“Pop”, said the little boy, “Tell me the story once again, the one about how the famous politician running for president was embroiled in a scandal about two weeks before the election and how he was able to pull off a victory!” “Alright son, sit down”, said the father, as he pulled out his annotated copy of “Wag the Dog”. “Pop”, said, the little boy, “What does that mean? Wag the dog?” Well, son, “Why does the dog wag its tail? “Well”, said the little boy, “Because the dog is smarter than the tail.” Yes, son, that is right. If the tail were smarter, it would wag the dog!” Now, if you are asking yourself what is going on here, then obviously you weren’t around in the dark ages, you know, the time before iPhones and Instagram, before Myspace, and even before America’s never ending War on Terrorism (already in its second decade). In fact, there was no high-speed Internet and most people didn’t even have an email address. That’s right, wayyyy back in the 90s. In fact, if you want to instantly know how old someone is, just ask them to pronounce #. Is it a pound sign? A hashtag?
The movie Wag the Dog, as explained by culturevisuelle, is “…about how politics influence the media and so influences people.” A virtuous circle, so to speak. The website goes on to note that — “In the movie a Hollywood film producer is hired to build up a fake war in Albania to distract from a sex scandal of the recent president, who is two weeks away from Election Day.
The idea is to say that some Albanian terrorists tried to smuggle an atomic bomb into the United States, through the Canadian border and as nobody really knows what is going on in a small country somewhere in-between Europe and Asia, with such a rich war history, people start to believe what they see. Through many stage managed stories the spin doctors in the movie manage to make the population believe the war and to create a huge wave of patriotism. This was done so that everybody now stands behind the president, and even forgets about his relationship to an underaged girl. Even when the CIA discovers the plan and “ends” the war through the opposite party, the spin doctors invent a hero which was left behind and is now to be saved. The whole country once again believes it.”
Now, if you are asking yourself, what does this have to do with today? Surely, as mankind has progressed through the years, we have become more enlightened and knowledgeable? Zero Hedge recently ran a story that featured an interview with a bookie about the Brexit referendum a few days ago who said — "we took a £25,000 bet on Remain this morning which helped move the odds in their direction." This, in turn, unleashed a global asset surge on Wednesday, as markets rebounded on expectations the Leave campaign was losing momentum, even as actual polls — that were still neck and neck — did not validate such an observation.” Get that? One person, placing a £25k bet, was able to trick media pundits and even drive the financial markets. The article went on to note — "Although Ladbrokes has received a higher volume of bets to leave the EU, those making a punt on remain were placing higher financially larger….. the average stake on a bet to remain was £450, compared to £75 on a bet to leave.” Zero Hedge summed it up by noting — “In other words, a few large bettors are skewing the bookie odds dramatically in the favor of Remain, even as the majority of bettors is betting on Leave, albeit with smaller cash amounts. Another way of putting it: a substantially outsized influence by a wealthy minority over the poor majority, just like in every other aspect of life.”
And speaking of other things that may be, or may not be, true, an interesting turn off events has taken place in Japan. Remember Fukushima? Remember how back in 2011 there was a major nuclear meltdown? No? Well, that is probably because media hasn’t been covering it very well and when they do, it is to silence any voice that suggests that it was something not only very serious, but that it was a direct threat to the planet. In fact, there was a word that was used — “conspiracy theorist”. And yet, just in the last few days the truth has come out. The president of TEPCO, the Japanese power company, went on national TV and —“admitted on NHK that his company concealed the reactor meltdowns at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant immediately after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.” That’s right. Concealed as in, they couldn’t let the truth get out. Forget the fact that the Pacific Ocean is kind of relevant for planet earth. There are some things that are more important, like saving face. The president also went on to note that — “TEPCO ordered not to use the word “core meltdown” when referring to what happened at the crippled plant.” Specifically, he said — “I would say it was a cover-up. It's extremely regrettable.” Yes, yes it is. Just tell that to the starving whales or the diseased fish or even the children that are suffering from higher rates of thyroid issues.
But it doesn’t stop there. Another massive story that emerged this week was in the midst of the NATO build-up in Europe and Eastern Europe. Ostensibly in a defensive posture due to increased “Russian Aggression”. For months now, media has reported and key members of the power establishment have noted — “…it has all been to send a signal of deterrence to Russia.” That’s right. The size of military movements in Europe not seen since World War II is being justified as a “counter-weight to Russia.” But are they really? Couldn't the troops already pre-staged also be used offensively, as an invasion force, with the slightest provocation or the quickest of orders? Or at least interpreted that way? A popular internet meme jokes that —“Russia wants war, just look at how close it put its country near NATO bases”. Of course, the reality is that as Reuters reported —“according to General Petr Pavel, chairman of the NATO Military Committee, there is no intelligence that suggests Russia is planning any broad-scale aggression whatsoever.” In fact, he goes on to note that —“It is not the aim of NATO to create a military barrier against broad-scale Russian aggression, because such aggression is not on the agenda and no intelligence assessment suggests such a thing.”
The war in Syria is going hot, with Russian and American military forces coming increasingly in closer contact with each other. The financial markets, which essentially have been held together with duct tape since 2007, are being tested once again. As the world and financial markets reel from the Brexit vote, the powers that be are being pushed into taking more drastic measures. Will the UK leave Europe? Probably not. Remember back to the Irish in the early 2000’s, when they at first rejected the EU, only to have a second vote forced upon them, essentially asking — “Will you join now, or later?” With this in mind, head on over to YouTube- and search for Eagles, Hotel California, where you can listen to those classic lines —
Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
"Relax,” said the night man,
"We are programmed to receive.
You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave!"
So, what do you think dear listeners —“Are you for the globalists or the nationalists?
