Friends, Reuters carried this photograph of four headless corpses hung upside-down from a bridge in Mexico. Their genitals and index fingers were also missing. They were believed to have been caught up in the drug wars which are wracking that country.
As well, in Australia the body of a woman was found buried in some bushland. The body was without head or limbs. Police have finally arrested the woman’s ex-partner and his female accomplice. The man was the father of the female’s children and was a drug addict who had been stopped from seeing his children. Wanting revenge, he is alleged to have killed the woman then cut her into pieces with a hacksaw.
These two seemingly unrelated incidents have one thing in common: drugs. But hang on. They also have murder in common. And they also involve decapitation and dismembering. And they clearly show what humans are capable of.
Two other items caught my attention in the news. I bet you can’t wait!
In Pakistan, an American drone fired a missile which killed 24 innocent people in the house next door, many of them women and children. Fortunately, the article didn’t say whether the bodies had suffered decapitation or dismembering. They weren’t important enough to bother about going into such details.
And finally, there was the news about Tiger Woods who has been divorced. The once happy couple have joint custody of their children while she has a large settlement somewhere between 100-500 million dollars, I believe. So the kids will be on the endless shuffle between houses. They will also be forever torn between parents, kind of like an endless emotional dismembering.
Well, there you are. Tales of death and/or misery from far-flung places in our world. Just what you needed, eh?
I’m sure there is a message in them for us all. But I cannot allow myself to think about what the message is!
It would be too depressing.
The photos and videos of this latest trend, particularly in Mexico serves only one purpose – to desensitize the populace to acts of extreme violence. The printed word of the horrific crime wasn’t enough? No we need to SEE, and therein lies the MO. As with the US military developed video computer war games, acts of senseless violence become the norm in the collective psyche. It worked quite well with religion! Crucifixion became a contorted act of ‘love’ and canabalism, a required act on penalty of damnation! It will work the same way through the media’s influx of graphic violence.
It’s actually nothing new. We’ve been laboring long and hard at this for a couple decades now. Just look at the movies of the last 20 years. Combine this senseless violence with perceived acts of ‘courage’ in shows live ‘Survivor” and “fear factor” and you have the makings of a debased society who think nothing of physical violence, thuggery and have a twisted, perverted sense of bravery and courage. I call them the ‘brain-dead overeaters’.
Though I’m not sure where our society is heading, I’m quite sure it isn’t “UP”.
But we should also give credit where credit is due. The US, Inc. has three big endeavors: OIL, DRUGS and WEAPONS. The current ‘drug wars’ of Mexico are the DIRECT RESULT of
US/CIA influence. Not to note this fact is to lose sight of the real cause behind these killings. Yes, they may be personal vendetta’s or gang retaliation, etc, but the US, through it’s CIA has fostered and nurtured this environment and continues to do so. Bank of American, Wachovia and other banks have already been exposed laundering money for the drug cartels of the US and Mexico. Surely you don’t think the US wasn’t aware of it. But everything’s been swept under the rug now and all is right with the world again. The US government drug/money laundering operations will continue uninhibited by things like ‘laws’ and ‘penalties’ and we’ll continue to see more of this type of thing as the US, through it’s zionist masters, slowly turns Mexico into a 4th world country for profit. I wouldn’t be surprised to find them growing opium poppies down there in the next 5 years. Afghanistan is such a long haul away.
Please excuse my cynicism but I find the slow and painful destruction of societies to be part of a much larger picture than any group of isolated incidents.
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David G Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Amerika, I certainly agree that violent movies and video games do condition humans towards accepting violence and considering it to be normal.
As well, Mexico has been a forth world country for a long time but one that provides drugs to America and buys their guns!
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76-water Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 10:31 pm
WTF!! After reading your comment a couple of times, there’s nothing I disagree with but am left wondering of what potential use will the vast majority of America’s population be. The job market is nil. We now have over 10% on the foodstamp program. We have a majority of (baby boomers) who have little or no retirement. Our government seems more involved with empire expansion, outside of America, than with cleaning house and stablising our own country. As more Americans become a drag on the system our importance as a people diminishes. I know this is not a positive outlook and if someone feels differently, please elaborate. Peace and goodwill to all!
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Grace Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Part of, “The Plan.” is to make us feel that life is cheap. That, would be identifying with the plight of the BossMan. : ( Cheap in America. Feeling Cheap in America. Life is only worth what you contribute and ordinary people are getting priced out of the basic minimum to live. I call it Modern Social Darwinism. I have named it as a Movement because it operates like a Movement.
I personally think that the Opposite Action of this is to strengthen the Infrasctructure that got lost to gutting. We used to have a Public Works Program that employed many young and old on a massive scale. We know what will work. There is just no political will. Or rather, it is allowed to exist in small pockets.
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Grace Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
I never thought of Christianity as a Crazy-Wisdom-Yogi. Forcing the Supplicant to identify with sinners and brutal acts as the norms – it eventually repulses the person – to the polar opposite – to actually behaving in a Christ-like manner; one which is thoughtful of others, kind hearted, still believing in something greater – and it is loving – despite the carnage we are surrounded by.
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76-water, those who are leading America are clearly deranged. As the citadel that is America is burning they wage trillion dollar wars in foreign countries and are considering starting more.
When America goes bankrupt (which, on paper it already is) then it will disintegrate unless of course it starts WW3 and the whole world goes up in flames.
Grace, thanks for your two comments. If humans are to save themselves they need to put aside ‘Christ-like’ images which have been around for a couple of thousand years with little positive effect. We are still involved in wars between religions.
For the first time, humans need to employ their ‘intelligence’ to set up a peaceful, just world, one based upon reality, one that exists for the benefit of everyone.
Cheers.
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Grace Reply:
August 25th, 2010 at 3:04 am
“For the first time, humans need to employ their ‘intelligence’ to set up a peaceful, just world, one based upon reality, one that exists for the benefit of everyone.”
Yes, I believe this. We must “return” to something we have never known. Use the human innate powers of discernment towards a mutual goal that ensures all of our happiness.
Love and peace,
grace
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I might be one of the few who is truly religious at heart. Maybe one of the few that takes certain realities to heart. That said, if Witch Burning were still in fashion, I would have been burned a few times over already. This current religious system is not working with the needs of our life support system. There is very little good put out to the world. Nothing to encourage the masses out of their comfort zones and awake to our mutual situation. Does religion make people happy? It gives them meaning. Family, events. Sounds good. Too bad it comes with a caveat.
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/08/23-1#comment-1594405
Too bad our environment is put into monetary terms. Americans are not so good with their money.
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Religion is a drug.
True spirituality is bliss.
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The mainstream media and hollywood might like to draw people in with violent images they can sell video games,movies etc to make profits . But when it comes to war for empire and profits . There is a media backout here in the usa we dont see many images of the violence being inflicted carrying out these senseless wars ,That may be bad for their business.Yet they dont hesitate to show images of violence to villify others as it serves a purpose for them .
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“For the first time, humans need to employ their ‘intelligence’ to set up a peaceful, just world, one based upon reality, one that exists for the benefit of everyone.”
They’ll have to guard it with their lives to keep it from being coopted by the powers currently seeking to enslave humanity.
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