china 2008 coming together well
after a close call involving some especially media-worthy perversions on the behalf of a couple high-level chinese functionaries, an international incident that was avoided by two hundred kg of fresh butter (or at least, the promised delivery of two hundred kg of fresh butter), and a case of over-the-top internet privacy invasion at chinese hotels that ALMOST wasn't noticed by the west, it looks like our preparations for this year's worldwide distraction event are just about done.
for that's what the olympics are, of course. summer and winter. plus the world cup, various sport-specific worldwide or regional tournaments, and hell, regular pro sports too, for that matter.
sex and violence are of course two of the main tools of distraction. actual violence has its uses, of course: skirmishes, outright wars, assassinations, crime, etc. but that's only the fear side of the psychological equation.
for the hope side, sport is the proxy for violence. and for sex, too, in some cases, but that's just a happy side-effect. it's not like we really need to push more psych-positive sexual imagery, do we.
the other nice thing about sport, besides the main benefit of the spectacle's irresistibility, is the power and fame fantasies it engenders. here are these bigger-than-life heroes. what children (and their parents) can't resist dreaming of reaching that pinnacle someday? the resultant outpouring of energy in that direction (and therefore away from activities that foster awareness of what's going on around them, unrest, etc.) is phenomenal.
another nice aspect of the international nature of these events is that it makes our work easier. cuts down on travel, to have all the pawns in one place. also sets a perfect stage for some of our international operations (e.g., like the destabilization scenario that includes that hotel spying episode).
apparently there was some worry, back when these big, global sports events were being slotted in for nearly every year, that people would realize what they were really for. it seemed too overt, too obvious to some of the councilors. but as usual, those few were overestimating your perceptiveness.
but what i personally think makes it even worse, especially in the olympic years, is how egregious the "athletes" are. these bizarre individuals are nearly all owned, er, sponsored, by people in the Organization. it's a hobby for a lot of them, kind of like breeding dogs for show. they wind up with athletes that strain credulity, but year after year everyone still buys into the fantasy. and the bar is raised, and the whole illusion is stronger.
let the games begin!
for that's what the olympics are, of course. summer and winter. plus the world cup, various sport-specific worldwide or regional tournaments, and hell, regular pro sports too, for that matter.
sex and violence are of course two of the main tools of distraction. actual violence has its uses, of course: skirmishes, outright wars, assassinations, crime, etc. but that's only the fear side of the psychological equation.for the hope side, sport is the proxy for violence. and for sex, too, in some cases, but that's just a happy side-effect. it's not like we really need to push more psych-positive sexual imagery, do we.
the other nice thing about sport, besides the main benefit of the spectacle's irresistibility, is the power and fame fantasies it engenders. here are these bigger-than-life heroes. what children (and their parents) can't resist dreaming of reaching that pinnacle someday? the resultant outpouring of energy in that direction (and therefore away from activities that foster awareness of what's going on around them, unrest, etc.) is phenomenal.
another nice aspect of the international nature of these events is that it makes our work easier. cuts down on travel, to have all the pawns in one place. also sets a perfect stage for some of our international operations (e.g., like the destabilization scenario that includes that hotel spying episode).
apparently there was some worry, back when these big, global sports events were being slotted in for nearly every year, that people would realize what they were really for. it seemed too overt, too obvious to some of the councilors. but as usual, those few were overestimating your perceptiveness.
but what i personally think makes it even worse, especially in the olympic years, is how egregious the "athletes" are. these bizarre individuals are nearly all owned, er, sponsored, by people in the Organization. it's a hobby for a lot of them, kind of like breeding dogs for show. they wind up with athletes that strain credulity, but year after year everyone still buys into the fantasy. and the bar is raised, and the whole illusion is stronger.
let the games begin!
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