Focus on the positive. The glass is half full.
We are in a rough patch, it will pass . . .
Throughout the month of October, the most respected skyline in the western hemisphere is accented with pink highlights. Pink floodlights fixed on the tallest antennae, projection lighting panels switched from white to pink throughout the city.
America's modern distraction of preference, the National Football League, is also accessorized from head to toe with pink throughout the month.
I assume all who read this recognize that this "pink" represents breast cancer awareness in American culture, much like "red" represents aids awareness; and as of this year, "teal" represents ovarian cancer awareness.
For the sake of argument, please think of this white text on black background as awareness awareness.
As I grow older, the writing on the walls around me gets easier and easier to decipher. Some techniques are obscure, sometimes making me smirk with their clever deception. Others clamor so loudly, reek of such "bait and switch" corruption, that I can't avoid frustration.
The inception of this interpretation, and perhaps strongest example of this technique was the implementation of American flags on automobiles after the attacks of 9/11. The way in which "patriotism" was bolstered by such a disgusting, improbable operation deeply frustrated me. Each sticker represented another lost soul, clueless to the ramifications of that day, and who was truly responsible for those unspeakable acts.
The motivation for this entry was the influx of pink as I look around my city, and around the NFL. This is such a blatant shell game that it boggles my mind. Like the yellow "Live Strong" bracelets, Gap's "Red" initiative, and America's short lived "Text money to Haiti" craze . . . pink October reeks of yet another misappropriation of funds. While there's plenty of discussion about looking for a cure, in this instance, "awareness" indicates early detection followed by treatment. It goes without saying that I look forward to the eradication of all cancer; the principle argument is how we are best equipped to go about this.
Preventative measures are our strongest weapons against such afflictions. But there can be no nationwide rally around such a concept. If simple, straight forward diet and lifestyle advice were proven effective, would the powers that be broadcast these remedies? (please see attached link) If a cure were developed, would it be made available and spread to all people infected throughout the world regardless of cost? How many billions of dollars are spent each year in the US alone to treat infected patients? How many hundreds of thousands are employed exclusively due to this process? How long until we recognize that money thrown at a problem is not converting to tangible work the way it's advertised?
Our perception is guided by cameras and computers, imagery and popular opinion. Our reality is, and has been, manufactured by architects of history far beyond comprehension, well beyond any traditional education. Promotion of free thought is all but lost in American society . .
The causes our nation rallies behind are determined by committees comprised of unelected officials. There is no vote, or quantifying measure to decide which challenges are worthy of our attention and united efforts. There's no convenient explanation why, for example; the earthquake that ravaged Haiti earned our genuine concern, while just a few years prior similar circumstances devastated island nations of southeast Asia yielding little more than media coverage . .
The truth is, there is an agenda. Causes that fit the agenda are embraced, exploited, and paraded from sea to shining sea. Events are fabricated and exaggerated to promote this Agenda.
The Agenda is Profit.
Profit equals Wealth.
Wealth equals Control.
The great awakening has begun . .
It's Black & White.
http://www.naturalnews.com/030020_breast_cancer_awareness.html
We are in a rough patch, it will pass . . .
Throughout the month of October, the most respected skyline in the western hemisphere is accented with pink highlights. Pink floodlights fixed on the tallest antennae, projection lighting panels switched from white to pink throughout the city.
America's modern distraction of preference, the National Football League, is also accessorized from head to toe with pink throughout the month.
I assume all who read this recognize that this "pink" represents breast cancer awareness in American culture, much like "red" represents aids awareness; and as of this year, "teal" represents ovarian cancer awareness.
For the sake of argument, please think of this white text on black background as awareness awareness.
As I grow older, the writing on the walls around me gets easier and easier to decipher. Some techniques are obscure, sometimes making me smirk with their clever deception. Others clamor so loudly, reek of such "bait and switch" corruption, that I can't avoid frustration.
The inception of this interpretation, and perhaps strongest example of this technique was the implementation of American flags on automobiles after the attacks of 9/11. The way in which "patriotism" was bolstered by such a disgusting, improbable operation deeply frustrated me. Each sticker represented another lost soul, clueless to the ramifications of that day, and who was truly responsible for those unspeakable acts.
The motivation for this entry was the influx of pink as I look around my city, and around the NFL. This is such a blatant shell game that it boggles my mind. Like the yellow "Live Strong" bracelets, Gap's "Red" initiative, and America's short lived "Text money to Haiti" craze . . . pink October reeks of yet another misappropriation of funds. While there's plenty of discussion about looking for a cure, in this instance, "awareness" indicates early detection followed by treatment. It goes without saying that I look forward to the eradication of all cancer; the principle argument is how we are best equipped to go about this.
Preventative measures are our strongest weapons against such afflictions. But there can be no nationwide rally around such a concept. If simple, straight forward diet and lifestyle advice were proven effective, would the powers that be broadcast these remedies? (please see attached link) If a cure were developed, would it be made available and spread to all people infected throughout the world regardless of cost? How many billions of dollars are spent each year in the US alone to treat infected patients? How many hundreds of thousands are employed exclusively due to this process? How long until we recognize that money thrown at a problem is not converting to tangible work the way it's advertised?
Our perception is guided by cameras and computers, imagery and popular opinion. Our reality is, and has been, manufactured by architects of history far beyond comprehension, well beyond any traditional education. Promotion of free thought is all but lost in American society . .
The causes our nation rallies behind are determined by committees comprised of unelected officials. There is no vote, or quantifying measure to decide which challenges are worthy of our attention and united efforts. There's no convenient explanation why, for example; the earthquake that ravaged Haiti earned our genuine concern, while just a few years prior similar circumstances devastated island nations of southeast Asia yielding little more than media coverage . .
The truth is, there is an agenda. Causes that fit the agenda are embraced, exploited, and paraded from sea to shining sea. Events are fabricated and exaggerated to promote this Agenda.
The Agenda is Profit.
Profit equals Wealth.
Wealth equals Control.
The great awakening has begun . .
It's Black & White.
http://www.naturalnews.com/030020_breast_cancer_awareness.html
