance alarmingly reveals the agenda to re-brand global warming as “overpopulation” as a means of dismantling the middle classes while using “global redistribution of wealth” and increased immigration to reinvigorate the pursuit of a one world government".


A key component of the planned establishment of a "global scientific dictatorship" is the implementation of the "police state" grid.  Kurt Nimmo's article, FBI Warns of Possible Terrorist Response to “Burn Koran Day” explains the U.S. Government's long history of direct involvement in terrorist actions evoking a perceived need to further expand  the "national security" apparatus, thereby eroding what remains of our civil liberties and freedom.

In the highly charged atmosphere following the so-called Ground Zero Mosque incident, any violence in Florida or elsewhere in the United States will certainly feed the government propaganda machine that incessantly cranks out warnings of Islamic terror. If terror occurs this week, it will certainly be exploited by the corporate media and the government to further the bogus war on terror, bulwark imperial designs in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, and provide impetus to finish the police state control grid in America.

Gerald Celente, noted trends researcher with the Trends Research Institute, appearing on The Alex Jones Show, "Calls Out General Patraeus On Koran Warning Hypocrisy".

“You hear someone like General Petraeus saying burning the Koran could be dangerous to American troops – hey General Petraeus – how about invading Arab countries and occupying them and killing innocent people? You think that could be dangerous to American troops? Oh no no, our foreign policy has nothing to do with this – they don’t like Americans because we go to Disneyland and shop at Walmart.”

You can many articles and books exposing the deliberate attempt by the global elites to use events such as the "International Burn A Koran Day", the "Ground Zero Mosque Debate", "Illegal Immigration", "Climate Change" and more to establish global government. Regardless, the actions of Dr. Jones is unacceptable.


Is Dr. Terry Jones simply misguided?  I only pray, with little hope of success, that he will wake up before it's too late; only to realize that he and his followers are considered most like the people whose actions they condemn.  The failure of wisdom in this case is rather apparent.


I had the opportunity to speak with a representative at Dr. Jones' church yesterday who identified herself as Fran..  During my brief conversation with Fran, I asked if Dr. Jones would reconsider his decision to hold an "International Burn  a Koran Day" (of course, I realize that more important people than me had already broached this subject with him).  As expected, Fran stated that they had considered all options and listened to many views on the subject, but remain steadfast in their decision to do what "God Told Us To Do".  When I attempted an appeal to reason with Fran, she abruptly ended the conversation, reiterating the fact that they are doing what God told them to do.


Do Terry Jones' claims concerning Radical Islam have any merit?  Does the Holy Book of Islam, the Qa'ran, promote violence?  Is Islam both a religion and a political organization?  I am not qualified to fully answer these questions, but I will say that Dr. Jones goes much further than simply denouncing radicals within Islam, he denounces the Religion as radical, taking exception to any claims that he is against "the people" who are deceived by their Religion.


The main problem with Dr. Jones' argument is that his decision to burn the Qa'ran  exemplifies exactly that which he claims to oppose; radical,  extremist  actions by an individual who fails to listen as the world condemns his actions.  Emboldened by "knowledge" about an opposing Religion but lacking the wisdom to put the knowledge to effective purpose, he has set sail upon the shores of America's few remaining freedoms with a  focus on nothing more than self aggrandizement, fear, hatred, and intolerance feeding into the global elites' plan for the world.  As a result, Dr. Jones and his followers have lost any credibility as a legitimate Christian organization with "legitimate concerns" about the threat posed by Islam.  Regardless, such a small group doesn't garner much credibility anyway.


Please wake up, Dr. Jones!  We need real people to lead a real revolution in this world.  A revolution for peace, love, and honesty that will change the course of time from a path of enslavement to a path of freedom.


The following article provides further details about the overwhelming  number of people who have condemned Dr. Jones for his decision to move forward with his planned burning.


Even his own church condemns the Qu'ran burning


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Governor Tim Pawlenty: "Dopey Pscyho"?

The "Dopey Psycho"?, Ed Shultz

by Mark Daniels
Global Political Awakening

Ed Schultz of The Ed Show on MSNBC started off last night's program with an attack on Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty.  Schultz condemned Pawlenty for issuing an executive order "banning Minnesota cities and businesses from applying for federal grants made available since the health care law went into effect".

Governor Tim Pawlenty (MN)

Governor Pawlenty defended his position in an earlier Fox News broadcast stating that "the Federal Government is acting increasingly like a financial drug dealer handing out free samples trying to get people further addicted...and we've just had it and not taking the bait anymore, not taking the free samples anymore...this is an executive order that says we're sending them a strong message and trying to make sure the policies are for Minnesota not because some big federal bureaucracy tells us what to do".

Shultz, brazenly and outrageously, launches into another rant in which he says "so the federal government is the drug dealer, Pawlenty's calling the 97 businesses and towns that applied for health care grants drug addicts...comparing landmark health care reform to drug dealing is outrageous dopey psycho talk".

Well, Mr. Schultz, the only one who is behaving like a "dopey psycho" is you!  Apparently, Shultz knows absolutely nothing about the Federal government's heavy-handed, intrusive, and destructive requirements attached to any money a State receives or maybe, just maybe, he's just doing his job; pushing propaganda, like a drug dealer or more appropriately, a "Corporate Media" prostitute, to the American people, who are, increasingly, refusing to believe the lies and remain in a trance!

Although Pawlenty doesn't say so, he may understand clearly the Federal government's ulterior motives to, among many other things, force States to accept Obama's so called "health care" program, which will be used to systematically reduce the population of Americans via sterilization, forced abortion and vaccines.  Water fluoridation is currently used in most cities across America to keep the rest of the population sedated and calm while the culling of the population proceeds.

Billions of dollars have already been allocated to build free/reduced cost "health care" clinics across America.  Of course, citizens will be forced to comply with some rather draconian requirements in order to receive "health care".  This is when you are told that you must submit to vaccines, sterilization, and even abortion in order to receive care for actual ailments.

Most people remain unaware of the global effort via institutions such as the United Nations (Agenda 21 program), the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Health Organization (WHO) to implement these same programs in the United States and worldwide to deal with what they consider to be useless human waste!  In a recent article at InfoWars.com entitled, World Bank Threatens “Drastic Steps Necessary” if Nations Refuse Population Reduction Implementation, Jurriaan Maessen exposes the truth about  the World Bank, using its own report, issued in 1984.

We, as a nation and the world, must come together to fight against the global elites who are using both international and domestic institutions to implement a "global scientific dictatorship" of which "Eugenics" is only one component.

Well. Schultz didn't stop with Tim Pawlenty!  Immediately following his unscrupulous attack the Governor, he announced that he knows exactly what Obama should do with the troops coming home from Iraq....Send them to Chicago to fight crime?!?!  He is calling for the United States military to police the streets of an American city...He is calling for martial law in America!

If it's not too late, maybe we should put aside our prejudices, recognize the truth about the false left/right paradigm, and look closely at people like Governor Pawlenty (Pawlenty website), who may know something more than he is willing to admit to the "Corporate Media" propagandists. Regardless, we can all agree that less Federal control is essential to our liberty, peace, truth and democracy.

What is it about Minnesota?  What do they know that the rest of the country doesn't?  They elect people like Jesse Ventura and Tim Pawlenty for Governor.  I think the people of Minnesota may be on to something!

It is time to Wake Up!  You too, can join the "Global Political Awakening"!

You can watch the full segment of The Ed Show, featuring Governor Pawlenty here.

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Climate Change: A Failed Attempt To Establish "Scientific Dictatorship"

by Mark Daniels
Global Political Awakening

The "climate change" agenda has its origins in genuine environmental concerns, population control, eugenics, and the establishment of a global scientific dictatorship.


The recent release of United Nations documents, concerning the fallacy of the "scientific data", presented as fact by the UN, has resulted in a newly energized debate amongst corporate media outlets about "global warming", "cap and trade" and the real motives behind the entire climate change agenda; that is, the establishment of a global scientific dictatorship.  


Of course, the truth about "global warming" has been reported for decades by alternative media sources such as Infowars.com (click here to search the archive).  GlobalResearch.ca recently published an article, Global Warming and CO2 Emmissions, in which Jorge Figueiredo, outlines certain established facts about global warming.  The list of alternative media sources, books and articles exposing the hoax is endless.


The current debate revolves around an investigation by the InterAcademy Council (IAC), a consortium of national scientific academies, which has released documents exposing the numerous errors contained within United Nations' reports on climate change.


The Wall Street Journal article, Probe Seeks Climate-Panel Changes,  reported  that a group investigating the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will recommend in a report Monday that the scientific organization  beef up its capacity to ferret out errors in its scientific assessment..


Fox News presented an expose' on the topic entitled, The Green $windle. Fox News launched its attacks on Global Warming years ago in an effort to discredit politicians on the "Left".  Surprisingly, the latest  report admits that the real purpose of the "global warming hoax"  is to establish a global dictatorship via a "global carbon tax" and "cap and trade" regulation.


The following segment explains:

Click here to view the entire broadcast on YouTube!


Well, it certainly appears that the United Nations' request for the IAC investigation is an admission of the IPCC's fraudulent attempt to impose carbon regulations world wide.  The United Nations has apparently realized that "We The People" are not buying what they have been trying to sell.


We can look forward to the UN changing its strategy for the establishment of a "global scientific dictatorship" by repackaging the "climate change" agenda since they have failed to sell the lie on a global scale.


I discussed the "change in strategy" in a recent article entitled, Climate Change: A New Strategy, which details the Council on Foreign Relations, prior to the latest exposure of the hoax, call for moving the debate to local governments where they apparently believe people are stupid enough to buy the lie.

We're often asked who could possibly benefit from a global warming "hoax". The answer is many people, from an ex-Vice President to the head of the UN's IPCC to every scientist receiving grant money to research it. Now "carbon credits" are traded in Europe so anyone can join in on the fun.

It is time to Wake Up!  You too, can join the "Global Political Awakening"!


Resources:


The Great Global Warming Blunder: How Mother Nature Fooled the World's Top Climate Scientists
Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming
Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided Policies That Hurt the Poor
Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming (Vintage)
Climategate: A Veteran Meteorologist Exposes the Global Warming Scam
The Deniers: The World Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud**And those who are too fearful to do so
Heaven and Earth: Global Warming, the Missing Science
Global Warming False Alarm: The Bad Science Behind the United Nations' Assertion that Man-made CO2 Causes Global Warming
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism)
The Real Global Warming Disaster: Is the Obsession with "Climate Change" Turning Out to Be the Most Costly Scientific Blunder in History?
UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL WARMING HOAX: EXPANDED AND UPDATED
Global Warming Hoax DVD Trilogy
A LAYMAN'S GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL WARMING HOAX
Global Warming False Alarm: The Bad Science Behind the United Nations' Assertion that Man-made CO2 Causes Global Warming
The Great Global Warming Swindle (DVD)

Divide and Rule

by Mark Daniels

Webster Tarpley, author, journalist, lecturer, and critic of US foreign and domestic policy, appeared on the Alex Jones radio show today and discussed the wedge issues currently exploited in the "corporate media" to divide the American people in order for the Global Power Structure to maintain control.  The concept of "divide and rule" as a means to control the people is not a new idea.

According to Wikipedia, "divide and rule (derived from Latin divide et impera) (also known as divide and conquer) is a combination of political, military and economic strategy of gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy. In reality, it often refers to a strategy where small power groups are prevented from linking up and becoming more powerful, since it is difficult to break up existing power structures".  It is said that the British used the strategy to gain control of the large territory of India by keeping its people divided along lines of religion, language, or caste, taking control of petty princely states in India piecemeal.

The use of this technique is meant to empower the sovereign to control subjects, populations, or factions of different interests, who collectively might be able to oppose his rule. Machiavelli identifies a similar application to military strategy, advising in Book VI of The Art of War [3] (Dell'arte della guerra [4]), that a Captain should endeavor with every art to divide the forces of the enemy, either by making him suspicious of his men in whom he trusted, or by giving him cause that he has to separate his forces, and, because of this, become weaker.

Of course, Wikipedia's descriptions focus primarily on the use of "divide and rule" by a sovereign ruler or nation.  Today, we are facing a much more sinister oppressor in the form of Global Government; the long sought after establishment of a Global Scientific Dictatorship by a very few extremely powerful and wealthy families.


The use of "wedge issues" are frequently employed  in order to gain a foothold politically which allows a political entity to implement otherwise unacceptable policies. A wedge issue is a social or political issue, often of a divisive or otherwise controversial nature, which splits apart or creates a "wedge" in the support base of one political group. Wedge issues can be advertised, publicly aired, and otherwise emphasized by an opposing political group, in an attempt to weaken the unity of the divided group, or to entice voters in the divided group to give their support to the opposing group. The use of wedge issues gives rise to wedge politics.


In a recent article, Wedge Issues Divide Politicians from Independents, Ed Hornick (CNN) reports:

The current ruckus over building an Islamic center and mosque near ground zero, calls to change the 14th Amendment and other so-called "wedge" issues are roiling up each party's base, but they're turning off independents, analysts say. 

The article goes on to report that Jacqueline Salit, president of independentvoting.org, a national strategy and organizing center for independents says 

"I think there's more and more of a steady recognition that these kind of wedge issues and political manipulation, sensationalism and opportunism is exactly what is degrading the American political process and our democracy."

What we are witnessing in America today with the Ground Zero Mosque, Shirley Sherrod, Immigration, Same Sex Marriage, etc. is a deliberate modern day attempt by the Global Elites to, at minimum, divert attention away from the global economic crises and the criminal activities of Wall Street, the "Federal Reserve" and more specifically, the Central Banking Cartel.


Upon examining the financial backing for the Ground Zero Mosque, for example, we find the Council on Foreign Relations and Fox News as major contributors. (see Steve Watson's recent article, Ground Zero Mosque Imam is Globalist Stooge and Today on the Alex Jones Show featuring Webster Tarpley)


The constant barrage of propaganda streaming out of the corporate media is nothing more than a veiled attempt to divide the people into factions while the "False Dichotomy" of the Republicans and Democrats offer "solutions" that only serve to inflame an already manic display of bigotry and hatred.  Does the two-party system really offer the people a choice? No.  They are currently controlled by the Global Elites who are financing their campaigns and directing their policies.  


What has either party done in recent history to help the people of this country?  Nothing....Absolutely Nothing! That is, nothing positive.  They have managed to usher in a era of global economic collapse, racial, ethnic, and socio-economic division; and the destruction of civil liberties.


I would also argue that the deliberate division of the populace along the aforementioned lines, allows the advancement of the police state; with increased unrest, we are very likely to see riots and violence which will allow the Global Elites to fully implement military rule in America, thus leading us to the "perceived need" for Global Government.


We can only pray for their ultimate failure and demise while also refusing to contribute to the social, political, religious, and economic "unrest" which they seek to foment.  Does this mean that you should do nothing?  On the contrary, do more...examine the new slate of leaders who are presenting the truth about the "Establishment", share the "truth" with your family, friends, and neighbors; Most importantly, educate yourself about the issues that matter.  


It is time to Wake Up!  You too, can join the "Global Political Awakening"!

Market Mavens: Climategate Propagandists

by Mark Daniels

In a recent BigThink article, Market Mavens: A Two Step Flow of Influence On Energy Choices, Matthew C. Nisbet reports "A major finding from social science research is that individual behavior choices are often shaped by perceptions of what other people are doing, especially our peers and other trusted individuals.  A key agent in this process are what researchers call opinion-leaders, special individuals across communities and social groups that can serve as vital go-betweens and information brokers, passing on messages about energy conservation that speak directly to their otherwise inattentive peers, co-workers, and friends.  In this “two step-flow of information,” opinion-leaders do not necessarily hold formal positions of power or prestige in communities, but rather serve as the connective communication tissue that alerted their peers to what mattered among political events, social issues, and consumer choices."


Nisbet goes on to explain how he and a student published a paper (PDF) last year which describes how "opinion-leaders can be used in both climate change and energy conservation campaigns. Here’s part of what they wrote relevant to opinion-leader campaigns targeting consumer decisions; highlighting past research from the field of consumer behavior on the role of “market mavens” as opinion-leaders:

….previous research has identified “market mavens” as holding expertise and influence in broader marketplace-related information rather than just a type or class of consumer good.  Market mavens are enthusiastic advice givers, with studies showing that mavens do not have to be early users or purchasers of a product to pass-on information. In lieu of personal product use, a market maven’s expertise derives from closer attention to magazines and consumer-focused Web sites. They also exhibit greater participation in activities such as using coupons, recreational shopping, reading advertisements, responding to direct mail, and providing retailers with personal information (Feick and Price, 1987; Walsh, Gwinner, & Swanson, 2004). In surveys, market mavens are identified using a six item scale first developed by Feick and Price (1987) [We include these measures in the appendix to the paper].

Market mavens can be valuable targets in …. campaigns promoting new energy-efficient products or consumer technology.   Applied to these campaigns, Clark and Goldsmith (2005) recommend appealing to several identified personality attributes of market mavens including status and perceived uniqueness. Yet they also warn that market mavens do not want to purchase products that place them “too far outside” of perceived norms. The implication is that campaign messages and advertising should emphasize the “different but still socially acceptable” nature of a product, focusing on its newness and status-enhancing attributes.

An example relevant to [energy conservation] is the marketing success of Toyota’s Prius.  In focus groups, prospective hybrid buyers say they believe that driving a distinctively-shaped Prius sends a conspicuous signal about values, a message that respondents expect to generate acclaim from peers. As auto manufacturers continue to introduce hybrid versions of their traditional models, they are now careful to let “buyers broadcast their earth-friendliness” by way of three-inch hybrid labels, and/or unique grille, wheels, or tail lights (Brand Neutral, 2006; Kerwin, 2003; Schneider, 2004).

In general, mavens talk significantly more about campaigns and sales at stores, and pay closer attention to advertising and special offers (Higie, Feick, & Price, 1987). Research also shows that market mavens are motivated psychologically by a sense of duty to pass on product information; by a sense of pleasure they derive from doing so; and by a desire to appear as a “competent helper” to friends and peers…

…this research suggests that advertising to mavens should emphasize appeals such as “Now that you know how [insert energy saving product] work, you have a duty to tell others.”  Additionally, stores should make it easy for mavens to enjoy spreading the word about sustainable products, adding social media features to a campaign and creating rewards such as “bonus points” when mavens get others to purchase a product (Walsh, Gwinner, & Swanson, 2004). Overall, market-mavens hold important implications for big-box store chains such as Wal-Mart that have set “green” campaign goals that include selling fluorescent light bulbs and other energy-saving products. In reaching mass consumers, market-mavens are likely to be the central go-betweens for these stores.

Why does Nesbit and other Climategate enthusiasts feel such an urgency to brainwash the world into believing that "we" are causing the world to be unsafe?  Nesbit makes clear in his article that the real aim is to enrich the corporations selling the "global warming myth"-"In reaching mass consumers, market-mavens are likely to be the central go-betweens for these stores."  Quite frankly, there is much money to be made pushing their agenda.  Why do you think Al Gore became such an "expert" over night? Is it possible that he was given his "new role" as Climategate Czar as compensation for conceding the Presidency to Bush-Interesting timing-huh?

As the Climategate Propagandists continue to promote their fallacious arguments to the world, I can only hope that the people of the world will not "BUY" the lie or any of the products they are selling.

It is time to Wake Up!  You too, can join the "Global Political Awakening"!