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Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.55,0:00:12.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There we go, we got it Bob! Hi! Sorry, we're running a little bit late.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.63,0:00:14.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Excuse me a second.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.94,0:00:18.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey Bob, think fast! [Glass breaking] [Shouting]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.20,0:00:19.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sorry man!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.15,0:00:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to Culture in Decline, my name is Peter Joseph.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.16,0:00:26.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This show is designed for those that want to be a little bit more skeptical
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.34,0:00:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about society, because perhaps, you're like me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.30,0:00:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you stumble around this experiment we call global society,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.98,0:00:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can't help but feel an increasing sense of unease,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.72,0:00:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps even frustration, with respect to how we, the human family,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.71,0:00:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have chosen to organize ourselves on this little planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.22,0:00:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The late astronomer and well-known advocate of scientific thought, Carl Sagan,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.31,0:00:51.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in his famed PBS series 'Cosmos', once invited the question:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.46,0:00:54.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we were visited by a superior species from another part of the galaxy,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.90,0:00:58.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were forced to explain to them our stewardship of our planet,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.46,0:01:01.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to mention the state of human affairs today,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.08,0:01:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would we be proud of what we described?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.62,0:01:07.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How would we frame our explanation of how almost half of the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.31,0:01:12.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over 3 billion people, are either barely surviving in abject poverty and sickness,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.23,0:01:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or are simply dying off unnecessarily
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.97,0:01:18.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a rate of about one person every couple of seconds,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.23,0:01:21.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all occurring in the wake of an advanced technological reality,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.80,0:01:25.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we could easily feed, clothe and house every family on Earth,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.09,0:01:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a respectable standard of living?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.08,0:01:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How would we frame the global warfare;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.27,0:01:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,230 million killed by their fellow man in the past 100 years alone?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.01,0:01:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Based on what, meaningless territoriality, resources,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.49,0:01:43.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dogmatic, obsolete ideologies?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.98,0:01:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, this all occurring in the shadows of a looming scientific recognition,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.94,0:01:53.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we are indeed simply one family sharing one household,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.11,0:01:55.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bound by the exact same laws of nature,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.58,0:01:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hence the same unifying operational ideology.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.95,0:02:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How about our economic system, the bedrock of what defines our society,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.52,0:02:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to mention our dominant motivations?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.50,0:02:10.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How would we explain the reality that, rather than organizing ourselves efficiently,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.27,0:02:14.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a single system to properly manage this household we share,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.41,0:02:18.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we childishly divide and compete and exploit each other
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.22,0:02:21.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through an archaic, completely environmentally decoupled game.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.94,0:02:24.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A game, by the way, which not only appears to perpetuate
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.73,0:02:27.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a vast spectrum of social atrocities,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.65,0:02:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but now seems to be further destabilizing society,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.72,0:02:34.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,decreasing our public health.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.87,0:02:37.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sorry to say, as an individual,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.78,0:02:40.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really don't care what you believe, nor do I particularly respect it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.86,0:02:44.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? Because I don't really respect what I believe either.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.28,0:02:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no evidence to show that any of the traditional values,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.34,0:02:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,establishments, social structures or common practices
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.28,0:02:53.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have today, will be relevant tomorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.73,0:02:57.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only thing that appears to stand the test of time, is this very notion of change,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.100,0:03:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ever-evolving understanding of ourselves and the world we inhabit.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.60,0:03:05.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps, some might think that that's actually the definition of human intelligence.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.89,0:03:08.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you think about that? Less about what we know,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.63,0:03:11.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more about how vulnerable we are.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.02,0:03:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when you look out your window, ask yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.17,0:03:15.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see intelligence or do you see dogma?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.61,0:03:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see a culture listening and working to realign itself
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.40,0:03:21.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the ever-emerging natural orders as they unfold,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.94,0:03:25.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or do you see desperately stubborn efforts by many,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.16,0:03:27.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particularly those in positions of power,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.49,0:03:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to keep everything the same to the detriment
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.30,0:03:33.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the entire human experiment?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.07,0:03:34.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, like you,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.16,0:03:39.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I might be only one member of this family that is now 7 billion strong.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.49,0:03:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And like most families, sometimes it's hard for us to agree.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.29,0:03:48.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But sometimes, things get so bad we need serious intervention.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.10,0:03:50.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The following series is that intervention
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.42,0:03:54.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the hope to salvage what is clearly, a culture in decline.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.19,0:03:57.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the creator of the Zeitgeist film trilogy
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.10,0:04:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comes the worst reality show of all time.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.05,0:04:01.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Real One
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.00,0:04:04.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,GMP Films presents
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.08,0:04:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Culture in Decline
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.100,0:04:15.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With your guide, Peter Joseph
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.10,0:04:26.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an election year in the United States
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.38,0:04:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some may say it's an election year for the whole world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.84,0:04:31.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still the dominant empire, the United States' political system
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.51,0:04:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has spent roughly 25 billion dollars in the past decade alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.76,0:04:39.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An amount of money, if averaged and distributed annually,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.10,0:04:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could house and feed every homeless person in America,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.68,0:04:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,effectively ending the epidemic.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.95,0:04:46.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps, like me, by the end of this program,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.00,0:04:49.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll find that money will be better well-spent.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.93,0:04:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Be that as it may, the 2012 presidential election
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.76,0:04:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is gearing up to be one of the most expensive,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.82,0:04:58.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ostensibly important elections of all time;
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.27,0:05:01.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,given the ongoing debt crisis, the unemployment crisis,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.19,0:05:04.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the vast destabilization we see across society.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.27,0:05:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, I'm not particularly interested in the left or the right,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.82,0:05:11.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or am I interested in any candidate's political merit.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.21,0:05:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'm interested in, is the entire idea of global democracy
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.26,0:05:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the tradition as it exists, and how it is blindly accepted
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.84,0:05:23.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the vast majority of people on this planet, as being the only option
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.83,0:05:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to satisfy their interests and create good well-being,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.78,0:05:29.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hence societal management, in its optimum state.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.31,0:05:31.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what interests me.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.06,0:05:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(P. Joseph) So, rather than debate about who should be the next president,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.76,0:05:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why don't we step back and consider some broader issues?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.85,0:05:39.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such as, I don't know,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.81,0:05:42.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe, why we even have a president to begin with?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.58,0:05:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is this, medieval feudalism?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.32,0:05:51.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought the days of kings, dictators, and giving one person enormous power,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.90,0:05:55.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was coming to an end. Or, more generally,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.03,0:05:58.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't it seem a little absurd to claim a participatory democracy,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.90,0:06:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the public itself actually has zero say,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.54,0:06:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to the actual decisions made by those elected.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.06,0:06:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's bad enough that those voted in have literally no legal responsibility
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.59,0:06:14.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do anything they might have claimed on the campaign trail.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.15,0:06:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you examine history, you will find the historical fact
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.98,0:06:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the public good has always been secondary to other interests,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.36,0:06:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mainly, financial and business interests.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.04,0:06:28.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, this is common knowledge now, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.99,0:06:33.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why did the US government, completely against all known public interest,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.11,0:06:35.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allow the private banking system,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.45,0:06:37.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a system which actually creates nothing,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.94,0:06:41.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be bailed out to the tune of 13 trillion dollars?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.32,0:06:44.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have a 14 million dollar ocean front home in Florida.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.34,0:06:47.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have a summer vacation home in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.22,0:06:50.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You and your wife have an art collection filled with million dollar paintings.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.82,0:06:54.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(PJ) While the public was left out to dry with overflowing private debt,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.72,0:06:57.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,job losses and a stagnating economy.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.51,0:07:00.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we're going to persist with this silly little game we've concocted
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.91,0:07:05.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called the growth economy, where the movement of money defines everything,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.51,0:07:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it might be a good idea to do the math regarding what might actually help
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.37,0:07:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this economic system operate at some passable level.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.03,0:07:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, if you raise taxes on the so-called rich,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.90,0:07:23.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're really raising taxes on the job creators.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.66,0:07:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if the goal is private sector growth,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.98,0:07:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to recognize that the best way to create that growth
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.96,0:07:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to leave capital in the treasuries of the job creators.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.30,0:07:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(PJ) If that money spent on the bank bailout was spent on, say...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.32,0:07:42.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relieving private household debt instead,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.43,0:07:45.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while letting Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.11,0:07:50.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all of the other technically meaningless, non-producing financial institutions
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.02,0:07:53.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,experience the failure and bankruptcy they deserved,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.51,0:07:58.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simultaneously nationalizing the entire US banking system as a whole,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.02,0:08:01.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the US economy might have had a chance. Why?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.66,0:08:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because banks don't actually contribute anything. People with jobs do.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.50,0:08:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[If] you want growth in this type of system, you need jobs.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.84,0:08:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want jobs you need demand,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.38,0:08:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and demand requires people having free money to spend.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.97,0:08:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So by helping the public debt burden,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.05,0:08:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you would plant the true seeds of economic growth.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.20,0:08:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As obvious as that may seem, many forget one thing:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.28,0:08:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the bailout had nothing to do with helping the US economy,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.68,0:08:30.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nor does it or will it work to help
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.29,0:08:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any hurting sovereign economy in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.06,0:08:38.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? Because we live in a plutocracy, not a democracy,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.09,0:08:42.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the only true power is actually behind the curtain, not in front.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.93,0:08:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The financial and business powers not only own and control this country,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.71,0:08:49.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they own and control the whole planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.20,0:08:53.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And no, it's not a conspiracy, it's a value-system disorder.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.78,0:08:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As long as a dollar sign is associated with every blade of grass,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.92,0:09:01.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every plot of land, every fleeting thought or invention,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.67,0:09:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to mention judging the merit of individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.21,0:09:08.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for their right to life through labor, we should expect nothing less.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.57,0:09:10.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since the inception of the state itself,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.87,0:09:13.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coupled with the underlying power of money
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.37,0:09:17.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the ultimate driver of human decisions, and hence persuasion,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.34,0:09:20.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the true power has always been financial,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.73,0:09:24.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those little people you elect into office every couple of years
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.63,0:09:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have owners too, and don't you forget it.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.14,0:09:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Democracy: is that something you believe in as it exists today in America?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.49,0:09:35.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- When you say as in "believe in", does it exist? Like forest fires, God,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.05,0:09:36.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the devil?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.00,0:09:41.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- What is your opinion of the American democratic system as it exists? - It's broken,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.59,0:09:45.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's deeply, deeply broken. - Democracy, goes, of course, to Greece
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.57,0:09:50.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's the theory that the people own the government. Is it happening
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.39,0:09:55.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in practice, in 2012, in this country? Not close! It's a corporatocracy.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.02,0:09:58.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(PJ) All of this considered, let's now think a little more accurately
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.06,0:10:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about this whole democracy deal.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.60,0:10:04.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since the tradition of our democracy has to do with representatives
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.07,0:10:06.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,elected to apparently do our thinking for us,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.76,0:10:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a critical question becomes: where did these people come from?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.33,0:10:13.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why are they the ones on your TV and not others?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.41,0:10:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you decide that these people are the best choices
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.32,0:10:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to compete for such critical leadership,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.98,0:10:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or have you noticed that the most pronounced candidates
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.58,0:10:25.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially the presidential, sort of come out of nowhere,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.87,0:10:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, through the media, are given credence merely by repetition of exposure?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.57,0:10:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The term democracy comes from the Greek 'demos' which means people,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.52,0:10:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 'krates' which means rule.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.84,0:10:42.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The people of a given society express their opinions through votes
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.26,0:10:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and policy is created by the majority's interest.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.18,0:10:48.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It appears the process was formalized in ancient Greece,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.32,0:10:50.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and has been adapting ever since.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.77,0:10:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, it didn't take long for a bit of cynicism to emerge
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.36,0:10:57.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with respect to the process itself, given the fact that
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.62,0:11:01.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the entire basis of the idea assumes that the voting public
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.61,0:11:05.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually is educated enough to know what they're doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.49,0:11:08.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Franklin D. Roosevelt once acutely stated:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.41,0:11:11.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.82,0:11:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are prepared to choose wisely.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.98,0:11:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.89,0:11:21.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Winston Churchill on the other hand, was a little less forgiving,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.09,0:11:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stating "The best argument against democracy
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.00,0:11:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.10,0:11:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And of course, the infamous Mark Twain jumped to the inevitable punch line,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.97,0:11:35.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stating "If voting made any difference, they wouldn't let us do it."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.00,0:11:39.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would like you to ask yourself: if we were in the ruling class,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.93,0:11:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the 'investment ownership class', to paraphrase Thorstein Veblen,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.24,0:11:48.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we wanted to preserve our interests against any interference,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.78,0:11:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what would we do?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.55,0:11:55.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, we need to take the broadest possible view we can.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.79,0:11:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to make sure the voting public is as uninformed as possible,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.66,0:12:06.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regarding relevant issues that might contradict our establishment's practices.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.26,0:12:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coupled with that, we also need to eliminate as much independent, logical,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.86,0:12:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,causal, scientific thought as possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.28,0:12:17.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let us support an extremely underfunded, outdated,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.93,0:12:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and deprived public educational system;
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.84,0:12:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a system focused on merely getting a person a job one day,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.28,0:12:28.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not teach them how to critically and logically think.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.29,0:12:32.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- The heart of democracy is the basic assumption that the public is well educated
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.43,0:12:35.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about critical thought, they know how to think about things and evaluate,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.58,0:12:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and therefore they can make proper decisions, right? What is your opinion
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.72,0:12:43.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on American education and its effect on the democratic process?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.79,0:12:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I think that we have multiple problems in the education in America.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.90,0:12:50.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One: I think we are dealing with the dumbing down of America.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.65,0:12:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Do you feel that this sort of poor educational system
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.48,0:12:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually benefits the establishment? - Oh, absolutely!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.53,0:12:59.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Absolutely! Keep them stupid, keep them easily entertained.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.61,0:13:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they're uninformed, they can't fight back!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.12,0:13:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(P. Joseph) However, to further reinforce this,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.80,0:13:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we also need to push and reward
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.30,0:13:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,belief systems that support passive obedience;
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.18,0:13:15.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,belief systems and values that are stubborn, irrational,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.89,0:13:18.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and promote closed thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.20,0:13:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Religion becomes super helpful in this circumstance.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.24,0:13:24.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it possible, that religion is being politicized,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.52,0:13:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that candidates are using it as a tool?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.96,0:13:30.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe that God created the Universe.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.58,0:13:34.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we're enjoined by Scripture and the Lord Jesus to oppose it with all our might.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.87,0:13:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us nor pray that God is on our side,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.85,0:13:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in war or any other time, but let us pray that we are on God's side.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.45,0:13:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,May God bless the 7th Day Adventist church.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.08,0:13:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the God who loves us, the God who gave us life, who gave us our being...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.52,0:13:53.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so to every sailor, soldier, airman and marine,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.58,0:13:57.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was involved in this mission, let me say, you are doing God's work.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.66,0:14:01.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If people are groomed to be obedient and follow blindly,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.95,0:14:06.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are ripe to extend that obedience to others who claim authority.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.15,0:14:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Check.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.48,0:14:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, it's critical we recognize
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.63,0:14:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a unique, sociological characteristic of the human condition.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.98,0:14:16.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Something we will call 'herd psychology'.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.39,0:14:20.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the tendency for us humans, when faced with mass appeal,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.10,0:14:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to often behave in extremely thoughtless and malleable ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.98,0:14:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the words of Charles McKay, famed author of
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.02,0:14:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.12,0:14:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Men, it has been said, think in herds;
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.34,0:14:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will be seen that they go mad in herds,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.04,0:14:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while they only recover their senses slowly and one by one."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.99,0:14:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, this doesn't just apply to, say, a soccer riot.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.98,0:14:52.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such mob persuasion can be generated trough simply shared cultural events.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.05,0:14:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember September 11th? Talk about mass insanity!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.92,0:15:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This event created an immediate crowd madness with fear and revenge,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:01.38,0:15:05.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it didn't take long for the US government, and other governments, in fact,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:05.27,0:15:07.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to harness that madness, and funnel support
Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.58,0:15:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for draconian legislation and illegal invasions.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.14,0:15:15.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, this herd psychological tendency is not only very useful
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.09,0:15:18.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for implanting and guiding perceived issues of importance,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:18.69,0:15:22.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is also critical in setting rigid limits of debate,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.68,0:15:26.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating the tendency for those who begin to question beyond those limits,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.59,0:15:30.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be ostracized and rejected by the herd itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.53,0:15:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, if someone talks about
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.70,0:15:35.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a more equitable distribution of income in society:
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.82,0:15:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the growth that has occurred in our country, over the last decade or more,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.80,0:15:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has gone to the upper 1, 2%. "Fucking communists!"
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.82,0:15:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If someone speculates about the obvious power manipulation and corruption,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.27,0:15:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"God damn it! I am so sick of these conspiracy theorists and their lies!
Dialogue: 0,0:15:54.46,0:15:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Federal Reserve does not collude for its own self interest!"
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.89,0:16:00.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And heaven forbid we get those do-gooders
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.49,0:16:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who want to actually apply modern scientific knowledge
Dialogue: 0,0:16:03.44,0:16:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and improve society with it. "Yeah right!
Dialogue: 0,0:16:07.08,0:16:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Feed, clothe and house everybody on Earth with technology?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.51,0:16:13.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Utopian jackasses!" [glass breaking]
Dialogue: 0,0:16:14.41,0:16:18.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember, probably the greatest way to control human thought,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.54,0:16:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to establish a deep fear of social rejection,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.91,0:16:26.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and associate that fear to culturally taboo subjects.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.24,0:16:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, with that ground work in motion,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.73,0:16:32.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we now have to deal with the pesky problem
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.25,0:16:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the public just might wise up enough,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:35.24,0:16:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and work to maneuver a person into political power,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.00,0:16:40.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will cause us problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.15,0:16:44.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, some more specific structural safeguards are in order.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.41,0:16:48.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, we need to make sure that those unwanted candidates,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:48.73,0:16:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are unable to get anywhere near the major outlets for public digestion;
Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.28,0:16:56.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if they do, the practice is to treat them like freaks.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.39,0:17:00.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you suggesting that heroin and prostitution are an exercise of liberty?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.79,0:17:03.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you're inferring is "You know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.53,0:17:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we legalize heroin tomorrow, everybody is going to use heroin."
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.26,0:17:10.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many people here would use heroin if it was legal?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.06,0:17:12.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we do that? With money,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.64,0:17:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our corporate constituency has plenty.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:15.76,0:17:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just need to make sure the use of this money
Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.34,0:17:21.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for political influence goes uninhibited.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.84,0:17:26.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a US supreme court 1976 decision, the freedom for a candidate
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.53,0:17:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to use unlimited personal money for their campaign was deemed legal,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:31.07,0:17:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,equating spending money with the right of free speech, in fact.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.96,0:17:37.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What this translates to, in effect,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:37.21,0:17:41.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the removal of any regulated fairness of expression,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:41.01,0:17:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hence, whoever has the most money has the most resources,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.56,0:17:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hence effect. Perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.21,0:17:50.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, lets secure this a little bit farther.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.65,0:17:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lets also make sure that our corporations,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:53.03,0:17:56.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are given the legal right to promote our little puppets without limit.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.69,0:18:01.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luckily, in 2010, our pals again at the US supreme court,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.34,0:18:04.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,confirmed that the government may not restrict
Dialogue: 0,0:18:04.17,0:18:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,political spending by any corporation in candidate elections,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.06,0:18:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they are, once again, protected by the 1st Amendment.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:12.28,0:18:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now we can buy mad ad space to promote whoever we want,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:16.13,0:18:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as much as we want, drowning the opposition in the media.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.45,0:18:22.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and double check.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:22.98,0:18:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With those broad measures in place,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.60,0:18:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is still important to control the basic unfolding
Dialogue: 0,0:18:28.89,0:18:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the electoral process, from start to finish.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:31.84,0:18:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The best way to do this, is to create a false duality:
Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.54,0:18:38.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the illusion of competition between parties.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:38.06,0:18:43.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need a 2-party system that, constantly argues with each other in general,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.52,0:18:46.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but still upholds the basic elitist policies
Dialogue: 0,0:18:46.100,0:18:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we need to maintain our advantage.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:50.11,0:18:52.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The beauty of this dominant 2-party farce,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:52.69,0:18:56.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that it not only gives the public the needed illusion of choice,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:56.71,0:19:01.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it more importantly, oppresses those upstart third parties.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:01.55,0:19:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As we know, these annoying self righteous third parties,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.04,0:19:07.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been trouble makers from day one.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:07.51,0:19:10.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The civil rights amendments, women's suffrage,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:10.76,0:19:15.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,broad worker rights, child labor laws and other agitations for industry,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.93,0:19:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all came from these rising third parties, historically,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.75,0:19:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not from the dominant, established group, us.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:22.90,0:19:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we need to be vigilant here.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.16,0:19:29.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to get the public so used to this 2-party dictatorship,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:29.22,0:19:33.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they don't even mind if the two parties are given direct control
Dialogue: 0,0:19:33.23,0:19:36.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over most of the electoral process itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.39,0:19:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They need to have the power of organizing the rules of electoral redistricting,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:40.66,0:19:43.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the primaries, the caucuses, and debates,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:43.74,0:19:47.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and of course, we, the ruling class, will moderate their actions
Dialogue: 0,0:19:47.29,0:19:50.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through lobbying, campaign contributions, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.63,0:19:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exactly what the free market promises: the freedom to manipulate everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:56.53,0:20:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meet our friends: the commission on presidential debates, or CPD.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:01.90,0:20:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1988, the democratic and republican parties,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:05.26,0:20:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the demo-publicans, as I like to call them,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.11,0:20:11.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,established the commission on presidential debates.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:11.29,0:20:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Posing as a non-partisan institution, the CPD successfully took control
Dialogue: 0,0:20:16.41,0:20:20.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the most influential election event, the presidential debates.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:20.29,0:20:24.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The CPD, which is a private corporation co-chaired by the former heads
Dialogue: 0,0:20:24.37,0:20:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the republican and democratic parties, decide through secret contracts,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:29.34,0:20:33.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is going to participate in the debates, and what is going to be talked about.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:33.63,0:20:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those pesky third parties, along with controversial ideas,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.19,0:20:44.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can only come into play if the demo-publicans decide they can.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:45.01,0:20:49.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Really, can you imagine what would happen if those annoying social upstarts,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:49.21,0:20:51.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually were able to up against the trite,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:51.100,0:20:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,miserable, logic, and narrow subject matter typical of our rigged debates?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:57.92,0:21:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for the nurse, the teacher, the police officer who
Dialogue: 0,0:21:02.60,0:21:06.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,frankly, at the end of each month, they have a little financial crisis going on.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.28,0:21:09.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're having to take out extra debt just to make their mortgage payments.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.99,0:21:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We haven't been paying attention to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:12.23,0:21:15.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you look at our tax policies, it's a classic example.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:15.12,0:21:18.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sorry to interrupt Mr. President, but I couldn't agree more.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:18.41,0:21:21.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, don't you feel that the tax policies
Dialogue: 0,0:21:21.55,0:21:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other common acknowledgments about what is hurting the average American,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:25.34,0:21:27.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is actually quite benign, when compared to
Dialogue: 0,0:21:27.79,0:21:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the very foundation of our economic system?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:31.02,0:21:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, making money out of debt, charging intrest on it that doesn't exist,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:35.86,0:21:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means that there's always more outstanding debt than there is money to pay for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:40.49,0:21:44.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, that lends itself to more debt being created to cover it,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:44.18,0:21:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and essentially, failure and bankruptcy is inevitable.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:47.86,0:21:51.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not for the upper classes as much as the lower middle classes.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:51.23,0:21:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? Because the lower classes are the ones taking the loans
Dialogue: 0,0:21:55.40,0:22:00.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for their home and their car, while the upper class are making interest income.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:00.67,0:22:03.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather than paying interest, they actually make interest
Dialogue: 0,0:22:03.97,0:22:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through their deposits and investments.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:06.99,0:22:11.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Obviously, this secures a massive growing class divide, structurally.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:11.28,0:22:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is that not something worth considering?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:20.79,0:22:23.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a final point about the CPD,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:23.62,0:22:26.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our corporations can now directly donate to them,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:26.97,0:22:32.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hence the parties, imposing our financial influence, and hence agenda, even more,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:32.44,0:22:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making another end run around that pesky legal legislation,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:36.62,0:22:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,barring corporations from contributing directly to political campaigns.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:41.08,0:22:43.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A beautiful end run.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:44.71,0:22:48.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, nothing is perfect, and you can't be too careful.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:48.13,0:22:52.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, good old fashioned, time-tested tactics are needed.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:52.47,0:22:57.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nothing is as old-fashioned, as good old direct electoral fraud.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:57.62,0:23:00.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's get some of our corporate buddies to build some voting machines,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:00.95,0:23:03.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with really terrible integrity,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:03.19,0:23:06.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get them in as many critical spots as we can.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:06.57,0:23:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, I know, it's sloppy. It has already become public,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:09.58,0:23:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the machines can be hacked remotely, with about $10 of materials,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:13.38,0:23:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and an 8th grade science education.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:15.73,0:23:19.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, since most Americans are completely distracted by their debt,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:19.63,0:23:23.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lowering standard of living, and ongoing job losses,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:23.02,0:23:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the liberal media falls on deaf ears.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:30.35,0:23:31.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's recap.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:32.82,0:23:35.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Free thinking people tend to recognize
Dialogue: 0,0:23:35.15,0:23:38.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the need for ongoing adaptation and change,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:38.08,0:23:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we need to make sure education supports the existing tradition,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:42.30,0:23:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through mere rote learning, not critical, logical thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:47.16,0:23:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, we establish clear limits of debate in the culture,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:50.68,0:23:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make sure those who go beyond the pale,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:53.26,0:23:57.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are shutdown by endless ridicule and debasement.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:57.92,0:24:00.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we need to harness the herd psychology,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:00.36,0:24:03.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and guide it through our media, to either identify
Dialogue: 0,0:24:03.43,0:24:07.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the issues we need in the forefront, or distract them outright.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:07.35,0:24:09.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As far as large scale influence,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:09.51,0:24:11.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to have the freedom to do whatever we want,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:11.97,0:24:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to use our vast corporate wealth to influence
Dialogue: 0,0:24:14.75,0:24:18.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both public opinion and the candidates themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:18.41,0:24:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our legal status as a corporate person, now ensures our free speech,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:23.36,0:24:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hence free spending.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:25.63,0:24:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, we create the public illusion of competition and choice,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:29.15,0:24:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gain as much control over the election process as possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:33.25,0:24:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our demo-publican pawns, with our endless sponsorship and lobbying,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:38.11,0:24:42.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now handles this well, including the restriction of public debate,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:42.05,0:24:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the denial of all interfering third parties.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:46.20,0:24:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If that wasn't enough, screw it! We'll just reorder the ballot counts ourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:49.90,0:24:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the black box voting hacks in the most influential electoral states.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:58.38,0:24:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so it goes!
Dialogue: 0,0:25:00.56,0:25:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since the beginning of civilization,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:02.72,0:25:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those in power have successfully restricted the interests of the majority,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:06.32,0:25:10.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by regulating their values, by controlling resources through money,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:10.38,0:25:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to mention controlling the very processes that exist to challenge them.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:14.20,0:25:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it a conspiracy? Do such powerful men meet in dark rooms,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:18.52,0:25:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and work to figure out how to keep their power?
Dialogue: 0,0:25:20.85,0:25:23.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually no, not as much as you might think.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:23.50,0:25:27.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, the hilarious thing about all of this, is that such a process
Dialogue: 0,0:25:27.46,0:25:30.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of manipulation is actually self-generating,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:30.34,0:25:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,justified in a step by step manner,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:32.88,0:25:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with basic self-interest guiding the whole way.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:36.65,0:25:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, the real corruption is not occurring in back-room meetings, or at the docks;
Dialogue: 0,0:25:41.46,0:25:45.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the real power resides in how you, the public,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:45.53,0:25:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually perpetuate, condone and support
Dialogue: 0,0:25:48.61,0:25:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the very underlying systems that oppress you.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:52.58,0:25:56.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Final thoughts: many watching this program's content,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:56.45,0:26:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will likely interpret the broad farce known as American democracy,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:00.33,0:26:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or really the farce of global democracy, in fact,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:03.08,0:26:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a system in need of better regulation.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:06.46,0:26:11.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ACLU, Democracy Now!, Michael Moore, Occupy Wall Street, Annie Leonard,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:11.61,0:26:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other intelligent and outspoken activist institutions and figures,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:15.31,0:26:17.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seeking what they call 'change',
Dialogue: 0,0:26:17.79,0:26:21.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all actually operate within the same presupposition:
Dialogue: 0,0:26:21.69,0:26:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If only if we could better regulate monetary and corporate power,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:25.22,0:26:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can fix the world."
Dialogue: 0,0:26:28.29,0:26:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:30.32,0:26:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sorry to say that until the social premise itself,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:33.80,0:26:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hence the fundamental psychological drivers of our economy;
Dialogue: 0,0:26:37.18,0:26:41.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,imbalance, scarcity, narrow self-interest, exploitation and competition-
Dialogue: 0,0:26:41.31,0:26:45.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until those are altered to the extent that the system begins to reward
Dialogue: 0,0:26:45.21,0:26:49.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and reinforce collaboration, human and ecological balance,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:49.37,0:26:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,efficiency and sustainability, nothing is going to really change.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:55.25,0:26:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a sociological condition, where everything is based on advantage over others,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:59.38,0:27:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we call corruption today isn't actually corruption at all;
Dialogue: 0,0:27:03.43,0:27:05.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's just business as usual.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:05.89,0:27:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seriously, what did you people expect?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:08.62,0:27:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In an economy where everything is for sale by the very ethic inherent,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:12.08,0:27:16.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,underscored by the false notion that we can't possibly work together intelligently
Dialogue: 0,0:27:16.43,0:27:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to benefit all, no level of supposed corruption
Dialogue: 0,0:27:20.71,0:27:23.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should surprise any of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:25.31,0:27:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In short, to assume we're going to perpetuate this economic philosophy here,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:28.79,0:27:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then contradict it over here with the idea that certain elements of society
Dialogue: 0,0:27:33.16,0:27:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should be off-limits for monetary manipulation and gain,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:37.26,0:27:40.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is completely naive and absurd.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:41.14,0:27:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But don't take my word for it; just sit back and watch the ebb and flow
Dialogue: 0,0:27:45.95,0:27:50.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we move from one set of corrupt, damaging practices to the next.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:50.59,0:27:54.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure, we'll slowly fix a few issues with our in the box thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:54.95,0:27:58.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but until the whole system is addressed at its core,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:58.43,0:28:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unfortunately, it's all mostly a waste of time
Dialogue: 0,0:28:01.06,0:28:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and improvement would be very little.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:03.93,0:28:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Until we grow up to that level, sit back, relax, enjoy the show
Dialogue: 0,0:28:08.70,0:28:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and until next time, I'm Peter Joseph
Dialogue: 0,0:28:11.84,0:28:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an agent and victim of a culture in decline.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:17.96,0:28:20.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please note that no demopublicans were injured
Dialogue: 0,0:28:20.88,0:28:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or abused during the taping of this show.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:23.35,0:28:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(However, it appears their extinction might be imminent.)
Dialogue: 0,0:28:29.80,0:28:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This broadcast was made possible by generous grants from the Rockefeller foundation,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:33.80,0:28:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,George Soros, the Theosophic Society, the Bilderberg Group;
Dialogue: 0,0:28:36.71,0:28:39.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Council on Foreign Relations, the new world order, Alex Jones
Dialogue: 0,0:28:39.81,0:28:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the satanic death cult known as the Zeitgeist Movement.