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Originally posted by schuyler
Well, I guess I'm just frustrated with "ties" that don't bind. They're too nebulous. Despite claims otherwise, you can't pin them down. It's like Greer saying a "top official" told him "X" and he wishes he could tell us who, but he just can't. He talked with the Head of State of a G8 country. Sorry, can't say who.
“Jim is the person I have had the most contact with over the last several months and he seems to be interested in the spreading of viral memes over the internet, particularly in relation to this subject.”…
“The whole subject,” Jim says in wonderfully measured speech, “is composed of three components: delusion, sociological groupthink, and a kernel of truth.” Jim then reminds that he is first and foremost a medical scientist.
“My interest in this subject is much, much more professional than it is personal. That is, 90 to 95% of all persons who are engaged fully with this [UFO] subject are psychiatrically ill, and by that I mean that they are on medication or should be.” Jim elaborates that “viral memes,”[see below] in which disturbed people seek validation in numbers on the web, is, or should be, a growing public health concern.
That said, Jim nonetheless has a real interest in UFO’s, and seemingly with good reason.
Both Tom and Jim seem to share at least one rationale for their internet excursions: studying the frightening potential of “viral internet memes.”
Coined by evolutionary theorist Richard Dawkins in 1976 (The Selfish Gene), a meme is a unit of cultural information that evolves the way a gene propagates from one organism to another, and subject to all the analogous unintended mutations. In the view of many, computers and blogs could function as powerful meme “replicators.”
Richard Brodie, the creator of Microsoft Word, notes, “Most of these viruses of the mind are spread because they are intriguing or frightening or inspiring, and not necessarily because they're true. That's the problem.” It doesn’t take much intuition to envision an enemy creating memes that can be used to destabilize a society, or a freelance predator utilizing them to cozy up to potential victims. Caryn Anscomb writes online,
“The UFO community has been deeply penetrated by the manipulators of information, who couldn’t really give a fig whether there might be any valuable data pertaining to Aliens and contact hidden behind the deafening noise. That’s not their business; their business is information warfare.”
www.realityuncovered.net...
Why was Kit obfuscating?
Dr. Christopher "Kit" Green would never embarrass his service record or his long-proven allegiance.
Kit doesn't appear to be the type to lie for petty purposes. He's obviously a man of honor in his intelligence paradigm, even if we might perceive--and rightly so--that any such experiment contained some psychological cruelty.
A Top Secret obligation from Kit is not only Occam's, it fits ALL the evidence squeaky tight in why he was disingenuous at times.
The Memes were powerful, they penetrated to a fair depth in our society. Even after they were largely debunked, they had some staying power. That was unlikely to be by chance and strongly suggested structuring by psychological adepts of great understanding and education. Not Doty and Collins I was pretty sure.
All the key players were intelligence pros. No one got into any real trouble as a result of the scams. Doty had to take some heat, but that's what junior operatives do in a compromised operation.
Digging into the exact types of sciences that Dr. Green was involved in, along with the items form the TIGER study, is very suggestive when looking at all factors.
Originally posted by Eidolon23
reply to post by schuyler
Tentatively drawn them, I might add. But at least we've supported those conclusions with the evidence at hand, which is probably why you avoid saying anything of much substance in your critique.
Originally posted by The GUT
Not the same at all, schuyler, and rather disingenuous to say so. It's been demonstrated that Dr. Green has a lifelong tie to the intelligence community in addition to having chaired science boards and written papers (links and quotes included) that express a fairly intense interest in affecting change and beliefs in various communities and studying ways to determine false from true memories. Those are facts.
Originally posted by schuyler
Originally posted by The GUT
They are???? Seriously? What "ties" to the "intelligence community" that weren't made up out of whole cloth? Greer touts "ties" to bolster his image, which everyone else vehemently denies. His "briefing" of CIA
Originally posted by FireMoon
Really enjoyed this thread and GUT has, to my mind, done a sterling job of tweaking the nose of a few self staisfied types and generally tied up a few loose ends with regards to how we are all "played" to some degree. Then again, Henry played the players like a pro himself and I guess, that's where we are. People push, others push back, people would like you to "believe" in so many things to suit their purposes, which leads me to this.....
Originally posted by Eidolon23
reply to post by NotAnAspie
My opinion, baldly stated:
This points to a long term operation looking to exploit the control system that is religion. Secondarily, perhaps, to kick up a lot of dust around ID-related ideas about UFOs.
Also, Schuyler, I'm sorry I got punchy. My bad.
Bro.
Originally posted by Eidolon23
reply to post by NotAnAspie
Well, Jeez, NAA, what's your take?
If none of the theses contending for top of the pile grab you, you must surely have a notion of your own to share?
Originally posted by Eidolon23
reply to post by NotAnAspie
Pick a side? Really?
Perhaps the reason the spooks and the civvies regard eachother with such a jaundiced eye is due to this mentality.
If what I think is going down is in fact going down, then I am pretty sure that there is a recursive feedback loop of distrust and blame between those charged with keeping us safe, and the people they are trying to protect. Do the good intentions justify the abhorrent means? Of course not. But we need to simmer down the tension on both sides of the divide.
So no. I am not picking a side.
edit on 10-9-2012 by Eidolon23 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by FireMoon
reply to post by NotAnAspie
Life's not like that over in this corner of the cosmos. The info is there for you to search through, whatever your truth is , you garner from it, is your truth. It's not in GUT's remit to really make your mind up for you past, joining the dots in what seems to lend weight to, there being a certain coherence. I'm really not sure what you're difficulty with drawing a conclusion is, there are umpteen links and evidence from those in the spotlight themselves, that have for me, given me easily enough verifiable data from which to draw my own conclusion. And that is all I personally, ask of someone, to allow me and hopefully others, to make an informed guess.
This isn't really a porno movie there is no real "money shot", life isn't like TV where everything is tied up after an hour with 15 minutes of ad breaks or the legend "to be continued" appears. This thread has made me think , has made me modify, what I thought I knew about a specific side of the UFO phenomenon and has helped me immensely, to manage a handle on what might well be going on over here in Britain with reference to some in the field.
The evidence is all here on the thread, it will be your world view that will decide on how you interpret it, why do you ask others to, at the same time as seemingly, railing against being "told what to think"?