Kids React To Osama’s Death & Mind Control

Watching this video about American kids reacting to the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death made me realize something: Human intelligence peaks very early in childhood.

There’s a big difference between being smart and having knowledge. These kids will gain knowledge as they go through life, but most of the way they process things is already defined by age 10. Sure, there might be a schism when they turn 18, in which they might slightly shift their political views, but this change will most likely be a reaction to a movement rather than a reflection on the kids’ levels of critical thought. In fact, that movement might already be pre-digested and served as a generational revolution without them being aware.

These kids are an example of mind control performed upon the masses. Parroting what adults say after being told what to think by the The Powers That Be, this video makes it obvious how opinions get shaped by a template or predefined answers handed to groups. The copy, of the copy, of the copy makes the distortions of the message far more obvious.

For example, with the subject of Osama Bin Laden’s death, based on this video, we can say there are 4 possible templates of thought:

A. Horrible man who would have killed everyone; we are happy he’s dead.

Template A (Hollywood) is the one that views the world as a black & white image. The relation between enemies mimics the interactions between super heroes and villains. The hero embodies virtue, while the villain is evil at his core. Since respect only applies to people; then there is no reason to respect adversaries, since they are not people. “My country is perfect and superior. ‘The other’ is evil, envious, and archetypically wrong.”

B. The US tried handling it with words and it didn’t work; we are happy he’s dead.

Template B (King Solomon) emphasizes in a country’s attempt to reason, therefore higher moral value. The man standing on a higher ground feels a moderate amount of guilt for performing the act of violence against his adversary. To avoid conflict within the ethos, the moral man relies upon a historical retelling of the events that led to the kill, this helps reduce the amount of cognitive dissonance. The higher stance is taken from a colonialist perspective: The Civilized Man vs. The Barbarian. Relying on the fact that someone else started the conflict to justify a violent resolution is the template that tackles the problem from the perspective of King Solomon.

C. One smaller evil can outweight and correct a larger evil; we are moderately happy he’s dead.

Template C (Machiavelli) proposes that the right answer is the one that benefits the greater personal good. It admits that there is wrong in all possible resolutions, but the end justifies the means. It doesn’t find satisfying that someone else started the conflict, the punishment needs to fit the crime. Disproportionate punishment is not acceptable. “All men are equal, but some are more equal than others… the ones who belong to one’s group.”

D. Pessimist critical thought is allowed to certain extent, yet we still accept his death, therefore we aren’t a menace to the status quo.

Template D (Postmodern) finds that there is no ultimate answer to the problem. The world is more complex than what a person can understand, and what’s good depends upon cultural context. There is acceptance regarding one’s circumstances and a lack of confidence in being apt enough to generate results. This template consists in fearing to take action because of the inertia brought by the jenga effect.

The interesting thing is that, nothing can fit outside of A, B, C, and D because it is simply not part of the discourse that’s available to these children. I’m not saying that one answer is right while the others are wrong. What I’m saying is that people repeat these answers so many times throughout their life, that it appears as if they got smarter when the answers became easier to grab, when in reality, their proximity to the conscious brain meant that years of coercive persuasion have been successful.

What’s my stance in all of this? How have I been mind controlled and assimilated? Well, even though I might lean towards Template C in action, I sympathize with Template D in spirit (while my soul longs for an unknown Template E). I’m satisfied Bin Laden died because it will be a driving factor in leading the Democratic Party to victory in the 2012 elections. I enjoyed engaging in the millennial and savage practices of dancing upon a person’s grave. I felt like an Ancient Mayan… so it was almost an educational experience, you might say. Anyway, whatever makes my educated president (who doesn’t believe in witchcraft) look good, I approve. Also, my favorite kid? William (the one in the green shirt). He was the only one who didn’t sound retarded. Oh, sorry. Did I say retarded? I meant retarded.

What can I say? Humans live in a world of metaphors, yet exist unaware of said metaphors. Aside from food, sex, and sleep, the world that extends beyond this is constructed solely on concepts. Hence, all thoughts are fiction, false, and illusive. Sure, this illusion contains physical consequences, but these are generated by arbitrary ideas that lack empirical science and are as variable as an “x” in a mathematical equation. Knowing then that all which cannot be touched or quantified is imaginary, would things like war, family, money, discourses, and status mean as much to you? Uncovering this illusion is like standing on a podium with a naked audience in front of you… it might set you off on a path of original thoughts beyond “templates” or you could just end up dropping off your pants and joining the audience anyway.