In Episode 199, we examine the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and discuss how vile it is and how it has essentially rendered the American people powerless to financial might. We discuss campaign finance, Super PACs, lobbying, AIPAC, special interest groups, grassroots campaigns, corporate influence, and whether modern elections are now "selections." We explore the idea that many political policies are marketed through Orwellian, positive-sounding names that conceal their true purpose. We examine Citizens United, the Patriot Act, the Affordable Care Act, the CARES Act, and how destructive policies come under the guise of being helpful and compassionate. We discuss BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, Wall Street, corporate consolidation, hedge funds, media influence, Zuckerberg's election spending, digital currency, social media censorship, and how financial power is increasingly being used to shape public behavior and political outcomes. We examine controlled opposition, Dinesh D'Souza, 10,000 Mules, revealing the method, political theater, sincerity versus performance, and the need for sincere leaders in a world dominated by branding, public relations, and carefully crafted narratives. We discuss Edward Bernays, salesmanship, propaganda, entertainment culture, The Matrix, red pills and blue pills, digital enslavement, 15-minute cities, predictive programming, and how awareness and discernment are becoming the most important skills for navigating modern society. Ultimately, in this episode, we ask you to wake up as many people as you can so we can get out from under the thumb of financial control mechanisms like Citizens United!!
