Where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. ... Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. So how do corrupt, unscrupulous leaders generate popular support (or, at least, indifference, noninterference) with their policies, particularly those that are generally considered barbaric and downright evil?

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WAR:

This most diabolical, meanest and lowest of all crimes of the State …. It is true that capital is the cause of every war. But the guilt of war rests on our shoulders. It is we proletarians that make the conduct of war possible; it is for us likewise to prevent wars!” Ernst Friedrich 1924 (WAR AGAINST WAR).

On the surface, the term, “LAW ENFORCEMENT” denotes an Agency controlled and empowered by the Government to ENFORCE Law and, by so doing, maintain Public Order. Here, in its plain written form, the end objective and method of achieving the objective is deceptively sequenced out of order. In reality, however, the converse is truer: Maintain Public Order by Enforcing the Law.

Once the formality of kindling Public awareness (not necessarily gaining Public concurrence or support) is accomplished through appropriately packaged propaganda and media hype, the Enforcement muscle of the State is flexed to defuse dissent (i.e. exercise control and maintain Public Order) and promote compliance with a pre-designated PERT/ Gantt chart based route that conforms with State/Foreign policy (i.e., enforce the Law).

The noted British historian Lord Acton (1834-1902) framed the famous dictum, “…Where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. … Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

And History has also shown repeatedly that corrupt people do seek absolute power to enslave fellow man.

So how do corrupt, unscrupulous leaders generate popular support (or, at least, indifference, noninterference) with their policies, particularly those policies that are generally considered barbaric, downright evil, and shock the conscience; for instance, enable mass slaughter of a targeted race of defenseless citizens, yet maintain an air of respectability?

“To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good… Ideology - that is what gives evildoing its long-sought justification and gives the evildoer the necessary steadfastness and determination. That is the social theory which helps to make his acts seem good instead of bad in his own and others’ eyes, so that he won’t hear reproaches and curses but will receive praise and honors.” - Nobel Lareuate Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

To promote an insidious agenda, tyrants seek first to dehumanize the “minority” target population and influence the gullible “majority” to perceive them as “Evil-Parasitic-Inimical– Foreboding-A Threat-Criminal”. Pseudo-patriotic propaganda that instills fear, or insecurities or fuels prejudice amongst the citizenry, has been known to influence and promote justification for Leaders to seize carte blanc powers and deal with this new (created) “menace”. It becomes easier to victimize the target population with public support or, alternatively, it becomes possible to victimize absent public support but with public knowledge and concession to an unpopular state of affairs: A real-time enactment of the Predator-Prey equation disguised as a National Security imperative.

Recall our history of genocide, mass slaughter, an organized, systematic herding of the target population for ‘utilitarian’ purposes and/or eventual annihilation! It is shamefully obvious that these progressively cruel and degrading practices were neither necessary for public order, nor in conformity with the legitimate rights of the human person. The sole purpose evident here is the State’s decision to cull a targeted community consistent with National Policy dictates.

Whether the State is entitled to supreme authority to set aside or negate the “inalienable” rights of the individual (for whatever purported “justification”) is really a mute point open to fruitless philosophical discussion of interest to reclusive academicians – maybe! The fact remains, and history makes this very evident through man’s consistent record of ethnic “cleansing” thru’ genocide, or privilege of the victor over the vanquished, etc., the State most certainly does exercise veto power over Divine Law and universally recognized standard of humaneness and interpersonal conduct!

This is not an instant accomplishment. The soil has to be tilled before the seed can be sown! If one remembers the chronological events in Nazi Germany, the first step was to disarm the Jewish citizens (Firearms registration, regulation, confiscation - cf. “Düsseldorf Manifesto”), then ostracize and socially segregate through appropriate “legislation”. Then follows relocation of these unarmed “parasitic undesirables” including millions of aged, women, children, Gypsies, and the handicapped to concentration camps where they would be put to “good use” by the State: e.g. stripped of all possessions and dignity, forced into inhumane labor, tortured as subjects of live dissections and other demented medical experiments, murdered en mass, cremated en mass, stripped of any gold in their dentures, their skin made into wallets, handbags, belts and such; bones and ashes that fertilized fields in the Fatherland!

Most tyrants have been known to follow this template. Do a Google Search for “Holocaust”, or “Third Reich”, or “Nazi Atrocities” and see for yourself - PLEASE! Then, research along similar lines for Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian, Christian, Spanish, Serbian, U.S. atrocities, and such. One discovers that the history of “civilization”, as we know it, is built upon the innocent blood of the vanquished unfortunates. And we are becoming even more “civilized” into the future! Paradoxically, if ‘the shoe was on the other foot’, I dare say, there’d still be bloodshed! So what the heck!

I encourage you to reflect upon images of the victims and the evil manner of their death documenting Police crimes and unprovoked atrocities sanctioned by “civilized” governments on unarmed citizenry. One wonders if these atrocities could TRULY be the doing of human beings? “Civilized” human beings, at that? If so, we need to reevaluate our inventory of qualities that give credence to our claim that we’re human and civilized.

Those pictures represent a frightening peek into oneself that awakens a sober realization of the corruption and degeneracy lurking hidden in us all: a part of us that should never be allowed to surface.

During a quiet moment, ponder on why we rarely respond to heinous acts perpetrated by our leaders? And when (IF) we do, how come it is typically half-hearted and fleeting? What made us so “tolerant” toward the victimization of others? And what makes us so damn certain it won’t happen to us next?

This macabre drama has been played out kazillion times in the past; avarice is still manifesting disguised as religion, politics, or some purportedly noble undertaking, as though such flimsy excuses bestow a tunic of respectability and validate gross criminal acts. Just as stealing is unacceptable by universal standards and one’s own conscience (no matter how convincing the reason sounds), so is stealing another’s hopes, dreams, aspirations and very right to exist.

Soon, people shall realize that the term “Public Order” is a euphemism for “Resigned Servitude”. There are creative technological means at work to accomplish this.

Along with persuasive propaganda and the time-honored advice on ‘How To Take Over a Country’, there are at the very present a host of other more sinister devices secretly molding public thought and opinion. Without delving too much into the validity of some “conspiracy theories”, the general public is beginning to see only the “tip of the iceberg” that conceals a major inventory of Hyper-Tech mind altering enforcement tools developed for domestic “crowd control”, suppressing riots, and to maintain Public Order in the very near future. Such futuristic technology that intrudes on the sovereignty of one’s mind, or genetics, or beliefs, etc., has always given rise to public outcry. Yet such technology and research has continued unabated in secret.

One sees red flags all over the horizon when such technology has been approved for use and its purpose is clearly yet another implement to suppress dissent. But when the underlying purpose and resulting consequences of other State run experiments are unknown or mostly conjecture, it is prudent to view them (and the motives) suspiciously.

[‘More government and law enforcement resources are being re-allocated to fight dissenting opinion from the “enemy within.” And a new class of weapons is being developed to fight “bloodless” battles, fry computer circuitry and control human minds en masse. “Less Than Lethal anti-personnel weapons” are seen in some influential quarters as being the ideal remedy for future domestic revolutionary disturbances. It may be necessary for western democracy to avert severe set-backs and become increasingly repressive and oligarchic. Armed with innovative technological weapons that do not necessarily kill, but which render disenfranchised segments of society physically inactive, emotionally stupefied and incapable of meaningful thought is a goal of those who favor a “psycho-civilized society.” This is a frightening and all too realistic scenario. Whether by design or by default, such an outcome is nothing short of a dictatorship.’ Synopsis from David G. Guyatt’s SOME ASPECTS OF ANTI-PERSONNEL ELECTROMAGNETIC WEAPONS].

Authors Website: https://havepenwillwrite.wordpress.com/

Authors Bio:
My dad, a retired United Nations' diplomat, entertained hopes for a 'bright future' for me. "An ambassador," he avowed; "a plenipotentiary, to make us all proud!" As my grades seemed to be plummeting in step with the higher levels of classes I was luckily promoted to, so also Dad's aspirations in Yours Truly! Within a span of ten years, I sunk from Emissary, to Physician, to Engineer, down to Lawyer, and as Dad got progressively pissed off at my inaptitude and rebelliousness, to Sanitation worker! So, as (bad?)luck would have it, I worked in California State Law Enforcement a number of years clearing the streets of trash until my retirement. So as not to dent the Old Man's pride (He had developed Alzheimer's by then), we led him to believe I was a "doctor of sorts"; a Proctologist, to be precise! Now THAT's a profession Dad wouldn't be discussing in polite company! Besides, it wasn't too far from truth 'cos, being a cop, I was dealing mostly with assholes all day ? and garbage!

Retirement brought on the capacity to withdraw into myself, analyze, and reassess this entity, 'Law Enforcement'. ... and to introspect. One thing's for certain: In the short span of just a couple of decades, it has changed so much as to be (almost) unrecognizable even to the old guard! Change is good. Change is necessary to stay ahead of progressively more sophisticated criminal skills. But the change I see is dilution of the human spirit in those who claim "To Protect and Serve" (See Link for "The Changing Face of Law Enforcement" at http://havepenwillwrite.wordpress.com/category/more-ball-busting-events/page/3/. )

Empathy, understanding, compassion, the Samaritan desire to help someone better his lot or standing in the community is replaced by insensateness, acrimony, arrogance, lack of discretion in citizen encounters; a subtle but decisive transformation from public servant to tyrant.

I keep pretty much to myself and my new family. I must have done something pleasing to Providence that I've been blessed with the most darling little daughter this time around also! My son from a former marriage recently returned back home to California from his stint with the US Army in Iraq. His sister, my eldest daughter, is a banker in Oakland. Their cerebrally vacuous kid sister, the prettiest of the lot, just turned 'adult'. She's an aerobics instructor, claims to be going to college ("Creative Pottery 101"?), and is a proud member of a religious cult in the Bay Area.

I write, meditate, day dream, and try to perfect my levitation skills when embarking on inter-dimensional travel (Cheaper alternative, y'know!). And when things get really depressing, I grab the guitar and sing.

(An "unabridged" narration about the author can be read at
http://havepenwillwrite.wordpress.com/category/mission-possible/about-me/ ). THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN ME.