World Press Freedom Day: A Lesson

 

 Would you oppose any questionable policies that governments use to handle the dispersal of information?

If you answered, "whad'ya got?" your powers of reason owe your resentments a big favor. Rather than kicking the dog for no good reason, you are aware that;

The "Man" is still keeping us down. Or, is it anonymous sources, members close to the matter who wish not to be identified, spokespersons, senior administration officials, even look what the cat dragged in now?

Becoming more like the former Soviet Union every day, citizens in the West (not to be confused with Oceania; residents, not elected representatives), although troubled by increasing bureaucratic veracity, resign themselves to the Mighty Wurlitzer's PR spew and go about their days simply trying to ignore it. Which is not the same as Cognitive Dissonance, although akin to a moderate case of tinnitus.

Otherwise, throwing caution to the wind, you can get right up in its face and shout the truth. You'd best have better than prima facie evidence to prove it, too. Rejection becomes not so bitter a pill in face of the odds, and media apparatus, against it. This tactic will turn more hazardous in the coming years, or months, days even, right up until the time the military turns and sides with the population. 

Read that as more dangerous than it already is. How would I know? When you want to step right up, I'll tell you. Use your own judgement.

Until then, you might pledge your loyalty, deflect, change the topic, take an oath of office just like career politicians do, go into hiding, turn your neighbors in or just kiss some ass like your life depended on it. Our experience reveals that latter choice never works in your favor; by that time the knives have come out and your back is a yuge target. Especially if you're a snitch. Your benefactor despises you, also, btw.

You might just go through the motions. Acting like you own the place should be reserved for veteran scofflaws with an outrageous agenda; like me.
 

Don't forget, projection can be your friend. Just as our own State Dept. ably demonstrates as part of its playbook, and, sociopath narcissists, as well. Our own standing rule is whom ever is not present for the authority figure to berate gets the blame.  I myself avoided my primary care physician for five years. One unavoidable encounter later and the swinging doors hit me in the ass, my employer gave me that good riddance handshake and I'm left on a fixed income considering what's behind door #3 on the Dark Side.

Please review go into hiding.  To think I could have had a fake ID, complete with a dead man's SS #, until some self righteous do-gooder scared the seller away! For years now, each presidential administration has deliberately ordered its pertinent agencies to stand down, so what's the harm?!

Cliches work in a pinch: red tape, the bureaucracy, and the fucking new guy all work, as well as offering a jab back at my greatest opponent; inanimate objects. Just remember not to lay it on too thick - the best lies have the fewest details. 

And you don't have a 24/7 megaphone shattering your bran cells to mush and you a defenseless, slogan blathering puddle to get your point across. Your opponent is, most likely, a true believer - all they got going in their heads is Archie Bell and the Drells replacing the soundtrack from Andy Warhol's Frankenstein.

Now, about that little hang up with authority you've had drilled into your subconscious from the first day you encountered electronic media - does it really exist? C'mon ...

On a long enough timeline everyone's survival rate drops to zero. 

So, I killed the TV before it got to me.