War Advice for Civilians

I wish everyone in America would do a few little things for their own good to be prepared for the rough seas ahead. There will probably be like 5 people that ever read this but hey...it's my dream anyway...so here goes.

Make some time to read some of the blogs written by people on the front lines of these current conflicts. These war theaters out there are so dangerous and chaotic...there is no way we can fathom it here at home yet.. so help them out how ever you can. Check out the Soldier and Iraqi links I've got in my "recommeneded" section. You will learn a lot more by doing that than by watching mind-fuck material like that Fahrenheit 911 shit. Remember, you may have more in common with these people than you would like to in the days to come.

Don't obsess on day to day political rhetoric (especially from the opposition during political seasons) but always question authority...the opposition may still make good points (not including Michael Moore of course...with film making skills you can make anyone or anything look like Satan).

Realize that the 24 hour news networks are extremely biased (Fox News is right wing, CNN is left wing and Al Jazeera is just plain anti-jew) ... feed your brain with information from a variety of sources and take everything with a grain of salt. Alvin & Heidi Toffler wrote about the dangers and growing pervasiveness of 'cult of philosophy', years ago in their excellent book The Third Wave. Also, learn about Psychopolitical Warfare, the Stockholm Syndrome and Roy Master's other thoughts on the "hypnosis of life" because media is constantly trying to mind fuck us. Remember...propaganda is a big part of war.

This war on terror is a monumental conflict of epic proportions on an unprecedented scale...it is going to take a looooong time to win. The path is riddled with setbacks and small victories. Realize that we are effectively under Martial Law. It's being called a State of Readiness or something like that but it's Martial Law nonetheless. Deal with it because we have no choice..the enemy is unfortunately within.

Consider how this war will likely fundamentally change our way of life, cherished institutions, traditions and possibly even the fundamental aspects of being human beings. One way to get ready for this change is to start learning about some of the DOD Research being developed and futurist concepts (see my recommended futurist links). I doubt we will be able to win without mandatory military service like they do in Israel unless we have hordes of battle droids at our disposal like the republic has in star wars or some kind of other exotic weapon that can give us a significant advantage like the Active Denial System combined with human computing interfaces.

Well, there it is for what it's worth. After this entry, I'm hopefully going to start focusing more on music, art and personal experience in my future posts...if nothing else..for my own sanity in these stressful times. Anyway...my concience is clear now...plus I can say "I told you so" later ;-).

Good Luck