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I'm going to start you off with a single, simple thing we can unite with the left or right or middle on because this is the only way out of this fucking mess this country is in.

The biggest issue people face today is that information is being flooded on them. No one knows who or what they see or read is to trust. So before you start reading, I want you to see that not only am I sourcing the shit that I"m talking about, but also giving you a solutions the problem.

PROBLEM: FAKE NEWS, Who can you trust?

>The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.

Vladimir Lenin

I want you to read this quote again from Vladamir Lenin and keep that in your mind as you read this story.

This story begins in June 13, 1942 under Executive Order 9182 in which Franklin D. Roosevelt created the OWI, otherwise known as the This was a consolidated propaganda campaign on the American Public that ran from 1942 through 1945 in which almost 300 films were produced, radio propaganda series such as This is Our Enemy, Uncle Sam, Hasten the Day, NBC's Chaplain Jim, An American in England An American in Russia and Passport for Adams.

In fact, the OWI had become so powerful that by 1943 every major Hollywood Studio except Paramount pictures had allowed virtually every movie script to be filtered through the OWI BMP (Bureau of Motion Pictures). The OWI BMP would tailor those scripts to promote the ongoing allied missions during the ongoing war efforts.

which is the radio and online news production arm of the government propaganda system was charged with creating radio broadcasts aimed at specific groups of American's and Foreign targets and to this day remains in service. It's is generally referred to as the Official Government Broadcasting Service of the United States.

Roosevelt's bid for creating the OWI wasn’t met without major resistance from the General Public and Congress who both vehemently opposed it and If not for the events that happened at Pearl Harbor, the OWI would have never been created.

By January, 1945 as the war was waning towards it’s end and Congressman introduced a bill to congress which would become the basic legislative authorization for propaganda activities conducted by the U.S. Department of State. The government likes to call this "public diplomacy". This bill however would have protections for the American people from this extremely dangerous methodology and practices.

The bill would allow the US government to “communicate” (propagandize) to audiences OUTSIDE of the borders of the United States. They were authorized to this through broadcasting, face-to-face contacts, exchanges (including educational, cultural, and technical), the publishing of books, magazines, and other media of communication and engagement. Funding for these activities comes from other legislation passed by the U.S. Congress called appropriations (if you are not familiar with what legislative appropriations, then you should learn about it. ))

On January 27, 1948 Harry S. Truman signed the U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 80-402), popularly known as the Act into law in which it would stand nearly unchallenged for nearly 65 years.

You may be asking yourself at this point though why we needed to propagandize our own citizens during WWII? Oddly enough ,at the beginning of WWII the public was kept in the dark regarding any wartime information.

When pressed to give the public and the press information, the US government generally gave three reasons for withholding that information:

There was just too much information;
There wasn’t enough of the information yet to pass to the public;
If they gave the public the information it was confusing and inconsistent. Further, the American public confessed a lack of understanding as to why the world was at war, and held great resentment against other Allied Nations.

It's a good thing for the American people that the Government can't use the media, Hollywood, news sites as outlets for their propaganda directly on the American people, right?

I wish I could say that was so, in mid December of 2012, just as Congress was getting ready to break for the Holiday vacations, Obama and the US congress passed the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) of 2012/13. Within this act was an amendment to the existing Smith-Mundt Act labeled, the , not surprisingly a bill to target American's garnered bi-partisan support across both aisles and was sponsored by Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Adam Smith (D-WASH).

In 2013 with the weoponized version of the Smith-Mundt act in place, the NDAA created a new act called, Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation act, which in essence eliminated the ban that had been in place since 1948 in using propaganda against American citizens. In 2017, the Trump administration extended this act.

Do you understand what this means? That since 2013 the United States Government made it legal to openly lie to you in order to further the "American Agenda".

You may be asking yourself at this point why we needed to propagandize our own citizens during today's day and age? Oddly enough , the public has been extremely skeptical of our middle eastern, non-congressional approved wars. From 2008-2012 there was a massive movement to not only audit the FED but to also end the Federal Reserve, a wave of support globally for the BDS movement (Boycott Divest Sanction Israel) for their illegal occupation of Palestine. Yet when pressed to give the public and the press information, the US government generally gives three reasons for withholding the information until they are 100% forced to do so:

There is just too much information;
There isn't enough information yet to pass to the public;
If they give the public the information it is confusing and inconsistent. Further, the American public confessed a lack of understanding as to how global politics work.

This is what the statement means when they say, "history repeats itself," and in this case, it truly is. In a time where our TV and browsers are dominated with Fake News, people are being censored for opposing viewpoints from the government driven narrative, divisive lines are being pushed by the media and politicians to keep driving a divide between white and black Americans and top it off there is a supposed pandemic happening globally. Yet what logic are we using here? What happened to critical thinking or just using common sense? Is humanity that easily manipulated?

Is this the world you envisioned living in?

This is the time to stand up and look into the mirror...what is that you see looking back at you?

Is it a world where you listen to what you're told by the government who, time and time again has lied to you and literally passed a law so they could do just that. Or do you stand up, put aside your differences with your fellow brothers and sisters and start healing process. We can start that process with just one simple step that we can and should all agree on. End the governments ability to lie to the American people, and then let's really start asking some hard questions.

EDIT:

SOLUTION: Eliminate the Smith Mundt Modernization act and watch that pandemic end almost overnight in the US

There is so much bitching, so much finger pointing yet I never see anyone offer any actionable solutions to any of the problems that everyone is talking about. It's become a big ol' circle jerk of a bunch of dudes on the internet whining about things that are generally obvious to those who watch. Perfect, you've identified a problem! now fucking solve it. I'm going to start you off with a single, simple thing we can unite with the left or right or middle on because this is the only way out of this fucking mess this country is in. The biggest issue people face today is that information is being flooded on them. No one knows who or what they see or read is to trust. So before you start reading, I want you to see that not only am I sourcing the shit that I"m talking about, but also giving you a solutions the problem. PROBLEM: FAKE NEWS, Who can you trust? >>The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves. Vladimir Lenin I want you to read this quote again from Vladamir Lenin and keep that in your mind as you read this story. This story begins in June 13, 1942 under Executive Order 9182 in which Franklin D. Roosevelt created the OWI, otherwise known as the [Office of War Information.](https://www.wikiwand.com/en/United_States_Office_of_War_Information) This was a consolidated propaganda campaign on the American Public that ran from 1942 through 1945 in which almost 300 films were produced, radio propaganda series such as This is Our Enemy, Uncle Sam, Hasten the Day, NBC's Chaplain Jim, An American in England An American in Russia and Passport for Adams. In fact, the OWI had become so powerful that by 1943 every major Hollywood Studio except Paramount pictures had allowed virtually every movie script to be filtered through the OWI BMP (Bureau of Motion Pictures). The OWI BMP would tailor those scripts to promote the ongoing allied missions during the ongoing war efforts. [The Voice of America (VOA)](https://www.voanews.com/) which is the radio and online news production arm of the government propaganda system was charged with creating radio broadcasts aimed at specific groups of American's and Foreign targets and to this day remains in service. It's is generally referred to as the Official Government Broadcasting Service of the United States. Roosevelt's bid for creating the OWI wasn’t met without major resistance from the General Public and Congress who both vehemently opposed it and If not for the events that happened at Pearl Harbor, the OWI would have never been created. By January, 1945 as the war was waning towards it’s end and Congressman [Karl E. Mundt (R-SD)](https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Karl_E._Mundt) introduced a bill to congress which would become the basic legislative authorization for propaganda activities conducted by the U.S. Department of State. The government likes to call this "**public diplomacy**". This bill however would have protections for the American people from this extremely dangerous methodology and practices. The bill would allow the US government to “communicate” (*propagandize*) to audiences OUTSIDE of the borders of the United States. They were authorized to this through broadcasting, face-to-face contacts, exchanges (including educational, cultural, and technical), the publishing of books, magazines, and other media of communication and engagement. Funding for these activities comes from other legislation passed by the U.S. Congress called appropriations (if you are not familiar with what legislative appropriations, then you should learn about it. [Start here](https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Appropriations_bill_(United_States))) On January 27, 1948 Harry S. Truman signed the U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 80-402), popularly known as the [Smith–Mundt ](https://www.usagm.gov/who-we-are/oversight/legislation/smith-mundt/)Act into law in which it would stand nearly unchallenged for nearly 65 years. You may be asking yourself at this point though why we needed to propagandize our own citizens during WWII? Oddly enough ,at the beginning of WWII the public was kept in the dark regarding any wartime information. When pressed to give the public and the press information, the US government generally gave three reasons for withholding that information: 1. There was just too much information; 2. There wasn’t enough of the information yet to pass to the public; 3. If they gave the public the information it was confusing and inconsistent. Further, the American public confessed a lack of understanding as to why the world was at war, and held great resentment against other Allied Nations. It's a good thing for the American people that the Government can't use the media, Hollywood, news sites as outlets for their propaganda directly on the American people, right? I wish I could say that was so, in mid December of 2012, just as Congress was getting ready to break for the Holiday vacations, Obama and the US congress passed the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) of 2012/13. Within this act was an amendment to the existing Smith-Mundt Act labeled, the [Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012](https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5736), not surprisingly a bill to target American's garnered bi-partisan support across both aisles and was sponsored by Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Adam Smith (D-WASH). In 2013 with the weoponized version of the Smith-Mundt act in place, the NDAA created a new act called, Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation act, which in essence eliminated the ban that had been in place since 1948 in using propaganda against American citizens. In 2017, the Trump administration extended this act. Do you understand what this means? That since 2013 the United States Government made it legal to openly lie to you in order to further the "American Agenda". You may be asking yourself at this point why we needed to propagandize our own citizens during today's day and age? Oddly enough , the public has been extremely skeptical of our middle eastern, non-congressional approved wars. From 2008-2012 there was a massive movement to not only audit the FED but to also end the Federal Reserve, a wave of support globally for the BDS movement (Boycott Divest Sanction Israel) for their illegal occupation of Palestine. Yet when pressed to give the public and the press information, the US government generally gives three reasons for withholding the information until they are 100% forced to do so: 1. There is just too much information; 1. There isn't enough information yet to pass to the public; 1. If they give the public the information it is confusing and inconsistent. Further, the American public confessed a lack of understanding as to how global politics work. This is what the statement means when they say, "history repeats itself," and in this case, it truly is. In a time where our TV and browsers are dominated with Fake News, people are being censored for opposing viewpoints from the government driven narrative, divisive lines are being pushed by the media and politicians to keep driving a divide between white and black Americans and top it off there is a supposed pandemic happening globally. Yet what logic are we using here? What happened to critical thinking or just using common sense? Is humanity that easily manipulated? Is this the world you envisioned living in? This is the time to stand up and look into the mirror...what is that you see looking back at you? Is it a world where you listen to what you're told by the government who, time and time again has lied to you and literally passed a law so they could do just that. Or do you stand up, put aside your differences with your fellow brothers and sisters and start healing process. We can start that process with just one simple step that we can and should all agree on. End the governments ability to lie to the American people, and then let's really start asking some hard questions. EDIT: SOLUTION: Eliminate the Smith Mundt Modernization act and watch that pandemic end almost overnight in the US

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