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>>>TZM: Response to FBI targeting Political Activists as Terrorists
As many students of history are familiar, Galileo Galilei, famed
mathematician & astronomer, known today by many as the “father of
modern science”, was forced by the Catholic Church under threat of
torture to recant his “heretical” view that the earth revolved around
the sun and not vice versa in the 17th century. This scientifically
valid idea voided long held religious dogma and hence challenged the
Church's integrity itself.
In a letter from 1634, René Descartes, one of the world's most noted
thinkers and philosophers, stated:
“Doubtless you know that Galileo was recently censored by the
Inquisitors of the Faith, and that his views about the movement of the
earth were condemned as heretical. I must tell you that all the things
I explained in my treatise, which included the doctrine of the
movement of the earth, were so interdependent that it is enough to
discover that one of them is false to know that all the arguments I
was using are unsound. Though I thought they were based on very
certain and evident proofs, I would not wish, for anything in the
world, to maintain them against the authority of the church.... I
desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under
the motto to live well you must live unseen.”
If we step back and think about the challenges that faced this small
progressive and scientific community during 17th Century Europe and
compare the fear and patterns of suppression coming from the
established orthodoxy of that time to that of the modern-day, we find
only mere variation. Descartes' revelation and retreat from exposure,
as expressed by the motto: to live well you must live unseen is a
disheartening disposition that speaks volumes and sadly carries on to
this day across the world. The use of fear, intimidation and other
time tested variations of oppression continue to persist as the
dominant institutions of our society work to protect it's established
orders regardless of social validity. Even more, the overall cultural
itself, which invariably tends to support the accepted beliefs put
forward by those that define “power” of a period, also tends to
condemn those who choose to pose a challenge as it becomes a threat to
the mass accepted identity itself.
The result is that many simply are not willing to risk their lives,
occupations and reputations to challenge the orthodoxy of the time.
In late May 2011 news reports were generated that detailed how the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States was actively
targeting “Political Activists” under the pretense of “Terrorism”.
http://rt.com/usa/news/fbi-political-activists-terrorists/
Just as people like John Lennon and Martin Luther King Jr. were
watched and harassed by the FBI for their activism decades ago, it
appears modern, so-called “Anti-Terrorism” resources are being used to
target environmentalists, peace, animal and political activists.
Just like the accusations of “Communism” against people like MLK Jr.
in the mid 20th century, this newer, more generalized device called
“Terrorism” of the 21st century is no less an “heretical”, accusatory
tool than what was employed by the Inquisition century's ago to
maintain the politico-religious social system.
So, we can sympathize with Descartes' notion, as to move against the
Zeitgeist is to position yourself against the odds, regardless of how
empirical, necessary or obvious the truth you wish to convey and act
upon is.
Unfortunately, Descartes' position is unacceptable in the modern
world. The risks that now exist within our current order are beginning
to far outweigh the temporal personal risks generated by the act of
activist objection itself.
It is no longer issues of accurate data, “rights” and “freedoms”.
Today our very stability as a civilization is now in question and, if
left unhindered, it threatens us all, regardless of one's position in
the modern feudal hierarchy.
So, we can sit in confusion and watch as global unemployment rises due
to technological unemployment and the resulting regional instability
that is sure to grow. We can stare blankly at the systematic debt
collapse of the world economy, country by country, like dominos, as
self-appointed global banking institutions that derive money out of
nothing impose austerity measures against the poor and middle class of
each country to help support the wealthy, furthering the income
divide.
We can twiddle our thumbs as what we have called “democracy” turns
inexplicably into global plutocracy and the world economy becomes
measured by how much money the rich move around amongst themselves. We
can distract ourselves with our little gadgets as the rainforests –
considered by many to be the “lungs” of this planet – are destroyed at
faster and faster rates, reducing our ability to absorb the growing
CO2 in the atmosphere. We can keep the TV on as the clean water and
food shortages that currently affect over 1 billion people continue to
grow to 2 billion... 3 billion. We can scan the tabloids at the
grocery store news stands as the very basis of industrial
civilization, the Hydrocarbon Economy, inches towards crisis scarcity
with virtually no active initiative taken to change course.
We can continue to pretend that our “leaders” are anything but “mis-
leaders”, set in motion by monetary commercial interests that follow
the rules of the free-market with all legislation and offices going to
the highest bidder, one way or another... and we can stand amused as a
new global arms race gains speed as each country comes to terms with
the very real reality that wars for resources are upon us in a way
unlike any period in history.
This is what separates our world from the one Descartes hid from.
The fact is, the fear tactics of the Orthodoxy - in this context the
FBI or any such “Intelligence Agency” - are no longer worthy of viable
concern or even acknowledgment. At no time in history has any true
social change come in a manner that was not opposed with hostility by
the dominant orders of the time. If you choose fear, then fear exists
and those little lists/tactics held by the Intelligence/Police
Agencies have merit. If you choose love, pride and self-respect then
no accusations, lists, or threats can ever stop you. The trick now is
in numbers and if we can gain critical mass and override the “divide
and conquer” techniques used to keep the orthodoxy in place, the game
is over.
The Zeitgeist Movement is a global sustainability activist group
working to bring the world together for the common goal of species
sustainability before it is too late. It is a social movement, not a
political one, with over 1100 chapters across nearly all countries.
Divisionary notions such as nations, governments, races, political
parties, religions, creeds or class are non-operational distinctions
in the view of The Movement. Rather, we recognize the world as one
system and the human species as a singular unit, sharing a common
habitat. Our overarching intent could be summarized as “the
application of the scientific method for social concern.”
To learn more about our work, please visit
www.thezeitgeistmovement.com
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