The Fifth Dimension

"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. Next stop, the Twilight Zone

    We here at Mytwocent$ always like to acknowledge excellence. With that in mind we will dedicate today's blog to one of the most influential television shows in Bagholder's life: Rod Serling's the Twilight Zone The show routinely explored all facets of human frailty, often from multiple perspectives.  Many of the episodes had an obvious psychological bent. In like fashion, today's blog will have strong psychological overtones.

CUE: Rod Serling's voice….

  When running an empire, Its one thing to enslave the masses into a life of servitude.  Its something all together different to make them content with that life……

  Consider, if you will, Gas prices.   While most folks think its market forces which dictate those prices, we here in the Twilight Zone know better.   The powers that be (TPTB) raise prices while simultaneously  conditioning the masses into willingly accepting the higher prices.  TPTB understand its not high or low prices that affects the national mood one way , or the other. Much more important is whether prices are rising or falling. Stated another way, prices could be low, but rising; and the masses will be complaining. On the flip side, prices could be high, but falling; and people will be content. At first glance this might not make sense, as it is very counter-intuitive. Think about it this way: nobody would be happy to pay $4 Gallon for gas today. However, run the price up to $5 for a month or two & then they let it fall to $4, and just like that, the masses would be happy to pay $4 a gallon.  TPTB get what they want - $4 gallon with content customers …. while the masses get what they want - falling prices and healthier psyches (specious though it may be). 

 In true Twilight zone fashion, Its a mind game TPTB play over & over, and yet the masses never catch on. Another example is Unemployment which spent most of the last decade hovering around 5%.  This means  an unemployment rate of 7.5% throws 50% more people out of work. Nobody would be happy with that. Unless of course, TPTB run the Unemployment rate up to 10% first.  Then they let it fall back to 7.5% and everybody is happy.  Same game as the gas prices, and the same result. More people out of work, but the masses are ok with it. These are examples of applied herd  psychology with the intended purpose of making the masses more content (less trouble) in their servitude. Precisely because of that fact, Bagholder can guarantee both gas prices & unemployment will be high, but falling come election day.  TPTB do not stop at numbers games either, they run just as many games with words….

  Directly from the Hitler playbook of "the bigger the lie, the more they believe";  we have the recent settlement between Gman and the US banks who raped & pillaged the mortgage market for the last decade. Gman, with his infinite wisdom, has traded away future prosecutions for Robosigning, foreclosure fraud, or any other crimes related to the collapse of the real estate market for a paltry $25 billion. Even worse,  only 5.8 billion is payable now.  JP could pay the 5.8 by themselves with about 2 weeks of revenues. By the time the fine gets divided amongst all the banks involved, JP's share of the fine will equate to maybe 2 hours of revenue.  In essence, their punishment is a slap on the wrist. Yet,  Obama actually had the temerity to gloat about how he was sticking it to the US banks for their despicable behavior.  The masses are spun psychologically to feel better because banks are supposedly getting their "comeuppance", but those same masses are too dim-witted to realize the fine is nothing more than a "get out of jail free card" , the cost of which ($25 billion) is a microscopically  small fraction of what their misdeeds warranted.  

  As you might expect, here in the Twilight Zone,  TPTB also use word games for the purpose of multiplying their wealth. Consider this Zerohedge post which says Gold bugs are now classified by the FBI as Extremists.  This qualifies them for a government paid, middle of the night, black bagging & whisking off to Guantamo whenever Gman decides we need more up close & personal psychological conditioning.  While Gman probably won't resort to that extreme, the possible effects of the extremist label on Gold are worth considering. The new classification will be recognized by critical thinkers as Big brother  propaganda designed to keep a healthy slice of the non-critical thinking populace out of the Gold market. Those same non critical thinkers, meaning the masses, will unknowingly - in the back corners of their mind -  associate owning gold with criminal behavior. This is just another piece of MSM propaganda, no different than any of the other tired old lines like Gold is a barbarous relic, Gold is risky, Gold is a popped bubble, Gold is only owned by evil speculators, etc….  Oh well, it keeps the Gold Bull traveling light.  

  Today, there is no way to avoid the 24/7 onslaught of psychological conditioning by TPTB.  If you can think independently, their propaganda will be recognized for what it is - Lies, intended to misdirect.  If you can't think independently and you believe what you are told,  you will be condemned to a life of perpetual angst.  Psychologists call it a cognitive dissonance, In layman's terms - one of the leading causes of personal stress is when a disconnect exists between what we sense (see & hear) and reality.  For example, Obama says he is punishing the Bankers, people believe him. Yet bankers continue on, business as usual. That is a Disconnect. We are told there is no inflation, yet anyone who has been to the grocery store knows better. That is a disconnect. We are told Gold is a risky investment not worth buying near an all time high price - yet its up 11 years running. That is a disconnect. We are told ours is a better nation because we have open elections where we can choose between two parties, one that represents higher taxes & bigger government and one that represents lower taxes & less government. Yet, no matter who is in charge, government just keeps growing and taxes just keep going up. Just another disconnect - in fact - they are everywhere you look. 

  The societal disconnects that exist today as well as the resultant national angst are products of the 24/7 propaganda/conditioning by our masters.  The disconnects are too painful for the psyche to acknowledge directly, so people just live with the resultant stress.  They walk around angry, and can't figure out why. They are victims trapped in a psychological never-never land of wondering just what is true, and what isn't. Its a miserable place to live, because the only way out is a path too psychologically painful for most folks to follow. So they are condemned to a life, 

in the Twilight Zone……..