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Life now vs. Life then

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virtuoso:
The whole culture of society has changed dramatically in the last few years, I really don't believe this is an evolutionary natural change though. It has been born out of 2 things mostly and these are consumerism and apathy. Consumerism only knows one way and that is more consumptionm therefore the brands have to pull out more stops in enticing the kids into brands from a very tender young age, kids must be convinced that the brand you are sporting is what defines you. Less people read the newspapers anymore which is admittedly in part thanks to the internet but I bet it's only in part people have instead slipped into this sleepy walk through life where they no longer have pre defined values and knowledge. This then allows big business in the form of the media to mould peoples minds, a wealth of distraction is presented to the viewers and they have done a damn fine job of it, from the saturated celebrity content to mindless diy programs, shopping programs coupled with a smattering of bite sized news, this becomes the tool of information. It is under this climate of ignorance which has then allowed for these terrorist attacks to have such a catalysing effect on peoples behaviour there is now the striking fear factor which if anything forces more conformity and actively encourages people to stay ignorant.

This gives the elite and the government puppets the room they need to create the insitutions and network in place and introduce the draconian legislation which certainly here is sweeping away common law and has violated even the most basic principles of law. People have been manipulated into becoming machines if you like, actively encouraged to focus inwards, the advertisers and media are shaping our view of reality....the flood of drugs on the streets has created this feeding frenzy which creates the illusion for the youth that they are rebeling when little realising that gary webber before he was killed oops i mean suicided exposed the link between the CIA and drug smuggling. Which in turn is creating a group who think they are going against the police but meanwhile destroying themselves and getting caught up in the prison system as a result of their drug taking. The drug dealers are just puppets....even if you don't believe that the CIA smuggles in the drugs it's well known around here that there are dirty cops who seize the drugs and then let some of it back out onto the streets. Consumerism in itself is a perfect form of control and enslavement because people are activiely encouraged to spend spend spend and in reality most of this spending is done via accumulating massive debts. The personal debt in this country keeps balooning which then perfectly increases the power of the banks but when the bubble bursts, it will be chaos...homes being reposessed at such a phenomenal rate that the the collapse of the 80's will look like childs play.

Life now vs then.....we did not have to contend with genetically modified foods, sure there has always been questionable content in our food but gm foods are not dubbed frankenstein foods without reason, it's effectively reinventing the wheel. I guess you could add arguably that it is the collapse of moral values thanks to the way in which peoples minds are being shaped, that has led to the rise in promiscuity for the reason that when people lose sense of their identity and what their real purpose is, they instead rely and resort to their natural instincts in order to try and achieve that level of happiness and satisfaction. No puns on the satisfaction part lol, you know what I mean. Life vs now.....I should point that I am commenting on this from an overview perspective of life in general, but just look at how our value systems have been trodden to such a point that despite some anger towards the war in Iraq it was mostly apathy. In fact a little further back than that the destruction of Kosovo and the bombings of the serbian cities was horrific and yet no one even really batted an eyelid even when NATO deliberately targeted a news station killing hundreds of people. Or the complete weakening of this economy via the almost decimation of our manufacturing base making people almost solely dependent on the service sector which as I mentioned in a previous thread has no safety net or guarantees.However why worry about such trivia when your only real concern is when is the next football match is on, or which of these is the hottest babe, or being concerned with how many pints you are going to drink tonight. Life vs now inequality is actually growing and yet the me me culture has become even greater.

Sorry about some of the obvious ranting but....i used to think life was tough as a child, it's a walk in the park compared to now. i am not some kind of prophet of doom though I am one of those idiots that does go out and protest even though many times as was seen in the Iraq war, the protests are ignored. I am not going to lie when I was a kid I used to think that nice cars and riches were the keys to life but as I have got older I suddenly realised it's all just an illusion. An objectionist....yeah i like that 11z  :) 

P.S If people tomorrow were to break the strangehold that consumerism has over them, then fundamental values and morals could be regained very quickly which in turn would lead to the governments backing right off. However as long as most people are sleep then the wolf can come to the door without fear of being spotted. Perhaps all of this will eventually be looked upon as a good thing though because things have become so extreme that sooner or later more and more people will get pissed at the self destructive society and rebel against it. That is a big maybe though, we sure do live in interesting times i suppose. Oh by the way as far as what Nas said....hip hop has dumbed down also!

TraceOneInfinite:
I couldn't read all of that today, but I read the opening posts by 11's and Tanjit and they were very wise.  I like what 11's said about rebelling against the prevailing social norms gives him satisfaction.  I agree; you got to be counterculture to make it in today's society.  And Tanjit spoke righteously when he said you have to find your own balance and peace of mind so that you can be happy no matter what is goign on in the outside environment.

Tanjential:

--- Quote from: Shakur Abdul-Latif's Definition Of Hip-Hop..by -Infinite- on April 12, 2007, 07:11:44 AM ---I couldn't read all of that today, but I read the opening posts by 11's and Tanjit and they were very wise.  I like what 11's said about rebelling against the prevailing social norms gives him satisfaction.  I agree; you got to be counterculture to make it in today's society.  And Tanjit spoke righteously when he said you have to find your own balance and peace of mind so that you can be happy no matter what is goign on in the outside environment.

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thanks man, +1
-T

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