So I do not ask you to share my deepest concerns, dear reader, in order that my research may be of value to you; for there are many levels of concern, desire, imagination, upon which i know we concur.

If you do share my deeper concerns, may you walk lightly with them, with a smile outside for the certainty you feel within; that, not only is a "better world possible," it's the only one that has ever had the chance of being realized.

If we take the signposts of danger seriously, it's only a matter of time, before they guide us home.

A safe harbor awaits.

I gave this reply:

I think I do, yes. I understand why you may be concerned, and I'll try to give your question a considered response.

I think you and I are probably in agreement that we, "the people," (and you and I as individuals) are up against some nasty foes; in general, perhaps we could call them forces of social oppression; specifically, an organized, often covert military, corporate, governmental power.

The ultimate resolution of this oppression, (it seems to me) is for the vast majority of "the people" to simply cease cooperating with our governing elite; yet, in order for that to happen, a dialogue of resistance must be organized.... to help awaken the consciousness of the many to our shared, historic destiny.

Those of us who step out ahead, who try and get this organization moving, are bound to receive extra, repressive attention; thus, for ourselves, and for the movement, a certain amount of caution is in order.

In this regard, there seems to be two basic schools of thought.

One is to say: be as public as possible, be out in the open, vocal, so it'll raise too many suspicions if they do anything; i.e. they can only silence a critic if they find him/her down a back alley.

The other school is: take no chances; prepare for the worst; bide our time; feed the resistance in whatever way we can, (without exposing our hand completely).

The question of how repressive we believe the state is capable of being, largely determines how much caution we believe is necessary.

Myself, I believe that we are dealing with the looming imposition of a worldwide fascist state: where nothing counts, (to the elite) but the exercise and maintenance of power....

While I make no predictions, I do not rule out: military rule, concentration camps, torture, genocide, etc.; I know this to be a reality in many parts of the world already; thus, I take a lot more precautions than most in the industrialized world might.

1) Consider, for example, all the very "public" assassinations that took place in the 60's, (JFK, RFK, MLK, MalcolmX, etc.).

Those in charge have made their point so very clear: anyone who begins to get close to the throne of power knows you don't go beyond a certain point of bucking the system, and live.

It's okay to talk publicly, probingly, NOW, about those assassinations, (ten, twenty, thirty years) after the implications of disclosure have faded to a fraction of what they once were; but in their immediate aftermath?

I believe that if a person today seriously begins to threaten the status quo, there are innumerable ways of "neutralizing" them; and all it takes is one miscalculation too many: then we can be of help to no one, save as one more invisible martyr.

Do I believe myself to be a serious threat to the hypocrites of the status quo? Given time, the principles of non-violent resistance, (and the context of a mass movement) I have every intention of making myself as "threatening" to their ill-gotten power and privilege as I can.

Long-time dissidents like Noam Chomsky and Amy Goodman, (presently the most popular radio commentator on National Public Radio, who was fired by the leaders of a "coup" at NPR, now re-instated after a mass movement of listeners took the [now bankrupt] corporation back) are allowed to continue breathing, (in my opinion) for two reasons:

Now, one may reasonably ask, "If a person like Micheal Ruppert is prepared to lay it all on the line -out in public, speaking on some very dark, disturbing stuff- why not you?"

There is more disturbing stuff to come, I say. We each have different parts to play.

One day, some time ago, I had a clear vision of where we, (humanity) may be travelling to, what my contribution to that could be -and how, if I attempted to "come out" with it before the time was right, then I could be taken out, and my contribution squandered.

I could be wrong, delusional, victim of two many "star wars" flicks; yet that is what my gut is telling me. I have learned to trust that.

Of Micheal Ruppert, I have heard it said, "the man is fearless."

I too, am not afraid to die, or to give my life in the service of the movement for social-justice; for, as Casteneda's mentor, Don Juan, suggests, to think of death as anything less than a constant "advisor" only robs our lives of its critical spark, by which we may live each moment as if it were our last, and cultivate the capacity to die well, meaningfully, with a purpose, and a sense of the eternal, always at hand.

In this, I am no more or less than many others. I only ask that you trust that there are things to come -in comparison to which, what we are dealing with now is child's play.

Far more important than my contribution alone, are the many people who exist in "sensitive" places within the modern social structure, who see a need for fundamental change, yet who feel unable to speak out -either from a sense of fear, retribution, (or who choose to stay in such a position because it affords them the potential to effect a critical change, when the time comes). Such people are just burning inside to speak their mind; they have important insight to contribute, and they're looking for a "safe" platform of anonymity upon which to place their "bombshells" of information.

It is altogether understandable that, in an age where covert government rules, and where the authority of the public sphere has been usurped by a private cabal, that people would feel suspicious or irritated by someone who wishes to remain anonymous, online, and still be involved in the organizational process/dialogue; yet I believe this is a hurdle we must climb over.

I believe that we need to build, alongside a demand for the resurrection of the public sphere, (via the demand for a "public" investigation of 9/11) an opening to a culture of consciousness, clandestine in body, but not in ideas.

To you who dares to stand up in the public eye, and speak with a mind for the many voices made silent, I celebrate your faith in the power of the people; and i also encourage you to be careful.

I believe you/we are helping to unleash a divine power on earth, that is rising now to confront the false profiteers -and that, there are other realms of confrontation that are going on alongside the public one, which both threaten, and offer you protection -should you choose to remain mindful of their existence.

So ride the wave, brave heart, feel the tide of human perception as it slowly rises up across your conscious frontier and back out again, lending you strength; that, together, we may one day wash away the parasites now standing at the helm of the ship.

Yet not without a merciless discipline shall we steer through the darkness of night, knowing when to feed the rebellion amongst the shadows, and when, sometimes, to keep still the lips when standing in the light.

Good luck to us all.

malcontentx

P.S.

Naturally, I remain open and interested to hear whatever thoughts you may have on this subject, and/or others; and, as a bit of a dimensional twist, perhaps i can share with you a most unusual dream I had last night.

I do not claim it to be prophetic. As with many dreams, you may find it laced with an incoherent mixture of "star wars" set-design, projected selves, desires, delusions. Perhaps you will see your own self reflected. Perhaps I am but one amongst many, having a similar dream.

Coming on the heels of my editing the above, I found it interesting, and thought you might as well.