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A fairy tale of a rec-reate center

Contributed by: DR. SEAN REIF D.C. on 9/2/2007

"Once upon a time . . ."

Ads and public relations are especially good at inventing a virtual reality in the service of products and ideas. Surprisingly few appreciate the extent to which they have been systematically engineered and assimilated into a thought process. Propaganda must be so popular that even the most stupid of those toward whom it is directed will understand it. People must be made to perceive paradise as hell, and the most wretched as a life of paradise. Once human believe UNQUESTIONABLY that they think for themselves, critical postures relax. We can be conditioned in any direction, into almost any construction of reality. While victims mumble to themselves endlessly about FREEDOM OF CHOICE, individualism, TRUTH, facts, REALITY, they mindlessly conform to the constructed patterns and self fulfilling prophecies.

The need to search consciously and unconsciously for cause and effect patterns lies deep within the circuitry and chemistry of the brain. Individuals unaware of the infinite variety of options assume there is only ONE reality, ONE cause, ONE interpretation, ONE option, ONE objective, ONE course of action. It is virtually impossible to convince a government bureaucrat that the only way to win is simply "Don't play the game." The conflict endures because certain groups on both sides are served by it. Institutions hire expensive consultants and specialists to confirm or reject decisions and perceived truths. Many institutions will accepts failure or bankruptcy before agreeing to reconceptualize their dilemmas.

An alternative solution option to be added, at no additional cost: DO NOTHING! Permit the problem, or the perception of the problem, to work itself out. But management compulsively insists upon the "correct" and the most "profitable" solution.

Reality engineering is a major industry. The more exaggerated the story, the more believable it can become if properly legitimized. People generally cannot believe themselves so easily manipulated and controllable. This is precisely why we are so easily manipulated and controlled.

Fantasy science fills the ideological vacuum when traditional ideals have faded. Perceptions of truth are replaced by truths based in superstition. Political ideologies based on the myths of tomorrow, often extended into eternity, are focused no farther than the end of the next generation. The "purpose" of the product is not what they say it is, but what the "benefits" will be; self rewarding indulgence combined with sophisticated convenience at any cost.

When approached by anyone carrying such a package, walk rapidly in the opposite direction.

"And they all lived happily ever after."

"The End."


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DR. SEAN REIF D.C.

THORNTON , CO

DR. SEAN REIF D.C. has posted 1023 stories and 1185 comments since joining on 9/14/2005. DR. SEAN REIF D.C. 's average story rating is 3.04.
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