“In a world that is in chaos politically, socially, and environmentally, how can the human race sustain another 100 years?”—Stephen Hawking, world-renowned Theoretical Physicist.

After reading the article A Plan to Stem Foreclosures, Buried in a Paper Avalanche in the 6/29/09 NY Times, I came away amazed at how it so honestly encapsulates the fundamentally untrustworthy nature of many commercial institutions. This article details the daunting obstacles facing homeowners seeking mortgage modifications to avoid foreclosure. Many are finding that their applications and paperwork are literally disappearing upon being submitted to banks. Other are caught in a merry-go-round of repeated resubmissions of paperwork after being rejected for minor errors or missing documents. Are these coincidences? As the article suggests, banks may be under pressure not to make modifications for homeowners burdened with critical mortgage problems. In one case where the homeowner qualified for a mortgage modification, “the company refuses to take an application because the loan is owned by an investor who is unwilling to absorb a loss.”

Clearly, a fundamental disinterest, and more troubling callous disregard the community welfare can be discerned in this story. That uncivil disposition is often at the core of so many failed efforts to solve the inequities and injustices that afflict modern society. It reminds me of an observation made by former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan in his recent book “The Age of Turbulence.” He comments on the ongoing devastation of “civility and civilization” that began with the first World War. There was a universal optimism prior to 1914. In the late 1800’s, “dehumanizing violence was on the decline,” and the rapid “pace of global invention” and medical science was improving the quality and longevity of life. “Human society seemed perfectible,” he observes. Now, as he candidly admits, due to the myriad of crisis facing modern society, our outlook is “starkly different.” Few men have had such intimate association with the powers governing modern civilization as long as Alan Greenspan. If he expresses no confidence in man’s efforts to perfect society, do we, who can only view such powers from a distance, have any good reason to do so?

Indeed, in spite of stunning advances in invention and medicine the devastation of civility and civilization continues. Who ever imagined that our generation would be grappling with genocide, torture, terrorism, mass starvation, widespread poverty and staggering inequites in the distribution of wealth? We live in a world climate fueled by our own selfishness, indifference and cruelty. As a result,  it is easy to see how “dehumanizing violence” such as involuntary testing of directed energy torture weapons and psychological warfare can find such fertile soil.

Dehumanizing Violence and Victims of Involuntary Weapons Testing
In order to justify ongoing harassment and psychological torture of a targeted individual, you (the torturer) must first dehumanize him, stripping him of human qualities or attributes. Once you perceive him as being less human than you are, you begin to justify the abuse he suffers in your own mind. The conscience becomes perverted by this faulty reasoning and justifies torture. In your eyes, he deserves it. Indeed, you’re convinced that the victim is ultimately responsible for whatever he suffers. That is why the covert agencies developing these cruel programs work tirelessly to paint their victims as criminals or social misfits.*see footnote

The cruelty itself becomes a perverse lure for the torturer. He takes pleasure in the suffering and discomfort of others. The Inquisition made the public slow-death-by-fire of so-called heretics a form of entertainment for both the Inquisitors and the morbidly curious public. Likewise, the covert agencies developing these programs, and the neighborhood groups that support them find an unnatural gratification in the discomfort and suffering of their victims. The ongoing cruelty also serves as a control on the victim, destroying his self esteem and initiative to pursue justice and relief. It becomes a virtual concentration camp, invisible to all but the torturers and his victim.

Alan Greenspan got it right. Human society is “starkly different” from the high expectations we had for it just over a century ago.

Footnote: I had a rather odd experience shortly after moving into my present residence. I stopped at the local gas station to pick up some bottled water. As I left the store and entered my car in the parking lot, a man quickly walked up just as I was about to close my door. He was a Black male in his early 30’s, dressed in stereotypical “street thug” attire. “I’m not asking for any money, I just want to show you something . . .” he said as I tried to close my driver’s side door. He had a brightly colored child’s pen in his hand and mumbled something that I can’t quite remember. What stands out however was his odd motion. He brings his hands close to me and them moves them back twice with this silly little pen in his hand. To someone standing outside, it would give the appearance that he was conducting a transaction or making an exchange. I told him to get away,  closing my door as quickly as possible. This was very unusual. He was not the normal panhandler asking for a handout. However, it was shortly after that encounter that many individuals among my neighbors began to participate in psychological harassment schemes employed against me locally. What I’ve surmised is this: In order to destroy my reputation locally, they needed some convincing evidence. Since I have never used drugs or engaged in any illicit activity, they would never gain such evidence by honest means. I am convinced that this encounter was recorded covertly (perhaps from another vehicle at the gas station) and used by someone in an official capacity to convince my new neighbors that I am engaged in some form of illicit activity.

Over that past eleven years, the Federal covert operatives employed in my harassment have made numerous attempts to entrap me, with all sorts of ‘bait.’ These schemes are employed with the intent of destroying my reputation (see Mata Hari Subway Chronicles). Here is a new twist on that ongoing effort that I experienced this morning.

I was at the Fry’s Supermarket (24th St & Baseline, Phoenix) to pick up a few items for lunch. There are a number of individuals among the Fry’s staff that work in concert with local community policing groups involved in my harassment. Indeed, many of them are no doubt members. They typically participate in the psychological attacks commonly practiced by these groups. It is also quite common for them to “guide me” to certain cashiers as a way to isolate me, and to keep me under constant surveillance. That is nothing new. However, today’s tactics had a bit of added drama.

I was the last person on a check out line, waiting to pay for my items. Generally, Federal covert operatives try to have one of their people in front and behind me whenever I pay for items at any store. The couple ahead of me pretended that the husband needed to leave the line to search for a particular item. As he left, the women offered to allow me to go ahead of her in the queue. I politely declined the offer. She then quickly mentioned that the next cashier to the right was now open. I thanked her, and moved to the next cashier. The fact that she so quickly made this suggestion struck me as a bit unusual. What happened next explains why.

I was the first person on the newly opened cashier’s line. One additional person quickly joined the line after me. I sensed, based on past experience, that she was part of the team of covert operatives. As my items were being bar-coded by the cashier, I noticed that a crisp, unfolded, $100 bill was sitting on the counter. Indeed, it was placed in such a way that it would be very convenient for me to pick it up, being on the edge of the counter closest to me, just before the ATM card reader. The cashier seemed completely oblivious to the presence of that money . . . This was not an accident. It was yet another entrapment scheme.

Over the past few months, the Federal operatives targeting me have worked surreptitiously to destroy my source of income (I am a freelance Internet Development Specialist) so money has been very tight of late. Evidently, they hoped that the financial pressure I face would make the lure of a stray $100 bill irresistible. That impulsive act would be recorded by store security cameras and observed by two carefully placed ‘witnesses” working against my best interests. The appearance of that money, and the pattern of events that led me to be in that place—at that moment, were carefully orchestrated. The cashier and the persons surrounding me were all part of the scheme. It was the store’s money, and just touching it could arguably be considered an act of theft. The notoriety that would quickly result would have destroyed my reputation; especially among members of my religious community and family who hold me in high regard.

I had no intention of taking the money. It was not mine, I had not right to it. That was reason enough to reject the bait. These Federal operatives are a clever lot, always looking for ways to exploit our weaknesses and hardships. They hoped that this carefully chosen bait would be especially appealing in light of the financial difficulties I am enduring. However, the Bible principles I live by once again proved to be a source of protection for me.

I used the ATM reader to pay for my items as the cashier bagged them. I made no comment regarding the money, did not touch it, and left with my groceries and receipt. With nary a hint of surprise, the “cashier” simply picked up the $100 bill and removed it from the counter.

My Thoughts On This Matter

“As our own species is in the process of proving, one cannot have superior science and inferior morals. The combination is unstable and self-destroying.”—Arthur C. Clarke

We live in an era when every human institution historically considered trustworthy is failing us. Wall Street has proven to be an irresponsible and disastrous financial steward; seemingly stable banks are in critical condition as a result of greed-driven profligate risk-taking. Many who once looked forward to retirement will now be forced to work well into old age as a result of collapsing pension systems. Modern employment can only offer insecurity, impermanence and is rapidly being stripped of benefits once considered the due of workers. Taken on the whole, despite tremendous advances in knowledge and technology, the very foundation of human governance is collapsing under the weight of its own moral decay. “Man has dominated man to his injury.”—Ecclesiastes 8:9  Therefore, I am not surprised that my encounter with institutions who hold the public trust is entirely in line with the aforementioned trends.

I cling to the principles and guidelines of The Bible because it is the only reliable guide we have in an unstable and misguided world. Its’ principles have enabled me to confidently navigate the treacherous course I’ve walked for the past eleven years, and will continue to do so.

” Keep me from the clutches of the trap that they have laid for me, And from the snares of those practicing what is hurtful. The wicked will fall into their own nets all together, While I, for my part, pass by.”—Psalm 141:9,10