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Upon great reflection, I wonder?
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
Abraham Lincoln
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
Albert Camus
We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression--everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way--everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want--which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants--everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear--which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor--anywhere in the world.
Franklin Roosevelt
Liberties aren't given, they are taken.
Aldous Huxley
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All I see it fence again, Daw Aung Sun Su Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize Winner and democracy icon.. She was again put under house arrest "Freedom from Fear" The leader of Myanmar aka Burma.
This is a monument on the downtown riverfront where I live,
Evansville, IN USA...it's a very lovely peaceful place for a stroll etc. A week ago today...things started getting NOT so peaceful at flickr...so thought I'd post this pic...no other description necessary yes?
Original watercolor for Fundraising poster stamps illustrating Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms for the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe
The antidote to a suffocating , stifling , stagnating fear is simple faith .
So don't worry, because I am with you .don't be afraid , because I am your God . I will make you strong and I will help you. I will support you with my right hand that saves you .
---Isaiah 41:10
acrylic on canvas, 2001, 70 x 100 cm
Strategy of Fear
Fear lies at the basis of all religions:
Es wird oft gesagt, dass Furcht die Grundlage einer jeden Religion sei.
viewonbuddhism.org/buddhismus-deutsch/g-furcht-angst.htm
The existential fear of the contemporary human being
Freedom from fear is listed as a fundamental human right according to The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Le droit de ne pas avoir peur est répertorié comme un droit humain fondamental selon la Déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme
Panic and Depression (with Peter Halley)
panicanddepression.blogspot.be/2007/07/what-fear-looks-li...
I like this one, by an artist named Jan Theuninck, too. It's called "Fear." It looks like a frightened face to me -- wide eyes, mouth pursed in fear.
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Maar in de kamer van de verbannen dichter
Houden angst en Muze beurtelings de wacht,
En er breekt een nacht aan
Die geen ochtend kent.
(Anna Achmatova)
But in the exiled poet's room
Fear and Muse keep watch in turn,
And a night comes
Who knows no morning.
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Jan Theuninck is a Belgian painter
www.boekgrrls.nl/BgDiversen/Onderwerpen/gedichten_over_sc...
www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.be/wiki/index.php/Yperite-Jan...
www.graphiste-webdesigner.fr/blog/2013/04/la-peinture-bel...
www.eutrio.be/expo-west-meets-east
www.e-architect.co.uk/architects/le-corbusier
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la politique de la peur est une expression qui désigne la politique d'un gouvernement qui utiliserait la peur de la population pour faire adopter des mesures réduisant les libertés individuelles
1/ La stratégie de la distraction
Élément primordial du contrôle social, la stratégie de la diversion consiste à détourner l’attention du public des problèmes importants et des mutations décidées par les élites politiques et économiques, grâce à un déluge continuel de distractions et d’informations insignifiantes. La stratégie de la diversion est également indispensable pour empêcher le public de s’intéresser aux connaissances essentielles, dans les domaines de la science, de l’économie, de la psychologie, de la neurobiologie, et de la cybernétique. « Garder l’attention du public distraite, loin des véritables problèmes sociaux, captivée par des sujets sans importance réelle. Garder le public occupé, occupé, occupé, sans aucun temps pour penser; de retour à la ferme avec les autres animaux. » Extrait de « Armes silencieuses pour guerres tranquilles »
2/ Créer des problèmes, puis offrir des solutions
Cette méthode est aussi appelée « problème-réaction-solution ». On crée d’abord un problème, une « situation » prévue pour susciter une certaine réaction du public, afin que celui-ci soit lui-même demandeur des mesures qu’on souhaite lui faire accepter. Par exemple: laisser se développer la violence urbaine, ou organiser des attentats sanglants, afin que le public soit demandeur de lois sécuritaires au détriment de la liberté. Ou encore : créer une crise économique pour faire accepter comme un mal nécessaire le recul des droits sociaux et le démantèlement des services publics.
3/ La stratégie de la dégradation
Pour faire accepter une mesure inacceptable, il suffit de l’appliquer progressivement, en « dégradé », sur une durée de 10 ans. C’est de cette façon que des conditions socio-économiques radicalement nouvelles (néolibéralisme) ont été imposées durant les années 1980 à 1990. Chômage massif, précarité, flexibilité, délocalisations, salaires n’assurant plus un revenu décent, autant de changements qui auraient provoqué une révolution s’ils avaient été appliqués brutalement.
4/ La stratégie du différé
Une autre façon de faire accepter une décision impopulaire est de la présenter comme « douloureuse mais nécessaire », en obtenant l’accord du public dans le présent pour une application dans le futur. Il est toujours plus facile d’accepter un sacrifice futur qu’un sacrifice immédiat. D’abord parce que l’effort n’est pas à fournir tout de suite. Ensuite parce que le public a toujours tendance à espérer naïvement que « tout ira mieux demain » et que le sacrifice demandé pourra être évité. Enfin, cela laisse du temps au public pour s’habituer à l’idée du changement et l’accepter avec résignation lorsque le moment sera venu.
5/ S’adresser au public comme à des enfants en bas-âge
La plupart des publicités destinées au grand-public utilisent un discours, des arguments, des personnages, et un ton particulièrement infantilisants, souvent proche du débilitant, comme si le spectateur était un enfant en bas-âge ou un handicapé mental. Plus on cherchera à tromper le spectateur, plus on adoptera un ton infantilisant. Pourquoi ? «Si on s’adresse à une personne comme si elle était âgée de 12 ans, alors, en raison de la suggestibilité, elle aura, avec une certaine probabilité, une réponse ou une réaction aussi dénuée de sens critique que celle d’une personne de 12 ans». Extrait de «Armes silencieuses pour guerres tranquilles»
6/ Faire appel à l’émotionnel plutôt qu’à la réflexion
Faire appel à l’émotionnel est une technique classique pour court-circuiter l’analyse rationnelle, et donc le sens critique des individus. De plus, l’utilisation du registre émotionnel permet d’ouvrir la porte d’accès à l’inconscient pour y implanter des idées, des désirs, des peurs, des pulsions, ou des comportements…
7/ Maintenir le public dans l’ignorance et la bêtise
Faire en sorte que le public soit incapable de comprendre les technologies et les méthodes utilisées pour son contrôle et son esclavage. « La qualité de l’éducation donnée aux classes inférieures doit être la plus pauvre, de telle sorte que le fossé de l’ignorance qui isole les classes inférieures des classes supérieures soit et demeure incompréhensible par les classes inférieures. Extrait de « Armes silencieuses pour guerres tranquilles »
8/ Encourager le public à se complaire dans la médiocrité
Encourager le public à trouver « cool » le fait d’être bête, vulgaire, et inculte…
9/ Remplacer la révolte par la culpabilité
Faire croire à l’individu qu’il est seul responsable de son malheur, à cause de l’insuffisance de son intelligence, de ses capacités, ou de ses efforts. Ainsi, au lieu de se révolter contre le système économique, l’individu s’auto-dévalue et culpabilise, ce qui engendre un état dépressif dont l’un des effets est l’inhibition de l’action. Et sa Et sans action, pas de révolution!…
10/ Connaître les individus mieux qu’ils ne se connaissent eux-mêmes
Au cours des 50 dernières années, les progrès fulgurants de la science ont creusé un fossé croissant entre les connaissances du public et celles détenues et utilisées par les élites dirigeantes. Grâce à la biologie, la neurobiologie, et la psychologie appliquée, le « système » est parvenu à une connaissance avancée de l’être humain, à la fois physiquement et psychologiquement. Le système en est arrivé à mieux connaître l’individu moyen que celui-ci ne se connaît lui-même. Cela signifie que dans la majorité des cas, le système détient un plus grand contrôle et un plus grand pouvoir sur les individus que les individus eux-mêmes.
Mildred Nungester Wolfe, 1959, Mississippi Museum Of Art, Downtown, Jackson, Mississippi, USA, mural
I made the discovery this morning that I and Laura are in Fight or Flight mode, with our respective tendencies in the order listed.
I feel like there's nowhere to run to, so I want to fight. She wants to flee, to Canada or somewhere.
It's a scary world to live in where you see the people around you (and even yourself) on a collision course with self-induced doom. And not just of humans, which wouldn't be such a bad thing -- life can go on and even flourish without humans -- but maybe even without life itself. (Some speculate that at a certain point, global warming would become irreversible, and warm us up beyond the boiling point for water, thus rendering the planet into a place likened to Venus -- sulfuric acid as rain, etc. I don't know how likely that is, but it doesn't need to be anywhere near that bad to still be pretty darned scary for humans.)
Ironically enough, what's bringing us here? Well, many things, but I think a large component is fear. The fear-mongering (by the current Bush Administration and others) perpetrated against the people of this state (i.e. country, i.e. the United States), and against the world at large, is doing terrible things in insidious ways that many of us remain oblivious to. Many of us embrace such things as religious faith as something to relax us from our fears, and release us from responsibility.
Well guess what: Faith in its very nature is working against us. By embracing faith, we embrace the idea that we don't have to question. By not questioning, we allow the torment of our country and the world by tyrants like George W. Bush and his associates.
I believe we must stand up to the fear we're facing, and question those who are stuffing it down our throats (even if they try to make it seem like they're benignly giving us medicine). I believe that the only way for us to get past this fear is major social change. I can only begin to guess at how this can be brought about -- so I start with my art.
It's time for freedom from fear. The good folks of Bloomington Indiana had the sense to engrave this in stone (next to Freedom of Speech, etc), so it's not a new idea.. we just hear too little of it, so I'm sharing it here.
As many people begin their Memorial Day weekend picnics, parties & town parades, I want to take a moment to send a heartfelt thanks to the Patriots who came before me & continue to serve today.
Gratitude and thankfulness to all our military personnel, past & present who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms I cherish.
Freedom to Worship, Freedom from Fear, Freedom from Want, Freedom of Speech, The Wolfsonian Museum, Miami Florida
There is a splendid exhibition at the Wolfsonian, but they're very restrictive and don't allow photographing. They had made an interesting collection of (mostly) posters in the lobby, so I had a go at them…
This class 179c was reposted 4-6-14 @ vimeo.com/91198654. This was first posted on 6-20-10 and then Vimeo deleted 53 of my videos. So I thought I'd leave this as a record of the harassment I've endured. 179c part 3 of 3, Pearl Harbor & Rev 16:17 & a $1617.01 motorcycle on Vimeo by mike overson
The thumbnail for class 179b is of Hades angry and smoking a cigar, it’s about how mad “the powers that be” were after the 911 disaster. That’s retold again in this class, 179c, at 26 to 36 minutes where I show the start of the movie SUPERFLY was a sign that New York City was parallel to Quality Fresh Cigars because they both bit “the big apple” and then got as furious as Hades at how much it boomeranged on them.
From 40 minutes to 1:25 I explain how my visits to Pearl Harbor were parallel to the prison break in the movie THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, then I show the movie AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, they were both very prophetic of how God tricked me into breaking the curse of not being able to buy or sell without “the mark of the beast” in Rev 13:17. That was with the motorcycle I bought for $1,617.01 that was parallel Rev 16:17, (“It’s finished”).
I show how simple politics can be with scenes from the movie DAVY CROCKETT with him and president Andrew Jackson, (@ 54 minutes). That came in very handy when I needed a video to sync with the song YOU GOT IT ALL (over him), by The Jets, at the very end of this class, (@ 2:05 hours). The video is of Crockett’s address to congress, (that’s the thumbnail for this class), and it made perfect sense of why God picked me to do this job. The first time I explained and played that song is on class #21 at 1:05 hours, it was about how much the military was called to be a “Mr Right” for my Hons, (Abba, Jesus and the Holy Spirit), and how I came through when they didn’t. How much more does that apply to the church who was called to stand up for God and didn’t.
Another revelation I just got on the fly was that since Davy Crockett and Andrew Jackson are from Tennessee, it was a sign of how furious the other Mr Rights are in the prophetic name “Nashville, Tenn”.
The video at the very end of that song and of this class is from the movie GREASE, when the convertible that Travolta is driving takes off into the air it’s a sign that God answered my request to go home early just like God did for Elijah in 1 Kings 19:14 and in 2 Kings 2:11. It was an accidental sync at the end of “you must have been heaven sent” with an “A” on Frankie Avalon which I already got as an “A” for how many times I watched that movie, as Mike of the present watching this account of how my Hons have been courting me since high school, (I explain that in the first 26 minutes of class #95). This time it was a sign that I got an “A” on my job here on earth and that I get to go home early.
Watch this video on Vimeo. Video created by mike overson.
Today I feel proud to be an American.
Although I find it strange to rejoice in the death of another human being, I still felt a sense of great relief when I heard about the death of Osama Bin Laden this morning.
Finally, ten years after the cowardly attack on 9/11 the mastermind and symbol of muslim terrorism has been killed.
Sending out an important message to all of his kind: You can run, but you can't hide.
My heart still goes out to the thousands of innocent men, women and children, who's blood was on the hands of this madman. For them this is a day of justice.
“My son, with this ancient and holy initiation, I ordain you a Yogacharya. You will be the world’s most outstanding Yogacharya. In the future, after even the tiny worldly desires that remain are cleansed, find some wise old detached cow worshipping saint. He will give you sannyas initiation with saffron robes.”
-- First guru of Swami
To prove Pranayama’s vitality and Role of Yoga in our routine life and General Health Yogiraj N. Ramalingam performed Transcendental Meditation every year by sitting in “Padmasana” posture for more than 72 hours continuously without taking food or water but breathed only air with which he stayed healthy and also did asanas the very next moment after completing the meditation.
Another feature of bhakti is that not only is it a means to an end, but it continues after perfection; thus even liberated souls perform devotion. Unlike jnana and yoga, one does not give up devotion after attaining perfection. Rather, one executes it more meticulously and without any motive. Bhakti is unobstructed, or apratihata, because it is beyond the concept of material pleasure and pain. Unlike karma and jnana, bhakti is blissful during its execution, and it gives ultimate bliss.
Emmanuel's Book III - 'What Is an Angel Doing Here?'
How good it is to know, there is [nothing to fear]
Class #88 (at MikeOversonEndTimes.org), evolved into a checkmate on women, but I wasn’t allowed to talk on 11-30-08 so I put it into iMovie and “redidit” on 1-21-10. I got committed to finish it and ended up with 2:43 hours. I got signs that it was blessed with a full moon visit from my hons: that’s Abba, “Partner” and the Holy Spirit,( in #61 I explain that Jesus’ name is “Partner”). Because #88 is a checkmate class it was poetic that after all these years of big dippers to women that this subject got so much information out of me. (This class assumes you've seen other classes where these subjects were covered in detail verses only summarized in this class.) Since I cover the movies “An Affair to Remember” and “Sleepless in Seattle” in #116b, (both with a romantic climax in New York city), I put in another 30 second clip of the music to Romeo and Juliet, (you can see my shadow wave to the camera), to make this 2:44 long, like the movie New York, New York is.
One thing I forgot to mention at 2:15, was when I was required to watch the movie “Seven” on 9-11-00, the time was 9:43 when they required a crying lady to look at gross pictures and I was 43 years old at the time, I later realized it was a sign that I was forced to watch that gross movie because it would be prophetic of what would happen one year later on 9-11-01. (One definition of 943, in this case is when a 43 cries.) There is a buzzing noise when you see the date 2-20-2007, (actually it was 2006 because I wasn’t allowed to talk on these classes after New York re-elected Hillary 11-6-06), the buzzing noise was much less than usual for me recording, (on a cheap camera), in the kitchen and was a “sign” that God was endorsing that class. I also slipped on explaining a christmas song that could ALSO apply to “the one”, but I’m sure my critics will be thrilled to have another excuse to mock me as “you’re so vain”. That’s also a very poetic (reason for) ending of these classes.
Watch this video on Vimeo. Video created by mike overson.