Mike Bhangu - Distracted and Defeated: the rulers and the ruled

Distracted and Defeated

the rulers and the ruled

by

Mike Bhangu

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Copyright 2017

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Copyright 2017 by Mike Bhangu.

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ISBN 978-0-9940799-4-7 (paperback) ISBN 978-0-9940799-3-0 (epub)

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Bhangu, Mike Singh, author
Distracted and defeated : the rulers and the ruled / Mike Bhangu.

Issued in print and electronic formats.
ISBN 978-0-9940799-4-7 (paperback).ISBN 978-0-9940799-3-0 (epub)

1. Social change.2. Social classes.3. Popular culturePolitical
aspects. I. Title.

HM831.B43 2017 303.4 C2015-905078-2
C2015-905079-0

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Illustrator: Mike Bhangu

Published by BB Productions

British Columbia, Canada

thinkingmanmike@gmail.com

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I dedicate this book to the sheep who roar like lions. I salute you.

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From time to time, the haves of society shape and manipulate the type of information the have-nots absorb and become.

The haves tamper with information so to control the type of thoughts and actions the have-nots might conjure. If the have-nots were free to think freely, they might challenge the status quo. If the cur rent state of affairs is modified, the haves might lose their status as the haves and the power theyre accustomed to.

The accumulation of each instance has birthed an illusion and every person is subject to th e misinformation. To make matters worse, most people are born with a trusting mindset and do not expect the deception. Nor are they prepared for it.

The mystery is worldwide and evident throughout written history. The manner in which the world is presented isnt complete and fabrications are scattered throughout the chronology.

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Whatever it may be, the dye was cast and I be who I be. Built to challenge, built to be broken , and built to be rebuilt. Welcome to my world.

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The power to bring about positive social change hibernates. If it doesnt soon wake, Im afraid a coma it might taste.

A deep sleep might be the consequence and the beneficiaries of unity are those who stand dazed and separate. From their respective islands, each abandons their only real strengthunity.

Nevertheless, I know better than to blame the person. Now and again, the information our popular culture communicates, the information people use to construct values, tactfully misdirects an individual from realizing their designation.

T his isnt a new age happening. The regulators understand how to influence the thoughts of an individual and theyve employed this stratagem from the very beginning of society. Its an effective method of maintaining their power.

Strategies exercised far before the Roman Emperors and the Egyptian Pharaohs . Tactics still exploited by the contemporary elite of the world. Sometimes, it feels as if nothing much has changed but names and titles.

I know, I know. Youre an individual and above manipulation. Unfortunately, what the human creature is isnt. An individual thinks and behaves in accordance to their value systema person will define their reality in agreement with the information contained within. Its the nature of the human. The individual is d esigned this way. Tragically , this predisposition is easily exploited.

Those who rule, from time to time, stage-manage ideas, information, and knowledge. They do that to maintain and enhance the status quo. In this reality, the individual is unendingly misdirected by beliefs, wants, and expectations while the rulers remain the overlords. Moreover , under this artificial dome of knowledge, most people fail to comprehend the sub-human and synthetic continuum theyre trapped into.

Instead of lifting the peoples awareness and showing them a better individual and a better world, the masters of the machine, from time to time, feed the public a value system that doesnt enhance the human experience. Categorized under five chapters, this manuscript identifies some of the tactics, artificia l circumstances, and values that distract the people from realizing the exploitative situation they were born to, and from uniting under one banner and improving their living standard.

Chapter 1: Ante Bellum

Only in unity can the people bring forth better conditions so to improve each individuals existence . Only in unity can one reach their fullest potential. But distracted, and inevitably divided, all efforts are easily thwarted. This chapter introduces several of the beliefs that distract the people from higher intentions and realizing their underdeveloped disposition.

Chapter 2: Chameleon

This chapter will explore popular medias contribution to the theme of this manuscript.

Chapter 3: Gubernatio

The power is in the people and politics we address. Tupac Shakur

Chapter 4: Self-Sabotage

The greatest obstacles hindering the becoming of a better world and a higher living standard are those who will benefit. The greatest enemies are the enemies within. More specifically, the wants, beliefs, and expectations that create conflict and prevent a united front.

Chapter 5: The Last Hope

The last line of defence is openly assaulted and so many silently sit in the audience. This cha pter will examine how the family unit is under attack.

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As natural as the powers that be make the artificial seem, I didnt agree to the irrational cost to live, the low wages, an infants purchasing power, the rich getting richer, a paycheque-to-paycheque requiem, the extinction of the savings account, a life on credit, sabotage of the social-net, high taxes, the death of the middle-class, corporate mass pollution, earthly destruction, disposable economics, genetic modifications, the feudal system manifest as a rental living and a life-long mortgage, the decay of democratic instruments, popular cultures challenge of moral standards , and on and on. If there is a choice, why would any person want the above regressive and exploitative happenings?

Standing in the hall of virtue and kindness, behind a podium constructed by the Great Spirit, proclaim I do that the Old World a ttitude is again prevalent. W ith the passing of each year, it becomes more and more dominant. I think its safe to suggest that the needs of the general public call for a new agreement. Unless of course, the days of old, when kings and queens ruled, was best for the common person. During their reign over the people, humanity suffered on all levels, and the purpose of the people was to enrich and protect their status, wealth, and power nothing less and nothing more. It was a time when the people economically, socially, spiritually, cognitively, and politically suffered.