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Old April 27th 04, 10:16 PM
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On 27 Apr 2004 21:03:51 GMT, Robert Buchanan
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Let's find out what * has to contribute...


The word 'kook' is a tool in the 'perception management' arsenal:

PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE STUDIES

http://www.africa2000.com/PNDX/glossary.html

PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS: (DOD)

Planned operations to convey selected information and indicators to
foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, objective
reasoning, and ultimately the behavior of foreign government,
organizations, groups, and individuals. The purpose of psychological
operations is to induce or reinforce foreign attitudes and behavior
favorable to the originator's objectives. Also called PSYOP. See also
perception management.


Hi, Alexa!


You mean good bye, don't you.

Heh.

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Old April 29th 04, 05:14 PM
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On 29 Apr 2004 08:54:18 -0700, (P. Edward Murray)
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However, if you want to be taken
seriously as someone who is
interested in Astronomy


Astronomy is about discovery, not about restricting thinking.

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Old April 29th 04, 09:13 PM
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On 29 Apr 2004 08:54:18 -0700, (P. Edward Murray)
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However, if you want to be taken
seriously as someone who is
interested in Astronomy


Astronomy is about discovery, not about restricting thinking.


Also not about insane thinking.
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Old April 30th 04, 05:51 AM
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Astronomy is about discovery, not about restricting thinking.

Very interesting. I said nothing about restricting creativity.
But concepts such as the "Face on Mars" or "We really didn't go to the
Moon"
are not creative ideas.

They are downright stupid and they fly right in the face of the
factual
evidence. If I hold up a blade of grass and you say that it is not,
you need to prove it.

There is no proof at all that the "Face on Mars" is actually a
leftover of an
advanced civilization. What proof is there?

There is no proof at all that we " Didn't go to the Moon". There is
plenty of proof that Americans spent Billions of Dollars to get there.

Astronomy, like any other science, is just simply the use of our
Brains to ask
why things are the way they are..such as "Why is the sky Blue".

Sadly enough, sometimes, a person's brain, because of a chemical
imbalance, does not let him or her sense reality in the same way.
They "perceive" the world to be different than it really is.

Do you really want to be counted in that group?

Better get some help now!
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Old April 30th 04, 05:11 PM
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On 30 Apr 2004 09:09:59 -0700, (P. Edward Murray)
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Sadly, it looks like she's another one way beyond us all...too bad
when a mind loses it's own power to think straight


http://www.omnicenter.org/warpeacecollection/facism.htm

The 14 Defining Characteristics Of Fascism
Free Inquiry http://www.secularhumanism.org/fi/
Spring 2003; 5-11-03

Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany),
Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin
American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make
constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other
paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing
and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies
and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that
human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people
tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions,
assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are
rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a
perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities;
liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic
problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government
funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service
are glamorized.

5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost
exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles
are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and
the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to (sic) media is directly controlled
by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by
government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives.
Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by
the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations
tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate
public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government
leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically
opposed
to the government's policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of
a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into
power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and
power elite.

10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the
only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated
entirely, or are severely suppressed.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote
and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not
uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested.
Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police
are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often
willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the
name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually
unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are
governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to
government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect
their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for
national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright
stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a
complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns
against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation
to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation
of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to
manipulate or control elections.





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Old May 1st 04, 06:29 AM
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On 30 Apr 2004 09:09:59 -0700, (P. Edward Murray)
wrote:

Sadly, it looks like she's another one way beyond us all...too bad
when a mind loses it's own power to think straight


http://www.omnicenter.org/warpeacecollection/facism.htm


Correctly identifying your behavior as insane
has nothing to do with facism, Alexa.

ESL!

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Old May 2nd 04, 09:47 PM
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(P. Edward Murray) wrote in message
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Astronomy is about discovery, not about restricting thinking.

Very interesting. I said nothing about restricting creativity.
But concepts such as the "Face on Mars" or "We really didn't go to the
Moon"
are not creative ideas.

They are downright stupid and they fly right in the face of the
factual
evidence. If I hold up a blade of grass and you say that it is not,
you need to prove it.

There is no proof at all that the "Face on Mars" is actually a
leftover of an
advanced civilization. What proof is there?

There is no proof at all that we " Didn't go to the Moon". There is
plenty of proof that Americans spent Billions of Dollars to get there.


BTW there are some MIRRORS on the Moon surface used to get precise (up to a
few cm-s) distance readings (laser reflection) from the Moon. It's not
possible without such mirrors to get precise distance readings, because the
Moon surface is not smooth. (Not to mention the problems with signal
strength.) And who the hell has put those mirrors up there if not the
Americans? The Klingons?

And I heard that telescopes will have the required resolution in the not
too far future to DIRECTLY see the equipment left there from the 60s
landings.

Astronomy, like any other science, is just simply the use of our
Brains to ask
why things are the way they are..such as "Why is the sky Blue".

Sadly enough, sometimes, a person's brain, because of a chemical
imbalance, does not let him or her sense reality in the same way.
They "perceive" the world to be different than it really is.


Yeah. Somehow this 'different perception' usually includes some BIG
conspiracies.


Do you really want to be counted in that group?

Better get some help now!


I don't need it
 




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