Ignorance and War

I actually wrote this some years ago - and thankfuly it seems that the tide is finally turning!!!! However, I still come across this mentality - especially in the South and Colorado....go figure.... The irritating thing is that you never (hardly ever) see the wealthy politicians children going to war - they're too smart to put their loved ones in harms way! But if you live beneath a certain socioeconomic level - they are quick to give you incentives --- school, etc....

One interesting fact to note - approximately 80% of the American public are ignorant about policies and political decisions - they vote based on whether or not someone is "charismatic" or looks good in a tie ----- and these are stats pre-Bush era....something to think about, especially since election season is starting....

It’s appears to be an obvious fact that governments manipulate their citizenry into fighting war for political and financial gain. To work towards that end, they habitually incite hate and fear into the general public and then tell them that it is their duty to fight for their nation. When in reality, the average Jane/Joe is fighting and dying for the lucrative gain of the wealthy back home.

However disenfranchised s/he becomes, they must believe that they are fighting for the good of something, otherwise, their suffering is in vain. Therefore, government propaganda tries to instill an innate distrust and distaste for the opposing side. Labels such as “axis of evil” come to mind…all it is is a way of controlling the average, ignorant person, and causing them to believe that the ensuing conflict is a moral dilemma, rather than a political or financial one.

To date, governments have been extremely effective in parroting patriotism and protections as a means to exploit those of lesser economic circumstances. Propaganda through media is so successful that people internalize the news they hear and believe that it originated from them. Moreover, the people in turn become passionate about issues that they are mostly shoddily informed about, and influence others. Therefore, communities become emotionally obsessed and discontinue to reason.

Though the United States may be a “democracy” it is quite apparent that there are a few elite who incessantly influence policy and the media; thus, in many ways controlling the people.