First, I'll start with a favorite quote of mine:
"When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects,
'This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know,'
the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives.
Mighty little force is needed to control a man whose mind has been hoodwinked;
contrariwise, no amount of force can control a freeman, a man whose mind is free.
No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything--
you can’t conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."
— Robert A. Heinlein, If This Goes On, 1940
I was in Scientology for a season. Not easily brainwashed, I saw the flaws and got out. Since then, I've researched mind control, cults (as well as their relationships to society), and related topics for over 20 years. I am a retired paralegal and have experienced first hand the cultic influences on our legal system, having been on the front lines of some high-risk litigation. Besides running this website, I am an author and activist.
This site is dedicated to freedom of speech and freedom of thought and freedom of press. I will paraphrase Voltaire (or Evelyn Beatrice Hall, as some sources indicate) and say that I have been and still am an activist who will defend, to her dying breath, your right to speak your mind, even if I disagree with what you are saying. However, I will not tolerate bad manners when conveying your thoughts.
It is not important to me if there are various theories presented here. Yes, there is such as thing as "bad science" and, yes, there is a cover-up going on, but it isn't important at this point. The reason is because events will either prove or disprove whatever theories are out there soon enough. There isn't time to argue.
And in the end, does it really matter? I think it's unproductive to care too much about who's right and who's wrong. Your bottom line should be: will this help me to survive? If not, it's a distraction, so move on to something that will help you to understand what is going on and help you prepare for it, whatever "it" turns out to be.
With that said, I want to point out that we are an international community and there are many different points of view. And every point of view is legitimate and valued. Treat them as such and this group will achieve its goals. Remember what Albert Einstein said: Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be a spirit of tolerance in the entire population. We strive to have that spirit of tolerance here.
The one rule here is the Golden Rule. Courtesy goes a long way in facilitating meaningful discussions, which is a primary goal of this group...meaningful discussions on how to survive the coming events. As Louis Pasteur said, "Chance favors the prepared mind." Thus, those that prepare have a better chance of surviving. So let's all start working on learning those things that will help us survive.
In closing, I leave you with these most excellent quotations from Thomas Jefferson:
of body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
In matters of style, swim with the current;
in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Here's freedom to him who would write;
For there's none ever feared
Save him whom the truth would indict!
ROBERT BURNS (1759-96)
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.
~Albert Einstein
Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
~Marcus Aurelius Antonius
