I've been a human rights activist for almost 20 years.
As a documentary filmmaker
I've been on the front lines
of many of our nation's biggest scandals and protests.
From that perspective
I've been an eyewitness to the rise and fall
of numerous people powered movements.
Nearly every organized resistance I've been a part of
has ended just inches from victory
for the same critical mistake
infighting.
When members of the same group turn against each other.
It often begins with whispers
about the most prominent spokespeople of the cause.
These rumors typically sound like
“I hear John is controlled opposition”
or
“some people are saying Jane is compromised.”
While the use of infiltrators and agitators is a very real thing
I've yet to experience one scenario
where such a label was accurately applied
and suspiciously,
These labels are always branded on the people
who are making the most progress.
With the degradation of their reputation,
goes their contribution to your life.
Prior to social media
people actually sat down to dialog through their differences.
Today, without solid evidence or sufficient inquiry
we go directly to our keyboards to vent our suspicions
even after the rumor is proven false or simply fades away.
Some level of doubt and division always remains.
This is all by design.
Part of what allowed so many people to walk away from Assange
with some of the Me Too allegations that had surfaced
and that were ultimately discredited, stuck in people's minds.
The voices of propaganda are masterful at this game.
They knowingly run a false story
then retract it
knowing the lie will reach millions.
But very few will see the correction.
Amy Coney Barrett's religious faith
is being called into question again.
She belongs to this People of Praise group
which the Southern Poverty Law Center
has labeled them a hate group.
When I stated that People of Praise had been deemed a hate group
I just got them mixed up with another group.
I conflated them.
Ah, okay, that happens.
You know, it's easy to do.
In the words of former CIA director William Casey.
We'll know our disinformation campaign is complete
when everything the American public believes is false.
The planting of divisive rumors is one of the most common tactics
used in psychological warfare.
As the lies bloom
like worker bees,
well-intended citizens pollinate the masses
with poisonous disinformation.
What the gossiping bees fail to realize
is that they themselves
are doing the work of controlled opposition.
They are literally, unwittingly
working on behalf of the very forces
they believe they are resisting.
Again, all of this is by design.
While we've all been distracted by the latest trends and tragedies
everything that has influence on our behavior has been infiltrated
by an agenda to control our thoughts.
Whether their goal is to make us purchase a product
vote for a political party,
or submit to experimental inoculations.
There are forces at work who understand
the functionalities of your mind.
Far better than you do.
Their goal is total control
but because they are the few and we are the many,
they can only achieve total control through the age old tactic
of divide and conquer.
“You're either with them or with us.”
Never before have we been so divided.
Divided by politics, religion, nation, state
race, class, gender and now vaccine status.
To better understand how we got here.
Consider these three quotes from The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
The Supreme Art of War is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
Victorious warriors win first, and then go to war.
The secret lies in confusing the enemy
so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
Though Sun Tzu who lived over 2500 years ago
his work remains at the heart of our CIA
as well as, the Chinese Communist Party's strategy
today.
It's no coincidence that around the same era as Sun Tzu
the words “United We Stand, Divided We Fall” were first recorded.
It is Unity that will save our communities.
As you see in the audience,
Muslims, Christians, Jewish community,
Democrats, Republicans,
white, black, everyone all in between.
This is the example of what you get
when you choose to attack all members of the human family.
Our greatest power is our numbers.
Hence, the relentless effort to shatter us
into broken fragments
As their agendas are being exposed,
The dividers will stop at nothing
to cover their crimes against humanity.
They have bunkers.
All we have is each other.
The good news is, that's all we need.
Though we are intrinsically interconnected
our minds are being wired to obsess on our differences.
Contrary to social indoctrination
we do not have to be ideologically aligned to stand together.
We don't even have to like each other.
There is only one thing that we must agree on.
That freedom is our birthright.
Now is the time to let go of whatever it is you're holding on to
that keeps you divided from your friends, family and fellow humans.
Rise above all the micro dramas and distractions
to see that a much bigger story is unfolding.
Swallow your pride. Humble yourself.
Let it go.
I'm not suggesting that we look the other way
when someone is clearly thwarting our forward momentum.
There are people who deserve to be called out by name
especially those who are undermining our trust in each other.
But even then, we should remember that
there is a human life being affected by our words.
We've been so conditioned
to believe we are powerless
that we've become careless with our power.
Like toddlers with loaded guns.
How many times do we need to shoot our own foot?
Till we realize that the power is in our hands?
The only thing that can stop us at this point
is us.
We've all been lied to,
scammed, fooled, tricked, conned and coerced.
Yes, it sucks.
But here we are,
wiser and stronger than we were just three years ago.
This is the moment for us to activate our innate ability
to create solutions
that can only happen through the awareness of symbiosis
defined as
a mutually beneficial relationship between different groups.
All of life depends on relationships.
Every living thing is in communication
from the stars, to the planets, the earth, the plants, the elements
the insects, the animals, the humans and every cell within us.
Real change out there
begins with real change inside.
The question is:
How bad does it have to get
before we're willing to change?