Is Our National Paradigm true ?
I had
several memorable encounters that made me think about our American paradigm.
Our national paradigm that we Americans are immune to committing mass crimes
against humanity .Our Constitution , free press and excellent judicial and
academic institutions make any cover-up
impossible.
The first
was a conversation with a doctor friend about my recent book”JFK: The
Magnificent Journey”. My friend was not impressed by my book suggesting that a
high level conspiracy involving LBJ, McNamara, Mc George Bundy and a few others
were responsible for not only engineering the murder of our 35th president but
also launching the Vietnam war on false claims.
His main point resonated with me. If they were
true this would have become public knowledge long time ago.
The second
encounter was similar to the first except this time the topic was 9/11 and whether it was an
inside job.
I brought up
my observations . I had many unanswered questions about the seventh building
collapse without getting struck by an airplane, with the news of its collapse
being announced by the BBC before it. Furthermore this seemed to be consistent with engineering insights
suggesting that this was a classic controlled demolition. And this fact alone
was compelling to argue that 9/11 was an inside job.
I also brought up the crash of flight 77 into
the Pentagon. This didn't seem to be believable because of the obvious lack of
visual evidence and the American Pilot Association for 9/11 truth concluding
that no plane struck the Pentagon. This
friend was equally unconvinced. His position was almost identical to my doctor
friend and the JFK assassination.
“ Interesting thoughts you have but the bottom line
is something like this could not happen in America before the press jumping on
it” he said. “There are just too many bright people, independent minds and
thinkers who would not remain silent”. I yielded.
I registered his message: nothing like this could
happen in America.
My third
experience was little more colorful. And also painful.
It occurred
at a bar in Washington DC a few weeks ago.
While dining and watching a hockey game on
television this young fellow a government attorney and I got into many discussions
about sports, life and politics in the nations capital.
Time flew by. The game ended with Washington Capitals
winning and we were still talking.
I don't
exactly remember how we began talking about the Sandy Hook massacre in Newton
Connecticut. I casually mentioned that Prof. James Prof., one of the editors of the
controversial and banned book” No one died at Sandy hook” was a close friend of
mine whom I respected greatly because of his excellent scientific integrity and
intellectual courage to raise important questions about Sentinel events.
I will
spare the details. He labeled my friend Jim a crazy conspiracy theorist and a
few other insults. I objected to his language.
I asked him whether he read the book. The next
I know he began yelling how could I even repeat such nonsense about Sandy Hook,
to deny THE TRUTH .” Did you watch
television and not see the
grieving parents” he asked.
I had no
chance to respond. Next I found myself on the ground this fellow on top of me
punching and kicking me for some 30 seconds before others stopped him. His rage
was striking.
I will not rule out the influence of alcohol
unleashing his anger at me, someone he perceived as either insane or openly
offensive to the American paradigm.
But the
more important observation beyond the details of need for anger management was
to what degree he was expressing his displeasure and discomfort similarly felt
by my good friends .
The signature
trait of all three encounters seemed to be the sanctity of our American paradigm. If you
get close to questioning it, you're entering a combustible zone. Combustible
because it is firmly embedded in our minds and souls.
Even a
discussion may unleash negative responses. it is an unspeakable topic. It becomes a crime to question the paradigm.
In 150 AD Claudius Ptolemy, a Roman citizen
from Alexandria Egypt of Greek heritage, a mathematician and an
astronomer proposed that the earth was the center of the universe and the sun,
the moon and other planets circled around us. His findings of a mathematical
model for the universe published in Almagest became widely accepted as the
scientific truth for almost 1500 years until the discoveries by Copernicus and Kepler.
It may be
important to remember Ptolemy, Copernicus and Kepler when we examine any
paradigm. What we may accept as the absolute truth may seem different in the
light of new discoveries.
It seems
reasonable to observe that most of us believe and live with the American
paradigm.
We perceive
our systems as not only
excellent but also immune to committing mass crimes against humanity in America
or on foreign lands.
Anyone
suggesting otherwise would easily be viewed as intellectually or emotionally
compromised and possibly be politically motivated to promote an un-American
agenda.
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