Posted on 08/28/2018 8:30:14 AM PDT by poconopundit
| I know little about politics. For most of my working life I've been a tech journalist/analyst immersed in my own work and paying very little attention to the politi-sphere.
But ever since Donald Trump walked down that escalator and joining FR soon thereafter I've been educated about the deep corruption of our government, media, and academia. And I've been endlessly fascinated with how Trump is fixing America step by step.
From time to time, when I thought I knew enough to say something interesting, I've posted vanities, often including a graphic meme.
This particular post is a relatively new meme concept for me. It's a non-comic variation on the theme that Ben Garrison has mastered so well.
Rather than post a meme with headline comments, my aim here is to mashup a provocative image and then combine it with a more extended commentary, a kind of poster on a subject. Two weeks ago I posted one of these (half-humor/half-serious) on Occasional Cortex.
So here it is. I'm curious to know if this hits the mark and how I can improve the concept. |
Understanding the Angry Red Hens
Angry Red Hens are con-artists, actors, and corrupt celebrities who spread false facts and feign unhinged outrage to create fear and mass hysteria in the mob of people they seek to influence. The Hens are paid big money and favors to be puppets of the ruling elite.
How Do the Angry Red Hens Operate?
The American government Trump inherited when he became President is an oligarchy -- a country ruled by powerful, rich elites who rule to enrich themselves, and to not look after the interests and God-given rights of We the People.
The game is called "legal plunder", as first defined by French economist Frédéric Bastiat in his book, The Law (1850).
Legal plunder uses the force of the law to steal money via special favors, inside information, and redistributing the wealth of the People to support the elites & interests groups in on the con.
The elites want to remain hidden, so the Angry Red Hens become their voice for stirring up the mob, especially when the elites are temporarily out of power.
The Angry Red Hens have no morals. They falsely accuse, painting people racist, and destroy the reputation of their opponents. The Hens pretend outrage and even act hysterically to stir up the mob, especially the voters who are dependent on legal plunder and the corrupted State.
Angry Red Hens will basically do or say anything for a few pieces of silver, so to identify the Hens: follow the money.
The Effect: Destroy Civil Society
The Angry Red Hens do great damage to civil society because they blur the lines between facts and fiction, turning government By-the-People on its head.
By legitimizing legal plunder they destroy trust in just laws that protect private property, individual rights, and fair market competition.
The casualties Angry Red Hens inflict on American society are enormous:
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Fabricated Hysteria in America
In 1692, in Puritan Massachusetts, four teenage girls pretended to have what looked like epileptic fits and accused innocent people in Salem town of being witches. The Salem Witch Trials led to the execution of 20 citizens as the Magistrate failed to apply due process law.
Ever since President Trump won a convincing electoral victory, AT&T's CNN has -- by 24x7 false accusations and fake news -- has stirred up mass hysteria in We the People as they try to overthrow a President. Shamefully the Salem Witch Trials continue to this day on CNN.
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Glad you’re making an effort but for the sake of your credibility - both depictions are of a rooster not a hen.
Not trying to make fun of you just want you to be taken seriously.
It certainly was! That's why I voted for H Ross Perot in 1992, but he either wasn't man enough, or was unwilling to deal the world of hurt that Trump managed to accept as the challenge, in spite of all his imperfections.
Draining the corrupt swamp is not for the faint of heart, or for cowards.
God Bless Donald J. Trump,
And Thank you, Mr. President, *itch Slayer!
You didn't help much by neglecting to name the atheist referenced.
None of us, not a one, can claim to know everything.
It’s a rooster, not a hen. I had no idea! Thanks. This is where I’m somewhat limited by the source images I find. Obviously I wanted to play into the recognized “Red Hen” restaurant theme.
What is really occurring is simply a war driven by competition over scarce resources; in this case, wealth, power & control.
Historically, wars often engaged foreign enemies, but during periods of military/civil dominance and the resulting (external) peace, age-old conflicts turn inward to satisfy varying rapine desires.
Consider our own deep state and the global financial and media conglomerates the satanists and child traffickers own/control. What could possibly motive them? Why aren't they satisfied with exploring on a sailing/RV adventure, fishing/hunting or just hanging with some buddies over BBQ & beer?
It's because a certain percentage of the population are psychopaths; they simply have no interest in "normal" communal human behavior. Laws, customs, behaviors, respect are all foreign concepts, constructs to be exploited as regular citizens attempt to live and abide by societal guidelines.
All systems of government are established to protect against these kinds of predators that plague every generation and every society. One of the arguments in favor of monarchy & aristocracy is that while it is 'unfair', those placed in position of stewardship have a vested (property) interest in maintaining the status quo and protecting both themselves and the general populace from corruption.
As we can easily see, a republican democracy is easily corrupted, because all it requires is the leverage effect of bribery, blackmail and physical threats over a relatively small number of individuals who control an entire government.
My advice is rather than become upset that this evil has now finally come to visit the USA, objectively evaluate and analyze what has occurred within the context of history, why it is far from unique, and what measures are required to rectify the situation.
Realistically, we patriots are merely watching the evolution of a major world war, albeit one waged with media and financial weapons. (If there were ever a demonstration that nukes are now obsolete, this should be it.) The enemy propaganda that is broadcast 24/7 is no different than if one were listening to Tokyo Rose 70 years ago.
Treat the engagement for what it is, and keep focused on the advances being made by allied forces.
Angry Blue Hens.
I actually created a YouTube last year Making Deplorable Political Art by Mashing Up Google Images that shows many of my graphic techniques.
And for those interested in seeing how the graphic was constructed, you can download the Excel file (5 Meg) where all the components are shown.
Excellent, publius911. This is precisely the information I seek — ideas on how to improve these graphics and either educate people or allow them to have some fun learning.
The 52-card trick makes me think of creating a board game. The cards can be the legal plunderers and pirates with a brief explanation of each type. Maybe people would prefer to have it available on a game website.
Let me think on your suggestion.
Great Imagery! Bookmark.
Richard Dawkins, controversial evolutionary biologist and atheist, made up the word ‘meme.’
Anyone who works with gov to manipulate the market. It can and usually is simple thing like Jeff immelt of ge getting the ban on incandescent bulbs so the led ones no one was buying would sell.
Big donors for green energy another. Those pushing for cheap labor via illegal immigration, etc.
We should have them trembling with fear, because of their projection of what they would like to do to us (if they thought they could get away with it) onto us.
Thank you very much.
I always am curious of words and phrases that become obnoxiously ubiquitous and abused by the propagandists. I make frequent use of etymologic web sites.
It is no accident that both the originators and the users are big time or wannabe Leftists; or simply brainless. But I repeat myself...
No worries - good luck.
I'm glad you've been educating yourself in this Trump era political landscape. And will say I too was actually impressed by your editorial in this field. Or should I say minefield?☺
That being said, I think a lot of people are paying much closer attention nowadays to exactly who these people are who've been mismanaging the government at all levels.
Good job!
Your comments are comforting... A book - after research and time - is a great idea.
Really excellent comment, semantic, on the proper focus of research efforts.
You rightly highlight the importance of tactics and lessons in the fight to defeat the enemy within.
We now have a new Space Force military department. Perhaps a new Anti-Corruption in Government Force should be established to make up for the lack of corruption fighting in our FBI and DOJ.
A simple regulatory change might be to require browsers and search engines to offer the user a choice of various *moderated filters* on search results:
— Leftist filter ( as moderated by a panel of Leftists )
— Libertarian filter ( same as above)
— Conservative filter ( same as above )
— Mixed political filter ( also moderated )
— Google’s filter ( what Google wants you to see )
Some other opinions:
1. Categorizing and identifying the perpetrators of Legal Plunder is a very useful exercise for the 95% of the population who need further education on the source of corruption.
2. The tactical and lessons-learned information on weeding out corruption is a great tool to inform seasoned political observers on FR and the white hats in our government.
3. Simply fire 50% of all non-military Federal employees. Cutting the Federal budget dramatically will do us enormous good. The remaining government offices should be moved out of Washington and scattered across the US States. Cloud computing and advanced communications will easily enable this. Simply moving these federal offices will allow us to jettison lots of dead wood and fat cats.
Off with their heads. Seriously.
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