All thoughts herein are opinions only

I was talking to my mother this morning and she told me about a website called the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. It seems the belief of those is that we can phase out human beings gradually by ceasing to breed. There motto is "Live Long and Die Out." For some reason this brought me to the topic on media and its capabilities to brainwash and dumb down the younger generation. I am now 24 and I have friends that are younger than me, at least 16 or 17.
They are considered part of my generation, but I don't feel like we're one and the same generation. I decided that this feeling stems from the fact that (for writing purposes, I will consider this age difference two different generations) their generation has been raised on media, internet, and technology. While not all these facets are primordially evil, they do
contain an element which can start to make people dependent and unable to think for themselves. T.V. is an obvious one, people zone out and don't use their brain cells to grow and think worldly. Plus if you look at the crap that kids are watching today, it's no surprise at the lack of creativity. This idea of reality T.V. and dating shows brings another thought to mind that has to do with this first thought, but I will expound on the earlier one first. The internet has done some great things for many people. Hey, I'm an avid lover of the internet. I don't think I could live without it. And right there is my point, there used to be a time when I remember not ever having the internet. I was fine, I didn't need it. Now it is this awesome information highway (cliche) for many learning enthusiasts. It has also become another propaganda machine for the media and those in control to use and manipulate. How do we know what is
safe and what isn't? Who knows. You're still staring at a screen for hours on hours. What happened to physical activity and fresh air? I heard those things are very healthy and stimulating for the brain. Now my views on technology are similar to the internet. Yes, there is a great many things that have made life easier, such as the cell phone. But there again is the point. The younger generation being so raised on technology have become accustomed to having things done for them and in a timely fashion. What happened to the simple DIY attitude. I love it when I see kids all punked out with their local Hot Topic gear conversing on their newest Razor, or iPhone. Don't they realize that one of the founding principles of Punk is DIY.
I remember when cell phones didn't exist. I know that we were still able to communicate, maybe more then than now. Parents buy cellphones for their kids to keep track of them, but most of the time that kid can be found in their room yakking away about this weeks gossip. What ever happened to family time. When you become dependent on things the user no longer uses, but the user becomes used. Now all this forethought was brought
about by the idea that who ever is in charge, big brother, government, Illumanati, or what ever your "their, they, or them" consists of has the agenda of eventually doing out with the old and coming in with the new. To clarify they want to get rid of all the older free thinkers and create a new fresh generation of minions to do their bidding, be it war, consumerism, or what have you. They want a generation to be abiding, obliging, and unquestioning in their thoughts and actions. One theory is if you've noticed a lot of dating shows or even shows like the O.C. where sex among the youth is condoned, maybe this is not without reason or ulterior motives. Maybe it's their plan to promote breeding so that they can create their minions and never have an endless supply of "tools" at their disposal. It's just a thought to ponder. My mom's thought on this was that this was just impossible. She said that these youth have just not come into their own. It's just that they have not yet expressed themselves intellectually or maybe have not
been enlightened yet. This is a very valid point, but I counter with, who knows what is possible and what isn't. For all we know maybe the reason isn't for not yet having come into their own, but forced and controlled to remain at a stand still. Fear is one of the main ingredients of controlling people. Maybe the youth has been subliminally laced with fear through all their brainwashing media. Keeping people dumbed down, ignorant, and well occupied is another form of control. Without the masses thinking for themselves how are youth supposed to express themselves when they have not been exposed to the great thing called creativity or the idea of a free thinking life. Have you ever seen the movie called Animal Farm based on George Orwell's book. T.V. was used in that movie to brainwash, control, and basically make the other animals docile, while the head honchos formulated their plans into effect. They used T.V. to get the others to do all the dirty work while they sat all fat and happy on their lofty perches. So is it true? Who knows for sure, and I also ask, is it possible? I say in this day and age anything is possible.

If you are interested in the website mentioned in the beginning here it is.

Voluntary Human Extinction Movement

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