Cloud-cuckoo-land

Cloud Cuckoo Land refers to an unrealistically idealistic state where everything is perfect. It hints that the person referred to is naïve, unaware of reality or deranged in holding such an optimistic belief.

Categories: Brainwashing

We live in a time when depravity knows no limits by Wesley J. Smith

There is nothing these days that can be safely considered permanently beyond the pale, unthinkable, flat-out undoable--and that apparently now includes cutting off healthy limbs of patients with a mental illness called body integrity identity disorder, or BIID. It is a sickness, clearly, but today virtually all of these unfortunate people get through life without chopping off their own limbs. But that may be about to change. We are clearly moving toward a time in which BIID sufferers will be able to receive amputations. Once that is deemed a legitimate treatment, it will be harder for sufferers to fight against their dark impulses. But here's the thing: Once amputations become as unremarkable as surgical sex reassignments, we will, no doubt, "discover" another, even more extreme condition, that will also have to be accommodated. We live in a time in which feeding dysfunction has no limits. www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/05/24/should-doctors-amputate-healthy-limbs-for-patients-who-want-to-be-amputees/  090505-biid Sufferers Want Limbs Amputated

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

Society Confusion Disorder by Larry Richman

I'm trying hard to be tolerant and to embrace diversity. But it seems that every time I start to get a handle on things, something pops up that throws all of my recent sensitivity training out of the window. I guess my brain is just impossible to wash. Maybe I am not the one who is confused. We are purposely being confused by the confused. We are receiving a cultural lobotomy as we watch the confused media parade confused experts into our living rooms, to confuse us on the meaning of things for which there should be no confusion. richmanramblings.blogspot.com/search?q=society+confusion  090623-larry Richman-society Confusion Disorder

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

POLITICAL JEDI MIND TRICKS: Getting voters to agree to things they don't really want to by Dr. Joel Wade

The left uses a repertoire of "Political Jedi Mind Tricks" to get voters to agree to things they don't really want to. Here's how to understand them... www.tothepointnews.com/content/view/3419/80/  081121-joel Wade-political Jedi Mind Tricks

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

Obama and Mussolini: Just words... Just speeches. It's deja vu all over again!

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

Obama 2010 and Nixon 1974: I am not a crook!

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

Obama 2010 and Clinton 1994: Memorable photo ops

President Clinton playing with pebbles on Normandy Beach in 1994. President Obama drawing circles in the sand in 2010. Memorable photo ops for both, wouldn't you say?

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

Islamic Coup on the White House. "I am a Muslim," Obama Tells Egyptian Foreign Minister Gheit by Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said he had a one-on-one meeting with Obama, in which President Obama told him that he was still a Muslim, the son of a Muslim father, the stepson of Muslim stepfather, that his half brothers in Kenya are Muslims, and that he was sympathetic towards the Muslim agenda. Adul Gheit claimed Obama told the Arabs to show patience. Obama promised that once he overcame some domestic issues, like the Health care reform, he would show the Muslim World how to deal with Israel. That could explain why Obama has instructed that the term "Islamic extremism" no longer be used in official government documents and statements. Furthermore, the US is now accusing Israel of harming American interests in the Middle East. atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2010/06/-obama-tells-egyptian-foreign-minister-i-am-a-muslim-stealth-coup-on-the-white-house.html

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

How much do you owe? How much do your children owe? What about your state? How about our nation? Check out real-time U.S. Debt Clock

This U.S. National Debt Clock is spinning out of control, just like the liberal spenders in the White House and Congress. This year our nation will elect state and federal officials who could serve for up to the next six years. A lot is at stake. Are you prepared to vote your values? First and foremost, are you registered to vote? Americans are blessed to have a "government of the people, by the people, and for the people." But democracy requires our participation and the most basic democratic participation is voting. When you vote, you help determine who will lead our nation, make our laws and protect our liberties. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as many as 35 percent of the eligible Americans are not registered to vote - that's 45 to 65 million people! Less than half of the voting-age population actually votes in any given election. Click here to access voter registration forms that include instructions for printing and mailing. It's quick, it's easy! Your vote can and will make a difference! Voting is a privilege that millions of people in other parts of the world can only dream about. www.usdebtclock.org/

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

Forty years of feminism is COMING HOME TO ROOST!!! by Pamela Geller

We spend more per capita on education than virtually every other nation, and yet we rank close to the bottom in math and science -- so busy are our children being force-fed global warming junk science, the LGBT agenda, a whitewashed Muhammad, and other assorted propaganda. This is how the left has been destroying America since they took over in the '60s. Every child in America, all 73.7 million of them, should be kept safe from the leftist inculcation of the public school curriculum. Taxpayer money should be used to help set up home-schooling networks and resources across the country. Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be lefties... www.americanthinker.com/2010/01/forty_years_of_feminism_now_be.html  100126-40 Years Of Feminism Now Bearing Fruit

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

Flatscreen TVs And Forced Prostitution: Welcome To Your Socialist Nightmare

Meet the Davey family - just ordinary folks with a big family and lots of stuff, getting by on $64,000 dollars a year. But every penny of it is a government payout. The Trifecta gang tells you why it's very much your business. If you have not yet signed up with PJTV to view videos, do it! It doesn't cost a thing and you will see some of the best commentary on the Web! (and certainly WAY better than the drivel you get on broadcast TV!) www.pjtv.com/v/3440

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Lyle Rossiter makes case liberal ideology is mental disorder

Attached are excerpts from THE LIBERAL MIND by Lyle Rossiter, MD. This is a serious work by a board psychiatrist explaining the pathology behind "Liberalism," which he classifies as ranging from a mildly neurotic to deeply psychotic (or even sociopathic) reaction to dysfunctional childhoods. (Psychiatrists love the old childhood ploy, but unlike most psychiatrists, he blames the individuals themselves, not their mothers.) Rossiter is not especially political, although from his discussion he would be classified as libertarian. His bona fides are unassailable so his view is more "credible" than, say, Michael Savage, one of the "usual suspects" of the "Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy" who some years ago wrote a book titled LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER. Even though these are excerpts, it is still a l-o-n-g read as significant portions of the book have been extracted. Thankfully, Rossiter writes in lay terms rather than the usual psychobabble. To me, he explains from a secular viewpoint the rationale behind the modern Liberal worldview. Lyle Rossiter-the Liberal Mind-excerpts-html

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

A Nation of Wimps. Parents are going to ludicrous lengths to take the bumps out of life for their children

"Life is planned out for us," says Elise Kramer, a Cornell University junior. "But we don't know what to want." As Elkind puts it, "Parents and schools are no longer geared toward child development, they're geared to academic achievement." No one doubts that there are significant economic forces pushing parents to invest so heavily in their children's outcome from an early age. But taking all the discomfort, disappointment and even the play out of development, especially while increasing pressure for success, turns out to be misguided by just about 180 degrees. With few challenges all their own, kids are unable to forge their creative adaptations to the normal vicissitudes of life. That not only makes them risk-averse, it makes them psychologically fragile, riddled with anxiety. In the process they're robbed of identity, meaning and a sense of accomplishment, to say nothing of a shot at real happiness. Forget, too, about perseverance, not simply a moral virtue but a necessary life skill. These turn out to be the spreading psychic fault lines of 21st-century youth. Whether we want to or not, we're on our way to creating a nation of wimps... www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20041112-000010.html  060705-a Nation Of Wimps

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

10/23/09: The Hexagon Of Progress: Barack Obama – Working Families Party – Democratic Socialists Of America – New Party – ACORN – SEIU

In reality, no matter how one chooses to define the President's relationship to his other party, the relationship itself demands a close examination of its platform, background, and history, all of which the President would appear to have endorsed by accepting their nomination. As to their platform, that topic will be covered in greater detail in future posts. This entry is going to focus on the historical roots and background of the Working Families Party. One pervasive theme is an attitude of class warfare. ...American people have a right to know about the background of a political party to which the President of the United States belongs, and the so-called mainstream media have completely failed the nation in this simple task. biggovernment.com/2009/10/23/the-hexagon-of-progress-barack-obama-working-families-party-democratic-socialists-of-america-new-party-acorn-seiu/

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

06/19/09: The Narcissist in Chief by Joy Tiz

Most people erroneously presume that narcissism is something akin to egomania or an unusually high sense of self-esteem. The truth is the reverse. Narcissists suffer from self-loathing, not too much self-love. Obama's grandiosity is striking. It's in his body language and posturing. It's in his derisive comments about "bitter clingers." In office, Obama has demonstrated early on his sense of entitlement and his belief that he is above the law. For all of the narcissist's grandiosity, he is driven by a relentless need to pursue and maintain a source of narcissistic supply. A narcissist is at his most menacing when he perceives a threat to his perpetual supply of admiration and affirmation. For the narcissist, nothing matters more than maintaining his supply. From Obama's perspective, being chided by a cable news commentator really is a more pressing exigency than the possibility of Iran amassing nuclear weapons. As Obama's poll numbers drop and continue to slide as his ruinous failures accumulate, expect his acting out to escalate. This is not the psychological profile of a guy we want as commander in chief... joytiz.com/2009/the-narcissist-in-chief/#more-107

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

Brainwashing

The Delphi Technique — What Is It?

The Delphi Technique was originally conceived as a way to obtain the opinion of experts without necessarily bringing them together face to face. In recent times, however, it has taken on an all new meaning and purpose. In Educating for the New World Order by B. Eakman, the reader finds reference upon reference for the need to preserve the illusion that there is "…lay, or community, participation (in the decision-making process), while lay citizens were, in fact, being squeezed out." [This technique is being used in local school districts and fire districts.] www.learn-usa.com/transformation_process/acf001.htm

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

THE DELPHI PROCESS: How the consensus process pretends to allow citizen input while leading to a preordained conclusion

There are three steps to diffusing the Delphi Technique when facilitators want to steer a group in a specific direction: 1. Always be charming. Smile. Be pleasant. Be Courteous. Moderate your voice so as not to come across as belligerent or aggressive. 2. Stay focused. If at all possible, write your question down to help you stay focused. 3. Be persistent. Let them finish with their dissertation or expose. Then nicely with focus and persistence, state, "But you didn't answer my question. My question is --" and repeat your question. Never, under any circumstance, become angry. Anger directed at the facilitator will immediately make the facilitator the victim. www.keepourrights.org/delphi.htm

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

Meetings make us dumber, study shows. Brainstorming sessions backfire when group thinking clouds decisions

...individuals, whether students, executives or football fans, should take time to consider the facts on their own before coming to a consensus. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17279961/  070222-meetings Make Us Dumber

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

Follow the Leader: Democracy in Herd Mentality

In the real world, you do have individuals with different information, needs and preferences. What we show is that – using very simple rules – the group will choose the majority. It's almost like a democratic decision. ... Even human beings will tend to follow each other with a herd mentality -- say, out of a crowded theater. New research provides some surprising insight into what's going on, including a group penchant for democratic decisions. www.livescience.com/animalworld/050208_follow_leader.html  050208-follow Leader-democracy In Herd Mentality

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

BEWARE The Delphi Technique -- Trained Facilitators in public meetings: How Communities Are Manipulated by John A. Stormer

The individual who gets involved will soon encounter the way educators, civic leaders, businessmen, the clergy and parents are manipulated using the Delphi Technique. Delphi is a method for obtaining a predetermined "consensus" among a diverse group of individuals who may or may not be knowledgeable about a field of endeavor or problem. ... Recognizing the technique and how to combat it is important... www.propertyrightsresearch.org/beware_the_delphi_technique.htm  Beware The Delphi Technique

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

The American Psychological Association plans to brainwash the public to be more sensitive to "Mother Earth" (8/22/2008) by Investor's Business Daily

Among the agenda items from the group's meeting last week in Boston, USA Today reported, were stepped-up "efforts to foster a broader sense of eco-sensitivity that the group believes will translate into more public action to protect the planet." "We know how to change behavior and attitudes. That is what we do," association president and Yale University psychologist Alan Kazdin told the newspaper. "We know what messages will work and what will not." www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=304210979293352  080822-ibd-power Of Persuasion-getting In Our Heads

COMMON SENSE KITSAP

Content copyright indicated author | HTML, Javascript & VBScript ©2002 padapple | All rights reserved Created by | Hosted by