The global implementation of the Codex Alimentarius is only 5 months away from us & while chemtrails are being sprayed in our skies, our water is being polluted with fluoride, the evil minds that call themselves 'elite' have everything in place for the Codex, let's not forget that real estimates are over 3 billion deaths within a year after implementation of the food & nutritiënts guideline alone...And let's not forget what is currently happening with the swine flu 'vaccines', not tested, highly dangerous for everyone, as All should be involved at this Time in this Global Collective Protection of the People ! ! !
This is the time where We as a People, United & Guided by Love, need to Stand Up to this Global Depopulation, we can't let these evil minds continue with the atrocities that are being exposed, every day more... To judge whether One
lives or dies is not up to a group of 'rich' luciferian madmen, who have been responsable for all the major world events that have shaped our history, and ever so to their will...
Knowledge, wisdom & Truth have been concealed for us for a long time, but there's a Rise in Energy on this Earth, a Rise in Awareness & Consciousness, and it's this process that's inspiring more & more Souls these days to Focus on the Right things, the Good deeds, the Needed Actions for the present day...
According to a lot of scientific research regarding DNA, earth's magnetic field's fluctuations, the warming of our complete solar system and much more, these coming years are of Great significance in the Evolution of mankind, we are about to make a Quantum jump in our evolution of consciousness, which will enable us to regain old capabilities, and these upcoming changes of our Geopsyche must be of great threat to the people who have been ruling over us for
thousands of years through only a relative small number of bloodlines... Research shows that our pineal gland is of Great importance in many ways, and it might not sound surprising that for instance the fluoride is a direct attack on our pineal gland, a way of trying to prevent the natural changes happening that we are All entitled to, in a very natural way..
Now, the Codex is also an invention of pure horror, so it's in these upcoming 5 months that you can prove to yourself and your loved ones what Life really means to you... Are you going to sit around & wait for things to get so way out of hand, that you would remember this very message on your sickbed/deathbed within a year, then regretting you didn't do anything, didn't take action? I want everybody to get Real serious involved because many hands make light work, as I was kindly remembered early this week...
Nobody should forget how corrupted governments are, there's no doubt about that,
Freemasonry is very carefully woven in to every government structure or institution, but even more important at this moment is that Everyone is equal, we are All humans, we All share the common Love, which is the Love for Life, and this common Love is the only way to get out of the planned madness of global depopulation, so if you know what the Codex is about already, then think Now what You can do to contribute your part, do you know politicians? Call them, write one good letter & send/mail that out to as many people as you can, do you see cameras anywhere, get in the picture & start talking about the Codex Alimentarius, don't forget how the mainstream news doesn't even mention the Codex, so realize how the masses of the people won't even know what you are talking about, so make small flyers, papers, with the right information, links & websites for others to find their information, remember that the masses have so strongly been manipulated
over the years, that they will not look for this info themselves, it's people like You & me who have to Give them the info & use our Love & Compassion for All to inspire them to learn more about what is happening...
This is not about a fight, no violence can be used in these actions for the coming 5 months, everyone should realize well how uptight our international politics are and how our governments are only waiting for outbreaks of social unrest, violent opposition & protests which will only lead to a police state faster... You may not have Full Freedom, but use your Freedom wisely to fight with Love in a considerate & thoughtful way.... Use your wisdom, Unite with your friends & like minded Souls, as a group always stands stronger than an individual... Make signs & hang them up at your door, make papers with links & spread them around your town, if you go to internet shops, hang those papers up there, bookmark the
good useful sites over there, talk with the owner of the internet shop, cause he can play a big part in guiding everyone who comes in there daily...
Go to your city hall, make appointments with everyone in politics you can, talk to them, explain what is going on, see if they're still human, or merely a machine of the system... Get out on the streets, when you walk around in a city centre, make sure you don't walk around empty handed, hand out information, and look everyone in their eyes without judging them, show your Love for All, tell everyone you can to take action Now & to do their homework, Now...
Everyone of you who has the possibility to grow some organic food yourself, remember that Food is about to change drastically, and it would be a great thing if you actually start saving Lives by just having a garden where you grow enough to hand out something, if this becomes more united in countries, we as a people can protect other people,
just like us...
The time is Now, you can't forgive yourself if you do nothing, do what you can to get educated on the global depopulation program, learn about all the attacks on us, the people, Unite yourselves, bond with others, help lift the veils on their eyes, speak to & learn from others, raise awareness, do everything you can, where you can, your deeds are ripples in an ocean, and no action goes unnoticed, You might not realize yet how strong your influence in this world can be, but by following the rightheous path, that of Love, for Life, for others, for animals, for our skies, for our fields of green, for Water, for Food, for Everything ! ! ! Love is the Only Engine of Survival . .
You have 5 months time to contribute Everything you can, to prevent the madness of mass global genocide taking place, after these 5 months, things change drastically, when the implementation pulls through, you'll start to see mass people dying & getting
very sick, and that goes for Everyone, babies, children, young people, adults, elderly people, so after december 2009 things will get more & more difficult for All of us, so let's Stand Up Now, as a People, as a Group, a strong & responsable group, here alone almost two thousand minds strong, if only everyone contributes a small part of their time, then this collective Ripple Effect will surely have it's meaning & significance, so please All Stand Up Right Now & Start Acting ! !
** YOU CAN Change this Madness
** YOU CAN Unite & Create Awareness
** YOU CAN Help others
** YOU CAN play a strong part in protecting Souls around you
** YOU CAN Change the expected mortality rate of the year 2010
and that is full Truth, so Do it Now ! !
** YOU CAN DO IT, NOW ! ! **
Love is the Only Engine of Survival..
** Codex Alimentarius: Population Control under the Guise of Consumer Protection (10/09/2008)
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http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.naturalnews.com/024128_CODEX_food_health.html
** Codex Threathens Health of Billions (30/07/2009) **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.naturalnews.com/026731_CODEX_food_health.html
** Billions of People Expected to Die Under Current Codex Alimentarius Guidelines (21/07/2009) **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.infowars.com/billions-of-people-expected-to-die-under-current-codex-alimentarius-guidelines/
** Plan 2000 - Global Depopulation **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;2012earthchanges.wetpaint.com/page/Plan+2000+-+Depopulation
** Army in Switzerland is starting to stockpile swine flu "vaccines" as it gears up for a mass forced vaccination of the Swiss population in autumn (30/07/2009) **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;birdflu666.wordpress.com/
** Vaccine Expert Reveals What You Should Know Before You Roll Up Your Sleeve (01/07/2009) **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.naturalnews.com/026526_health_influenza_vaccines.html
** Obama gives Baxter legal immunity in advance for any injury and death caused by H1N1 vaccine **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhXahpeMdUc
** Government Swine Flu Advisor On Vaccine Maker Payroll (27/07/2009) **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.prisonplanet.com/government-swine-flu-advisor-on-vaccine-maker-payroll.html
** Ten Things You're Not Supposed to Know about the Swine Flu Vaccine **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.wethepeoplewillnotbechipped.com/main/news.php?readmore=3140
** Journalist Files Charges against WHO and UN for Bioterrorism and Intent to Commit Mass Murder (25/06/2009) **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.naturalnews.com/026503_pandemic_swine_flu_bioterrorism.html
** Vaccine Nation - Gary Null (90min) **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6531447125053615129
** Tamiflu Banned in Japan - Same Psychotic Reactions as Anti-Depressants **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcV05w_iycE
** 12,000 U.S. Children To Be Swine Flu Vaccine Guinea Pigs (24/07/2009) **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.infowars.com/12000-u-s-children-to-be-swine-flu-vaccine-guinea-pigs/
** Evidence of the Use of Pandemic Flu to Depopulate USA **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.scribd.com/doc/17044769/Evidence-of-the-Use-of-Pandemic-Flu-to-Depopulate-USA
** National Security Study Memorandum 200 - 1974 **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.population-security.org/28-APP2.html
** Jane Burgermeister talks with Max Igan (23/07/2009) **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtn-OS-gQyA
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR5NVD1lnTg
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1uOVFypF_Q
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.youtube.com/watch?v=27JGb-w2obI
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAWpo4TVSzk
** Jane Burgermeister – End Forced Vaccinations Facebook Group **
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=102894871603
** Secret Military Testing on Small US Town **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ucETzUJ8_w
** More Sites **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/03/07/vaccine-ingredients.aspx
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.rense.com/general59/vvac.htm
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/aug/08081405.html
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.exploringvaccines.com/
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2gteHfCa_k
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.judicialwatch.org/gardasil
http://www.facebook.com/l/;drtenpenny.com/default.aspx
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.sayingnotovaccines.com/
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.naturalnews.com/vaccinations.html
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.flunews.org/
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.healthfreedomreport.org/
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.naturalnews.com/025595.html
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.rense.com/general85/cant.htm
** Humanity - The World Is Ours **
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPxfTx-OJXI
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.youtube.com/watch?v=04ABbCXandQ
All Are Welcome to Join the "United for Freedom" Network:
http://www.facebook.com/l/;unitedforfreedom.ning.com
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Swine Flue Vaccines
Johnny Hasj sent a message to the members of 2012 - Earth Changes.
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Subject: Swine Flu Vaccine - Ten Things You're Not Supposed to Know
Let's not beat around the bush on this issue: The swine flu vaccines now being prepared for mass injection into infants, children, teens and adults have never been tested and won't be tested before the injections begin. In Europe, where flu vaccines are typically tested on hundreds (or thousands) of people before being unleashed on the masses, the European Medicines Agency is allowing companies to skip the testing process entirely.
And yet, amazingly, people are lining up to take the vaccine, absent any safety testing whatsoever. When the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. announced a swine flu vaccine trial beginning in early August, it was inundated with phone calls and emails from people desperate to play the role of human guinea pigs. The power of fear to herd sheeple into vaccine injections is simply amazing...
Back in Europe, of course, everybody gets to be a guinea pig since no testing will be done on the vaccine at all. Even worse, the European vaccines will be using adjuvants -- chemicals used to multiply the potency of the active ingredients in vaccines.
Notably, there is absolutely no safety data on the use of adjuvants in infants and expectant mothers -- the two groups being most aggressively targeted by the swine flu vaccine pushers. The leads us to the disturbing conclusion that the swine flu vaccine could be a modern medical disaster. It's untested and un-tried. Its ingredients are potentially quite dangerous, and the adjuvants being used in the European vaccines are suspected of causing neurological disorders.
Paralyzed by vaccines
I probably don't need to remind you that in 1976, a failed swine flu vaccine caused irreparable damage to the nervous systems of hundreds of people, paralyzing many. Medical doctors gave the problem a name, of course, to make it sound like they knew what they were talking about: Guillain-Barre syndrome. (Notably, they never called it "Toxic Vaccine Syndrome" because that would be too informative.)
But the fact remains that doctors never knew how the vaccines caused these severe problems, and if the same event played out today, all the doctors and vaccine pushers would undoubtedly deny any link between the vaccines and paralysis altogether. (That's what's happening today with the debate over vaccines and autism: Complete denial.)
In fact, there are a whole lot of things you'll never be told by health authorities about the upcoming swine flu vaccine. For your amusement, I've written down the ten most obvious ones and published them below.
Greg Nikolettos
http://www.facebook.com/l/;http://www.wethepeoplewillnotbechipped.com
Many Thanks to Greg Nick for letting me share this with you all...
Love is the Only Engine of Survival .. ♥ ..
Faith - Hope - Truth - Love
Respect .. Peace ..
http://www.facebook.com/l/;http://unitedforfreedom.ning.com
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Subject: Swine Flu Vaccine - Ten Things You're Not Supposed to Know
Let's not beat around the bush on this issue: The swine flu vaccines now being prepared for mass injection into infants, children, teens and adults have never been tested and won't be tested before the injections begin. In Europe, where flu vaccines are typically tested on hundreds (or thousands) of people before being unleashed on the masses, the European Medicines Agency is allowing companies to skip the testing process entirely.
And yet, amazingly, people are lining up to take the vaccine, absent any safety testing whatsoever. When the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. announced a swine flu vaccine trial beginning in early August, it was inundated with phone calls and emails from people desperate to play the role of human guinea pigs. The power of fear to herd sheeple into vaccine injections is simply amazing...
Back in Europe, of course, everybody gets to be a guinea pig since no testing will be done on the vaccine at all. Even worse, the European vaccines will be using adjuvants -- chemicals used to multiply the potency of the active ingredients in vaccines.
Notably, there is absolutely no safety data on the use of adjuvants in infants and expectant mothers -- the two groups being most aggressively targeted by the swine flu vaccine pushers. The leads us to the disturbing conclusion that the swine flu vaccine could be a modern medical disaster. It's untested and un-tried. Its ingredients are potentially quite dangerous, and the adjuvants being used in the European vaccines are suspected of causing neurological disorders.
Paralyzed by vaccines
I probably don't need to remind you that in 1976, a failed swine flu vaccine caused irreparable damage to the nervous systems of hundreds of people, paralyzing many. Medical doctors gave the problem a name, of course, to make it sound like they knew what they were talking about: Guillain-Barre syndrome. (Notably, they never called it "Toxic Vaccine Syndrome" because that would be too informative.)
But the fact remains that doctors never knew how the vaccines caused these severe problems, and if the same event played out today, all the doctors and vaccine pushers would undoubtedly deny any link between the vaccines and paralysis altogether. (That's what's happening today with the debate over vaccines and autism: Complete denial.)
In fact, there are a whole lot of things you'll never be told by health authorities about the upcoming swine flu vaccine. For your amusement, I've written down the ten most obvious ones and published them below.
Greg Nikolettos
http://www.facebook.com/l/;http://www.wethepeoplewillnotbechipped.com
Many Thanks to Greg Nick for letting me share this with you all...
Love is the Only Engine of Survival .. ♥ ..
Faith - Hope - Truth - Love
Respect .. Peace ..
http://www.facebook.com/l/;http://unitedforfreedom.ning.com
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Profile Of A Sociopath
Profile of the Sociopath
This website summarizes some of the common features of descriptions of the behavior of sociopaths.
* Glibness and Superficial Charm
* Manipulative and Conning
They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible. They appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used. They may dominate and humiliate their victims.
* Grandiose Sense of Self
Feels entitled to certain things as "their right."
* Pathological Lying
Has no problem lying coolly and easily and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful on a consistent basis. Can create, and get caught up in, a complex belief about their own powers and abilities. Extremely convincing and even able to pass lie detector tests.
* Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
A deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their core. Does not see others around them as people, but only as targets and opportunities. Instead of friends, they have victims and accomplices who end up as victims. The end always justifies the means and they let nothing stand in their way.
* Shallow Emotions
When they show what seems to be warmth, joy, love and compassion it is more feigned than experienced and serves an ulterior motive. Outraged by insignificant matters, yet remaining unmoved and cold by what would upset a normal person. Since they are not genuine, neither are their promises.
* Incapacity for Love
* Need for Stimulation
Living on the edge. Verbal outbursts and physical punishments are normal. Promiscuity and gambling are common.
* Callousness/Lack of Empathy
Unable to empathize with the pain of their victims, having only contempt for others' feelings of distress and readily taking advantage of them.
* Poor Behavioral Controls/Impulsive Nature
Rage and abuse, alternating with small expressions of love and approval produce an addictive cycle for abuser and abused, as well as creating hopelessness in the victim. Believe they are all-powerful, all-knowing, entitled to every wish, no sense of personal boundaries, no concern for their impact on others.
* Early Behavior Problems/Juvenile Delinquency
Usually has a history of behavioral and academic difficulties, yet "gets by" by conning others. Problems in making and keeping friends; aberrant behaviors such as cruelty to people or animals, stealing, etc.
* Irresponsibility/Unreliability
Not concerned about wrecking others' lives and dreams. Oblivious or indifferent to the devastation they cause. Does not accept blame themselves, but blames others, even for acts they obviously committed.
* Promiscuous Sexual Behavior/Infidelity
Promiscuity, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual acting out of all sorts.
* Lack of Realistic Life Plan/Parasitic Lifestyle
Tends to move around a lot or makes all encompassing promises for the future, poor work ethic but exploits others effectively.
* Criminal or Entrepreneurial Versatility
Changes their image as needed to avoid prosecution. Changes life story readily.
Other Related Qualities:
1. Contemptuous of those who seek to understand them
2. Does not perceive that anything is wrong with them
3. Authoritarian
4. Secretive
5. Paranoid
6. Only rarely in difficulty with the law, but seeks out situations where their tyrannical behavior will be tolerated, condoned, or admired
7. Conventional appearance
8. Goal of enslavement of their victim(s)
9. Exercises despotic control over every aspect of the victim's life
10. Has an emotional need to justify their crimes and therefore needs their victim's affirmation (respect, gratitude and love)
11. Ultimate goal is the creation of a willing victim
12. Incapable of real human attachment to another
13. Unable to feel remorse or guilt
14. Extreme narcissism and grandiose
15. May state readily that their goal is to rule the world
(The above traits are based on the psychopathy checklists of H. Cleckley and R. Hare.)
NOTE: In the 1830's this disorder was called "moral insanity." By 1900 it was changed to "psychopathic personality." More recently it has been termed "antisocial personality disorder" in the DSM-III and DSM-IV. Some critics have complained that, in the attempt to rely only on 'objective' criteria, the DSM has broadened the concept to include too many individuals. The APD category includes people who commit illegal, immoral or self-serving acts for a variety of reasons and are not necessarily psychopaths.
DSM-IV Definition
Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a lack of regard for the moral or legal standards in the local culture. There is a marked inability to get along with others or abide by societal rules. Individuals with this disorder are sometimes called psychopaths or sociopaths.
Diagnostic Criteria (DSM-IV)
1. Since the age of fifteen there has been a disregard for and violation of the right's of others, those right's considered normal by the local culture, as indicated by at least three of the following:
A. Repeated acts that could lead to arrest.
B. Conning for pleasure or profit, repeated lying, or the use of aliases.
C. Failure to plan ahead or being impulsive.
D. Repeated assaults on others.
E. Reckless when it comes to their or others safety.
F. Poor work behavior or failure to honor financial obligations.
G. Rationalizing the pain they inflict on others.
2. At least eighteen years in age.
3. Evidence of a Conduct Disorder, with its onset before the age of fifteen.
4. Symptoms not due to another mental disorder.
Antisocial Personality Disorder Overview (Written by Derek Wood, RN, BSN, PhD Candidate)
Antisocial Personality Disorder results in what is commonly known as a Sociopath. The criteria for this disorder require an ongoing disregard for the rights of others, since the age of 15 years. Some examples of this disregard are reckless disregard for the safety of themselves or others, failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors, deceitfulness such as repeated lying or deceit for personal profit or pleasure, and lack of remorse for actions that hurt other people in any way. Additionally, they must have evidenced a Conduct Disorder before the age of 15 years, and must be at least 18 years old to receive this diagnosis.
People with this disorder appear to be charming at times, and make relationships, but to them, these are relationships in name only. They are ended whenever necessary or when it suits them, and the relationships are without depth or meaning, including marriages. They seem to have an innate ability to find the weakness in people, and are ready to use these weaknesses to their own ends through deceit, manipulation, or intimidation, and gain pleasure from doing so.
They appear to be incapable of any true emotions, from love to shame to guilt. They are quick to anger, but just as quick to let it go, without holding grudges. No matter what emotion they state they have, it has no bearing on their future actions or attitudes.
They rarely are able to have jobs that last for any length of time, as they become easily bored, instead needing constant change. They live for the moment, forgetting the past, and not planning the future, not thinking ahead what consequences their actions will have. They want immediate rewards and gratification. There currently is no form of psychotherapy that works with those with antisocial personality disorder, as those with this disorder have no desire to change themselves, which is a prerequisite. No medication is available either. The only treatment is the prevention of the disorder in the early stages, when a child first begins to show the symptoms of conduct disorder.
THE PSYCHOPATH NEXT DOOR (Source: http://chericola57.tripod.com/infinite.html)
Psychopath. We hear the word and images of Bernardo, Manson and Dahmer pop into our heads; no doubt Ted Bundy too. But they're the bottom of the barrel -- most of the two million psychopaths in North America aren't murderers. They're our friends, lovers and co-workers. They're outgoing and persuasive, dazzling you with charm and flattery. Often you aren't even aware they've taken you for a ride -- until it's too late.
Psychopaths exhibit a Jekyll and Hyde personality. "They play a part so they can get what they want," says Dr. Sheila Willson, a Toronto psychologist who has helped victims of psychopaths. The guy who showers a woman with excessive attention is much more capable of getting her to lend him money, and to put up with him when he strays. The new employee who gains her co-workers' trust has more access to their chequebooks. And so on. Psychopaths have no conscience and their only goal is self-gratification. Many of us have been their victims -- at work, through friendships or relationships -- and not one of us can say, "a psychopath could never fool me."
Think you can spot one? Think again. In general, psychopaths aren't the product of broken homes or the casualties of a materialistic society. Rather they come from all walks of life and there is little evidence that their upbringing affects them. Elements of a psychopath's personality first become evident at a very early age, due to biological or genetic factors. Explains Michael Seto, a psychologist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental health in Toronto, by the time that a person hits their late teens, the disorder is almost certainly permanent. Although many clinicians use the terms psychopath and sociopath interchangeably, writes psychopath expert Robert Hare on his book 'Without Conscience', a sociopath's criminal behavior is shaped by social forces and is the result of a dysfunctional environment.
Psychopaths have only a shallow range of emotions and lack guilt, says Hare. They often see themselves as victims, and lack remorse or the ability to empathize with others. "Psychopaths play on the fact that most of us are trusting and forgiving people," adds Seto. The warning signs are always there; it's just difficult to see them because once we trust someone, the friendship becomes a blinder.
Even lovers get taken for a ride by psychopaths. For a psychopath, a romantic relationship is just another opportunity to find a trusting partner who will buy into the lies. It's primarily why a psychopath rarely stays in a relationship for the long term, and often is involved with three or four partners at once, says Willson. To a psychopath, everything about a relationship is a game. Willson refers to the movie 'Sliding Doors' to illustrate her point. In the film, the main character comes home early after just having been fired from her job. Only moments ago, her boyfriend has let another woman out the front door. But in a matter of minutes he is the attentive and concerned boyfriend, taking her out to dinner and devoting the entire night to comforting her. All the while he's planning to leave the next day on a trip with the other woman.
The boyfriend displays typical psychopathic characteristics because he falsely displays deep emotion toward the relationship, says Willson. In reality, he's less concerned with his girlfriend's depression than with making sure she's clueless about the other woman's existence. In the romance department, psychopaths have an ability to gain your affection quickly, disarming you with words, intriguing you with grandiose plans. If they cheat you'll forgive them, and one day when they've gone too far, they'll leave you with a broken heart (and an empty wallet). By then they'll have a new player for their game.
The problem with their game is that we don't often play by their rules. Where we might occasionally tell a white lie, a psychopath's lying is compulsive. Most of us experience some degree of guilt about lying, preventing us from exhibiting such behavior on a regular basis. "Psychopaths don't discriminate who it is they lie to or cheat," says Seto. "There's no distinction between friend, family and sucker."
No one wants to be the sucker, so how do we prevent ourselves from becoming close friends or getting into a relationship with a psychopath? It's really almost impossible, say Seto and Willson. Unfortunately, laments Seto, one way is to become more suspicious and less trusting of others. Our tendency is to forgive when we catch a loved one in a lie. "Psychopaths play on this fact," he says. "However, I'm certainly not advocating a world where if someone lies once or twice, you never speak to them again." What you can do is look at how often someone lies and how they react when caught. Psychopaths will lie over and over again, and where other people would sincerely apologize, a psychopath may apologize but won't stop.
Psychopaths also tend to switch jobs as frequently as they switch partners, mainly because they don't have the qualities to maintain a job for the long haul. Their performance is generally erratic, with chronic absences, misuse of company resources and failed commitments. Often they aren't even qualified for the job and use fake credentials to get it. Seto talks of a patient who would get marketing jobs based on his image; he was a presentable and charming man who layered his conversations with educational and occupational references. But it became evident that the man hadn't a clue what he was talking about, and was unable to hold down a job.
How do you make sure you don't get fooled when you're hiring someone to baby-sit your child or for any other job? Hire based on reputation and not image, says Willson. Check references thoroughly. Psychopaths tend to give vague and inconsistent replies. Of course the best way to solve this problem would be to cure psychopaths of their 'illness.' But there's no recipe for treating them, say psychiatrists. Today's traditional methods of psychotherapy (psychoanalysis, group and one-on-one therapy) and drug treatments have failed. Therapy is more likely to work when an individual admits there's a problem and wants to change. The common problem with psychopaths, says Sets, "Is they don't see a problem with their behavior."
Psychopaths don't seek therapy willingly, says Seto. Rather, they're pushed into it by a desperate relative or by a court order. To a psychopath, a therapist is just one more person who must be conned, and the psychopath plays the part right until the therapist is convinced of his or her 'rehabilitation.'
Even though we can't treat psychopaths effectively with therapy, it doesn't mean we can't protect ourselves, writes Hare. Willson agrees, citing the most important factor in keeping psychopaths at bay is to know your vulnerabilities. We need to "realize our own potential and maximize our strengths" so that our insecurities don't overcome us. Because, she says, a psychopath is a chameleon who becomes "an image of what you haven't done for yourself." Over time, she says, "their appearance of perfection will begin to crack," but by that time you will have been emotionally and perhaps financially scathed. There comes a time when you realize there's no point in searching for answers; the only thing is to move on.
Taken in part from MW -- By Caroline Konrad -- September 1999
THE MALIGNANT PERSONALITY:
These people are mentally ill and extremely dangerous! The following precautions will help to protect you from the destructive acts of which they are capable.
First, to recognize them, keep the following guidelines in mind.
(1) They are habitual liars. They seem incapable of either knowing or telling the truth about anything.
(2) They are egotistical to the point of narcissism. They really believe they are set apart from the rest of humanity by some special grace.
(3) They scapegoat; they are incapable of either having the insight or willingness to accept responsibility for anything they do. Whatever the problem, it is always someone else's fault.
(4) They are remorselessly vindictive when thwarted or exposed.
(5) Genuine religious, moral, or other values play no part in their lives. They have no empathy for others and are capable of violence. Under older psychological terminology, they fall into the category of psychopath or sociopath, but unlike the typical psychopath, their behavior is masked by a superficial social facade.
If you have come into conflict with such a person or persons, do the following immediately!
(1) Notify your friends and relatives of what has happened.
Do not be vague. Name names, and specify dates and circumstances. Identify witnesses if possible and provide supporting documentation if any is available.
(2) Inform the police. The police will do nothing with this information except to keep it on file, since they are powerless to act until a crime has been committed. Unfortunately, that often is usually too late for the victim. Nevertheless, place the information in their hands.
Obviously, if you are assaulted or threatened before witnesses, you can get a restraining order, but those are palliative at best.
(3) Local law enforcement agencies are usually under pressure if wealthy or politically powerful individuals are involved, so include state and federal agencies as well and tell the locals that you have. In my own experience, one agency that can help in a pinch is the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service or (in Canada) Victims Services at your local police unit. It is not easy to think of the IRS as a potential friend, but a Swedish study showed that malignant types (the Swedes called them bullies) usually commit some felony or other by the age of twenty. If the family is wealthy, the fact may never come to light, but many felonies involve tax evasion, and in such cases, the IRS is interested indeed. If large amounts of money are involved, the IRS may solve all your problems for you. For obvious reasons the Drug Enforcement Agency may also be an appropriate agency to approach. The FBI is an important agency to contact, because although the FBI does not have jurisdiction over murder or assault, if informed, they do have an active interest in any other law enforcement agencies that do not follow through with an honest investigation and prosecution should a murder occur. Civil rights are involved at that point. No local crooked lawyer, judge, or corrupt police official wants to be within a country mile if that comes to light! It is in such cases that wealthy psychopaths discover just how firm the "friends" they count on to cover up for them really are! Even some of the drug cartel biggies will scuttle for cover if someone picks up the brick their thugs hide under. Exposure is bad for business.
(4) Make sure that several of your friends have the information in the event something happens to you. That way, an appropriate investigation will follow if you are harmed. Don't tell other people who has the information, because then something bad could happen to them as well. Instruct friends to take such an incident to the newspapers and other media.
If you are dealing with someone who has considerable money, you must realize that they probably won't try to harm you themselves, they will contract with someone to make the hit. The malignant type is a coward and will not expose himself or herself to personal danger if he or she can avoid it. Update: A thorough article.
I, the creator of this site, am not a psychologist and no special expertise in the subject. I created the site as a public service, because no similar site existed in 2003. I occasionally get sad calls and emails. I urge you to consult either a clinical psychologist or the police depending on the problem you face, and wish you good luck.
This website summarizes some of the common features of descriptions of the behavior of sociopaths.
* Glibness and Superficial Charm
* Manipulative and Conning
They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible. They appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used. They may dominate and humiliate their victims.
* Grandiose Sense of Self
Feels entitled to certain things as "their right."
* Pathological Lying
Has no problem lying coolly and easily and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful on a consistent basis. Can create, and get caught up in, a complex belief about their own powers and abilities. Extremely convincing and even able to pass lie detector tests.
* Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
A deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their core. Does not see others around them as people, but only as targets and opportunities. Instead of friends, they have victims and accomplices who end up as victims. The end always justifies the means and they let nothing stand in their way.
* Shallow Emotions
When they show what seems to be warmth, joy, love and compassion it is more feigned than experienced and serves an ulterior motive. Outraged by insignificant matters, yet remaining unmoved and cold by what would upset a normal person. Since they are not genuine, neither are their promises.
* Incapacity for Love
* Need for Stimulation
Living on the edge. Verbal outbursts and physical punishments are normal. Promiscuity and gambling are common.
* Callousness/Lack of Empathy
Unable to empathize with the pain of their victims, having only contempt for others' feelings of distress and readily taking advantage of them.
* Poor Behavioral Controls/Impulsive Nature
Rage and abuse, alternating with small expressions of love and approval produce an addictive cycle for abuser and abused, as well as creating hopelessness in the victim. Believe they are all-powerful, all-knowing, entitled to every wish, no sense of personal boundaries, no concern for their impact on others.
* Early Behavior Problems/Juvenile Delinquency
Usually has a history of behavioral and academic difficulties, yet "gets by" by conning others. Problems in making and keeping friends; aberrant behaviors such as cruelty to people or animals, stealing, etc.
* Irresponsibility/Unreliability
Not concerned about wrecking others' lives and dreams. Oblivious or indifferent to the devastation they cause. Does not accept blame themselves, but blames others, even for acts they obviously committed.
* Promiscuous Sexual Behavior/Infidelity
Promiscuity, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual acting out of all sorts.
* Lack of Realistic Life Plan/Parasitic Lifestyle
Tends to move around a lot or makes all encompassing promises for the future, poor work ethic but exploits others effectively.
* Criminal or Entrepreneurial Versatility
Changes their image as needed to avoid prosecution. Changes life story readily.
Other Related Qualities:
1. Contemptuous of those who seek to understand them
2. Does not perceive that anything is wrong with them
3. Authoritarian
4. Secretive
5. Paranoid
6. Only rarely in difficulty with the law, but seeks out situations where their tyrannical behavior will be tolerated, condoned, or admired
7. Conventional appearance
8. Goal of enslavement of their victim(s)
9. Exercises despotic control over every aspect of the victim's life
10. Has an emotional need to justify their crimes and therefore needs their victim's affirmation (respect, gratitude and love)
11. Ultimate goal is the creation of a willing victim
12. Incapable of real human attachment to another
13. Unable to feel remorse or guilt
14. Extreme narcissism and grandiose
15. May state readily that their goal is to rule the world
(The above traits are based on the psychopathy checklists of H. Cleckley and R. Hare.)
NOTE: In the 1830's this disorder was called "moral insanity." By 1900 it was changed to "psychopathic personality." More recently it has been termed "antisocial personality disorder" in the DSM-III and DSM-IV. Some critics have complained that, in the attempt to rely only on 'objective' criteria, the DSM has broadened the concept to include too many individuals. The APD category includes people who commit illegal, immoral or self-serving acts for a variety of reasons and are not necessarily psychopaths.
DSM-IV Definition
Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a lack of regard for the moral or legal standards in the local culture. There is a marked inability to get along with others or abide by societal rules. Individuals with this disorder are sometimes called psychopaths or sociopaths.
Diagnostic Criteria (DSM-IV)
1. Since the age of fifteen there has been a disregard for and violation of the right's of others, those right's considered normal by the local culture, as indicated by at least three of the following:
A. Repeated acts that could lead to arrest.
B. Conning for pleasure or profit, repeated lying, or the use of aliases.
C. Failure to plan ahead or being impulsive.
D. Repeated assaults on others.
E. Reckless when it comes to their or others safety.
F. Poor work behavior or failure to honor financial obligations.
G. Rationalizing the pain they inflict on others.
2. At least eighteen years in age.
3. Evidence of a Conduct Disorder, with its onset before the age of fifteen.
4. Symptoms not due to another mental disorder.
Antisocial Personality Disorder Overview (Written by Derek Wood, RN, BSN, PhD Candidate)
Antisocial Personality Disorder results in what is commonly known as a Sociopath. The criteria for this disorder require an ongoing disregard for the rights of others, since the age of 15 years. Some examples of this disregard are reckless disregard for the safety of themselves or others, failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors, deceitfulness such as repeated lying or deceit for personal profit or pleasure, and lack of remorse for actions that hurt other people in any way. Additionally, they must have evidenced a Conduct Disorder before the age of 15 years, and must be at least 18 years old to receive this diagnosis.
People with this disorder appear to be charming at times, and make relationships, but to them, these are relationships in name only. They are ended whenever necessary or when it suits them, and the relationships are without depth or meaning, including marriages. They seem to have an innate ability to find the weakness in people, and are ready to use these weaknesses to their own ends through deceit, manipulation, or intimidation, and gain pleasure from doing so.
They appear to be incapable of any true emotions, from love to shame to guilt. They are quick to anger, but just as quick to let it go, without holding grudges. No matter what emotion they state they have, it has no bearing on their future actions or attitudes.
They rarely are able to have jobs that last for any length of time, as they become easily bored, instead needing constant change. They live for the moment, forgetting the past, and not planning the future, not thinking ahead what consequences their actions will have. They want immediate rewards and gratification. There currently is no form of psychotherapy that works with those with antisocial personality disorder, as those with this disorder have no desire to change themselves, which is a prerequisite. No medication is available either. The only treatment is the prevention of the disorder in the early stages, when a child first begins to show the symptoms of conduct disorder.
THE PSYCHOPATH NEXT DOOR (Source: http://chericola57.tripod.com/infinite.html)
Psychopath. We hear the word and images of Bernardo, Manson and Dahmer pop into our heads; no doubt Ted Bundy too. But they're the bottom of the barrel -- most of the two million psychopaths in North America aren't murderers. They're our friends, lovers and co-workers. They're outgoing and persuasive, dazzling you with charm and flattery. Often you aren't even aware they've taken you for a ride -- until it's too late.
Psychopaths exhibit a Jekyll and Hyde personality. "They play a part so they can get what they want," says Dr. Sheila Willson, a Toronto psychologist who has helped victims of psychopaths. The guy who showers a woman with excessive attention is much more capable of getting her to lend him money, and to put up with him when he strays. The new employee who gains her co-workers' trust has more access to their chequebooks. And so on. Psychopaths have no conscience and their only goal is self-gratification. Many of us have been their victims -- at work, through friendships or relationships -- and not one of us can say, "a psychopath could never fool me."
Think you can spot one? Think again. In general, psychopaths aren't the product of broken homes or the casualties of a materialistic society. Rather they come from all walks of life and there is little evidence that their upbringing affects them. Elements of a psychopath's personality first become evident at a very early age, due to biological or genetic factors. Explains Michael Seto, a psychologist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental health in Toronto, by the time that a person hits their late teens, the disorder is almost certainly permanent. Although many clinicians use the terms psychopath and sociopath interchangeably, writes psychopath expert Robert Hare on his book 'Without Conscience', a sociopath's criminal behavior is shaped by social forces and is the result of a dysfunctional environment.
Psychopaths have only a shallow range of emotions and lack guilt, says Hare. They often see themselves as victims, and lack remorse or the ability to empathize with others. "Psychopaths play on the fact that most of us are trusting and forgiving people," adds Seto. The warning signs are always there; it's just difficult to see them because once we trust someone, the friendship becomes a blinder.
Even lovers get taken for a ride by psychopaths. For a psychopath, a romantic relationship is just another opportunity to find a trusting partner who will buy into the lies. It's primarily why a psychopath rarely stays in a relationship for the long term, and often is involved with three or four partners at once, says Willson. To a psychopath, everything about a relationship is a game. Willson refers to the movie 'Sliding Doors' to illustrate her point. In the film, the main character comes home early after just having been fired from her job. Only moments ago, her boyfriend has let another woman out the front door. But in a matter of minutes he is the attentive and concerned boyfriend, taking her out to dinner and devoting the entire night to comforting her. All the while he's planning to leave the next day on a trip with the other woman.
The boyfriend displays typical psychopathic characteristics because he falsely displays deep emotion toward the relationship, says Willson. In reality, he's less concerned with his girlfriend's depression than with making sure she's clueless about the other woman's existence. In the romance department, psychopaths have an ability to gain your affection quickly, disarming you with words, intriguing you with grandiose plans. If they cheat you'll forgive them, and one day when they've gone too far, they'll leave you with a broken heart (and an empty wallet). By then they'll have a new player for their game.
The problem with their game is that we don't often play by their rules. Where we might occasionally tell a white lie, a psychopath's lying is compulsive. Most of us experience some degree of guilt about lying, preventing us from exhibiting such behavior on a regular basis. "Psychopaths don't discriminate who it is they lie to or cheat," says Seto. "There's no distinction between friend, family and sucker."
No one wants to be the sucker, so how do we prevent ourselves from becoming close friends or getting into a relationship with a psychopath? It's really almost impossible, say Seto and Willson. Unfortunately, laments Seto, one way is to become more suspicious and less trusting of others. Our tendency is to forgive when we catch a loved one in a lie. "Psychopaths play on this fact," he says. "However, I'm certainly not advocating a world where if someone lies once or twice, you never speak to them again." What you can do is look at how often someone lies and how they react when caught. Psychopaths will lie over and over again, and where other people would sincerely apologize, a psychopath may apologize but won't stop.
Psychopaths also tend to switch jobs as frequently as they switch partners, mainly because they don't have the qualities to maintain a job for the long haul. Their performance is generally erratic, with chronic absences, misuse of company resources and failed commitments. Often they aren't even qualified for the job and use fake credentials to get it. Seto talks of a patient who would get marketing jobs based on his image; he was a presentable and charming man who layered his conversations with educational and occupational references. But it became evident that the man hadn't a clue what he was talking about, and was unable to hold down a job.
How do you make sure you don't get fooled when you're hiring someone to baby-sit your child or for any other job? Hire based on reputation and not image, says Willson. Check references thoroughly. Psychopaths tend to give vague and inconsistent replies. Of course the best way to solve this problem would be to cure psychopaths of their 'illness.' But there's no recipe for treating them, say psychiatrists. Today's traditional methods of psychotherapy (psychoanalysis, group and one-on-one therapy) and drug treatments have failed. Therapy is more likely to work when an individual admits there's a problem and wants to change. The common problem with psychopaths, says Sets, "Is they don't see a problem with their behavior."
Psychopaths don't seek therapy willingly, says Seto. Rather, they're pushed into it by a desperate relative or by a court order. To a psychopath, a therapist is just one more person who must be conned, and the psychopath plays the part right until the therapist is convinced of his or her 'rehabilitation.'
Even though we can't treat psychopaths effectively with therapy, it doesn't mean we can't protect ourselves, writes Hare. Willson agrees, citing the most important factor in keeping psychopaths at bay is to know your vulnerabilities. We need to "realize our own potential and maximize our strengths" so that our insecurities don't overcome us. Because, she says, a psychopath is a chameleon who becomes "an image of what you haven't done for yourself." Over time, she says, "their appearance of perfection will begin to crack," but by that time you will have been emotionally and perhaps financially scathed. There comes a time when you realize there's no point in searching for answers; the only thing is to move on.
Taken in part from MW -- By Caroline Konrad -- September 1999
THE MALIGNANT PERSONALITY:
These people are mentally ill and extremely dangerous! The following precautions will help to protect you from the destructive acts of which they are capable.
First, to recognize them, keep the following guidelines in mind.
(1) They are habitual liars. They seem incapable of either knowing or telling the truth about anything.
(2) They are egotistical to the point of narcissism. They really believe they are set apart from the rest of humanity by some special grace.
(3) They scapegoat; they are incapable of either having the insight or willingness to accept responsibility for anything they do. Whatever the problem, it is always someone else's fault.
(4) They are remorselessly vindictive when thwarted or exposed.
(5) Genuine religious, moral, or other values play no part in their lives. They have no empathy for others and are capable of violence. Under older psychological terminology, they fall into the category of psychopath or sociopath, but unlike the typical psychopath, their behavior is masked by a superficial social facade.
If you have come into conflict with such a person or persons, do the following immediately!
(1) Notify your friends and relatives of what has happened.
Do not be vague. Name names, and specify dates and circumstances. Identify witnesses if possible and provide supporting documentation if any is available.
(2) Inform the police. The police will do nothing with this information except to keep it on file, since they are powerless to act until a crime has been committed. Unfortunately, that often is usually too late for the victim. Nevertheless, place the information in their hands.
Obviously, if you are assaulted or threatened before witnesses, you can get a restraining order, but those are palliative at best.
(3) Local law enforcement agencies are usually under pressure if wealthy or politically powerful individuals are involved, so include state and federal agencies as well and tell the locals that you have. In my own experience, one agency that can help in a pinch is the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service or (in Canada) Victims Services at your local police unit. It is not easy to think of the IRS as a potential friend, but a Swedish study showed that malignant types (the Swedes called them bullies) usually commit some felony or other by the age of twenty. If the family is wealthy, the fact may never come to light, but many felonies involve tax evasion, and in such cases, the IRS is interested indeed. If large amounts of money are involved, the IRS may solve all your problems for you. For obvious reasons the Drug Enforcement Agency may also be an appropriate agency to approach. The FBI is an important agency to contact, because although the FBI does not have jurisdiction over murder or assault, if informed, they do have an active interest in any other law enforcement agencies that do not follow through with an honest investigation and prosecution should a murder occur. Civil rights are involved at that point. No local crooked lawyer, judge, or corrupt police official wants to be within a country mile if that comes to light! It is in such cases that wealthy psychopaths discover just how firm the "friends" they count on to cover up for them really are! Even some of the drug cartel biggies will scuttle for cover if someone picks up the brick their thugs hide under. Exposure is bad for business.
(4) Make sure that several of your friends have the information in the event something happens to you. That way, an appropriate investigation will follow if you are harmed. Don't tell other people who has the information, because then something bad could happen to them as well. Instruct friends to take such an incident to the newspapers and other media.
If you are dealing with someone who has considerable money, you must realize that they probably won't try to harm you themselves, they will contract with someone to make the hit. The malignant type is a coward and will not expose himself or herself to personal danger if he or she can avoid it. Update: A thorough article.
I, the creator of this site, am not a psychologist and no special expertise in the subject. I created the site as a public service, because no similar site existed in 2003. I occasionally get sad calls and emails. I urge you to consult either a clinical psychologist or the police depending on the problem you face, and wish you good luck.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
A Blast From The Past
Show this to your children and/or grandchildren
THE YEAR 1909
This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The year is 1909. One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1909 :
************ ********* ********* ******
The average life expectancy was 47 years.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only
144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower
The average wage in 1909 was 22 cents per hour.
The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year .
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.
Ninety percent of all doctors had
NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
Were condemned in the press AND the government as 'substandard. '
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used
Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
Entering into their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhoea
4.. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars.
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea
hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had
graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."
( Shocking? DUH! )
Eighteen percent of households had at least
one full-time servant or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. !
I am now going to forward this to someone else without typing it myself.
>From there, it will be sent to others all over theWORLD - all in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
IT STAGGERS THE MIND
THE YEAR 1909
This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The year is 1909. One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1909 :
************ ********* ********* ******
The average life expectancy was 47 years.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only
144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower
The average wage in 1909 was 22 cents per hour.
The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year .
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.
Ninety percent of all doctors had
NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
Were condemned in the press AND the government as 'substandard. '
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used
Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from
Entering into their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhoea
4.. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars.
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea
hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had
graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."
( Shocking? DUH! )
Eighteen percent of households had at least
one full-time servant or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. !
I am now going to forward this to someone else without typing it myself.
>From there, it will be sent to others all over theWORLD - all in a matter of seconds!
Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.
IT STAGGERS THE MIND
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
You Can Help Stop Cruely Towards Elephants
You can help stop cruelty to animals under the big top
Each summer, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus carts dozens of elephants and other animals around some of the hottest parts of the U.S. in sweltering, poorly ventilated boxcars. The journey can be exhausting, disorienting, and extremely stressful, and the destinations bring more misery.
1) Write to Taconic Investment Properties, which has donated the land on which Ringling will perform, urging it to sever ties with Ringling immediately.
2) Please help us continue our work for chained elephants and all animals.
Circuses are invariably sad, deadly places for animals, and Ringling is right up there with the worst of them. The circus removes baby elephants from their loving mothers and forces them into a life of punishment, debasement, and extreme loneliness. PETA's circus monitors have videotaped how Ringling keeps elephants in line during their walk from the train to the venue by striking and hooking them in sensitive places with a steel-tipped bullhook. Investigative footage of elephant trainers in other circuses—including one who is the son of a former Ringling trainer and the brother of a current Ringling trainer—show how trainers sink the sharp metal into the elephants' sensitive skin, causing them to bellow in pain.
With your caring support, PETA is diligently working to end these animals' torment.
Right now, a federal district court judge is set to rule on a lawsuit filed by a former Ringling employee and several animal welfare groups alleging that Ringling's treatment of elephants violates the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
The evidence of cruelty to animals that PETA's staffers have collected by following the circus from city to city was used in court proceedings and during evidence gathering in the suit, which charges Ringling with "harming, harassing, and wounding endangered elephants," including shackling them for long periods of time so tightly that they cannot take even two steps in any direction and routinely striking them with bullhooks. PETA's footage of Ringling substantiates the abusive use of bullhooks, reveals the bloody wounds left in their wake, and shows lame elephants.
No matter how the judge rules, this lawsuit has succeeded—by shining the spotlight on the constant abuse and deprivation that these poor, enslaved animals suffer for Ringling's coffers. Evidence presented in court revealed that Ringling keeps elephants chained, sometimes for as many as 60 to 100 hours straight on extended trips. This is absolute agony, considering that in the wild, elephants walk up to 30 miles a day. Elephants don't understand why they are made to perform silly, physically painful tricks over and over again, day in and day out. So Ringling beats them until they comply.
PETA is telling the elephants' side of the story—the one that Ringling doesn't want people to hear. And our pressure is working. Ringling hasn't been able to hang on to a national sponsor in years because of the information that we've provided each of them. Cities around the country have also banned circus acts after receiving our information. And more and more families are choosing humane forms of entertainment instead because of our ads and pickets.
Incredibly, some cities do continue to roll out the red carpet for Ringling. New York City officials have welcomed Ringling to Coney Island for several months this summer, thanks to a land donation from Taconic Investments. PETA has already contacted the city and Taconic to advise them of Ringling's lengthy history of animal abuse, and we'll be leafleting outside every show in Coney Island for the rest of summer. Please help us stop Ringling's expansion by doing the following:
1. Send an e-mail to the CEO of Taconic Investments to let him know that you'll be boycotting Ringling at Coney Island this summer. Urge him never to allow a circus that uses animals to perform on the property again.
2. Make a donation to PETA today. Please know that it will help sustain our efforts to end the abuse and exploitation of elephants and all animals.
Ringling's nightly show lasts just a couple of hours. The abuse of these animals lasts their whole lives. Thank you for making sure their suffering isn't forgotten once the crowds go home.
Kind regards,
Ingrid Newkirk
Ingrid E. Newkirk
President
P.S. Elephants and other animals need us to act now to stop Ringling's expansion in Coney Island. Please send your e-mail today telling Taconic Investments to cut ties with Ringling's animal abusers. Thanks again!
Each summer, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus carts dozens of elephants and other animals around some of the hottest parts of the U.S. in sweltering, poorly ventilated boxcars. The journey can be exhausting, disorienting, and extremely stressful, and the destinations bring more misery.
1) Write to Taconic Investment Properties, which has donated the land on which Ringling will perform, urging it to sever ties with Ringling immediately.
2) Please help us continue our work for chained elephants and all animals.
Circuses are invariably sad, deadly places for animals, and Ringling is right up there with the worst of them. The circus removes baby elephants from their loving mothers and forces them into a life of punishment, debasement, and extreme loneliness. PETA's circus monitors have videotaped how Ringling keeps elephants in line during their walk from the train to the venue by striking and hooking them in sensitive places with a steel-tipped bullhook. Investigative footage of elephant trainers in other circuses—including one who is the son of a former Ringling trainer and the brother of a current Ringling trainer—show how trainers sink the sharp metal into the elephants' sensitive skin, causing them to bellow in pain.
With your caring support, PETA is diligently working to end these animals' torment.
Right now, a federal district court judge is set to rule on a lawsuit filed by a former Ringling employee and several animal welfare groups alleging that Ringling's treatment of elephants violates the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
The evidence of cruelty to animals that PETA's staffers have collected by following the circus from city to city was used in court proceedings and during evidence gathering in the suit, which charges Ringling with "harming, harassing, and wounding endangered elephants," including shackling them for long periods of time so tightly that they cannot take even two steps in any direction and routinely striking them with bullhooks. PETA's footage of Ringling substantiates the abusive use of bullhooks, reveals the bloody wounds left in their wake, and shows lame elephants.
No matter how the judge rules, this lawsuit has succeeded—by shining the spotlight on the constant abuse and deprivation that these poor, enslaved animals suffer for Ringling's coffers. Evidence presented in court revealed that Ringling keeps elephants chained, sometimes for as many as 60 to 100 hours straight on extended trips. This is absolute agony, considering that in the wild, elephants walk up to 30 miles a day. Elephants don't understand why they are made to perform silly, physically painful tricks over and over again, day in and day out. So Ringling beats them until they comply.
PETA is telling the elephants' side of the story—the one that Ringling doesn't want people to hear. And our pressure is working. Ringling hasn't been able to hang on to a national sponsor in years because of the information that we've provided each of them. Cities around the country have also banned circus acts after receiving our information. And more and more families are choosing humane forms of entertainment instead because of our ads and pickets.
Incredibly, some cities do continue to roll out the red carpet for Ringling. New York City officials have welcomed Ringling to Coney Island for several months this summer, thanks to a land donation from Taconic Investments. PETA has already contacted the city and Taconic to advise them of Ringling's lengthy history of animal abuse, and we'll be leafleting outside every show in Coney Island for the rest of summer. Please help us stop Ringling's expansion by doing the following:
1. Send an e-mail to the CEO of Taconic Investments to let him know that you'll be boycotting Ringling at Coney Island this summer. Urge him never to allow a circus that uses animals to perform on the property again.
2. Make a donation to PETA today. Please know that it will help sustain our efforts to end the abuse and exploitation of elephants and all animals.
Ringling's nightly show lasts just a couple of hours. The abuse of these animals lasts their whole lives. Thank you for making sure their suffering isn't forgotten once the crowds go home.
Kind regards,
Ingrid Newkirk
Ingrid E. Newkirk
President
P.S. Elephants and other animals need us to act now to stop Ringling's expansion in Coney Island. Please send your e-mail today telling Taconic Investments to cut ties with Ringling's animal abusers. Thanks again!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
ATC
Coverage Of Parliamentary Visit To Dharamsala
ATC's campaigns coordinator, Simon Bradshaw, has just posted his latest video blog from Dharamsala. Today's blog focuses on the rich Tibetan culture visible in Dharamsala, including the delegation's visit the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, a meeting with the state Oracle and a moving visit to the reception centre for newly arrived refugees. Click here to view Simon’s latest blog
You can also catch up on all of previous video blog entries including short interviews with Peter Slipper MP, Senators Nick Xenophon and Sarah Hanson-Young, a speech by Michael Danby MP and a special performance by the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA).
You can also view the parliamentarians' special message to Australia's Tibetan communities and Tibet supporters. Watch message
ABC News: China Angry At Australia's Dalai Lama Visit
ABC's South Asia correspondent Sally Sara is following the delegation in Dharamsala and reports on the Chinese Government's angry reaction to the Australian parliamentary delegation's visit to meet Tibet's spiritual leader.
Click here to read the report and watch Sally's TV news report (includes footage of the delegation's meeting with the Dalai Lama)
Good Luck Cadel
ATC would like to wish Australian cyclist and Tibet supporter, Cadel Evans, all the best in the 2009 Tour de France (starting tomorrow).
Want to look as cool as Cadel! - You can buy this shirt here and be a Voice for Tibet.
Don't forget the Dalai Lama birthday celebrations this Sunday in Melbourne and Sydney - Australia's Tibetan community would love to see you there!
Kind regards,
Paul
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Paul Bourke
Executive Officer
Australia Tibet Council
Be a Voice for Tibet - www.atc.org.au/voice
ATC's campaigns coordinator, Simon Bradshaw, has just posted his latest video blog from Dharamsala. Today's blog focuses on the rich Tibetan culture visible in Dharamsala, including the delegation's visit the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, a meeting with the state Oracle and a moving visit to the reception centre for newly arrived refugees. Click here to view Simon’s latest blog
You can also catch up on all of previous video blog entries including short interviews with Peter Slipper MP, Senators Nick Xenophon and Sarah Hanson-Young, a speech by Michael Danby MP and a special performance by the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA).
You can also view the parliamentarians' special message to Australia's Tibetan communities and Tibet supporters. Watch message
ABC News: China Angry At Australia's Dalai Lama Visit
ABC's South Asia correspondent Sally Sara is following the delegation in Dharamsala and reports on the Chinese Government's angry reaction to the Australian parliamentary delegation's visit to meet Tibet's spiritual leader.
Click here to read the report and watch Sally's TV news report (includes footage of the delegation's meeting with the Dalai Lama)
Good Luck Cadel
ATC would like to wish Australian cyclist and Tibet supporter, Cadel Evans, all the best in the 2009 Tour de France (starting tomorrow).
Want to look as cool as Cadel! - You can buy this shirt here and be a Voice for Tibet.
Don't forget the Dalai Lama birthday celebrations this Sunday in Melbourne and Sydney - Australia's Tibetan community would love to see you there!
Kind regards,
Paul
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Paul Bourke
Executive Officer
Australia Tibet Council
Be a Voice for Tibet - www.atc.org.au/voice
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