Those in charge of monetary policies have Imaginary Problems about which they pretend to worry. Those Imaginary Problems keep the more gullible citizens focused on distractions.
A typical example:
“Inflation is a very serious concern in today’s economy.” Their spokespeople say that frequently and very seriously. Simpler watchers and readers of this dire pronouncement will nod wisely, repeating to themselves, “Inflation is a very serious concern in today’s economy.”
Try this: Repeat that warning out loud, to yourself. Really, go ahead. Say, as slowly and ponderously as you possibly can, “Inflation is a very serious concern in today’s economy.” After a few times, it’s hard to avoid believing that you have said something important. After you have rehearsed it, work the phrase into conversations. Announce slowly, conveying your deep, personal concern that impending collapse can only be prevented if people take it to heart that “Inflation is a very serious concern in today’s economy.” If you repeat that several times, you will gain credence as being “very intellectual”.
When we hear such Warnings of Doom from those whose livelihood is repeating them, look for the inevitable policy changes that follow. Each will increase the wealth and power of those behind the Warning of Doom. An example: “Our concern about inflation is so great that we have decided to sell large amounts of our nation’s gold to bring inflation under control.”
Most citizens will not remember hearing, not long ago, that “Our concern about inflation is so great we have decided to buy large amounts of gold increase our gold reserves, helping to bring inflation under control.”
It is never mentioned that the buyers and sellers of that gold are salivating at the opportunity to double or triple their investment within a few months.
When those in charge realize that people are getting bored with warnings about inflation, that word in the above sentences is replaced with “deflation”.
Again, you may try this at home. Begin to repeat, as often as it can be worked into conversations, even those on totally unrelated subjects, “Deflation is a very serious concern in today’s economy.” If you do that ponderously and often, your reputation as a concerned and knowledgeable intellectual will spread. You may be asked, “Have you thought about running for office?”
Sometimes, people get bored with hearing about the dangers of both inflation and deflation. Both “inflation” and “deflation” are so overused in Warnings of Doom that other Imaginary Problems must be broadcast. That is not a problem There is a host of other Imaginary problems that include “employment”, “unemployment”, “balance of trade”, “oil prices”, “minimum wage” and a host of other “vital areas of interest” that can be worked into the basic sentence, “_______ is a very serious concern in today’s economy.” Where do these Imaginary Problems come from? How are they selected?
In the headquarters of each nation’s Central Bank, there is a mahogany box. It is a polished cube about a foot and a half on each side. There is a hole in the top of the box. When a new Imaginary Problem is needed, a janitor is brought into the huge, ornate meeting room. Surrounded by expensively dressed experts around the huge, tennis-court sized table, he reaches into the box and pulls out one of the dozens of pieces of paper. Each has the name of an Imaginary Problem on it. The piece of paper pulled out by the janitor tells what the next Subject of Grave Concern will be.
Why is it done this way? Imaginary Problems cannot follow any identifiable pattern. To be believable, those in charge must appear to be able to solve any problem that arises. The janitor’s selection is random. “It keeps us on our toes!”, central bankers enjoy telling each other. “Not just anyone can come up with solutions to randomly selected problems in a few months or years. That’s why we have the important jobs.”
Every government agency has its own set of Imaginary Problems. Environmentalists alternate between spreading fear of Global Freezing with worries about Global Warming. Scares of rising sea levels are replaced with falling sea levels as the “our greatest environmental danger from a Mother Nature gone mad”. Shrinking and growing ice caps, too much or too little carbon dioxide, rain or drought, all fall into the same pattern. Every natural occurrence is defined only by its possible extremes and worries about the disasters that must follow those extremes are sent into as many minds as possible by obedient shills.
When we hear of any problem, the first thing to realize is: Imaginary problems have a purpose. They increase the power of those in charge. Then, we can more properly analyze what we’re being told.
When, and if, we get properly sick and tired of the lies and deceptions, there is always The Church. It’s much better to understand that The Catholic Church has seen and understood the demonic vanity behind every possible fraud from all the power-crazed tax-addicts since Babylon.
The Church is here to provide a safe haven for us, avoiding bitterness and anger toward those mired in the fetid swamps of institutionalized vanity.
