Being Duped

We live in amazing times.  Many years ago, on a country road excursion with my mother, she made the comment about what her father would think of the farm equipment of today.  Her father had died in the 1940's and farmed with real horse power.  The same could be said now, about my mother.  I wonder what she would say about how the technology has changed and she has only been gone 11 years.

We live in an age of instant gratification, instant messaging, instant access.  We live on social media sights and unfortunately, believe most of what we see on them.  

As much as I rant about how the main stream media is owned by just a handful of individuals, with an agenda, I let myself fall into their latest trap.

The story starts in Washington D.C.  A group of students are on a class trip.  As they finish up their sight seeing activities and are waiting on their bus, something happens.  What I watched, on social media, was a video and the following explanation:  The students had surrounded a Native American Indian, also a veteran, who was protesting (not sure what about) and beating a ceremonial drum, along with singing the song of his people.  One young man faces off with this gentleman.  The teenager is wearing a MAGA hat, I doubt there needs to be an explanation of what that means, along with most of his fellow students.  The teenager never says a word, but smiles smugly into the elder man's face.  Then the rest of the students begin to chant, "Build The Wall" and taunt the poor Native American man.

This particular video has since gone viral.  When I watched it, I was sickened by the actions of this young person with his smug face.  The article that surrounded this video even noted that this boy's mother had already made an excuse for his behavior, blaming it on another group.  That made me even madder, always placing the blame on someone else....no wonder he acts that way!

Then, while searching through the places where I go to find some real truth in the happenings of the world, I came across another video.  This was the video of the entire encounter between this smug, white privileged, rich boy and the poor Native American elder.  It shows a group who had already been taunting the students, calling them names and racial slurs.  The students asked their chaperone if they could chant some of their school spirit cheers and were given the go-ahead.  Then it shows the Native American, beating his drum, walking directly into the group of students.  Some of the students are even dancing to the beat of his drum.  This elder continues into the group until he is right in the face of the young teenager.  Yeah, the one with the smug look on his face.  The Native American man continues beating his drum and is so close, that the drumstick nearly hits the boy in the face.  Then, the gentle drum beating elder tells the boy he needs to go back to Europe.

When I watched this, I was equally sickened because I had not followed the beating of my own drum and looked first for the truth.  Since the airing of the first video, this young man and his family have been blasted all over the main stream media as racists.  One person even said that all MAGA hats should be banned since they seemed to be causing brain damage.  The boy and his family have received death threats from people all over the country.  I am now trying to right my own wrong by sharing the truth of the matter with as many as will take the time to read and listen.

This is what we have become?  A nation of people who no longer look for the truth?  Who follow blindly, without even thinking to question what they are being spoon fed?  It is time to pull our heads out of the sand.  There is a propaganda campaign going on that if we fall victim to it, will change everything and it will not change for the better.  YouTube and Facebook censor their material and makes sure it follows THEIR guidelines.  Yet, this video, the misleading one, is still on Facebook.  Why is that?   If the time is taken to actually look deeper into what is shown on the evening news, the difference is shocking.  A huge percentage of what is being shown is the exact opposite of the truth.

Only the truth will set us free.

Down The Rabbit Hole #11 Time To Wake Up

(Author's note: Portions of this article are from one previously written titled "Herein Lies The Problem".)

About three weeks ago, on a Saturday, Hillary Clinton was in an interview with a woman by the name of Kara Swisher.  During the interview, Swisher asked Clinton what she thought of Corey Booker's comment to "kick them in the shins", referring to Republicans.  Hillary corrected her and stated it was not Booker who made that particular comment, it was Eric Holder.  Kara Swisher corrected her error and then Clinton said, "I know they all look alike."  Booker and Holder are both black.

Shortly after this and after interviewing people from both side of the political isle, it was discovered that this mishap was not being broadcast on any of the major news networks.  Even the most conservative ones did not air it.

Although this article is not geared at politics, it is safe to assume that if the present POTUS had uttered those words, the mainstream media outlets would have burned him at the stake.

But why the silence?  

Recently, concerning the forest fires in California, that have consumed thousands of homes and many lives, there was a satellite image showing an explosion in the forest where the fire originated. Many people claimed that this footage was never aired on the mainstream new outlets.  These people also believe that the video shows it was most likely a failure on a power line owned by the PG&E power company.  Research shows that PG&E did receive a notice of a failure in the line within a few minutes of the fire being reported, in the same area.  

Why isn't the satellite footage being aired?  

Concerning the caravan of people trying to enter this country via the Mexican border in California, the following article was taken from a social media site in the comment section:
"I just talked to a very good friend who lives in Honduras.  I called her because I was worried about the situation in her country and also her thoughts about the march.  This was her answer, which I asked her to send in writing, so as not to omit or add words:  "No Kathy, everything is normal, here in Honduras, thousands of people have already returned.  The government of Honduras has created a place for those who return, where they provide shelter, medicines and basic needs until they can return to their normal lives.  Some have admitted that they were paid to make the crossing, but many also realized that they were used to achieve a dream that does not exist.  Some even sold all their belongings and now they have nothing.  Just to see how they use women and children by placing them as shields in front of the march, is obvious and very sad.  Most of those who remain are "mareros" (Gangs of El Salvador) and many other nationalities that are not from my country.  This movement was provoked by the rogues of Mel Zelaya (candidate for President of Honduras who lost the elections) with the help of Venezuela.  Life in Honduras is still normal, people working, studying.....life is the same.  If you are informed by CNN, I only ask you to believe half of it, the manipulation of the truth is horrible, especially Jorge Ramos and one called Del Rincon."

Was this representation of the march on the mainstream news outlets?  

Research shows that the news outlets in this country are owned by 15 million/billionaires.   Further research will show that six companies own what is shown on the daily and nightly news. They own it and they make the decisions as to what is allowed to be aired.  Looking even deeper into the rabbit hole, a screen came up on the computer that stated "Your connection is not private."