Psychic Prediction
Reform of the Publishing Industry
In times past, I often posted an informal essay about something of personal interest on Sundays. My muses seem to have chosen the day of the week, but lately my circadian rhythms have not been paying proper attention to the calendar. However, earlier today, I was thinking about a prediction a psychic made way, way back in life, maybe in the 1980s. I rebelled strenuously when she said I would take on the reform of the publishing industry. I already knew how corrupt it is, but as I have often said, I am committed to sharing what I feel is helpful to others. I am not into law enforcement. This said, today feels like a time to share a few thoughts that are relevant to our times.
The publishing industry is ancient and vast. In our lifetimes, we have seen a revolution in the industry, and depending on your interests and exposures, the industry spans everything from comic books to museum quality reproductions of ancient papyri and highly formal peer-reviewed papers and books.
The rules in each area vary from reporters who must protect their sources to complex publications with hundreds, sometimes thousands, of footnotes. The industry includes fiction, satire, news coverage and commentary, textbooks, reference books, and materials that are printed, digitalized, and sometimes enhanced with voice, images, and video. It includes social media, blogs, podcasts, and all avenues for reaching audiences.
With the recent dismissal of Tucker Carlson by the Murdochs and their Fox News Channel, many have speculated about what happened behind the scenes and what the ramifications are for the future of journalism. I actually expected this to happen because Carlson had been off-script on numerous occasions, and the question about the latitude an anchor has for expressing himself arose in my mind several months ago.
In case you are new to my Substack, I touched on the broader considerations of this subject in a post called “Different Sombrero” about a month ago. In that post, I put the emphasis on the inherent conflicts of interest between corporate stockholders, employees, and customers. I used herbal medicine as an example, but the same sorts of issues arise in every industry. Where publishing is concerned, the public probably wants a mixture of entertainment and information. The employees want excellent working conditions, job security, and a feeling that their talents are recognized and rewarded. So far as Tucker Carlson goes, he was apparently the highest paid anchorman in our times, and he is at no risk of landing on skid row. So, we have to look at the corporation.
Moments before going to trial, the litigants settled the Dominion law suit and sealed many documents related to the case. The ostensible reason was, of course, to the avoid the risk that one or both sides would suffer as result of exposure of facts related to the libel suit; but the other argument was that faith in the electoral system must not be undermined. To the best of my understanding, this relates to speculations, not official statements by the litigants.
What we can also consider is that over and above the conservative leanings of Fox News, the system itself must be preserved so a decision was made that the stockholders would take an unprecedented hit. Besides the settlement, views fell through the floor, the stock plunged, but what is most important is whether or not advertisers will be willing to pay as much as before if the programs do not have a following. We are probably no where near the last word on this event, but I want to frame is that what serves the highest good of the public and what serves the highest good of the stockholders can vary enormously.
It goes without saying that vaccine hesitancy is not in the interest of Big Pharma, but hidden in the ethers somewhere is the idea that Fox News is not actually Republican but is benefiting in some way by sustaining the idea that the election outcome satisfies their actual agenda. This does not ipso facto make the Biden administration legitimate, but the powers that be must be sleeping better with a figurehead suffering from serious cognitive decline than someone crowing about draining the swamp.
Meanwhile, isn’t it curious that the talking heads act as though the next election will be a repeat of the last one, usually forecasting the same result as before. There are many other hats in the ring in both parties, some of whom are articulate and less blemished.
Alternative media is giving voice to some of the candidates. On the Democratic side, the main contender is arguably Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. He is very clear about his goals and has a long history of supporting human rights and environmental trusteeship. Like his father, he is anti-war. Marianne Williamson might be trailing, but she is articulate, and this is her third attempt at the White House. She favors reparations to African Americans, free health care, and free education.
On the Republican side, there are actually many contenders. Ron DeSantis is the most visible even though he has not officially thrown his hat in the ring. The top aspirants might be Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy, but there are probably a dozen or more candidates. Personally, I am suspicious of those who have served previous administrations, but I very much enjoyed reading some of the goals of the various contenders, most especially, perhaps the argument Ramaswamy made for gender change surgery being an elective measure for adults. He used other laws to support the idea that if someone wants to drink or smoke, the individual can make that decision once an adult, not before. As mentioned in a previous post, I think the surgical procedures involved are extensive, complex, and irreversible. Dealing with peer pressure and other sociological challenges is part of growing up so creating more obstacles to irrevocable measures seems compassionate and wise . . . at least to me. I don’t care if people want to cross-dress or change their names; but cutting up the body is not a decision for a child, nor those caring for and advising the child.
Okay, that’s my rant. I have no intention of devoting myself to the reform of the publishing industry, but I think we are simply in a situation in which we must understand that the level of influence intervention is extreme. My very first post to Substack was on “Homo Borg Genesis” so what we need to understand is that transhumanism and cyborgs are highly dependent on data. As has been disclosed in the testimony of Mark Zuckerberg to Congress and the revelations from Twitter, the alphabet agencies have access to all content and have censored to influence outcome.
In the publishing world, editors are tasked with the review of content and verification of statements. The wire services may provide content, but not every network publishes the content. The question is whether or not these huge companies have a civic responsibility. I do not know the answer. I think magazines, educational institutions, and independent journalists on places like YouTube and Rumble have absolute control over content, but where exactly is the line with companies regulated by the government? Is there a line?
Throughout history, censorship has been a tool of the elite, of those who want to control others. Books have been burned, deleted from the Bible¹, and banned. I plan to discuss this in the next post which is about the forthcoming lunar eclipse. In truth, in today’s world, education is very often a boring process of memorization of factoids that have little or no relationship to life in the real world. We are rewarded for regurgitation, not originality. Progress depends on the ability to innovate in meaningful ways, in ways that are sustainable and not a threat to survival. We need clarity and a careful balance between individualism and harmonization with others. If everyone conforms to some standard dictated by committees, we will not discover our uniqueness . . . in which case, we have to ask why we incarnated? Do we have the answer to that question?
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Footnote
¹ https://totallythedream.com/books-removed-from-the-bible/
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