With the onset of the Internet and the rise in influence of social media postings, serious warnings from on high about ‘hate speech’ have rocketed to unprecedented levels of ubiquity. The urgency of these warnings is perhaps only paralleled by the admonitions against ‘blasphemy’ among the highly perched leaders of the established “official” religions that have littered our world’s spiritual history.
The reason for these warnings should be clear. Powerful groups that seek to maintain and augment their control over the population are threatened by the ever-growing capacity of ordinary people to speak freely and collectively influence the zeitgeist of the times—the mood, ideas and beliefs that are held by a society. You will recall the telling quote from Sigmund Freud’s nephew Edward Bernays in reference to our democratic societies:
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. …We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. …In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons…who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.”
In this context, we can see how the growing limits on free speech online are little more than attempts by the ruling class to continue their domination over the public mind. Now it could be argued that when Bernays wrote Propaganda in 1928, he believed this ‘relatively small number of people’ were benevolent and were indeed manipulating public opinion in order to ensure a ‘smoothly functioning society’ for everyone.
Certainly, as I have talked about in previous articles, I believe there are forces of light behind the scenes that work to affect the positive flow of human activity. The easiest way to determine whether the forces of light are behind certain trends in society is to see if the origins of these trends are organic in nature are free of force and coercion. This is certainly not the case when it comes to the growing alarmism regarding ‘hate speech.’
Is There More Hate Today?
The ruling class would have us believe that ‘hate’ and the speech promoting hate is more prevalent today than ever. What I have observed is that ‘hate’ has simply become the latest tool in their arsenal to promote division amongst different factions in our society. I believe there is more tolerance now among the general population than ever, and only the increased efforts of the ruling class to foment violence and destruction give the appearance of a populace in crisis.
Way back when, hate speech was never considered a crime. And people for the most part advocated for the moral authority of that timeless phrase,
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.
Our role models were people like Jackie Robinson, a black man who was the first to break into major league baseball in 1947. This was indeed a time when racial prejudice was an important societal issue, and Jackie Robinson endured innumerable words of hate from fans and opposing players alike. And he was selected to be the first dark-skinned professional baseball player not only because of his talent, but also because of his demeanor. He had the temperament to endure verbal attacks and threats with patience and equanimity. He dedicated himself to taking the moral high ground. And in doing so, he not only showed to society the nobility of his race, he also became a sparkling mirror for people to see their own insecurity and reflect on it.
Speak Freely
Allowing people to speak freely is to allow for the possibility of hatred being transformed into love. Censoring speech that is deemed ‘bad’ or insulting does not turn hatred into love, it suppresses it and transfigures it into a far more grotesque rage. People need to be able to say what’s really on their minds and go through the natural process of experiencing the consequences of their perception. This is how we grow and evolve.
The campaign to demonize certain hues of free speech has been going on for decades now. It doesn’t matter what the content is, whatever they can find that will cause division will be used. I remember before Donald Trump’s first term how White Supremacism and the Klu Klux Klan were dug up from the grave, and suddenly promoted as though it was a major societal issue. In earlier times, their tool of division was prejudice against the black man himself. Today their tool of division is prejudice against the white man. A complete reversal using the same playbook. You can’t make this stuff up.
The point here is to see that divisions in our society are constantly being stoked by the ruling class, whether these things are actual threats or not. More and more people are starting to get wise to this now, and are seeing the pattern. The biggest fear that the ruling class has is that we will be united. United, we will quickly see and uncover the small group of people that has kept us in chains our whole lives, and has prevented us from realizing our true potential.
