The Illusion of
Civilian Control
Most people don’t understand the principles of government
and its limitations. The reason is simple. They believe what they are fed by
politicians and career minded leaders that are self-serving in nature and eager
to gain you trust and confidence they are doing the right thing for you and
this country.
The reasons for their lying and deception is to hide
governmental flaws as well as their own. Using distraction and distorting as
media tools, they are eager to avoid disclosing their mistakes and poor
judgment making.
I want to know who is really in control and if it is not the President and his cabinet then who is the driving force behind these radical socialist reforms that is dividing our country so badly. What can they possibly acquire or attain by doing what seems to be a destruction of our social fiber and morals.
This article is not a debate over whether the war in
Afghanistan is being fought for the right reasons any more than the President’s
latest decision to arm Syrian rebels with arms and munitions resembling the
actions of government of the past and repeating failed records of accomplishing
the desired outcomes.
Debates can also range from the current immigration
reforms to the security of our borders as there are controversies not yet
discussed and likely never will. Unfortunately, the fact is that hardly
anything relevant to these matters are publicly released or disclosed so
debates are meaningless.
I want to learn about government constraints and
recklessness and how it impact our freedom. What are the motives behind the
Patriot Act and who stands to suffer the most when our freedoms are limited or
hampered by man-made laws that contradict our Constitution?
Since they are all weary and aware of the Freedom of
Information Act, there appears to be a growing pattern of a bureaucracy that is
compromising the rule of law with unstated, unwritten doctrines and pressures
against our country. Taking our freedoms away is one consideration but what is
more important is what do they stand to gain and where are they going?
But my focus will not be on foreign policy or domestic
relationships. I am interested in understanding the illusions of controlling
the civilian population with government initiatives and perhaps government
intervention and force at the local levels such as municipal and state but tied
into the shenanigans of Washington D.C.
Step one in the illusion of civilian control is to make
the populace believe they are doing everything they can to decisively deal with
the problems at hand. The truth is they are being far less decisive and not
because of any particular obstacle but rather willingly providing a strategy
that creates an illusional line of reality but in all actually they are doing
much less than what is being told digging us deeper into the quagmire.
These bureaucrats are making poor decisions that will
force them to go even deeper to avoid failure and therefore creating a conflict
between doing what is right and what is wrong. Ignoring legal and moral
standards they are adjusting their policy making to suit their own needs.
These mistakes include airing on the side of precaution rather
than caution and then the sequential responses makes changing directions or
strategies more difficult as this mentality dictates future decision making
rather than rule of law or prior commitments.
The strategy includes either a low or high level of
verbal commitment through speeches or other press conferences or press releases
and includes escalating or reducing efforts to make things work so that the
public is not upset or concerned about the strategy or the motive. The illusion
is to show a hands on management strategy while in fact, the problem has
already spiraled out of control and damage control is taking place in complete
secrecy.
Rather than shrinking the problem and the related conflicts they are in fact expanding their control and power over such issues ensuring the final goal of complete control is imminent and achievable. This is facilitated through the dominance of the press and the reporting mechanisms. Indeed this game of illusion is like a poke game with the lives and wellness of millions of people at stake and the possible ruination of a democracy as well as democratic control.
Working hard to build or maintain their integrity and
credibility they apply more pressure instead of less. The pressure is so great
many entities including states, corporates and wealthy individuals can’t
withstand it and eventually give in to ease the pressure.
This inexorable pressure comes in forms of subsidies, grants,
loans, restructured financing, manpower, logistical support and many other
resources. This occurs all behind closed doors and requires secrecy at every
level so not to disclose the special favors and agreements made to pay for the
silence
Thus with time the problems seemed to be solved and the attention
is diminished giving more room for adjustments and planning to steer them into
the desired direction. After all, the media was harnessed and in control and
once stabilized everything is beginning to work in their favor.
Time serves as a fading memory and good publicity will allow any good politician to endure and maintain their political status with the voters not having a clue that they have been deceived and lied to
