Official Culture in America: A Natural State of Psychopathy?

Laura Knight-Jadczyk

July 30, 2003: KAH - The subject of the extremely narrow point of view
of most Americans as opposed to the majority of other peoples in the
world came up in a conversation the other day. The people having the
conversation were, as it happens, mostly American. One of them
commented that Americans had been "programmed" to their point of view
by mass media propaganda for a very long time and that it was simply a
very normal part of American life and basically, always had been. She
concluded, "Whoever denies it is either ignorant or has an agenda."

That may be so. It may be true that the "pied pipers" of denial have
an agenda. But what, then, does one say or do about the ignorance of
the vast majority of Americans? Why and how is it that the trap of
Fascism is closing on them before their very eyes and no matter how
many voices - the number is increasing every day - are raised to point
out this danger, they simply do not seem to get it?

The conversation continued with a comment from another individual
suggesting that one must take into account how effective the "official
culture" actually is in the US. It isn't just a question of ignorance,
but a question of the long-term thoroughness of the propagandizing that
began in the early days of the last century. It was proposed that this
propaganda is so complete that not only are most people in the US
ignorant of what is taking place on the US political scene, and in the
world as a direct result of US policy, they are ignorant of the fact
that they are ignorant. They have been inculcated with the view that
their view is the only "right" one" and, consequently, they really
"don't know any better". In short: "What do you do if you don't know
that you don't know something?"

Well, the thing is, at some point in time, no matter how thorough the
programming has been, most people will eventually end up coming across
some bit or piece of information that isn't going to quite "jibe" with
the "official culture;" it isn't going to "fit" in with their view of
reality, with what they have been taught, and it is usually just a
little bit uncomfortable when this happens. Or it ought to be.

My question is, why is complete denial, even aggressive behavior in
some instances, the reaction of some when the objective facts of
reality are pointed out to them, while there are others who react with
an increased sense of curiosity, an increased desire for additional
information?

Why do some shun knowledge and others crave it?

Why do some resist the programming, and others welcome it?

full article
http://www.cassiopaea.org/cass/official_culture.htm

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