Sociopaths / Psychopaths

Absolutely it is. This is the basis of the mind control the ruling sociopaths use against us continually. You are essentially using their methods to counteract some of the programming they have instilled in you.

Almost none. Hypnotherapy has been successfully used to break addictions (tobacco abuse, alcohol abuse, etc.), and these addictions are typically symptoms of the cognitive dissonance the sociopathic system produces in people of empathy (i.e. we "drown our sorrows" in substance abuse). I think there is a good reason why hypnotherapy is deliberately discouraged in our society -- it might make the mind control we are constantly subjected to become too visible. The ruling sociopaths absolutely do not want to lose their power and control, and that requires withholding certain things from us, like knowledge of the techniques of mind control.

 

From today's Phi Group chat:

[4:59:38 PM] Fred Steeves: Where is truth?
[4:59:48 PM] Chico: (rofl)
[4:59:53 PM] Chico: right...
[4:59:59 PM] Chico: That is the question.
[5:00:26 PM] Chico: Is it true that sociopaths are running this world in a way that does not benefit the bulk of humanity?
[5:08:22 PM] Fred Steeves: Yes of course. But, I also must invoke Jorr's famous saying: "All Is Well".
[5:08:48 PM] Chico: Is it true that "All is Well"?
[5:09:04 PM] Fred Steeves: It is for me.
[5:09:12 PM] Chico: It isn't for us.
[5:09:50 PM] Fred Steeves: Who is "us"?
[5:09:56 PM] Chico: Humanity.
[5:10:21 PM] Fred Steeves: You speak for all of humanity Chico?
[5:11:17 PM] Chico: I speak for a small part of it, because I am part of it, as is my family, my friends, and my neighbors.

Fred asks a valid question, which is basically who am I to speak for humanity. And my response is accurate, that I speak for a small part of humanity, that part that is me, my family, some of my friends, and maybe even some of my neighbors. In fact, it is surprising how many people I speak for that I've never even met. I met one today at a garage sale who I talked with, and he was right with me on everything. That has happened many times.

Nevertheless, I gave Fred's question some more thought. For my explanation that follows to make sense, you will need to read this post.

I obviously don't speak for the Sociopaths, the 1%. I am opposed to their agendas. I don't speak for their Minions either, around 10% of the population. They are bought and paid for, and I don't have the wealth to change their attitudes. I don't speak for the Followers either, about 80% of the population. They basically don't have a position, so they just follow whoever leads them, which at the moment is the 1%. That leaves the Independents, or the approximately 9% of the population that is left. Many of these don't need anyone to speak for them, as they are perfectly capable of doing it themselves. Even so, what I have to say is probably not too far from what these people would say. Maybe half of them would agree with what I am saying. So perhaps I speak for roughly 4% of the population.

I will lay odds that Obama actually only speaks for 1% of the population (his bosses, the Sociopaths), so I'm doing four times better than Obama, and he's our frickin President!

 

LightestSon posted the video below on the InPhiNet Skype chat. It's quite good, with a number of useful observations. It gets better as it plays, and near the end it is hitting on all cylinders.

Although the subject is narcissists, you can read that as sociopaths. Why? Every sociopath I have encountered was a narcissist. I have never encountered a narcissist who was not a sociopath. Narcissism is a derivative of the lack of empathy. One result of lacking empathy for others is that it causes a person to see others as unequals. This produces the perception of hierarchy, and because the person lacking empathy (the sociopath) can see the hierarchy, he naturally deduces that he must be superior to see what so many others clearly do not see. A positive feedback loop ensues, with successful deceptions and manipulations of others reinforcing the perception of personal superiority.



How to Take Revenge On A Narcissist

 

Interesting. Fleetwood Mac's "Hypnotized" has had a mysterious allure on me ever since I first heard it. It was important, but I never understood why way back then. Now it's kind of obvious, especially after Derren Brown's video opened my eyes to the power of covert conversational hypnosis. In fact, when I first watched that video, I felt the same mysterious allure. I thought the video was clever, well constructed, and entertaining, much like "Hypnotized", and much like watching David Copperfield do his illusions. How is it that I ended up seeing David Copperfield's show in my town when I almost never go to any shows, and around the same time as finding the Derren Brown video (or was it really around the same time)? Why was I fascinated with magic as a kid? Why did I read all about Harry Houdini as a boy? Why did I keep coming back to that Derren Brown video, analyzing it almost frame by frame?

Why do I argue with Sam about the meaning of synchronicity? (lol) ... ( 1 2 )

"Why, Mr. Anderson, why. Why do you persist!?"


Agent Smith - Why do you persist?


Why is The Matrix trilogy so damn important?

 

This ("the untrue knowledge we are bombarded with") is the underlying basis for the mind control that is used on the public. It is precisely why the media is so tightly controlled, along with our system of education, our government, and our money system.

Yes. In other words, how do we defend ourselves from being mind controlled?

Here are some things that I did. Note that a lot of these things came about largely by circumstance, and not necessarily entirely by my deliberate and conscious choice (though that did contribute).

• I questioned my own religious training.
• I investigated other religions.
• I actively opposed religious dogma.
• I began to investigate censorship.
  
• I weaned myself off of TV.
• I weaned myself off of reading the newspaper.
• I stopped my magazine subscriptions and stopped reading magazines.
• I began to question everything, including my own knowledge.
• I stopped dismissing information that ran contrary to my own knowledge.
• I began listening to whistle-blowers, especially those that were persecuted (and even killed) for speaking out.
• I began searching for an underlying thread connecting all groups accused of controlling our information.
• I learned about sociopathy, which appeared to be the common thread.
• I began to investigate and understand mind control, which is a fundamental technique of sociopaths (deceive and manipulate).

I am still in the process of "changing my mind". I would like to be the author of this process, instead of having it imposed on me without my knowledge. In effect, a changing mind is not a controlled mind. Mind control is designed to put the mind into a static state, a state of certainty. A dynamic mind that rejects certainty may be the best defense against mind control.

 

Ooops just realized in my post above a misinterpretation could be construed, which was not my intention, when I mentioned "empowering for the non-professional community" by having non-professional contributions to a panel discussion: as this was in direct reference to non-professional neuroscientists.

Anyway moving on: thanks for heads-up on Derren Brown and nod to Milton Erickson.

 

I agree with this approach, and I do the same. Planting the seed is the empathetic thing to do.

My boyhood hero was Johnny Appleseed. I read the children's book early on and had the greatest admiration for him and his story. I loved apples, and I grew up with mature apple trees in my backyard. The biggest one in the center of my yard was a Golden Delicious, and its apples were to die for. I would take grocery bags full of apples to college every couple of weeks in the Fall to enjoy and share with my friends. I later grew apple trees from seeds and planted them on every property I owned and lived on. I have eight in my yard now, every one grown from seed I planted. About 10 years ago my uncle got absorbed in genealogy and investigated our family roots. I learned, much to my amazement, that John Chapman is one of my relatives -- Johnny Appleseed himself!

You have to be kidding me. Search for "Derren" at United People and see for yourself.

This video changed my life:



Derren Brown Conversational Hypnosis


Mind control is a well established science. Milton Erickson rediscovered a major portion of it (search for his name at UP as well). Derren Brown uses Milton's handshake induction technique in that very video, but never mentions it in his explanation. Like a good magician, he is not giving away all of his secrets, but they are out there, if you dig deep enough.

Yes, he's a potential candidate for GAC.

 

Chico quote from "Heard Around the Water Fountain" Thread:

"Think the Milgram Experiment. 33% refuse to cooperate. They have empathy in action.
66% allow authority to override any empathy they have.
That is the difference morality makes. It affects behaviour.
No empathy means there are no brakes."

This needs to be mentioned here as it is another one of the important components to be included in a Global Awareness Campaign (GAC).



Extract: "You ask people what do you think you will do, what do you think the average person would do . . . we're often wrong. The only way to really know for sure is to put people in that situation and find out what they really will do."
Which is why the power to demonstrate and distribute knowledge via "artistic film simulations" is important, and heck it's not like our artistic journalists won't be able to find enough real life horror footage to support a production.

Imagine saturated awareness, just of this knowledge, into the common mans social consciousness and conversation. I try to find opportunities wherever possible now in social conversation to introduce these things as seed topics with just enough enthusiasm to arouse interest and drop a seed, (rather than hammering family and friends with over zealousness, which I tried a few years ago and failed miserably at, because it caused dreadful conflicts that actually had the reverse effect of what I was trying to share).

But with my now continual practice of applying patience, clarity, observation, humility, and balance into my verbal conversations it is now rewarding to see the empowerment that this knowledge imparts, i.e. recognizing a shift/lift in someone's thought process:

The "hmmm, never knew that" look, to "hmmm, that's interesting" look, to "omg ponderings by applying it to their own life experiences" look, to "hmmm yeah, I do actually have the power to say NO" look.

What I am attempting to share here is the imaginative vision of this topic information being added to social conversation, (via GAC and memes as they work), then watching it sprout and nurturing it to go viral. Imagining the spin-off effects into how people can re-embrace their power to say NO MORE to sociopathic crap in their daily lives, (either unwittingly from their own behaviours, as well as from others), is intensely encouraging, let alone how a successful campaign that does not lose momentum and longevity can escalate into powerful, non-violent, social change.

The above quote Chico is also a good example of your ability to provide those succinct, powerful, clarity hits not only in written format, but wound seamlessly into conversation. This is important, not only for our own understanding and education toward developing coherent fluency on this topic, but because further down the track you could well be needed to "expertly" converse, (from a non-professional, autodidactic stature which in itself is empowering for the non-professional community), with potential GAC candidates: e.g. imagine a round table discussion with yourself and say Peter Joseph, Abby Martin, James Fallon, etc. You don't have to do anything further than what you have done of course but you may want to consider these future possibilities. I know that is one podcast that I would dearly love to see evolve!

And Yes! Don't all great revolutions kick-start with a few passionate, coherent, individuals dreaming appplaus then thinking then talking then sharing the idea in conversation.



P.S. Chico, have you looked into Derren Brown? What's this guys MO and your opinion on him? Potential support candidate for GAC - he certainly got the goods to appeal to a particular sector of society?

 

That sounds like a workable plan, and I would be happy to lend my editing skills to the cause. The bigger picture of organizational direction and focus designed to spread the knowledge and implement the solution appears to me to be your passion and strength, and I would like to encourage you to pursue that path, which I will certainly support as I am able to. Any others that can contribute are also needed and welcome, as the weak link will surely be uniting to take action in the pursuit of implementing the solution, which I see as 1) identifying sociopaths and 2) disqualifying sociopaths from important positions of power and control.

If only we could have an immediate impact on the presidential race in the United States! Hillary and Trump would be immediately disqualified, as would most of the other potential candidates, and the American public would immediately realize the extent of the problem they are facing. The mainstream media might even throw off their chains and rediscover free speech in pursuit of truthfully informing the public by running with the story! I'm dreaming, of course, but didn't Martin Luther King also have the same dream?



Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have A Dream" Speech

 

Actually . . . I didn't want to come across too presumptuous Chico but I was hoping you would consider being an active part of helping steer and manage a proposal, but wasn't sure of your time constraints, etc especially as you have contributed so much valuable material to this already for so many years . . . basically I didn't want to apply any pressure to you, preferring I guess for this add-on outreach idea to evolve organically.

This is why I would like to put an action plan, of sorts, together in a few weeks. Title sections and short summations to provide a starting foundation for a proposal paper is where my thinking process is at the moment - and is of course coming from what I can contribute from my skill sets. wrighting From there, as a group, we could begin contributing ideas and perspectives from our different skill sets to begin fleshing it out. I am more than happy to write up a draft proposal from suggestions, collated to your research material, but as I tend to write in long format it would be essential for you to continually edit and revise with your ability to succinctly provide clarity to comprehensive material.

There are also a range of discussion points to consider beyond the research material, (which I will add as a starter short list), for example, the intellectual and ethical level of the target group we feel could not only be inspired to consider actively campaigning, but who could provide a significant impact for audience reach, etc. This task force would need to include members from different countries, although if a few significant localized contributors came on board, no doubt they would also have their connections to reach further afield.

Hope I am explaining this so that it is becoming clearer. What you think?

 

All I want is the truth, to know what is wrong with us, and to correct it. That's not too much, is it? To me, it seems like the very least I can do with the fleeting gift of life I have been blessed with.

The ruling sociopaths use every trick in their secret book of psychological knowledge to mold us in their image. I am pleased you are picking up on this.

Whatever I have I give freely to the cause. Your excitement is encouraging and admirable. If you and others can take the ball farther than I have been able to (and I've hardly been able to move it), I would find it most gratifying. Humanity needs our help, and we are humanity.

 

Good grief Chico, I checked out your Jamie Johnson link and this is now not the first time I have shared my memorable links only to find you have them already stored on your site. This is very exciting to me for three reasons:

1) An encouraging simpatico is developing which puts me in a better position, as far as getting up to speed with this topic, for assisting with your activism in taking this to another level. I'm just disappointed it has taken me so long to get around to discovering this hidden, yet provable, "common denominator" as you define it;

2) Your unwavering consistency for many, many years is admirably revealed;

3) A repository is clearly emerging to provide a substantial list of potential champions that can be pitched for forming a Global Campaign Steering Committee, e.g. on your "The Wealth Gap" page you provide a link to another scientist, (Keeley A Muscatell), who at first glance also appears perfect for the job at hand.

http://theweek.com/articles/441315/what-wealth-does-soul

A UCLA neuroscientist named Keely Muscatell has published an interesting paper showing that wealth quiets the nerves in the brain associated with empathy: If you show rich people and poor people pictures of kids with cancer, the poor people's brains exhibit a great deal more activity than the rich people's.

KEELEY A MUSCATELL

https://keelyamuscatell.com/research/

Research

How does our social status affect our neural, affective, and physiological responses to stress and social interactions? How does the brain and the immune system respond to an episode of racial discrimination? Why do individuals lower in socioeconomic status have worse health than those with higher SES? How does the physiological state of the body feed back to the brain to alter our perceptions of the social world? I am fascinated by these questions, and strive to find answers to them in my research.

My work is grounded in an interdisciplinary perspective; I believe the answers to hard questions such as those posed above will be best answered using theories and tools from multiple disciplines, both within and outside of psychology. My training is in experimental social psychology, social and affective neuroscience, psychoneuroimmunology, and population health, and thus much of my work employs theories and methods from these disciplines. I am also deeply committed to collaboration, and have worked with colleagues in clinical psychology/psychiatry, developmental psychology, genomics, and cancer research on a number of projects.

I get dizzy with excitement when I imagine the likes of Peter Joseph, Abby Martin, Chuck Collins, Keely Muscatell, etcetera, etcetera, collaborating in partnership on this mission statement. And all we gotta do to get the ball rolling their way is work on a top-notch proposal - and, well, years of uncommissioned research has already been accomplished thanks to Chico!

 

Yes, they are so deceptive with the language in order to fool us. I see this all the time. We often called it double-speak in our discussions at United People. Like Obama promising "Change you can believe in." Left unsaid was that it would be a bad change for the masses, but a good one for the ruling elites. The deceivers knew we would naturally "believe" it meant a good change for the masses (because that's how empathetic people see things), when that was not the intent at all of the deceivers. They understood the double sense of their words, but we didn't. Cathy O'Brien points out this deceptive word game the sociopaths use all the time in her book "Trance-Formation of America".

Hollywood thoroughly twisted the meaning of "pyschopath" with movies like Hitchcock's "Psycho". It was a deliberate psy-op on the public mind by the sociopaths who controlled Hollywood to obfuscate the meaning of the word. That's why I liked "sociopath", as few knew what it meant, it didn't have a twisted connotation, and it was somewhat descriptive (a person who is pathological to human society).

Yep, I know.

We have to define our terms up front. No matter what term we use, it is guaranteed that the sociopaths will attempt to corrupt it. That's another reason I like "sociopath", as it hasn't really been corrupted after all these years. Though Zook has certainly been trying at the forum level. And at a higher level, the sociopaths have even redefined their disease in the DSM-IV to the more innocuous term "Antisocial Personality Disorder", the characteristics of which they dilute with each new version of the manual.

Because we are playing what is essentially a rigged game. The sociopaths have anticipated all this and prepared things to their advantage. Their mastery of double-speak enhances their mastery of deception which enhances their mastery of manipulation. This is an ancient game to them. We have only the truth as a weapon, while they have legions of slippery lies. Like the Hydra, if you cut off one head, two grow back in its place. So we not only need truth, we need help. We need cooperation. We need unity.

 

Exactly. The ultra-wealthy are almost exclusively sociopaths. You cannot rise to that level of inequality without the appropriate "skill" set, and those will be the skills of a sociopath needed to "seal the deal". You will inevitably see yourself as superior, and your wealth will be the living proof, each dollar being a point in your favor. It's a big game, and you are clearly winning. Lacking empathy, you cannot possibly see any problem with the inequality of those below you. They are below you. Poverty is for losers, and you are not a loser.

I remember posting about the same video four years ago here. I am pleased to see it come up again, for it certainly illustrates the extreme dysfunction that sociopathy brings to the human equation. It is a cancer that is consuming us from the inside. I can well remember setting my sights on becoming rich as I started my adult life, and I was clearly succeeding. IBM offered me a lucrative job right out of college, but I turned them down because I didn't want to wear a suit. Nine years later, I was warming up to the fancy suits, because I was looking at earning $1000 a day, but I quickly realized it was not for me. I saw the dysfunction in my elitist colleagues, every one of them divorced, every one of them conceited, every one of them measuring everything in dollars, every one of them sociopaths, though I didn't know what a sociopath was at that time. I just knew I didn't want to be like them, no matter how much I was paid.

Today, I live with very little income. My time is my own, and instead of selling it to others, I share it. I am rich beyond my early dreams, precisely because I turned away from the Sirens' seductive song of playing the money game. I essentially turned away from the sociopathic way that society itself had carefully groomed me for.

I am convinced, after a decade of study, that the solution is to test everyone periodically, identify the sociopaths, and disqualify them from positions of power and control. Neurological scanning shows great promise as the test we need. It is impartial, measures a rapid response one cannot control (an autonomic reaction), and is quick and painless. Every empathetic person should be passionate about it, because it is literally the salvation of the world.

Touché.

Precisely. And the base system, the simplest concept with the biggest benefit by far, is to disallow sociopaths in positions of power and control. It is so unsophisticated that it hardly qualifies as an intelligently devised system. But that's all it takes to completely change the world for the better and leave behind our shameful legacy of inequality, slavery, destruction, and death.

 

It was interesting for me to note that from viewing the political "Freedom" awards and mentalities, that an empathic persons definition of "freedom" isn't necessarily the psychopath's definition; another of the complexities of deception via interpretation where empathic people unwittingly support psychopaths championing "freedom" when unfortunately their freedom concept relates only to greater freedom for themselves to gain more and more control. This is why I would also like to see if we can creatively come up with new "labels" for this topic so we can unshackle ourselves from some of the programmed meme's; another of course being the common misconception heavily embedded in social consciousness that psychopaths are only extreme sadistic murderers; which is what I also once believed until recently.

Changing social consciousness with the current memes in place will be extremely challenging in itself, just to gain mass open-mindedness and awareness, let alone support for clinical objective analysis. And I really feel that a campaign would have a far better chance of success if it was presented from a "fresh" label perspective, if that makes sense, like a blank slate of new terminology that has a far lesser chance of being manipulated.

Or maybe it's just me as I'm personally struggling with knowing what "labels" to use for discussion??? Is my uncomfortableness with the label "psychopath" because I need further deprogramming from my own social conditioning? But if so, why/how, when I see myself as having a good sense of clarity re the condition and how it is infiltrated into every nook and cranny of our civilization?

 

Ah, I didn't know that. How utterly sociopathic to control the flow of information like that! I am disgusted. I will not be posting any more videos that have such a restriction. Now I want to know who the sociopath is that had this bright idea, so that I might expose him or her.

 

Some may remember Jamie Johnson's, (heir to Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals), videos on the wealth gap where he interviewed several elites, including his father, in an exploration of why our systems favoured inequality. "The One Percent" documentary showcases how individuals with low-empathic markers simply don't see a problem with the world and its inequality. In some instances they are crying "it's criminal and unethical" that their fortunes should be taxed higher than others.

What I find helpful in my own analysis for problem solving this dilemma is recognizing that we can scream and shout as loud as we can and cover the streets with flower power in efforts to "wake up" these individuals to understanding life from the "normal-high" empathic spectrum but it won't make one iota of difference . . . until this phenomenon is recognized as a biological/neurological condition. From the empath's perspective it is a disease, from the low-empath's perspective it is normal. It is not a stretch to say they view empathic individuals as "diseased" with their empathic behaviours being the very cause of their own disease . . . colonies of inequality being no different to colonies of lepers; where they will occasionally toss a crumb when they need something in return - even if it is just to "move them on out of their space" @41:34.

This is why my passion for neurological scanning is so intense now, for in all my bleeding heart days of confusion over why these people could not transition to become genuinely kind and compassionate, I still naively believed they could be swayed with greater pressure in political/economic/social/academic conversations and protests, and by taking them out of their disconnected caves and putting them in the thick of the horrors of the world. But this has all been done and it has not made a difference. So getting up close and personal with these individuals in this video is another good educational tool, in my opinion, from many perspectives.

In the linked documentary Milton Friedman, the "Godfather of Capitalism", (amongst others), classically demonstrates the psychopaths arrogant and dismissive psychology; disconnection from empathy/morality; and bizarre rationale and justification, (which is convincingly paraded amongst our global leaders), for why civilizations need a hierarchical elite.

Friedman Quote (not from vid): "A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both."

Friedman: @10:29 (ironically awarded as "a hero of freedom using a brilliant mind to advance a moral vision"; @24:00; @1:05:05 "The one thing you can depend on everybody is that he's going to put his interest above yours. I don't think this is very hard to understand."

[Chuck Collins, featured in the documentary as an ELITE DEFECTOR (@42:00), is another great candidate for submitting a campaign proposal to.]



Jamie's father, (spoken about in the following link), gives us another good perspective for considering what it would be like to live, day after day, year after year, in the "den of vipers", so to speak. Imagine an empathic person spending a day with just three of the low-empathic individuals in the documentary, let alone a boardroom full of them - they'd be lucky to make it to morning tea as they would have not only been eaten for breakfast but spat out for the bitter taste to their palette. But! . . . only because their power base is invisible and unexposed . . . resulting in a fortress of safety that rules the world according to their psychological disposition.

A sophisticated global campaign re the science of neurological psychopathy could well be the game changer we need to transition the world into "being the change we wish to see". I certainly think so and it is something that can be done NOW, rather than constantly waiting and debating and pontificating over saviours, cosmological and/or spiritual events, etc, etc.



N.B. I think there is, and would be, a fear factor of resistance amongst the common (empathic) people re testing for empathic markers for fear of isolation, ridicule, displacement, etc because of the "what if I am one" dilemma, which is why identifying the markers, from my perspective, is not about finding another way to "point the finger" and "to blame and crucify". It is about recognizing the skill sets and behavioural traits of [all] individuals and intelligently devising systems for all inclusive contribution and cohesiveness. I believe strongly that this focus needs to be the foundation for constructive innovation toward this campaign; for without it the elites will destroy the campaign with swift precision by using one of their oldest and most successful strategies - turn the people against the people!

 

It's not a "necessity" that this must happen. Sociopaths are parasites or predators looking for easy opportunities. If we have a weakness, they will exploit it. Remember how empathy can be our greatest strength, or our greatest weakness, depending on the situation? Every one of our defining characteristics can be a strength or a weakness depending on the situation. Sociopaths will create the situations they need (via deception and manipulation) to turn our strengths into weaknesses so that they can easily prey on us. As Sheridan says, it's just business for them.

Sociopaths think they are God's gift to the world. Non-sociopaths think they are the world's greatest curse. Being a non-sociopath, I have the latter bias. I see them as easily manageable, but only if we get educated about the truth and unite behind a plan of action that is beneficial to all. That is humanity's next developmental hurdle. It may be that this hurdle is a "do or die" step in the natural development of any living system. We either cooperate for the common good, or we go extinct.

I was planning on posting Sheridan's video on sociopathy in social media, because it applies to the online forums. I will do it now. Stephen is a great example of a sociopath using online media, as is Bill Ryan. A good number of sociopaths came to play at United People, which I never expected. I was nearly overwhelmed. They came here too, but I'm more experienced now. I'm like the boy in "Sixth Sense", except "I see sociopaths."



Labyrinth of the Psychopath 5 - Bogus Internet Support DO NOT TRUST HIDDEN IDENTITIES

 

These are three of my favorite activists, and I love what they do. You will find references to them all over the United People forum. They have been instrumental in helping to shape my own views, due primarily to the veracity of information they deliver.

Richard Sauder is another one.

 

Mentioning Peter Joseph prompted me to see what he is up to of late. His May 6 tweet links to one of his projects, InterReflections, and to my pleasant surprise is a great example for what I was sharing earlier. For those not familiar with Peter's work, (creator of the Zeitgeist film series), he is an extremely dedicated activist focussed on transitioning our civilization away from capitalism, not only by highlighting the problem, but by bringing workable solutions to the table.

Peter would be a great candidate to put a proposal to for if he can sink his teeth into the scientific evidence of brain imaging and arrive conclusively to where Chico and the likes of myself have arrived, he will be unstoppable; especially with his global respect and public accountability already well established with a phenomenal viewing ratio.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/interreflections-by-peter-joseph#/

. . . the audience will be taken on a journey, a journey into the future of how humanity actually made it. Forming a working rational humane society, a civilization in harmony with itself.

http://interreflectionsmovie.com/

"As a filmmaker, I have changed my view regarding what really inspires people and I feel the 'abstract arts,' - rather than mere cold academic info, hold a powerful place in changing people's worldviews. We can tell people technical data all day long and some will absorb it... but the arts have a mysterious way of sneaking behind people's values and planting seeds for new ideas. I try to walk the line between art and intellect, academia and poetry."