On January 18th, 2008 That venerable news organization Reuters came out with their shrill and completely mis-leading headline “‘Natural’ supplements caused cancer in 2 men: study”

Obviously something underhanded was afoot. Was it at the behest of Big Pharma?

Was it at the behest of the FDA?… in yet another power grab?

Was it at the behest of those Politicians wanting to socialize health care under the “Western” medical establishment taking away YOUR CHOICES of medicine YOU WANT TO USE. And severely limiting the choices available to you?

Well… The second shoe dropped… yesterday January 23, 2008. This time from Associated Press with their scare story “AP IMPACT: Folk Medicines Contain Lead”

Is This Propaganda?

Well, from where I sit… it sure looks like it.

As President Reagan said and I paraphrase… “If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck… it’s a duck.”

So let’s consider Propaganda and Manipulation.

As Lippman said in his book Public Opinion “If we believe a certain thing to be true, or ought to be true, we can almost always find an instance where it is true, or someone who believes it ought to be true. When the first six people we meet agree with us, it is not easy to remember that they may have all read the same newspaper at breakfast.“ And that is what they are counting on.

Think for a second, go back throughout history…

It’s “Us”… our tribe “against them.” And we are the good guys, they are sub-human.

This sort of tribalism has been practiced throughout history. And you know what?… It always works. Everyone wants to be part of some tribe.

The propaganda part is simply convincing you… swaying your mind. Setting up your belief’s so you go along. Go along against the “the enemy” The one’s out to destroy you.

When a politician or “strongman” wants to seize power, or enhance their power, make a power grab… what do they do?

Come on now… Think…

How did Hitler come to power in Germany?

He had his Socialist brownshirts create pandemonium in the streets, he blamed the Communists, the Bolsheviks… at first. (And yes there is a Huge difference between Communist and Socialist philosophy. And yes a country can be Socialist without being Communist).

Anyway, after getting his brownshirts to create havoc in the streets, he positioned himself as the savior of Germany. The savior of order. He ran as the “Law and Order” candidate. The one who could get things done. The one who could put an end to fears, to make the people safe from the “outside influence”. He and he alone (with his Socialist Nazi party) could protect innocent law abiding German citizens from the anarchists, and communists who were trying to destroy them.

Then, once in power, he had his brownshirts blow up Parliament killing a bunch of elected politicians. This created more fear of not being safe.

He demanded and received dictatorial powers. He then went on to even worse deeds I won’t go into here that have been recorded in history

But do you see parallels between these shrill newspaper stories obviously planted for some purpose, and the way Hitler came to power and seized even more?

Be prepared to see many more Shrill… Scare Stories with exaggerated headlines.

Raise Your Bull Shit Detector and Shield

I mean, come on now… A headline stating… “‘Natural’ supplements caused cancer in 2 men: study”…

TWO MEN??????

Out of millions?????

What supplements were they taking? Everything? Did they have any pre-existing conditions? Not that were reported.

The headline is designed to make you believe that all Natural supplements are harmful to your health.

The headline and article are designed to put doubt in your mind.

The headline and article are designed to make you worry, doubt yourself and look for the great savior of your health. Who could that be?… Well, in the slant of the article… it would be the FDA.

The article clearly states they (the FDA) need more power. More regulatory ability. More of saying YOU can not get access to supplements unless THEY say so. That’s what the article implies. It is designed to cause you to have a doubt about natural supplements. And look for drugs instead. And we all know how drugs by big Pharma have no ill effects. How drugs from big Pharma are completely safe. Yeah… Right…

Then the other headline “AP IMPACT: Folk Medicines Contain Lead”

What they appear to be doing is laying the groundwork… attempting to mold public opinion into the belief that “Traditional” aka “Natural” of “Folk” medicine (herbs, tonics, etc.) is a sham we all need protection from.

They are doing this by placing stories with screamingly shrill and mis-leading headlines. Paving the way — attempting to sway public opinion to cry out for MORE government REGULATION. MORE GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE AND REDUCTION OF OUR HEALTH CHOICES.

If we end up with the medical care the politicians are pushing, say goodbye to herbal remedies, natural cures, the ability of you to even buy books on herbs. Think that can’t happen?

The Days Before DSHEA Was Passed

Imagine going into a “Health Food Store” and wanting to buy a book on herbal cures. You couldn’t find one. Why the Government (FDA), and the Western Medical Establishment (AMA — American Medical Association) didn’t want you self medicating or knowing anything about natural cures. So if a store sold herbs, it could not sell or give materials on how to use them except as seasoning for food.

Did you want to go to a Chiropractor for a back ache? Think again. The AMA didn’t like Chiropractors, they were as untrustworthy as… professional politicians. The only way you could get relief or your aching back was an expensive operation.

Want to use a midwife rather than a physician for a birth? Unh unh. No can do. The AMA got them made illegal.

Go into GNC and what did you find? Some food bars, vitamins made by a pharmaceutical company, some diet products. That’s all.

Unfortunately, as the press following the politician’s lead attempts to whip up public sediment to nationalized healthcare, we will see more and more of these manipulative stories.

Remember, propaganda in of itself is neither good or bad. Propaganda is simply an attempt to get you to see things and get beliefs the propagandist wants you to see and believe.

Keep your eyes open. Know what is going on. Get both sides of the argument and then make up your mind.

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This was reported by the Washington Post on January 15, 2008. So Let’s have some fun with the story and the way it is being shaded… shall we….

And if you really want to get the actual release direct form the FDA here it is. Titled…

FDA Issues Documents on the Safety of Food from Animal Clones

Agency Concludes that Meat and Milk from Clones of Cattle, Swine, and Goats, and the Offspring of All Clones, are as Safe to Eat as Food from Conventionally Bred Animals

After years of detailed study and analysis, the Food and Drug Administration has concluded that meat and milk from clones of cattle, swine, and goats, and the offspring of clones from any species traditionally consumed as food, are as safe to eat as food from conventionally bred animals.

There was insufficient information for the agency to reach a conclusion on the safety of food from clones of other animal species, such as sheep

“Insufficient information” never stopped them from approving something before. Why start today?

OK So Food Products From Cloned Animals Will Be Labeled As Such So We (Consumers) Can Make Our Appropriate Choices… Right? … WRONG!

Don’t believe it? Read this OUTRAGEOUS paragraph from the FDA press release…

The agency is not requiring labeling or any other additional measures for food from cattle, swine, and goat clones, or their offspring because food derived from these sources is no different from food derived from conventionally bred animals. Should a producer express a desire for voluntary labeling (e.g., “this product is clone-free”), it will be considered on a case-by-case basis to ensure compliance with statutory requirements that labeling be truthful and not misleading.

Let’s read that first part again…

“The agency is not requiring labeling or any other additional measures for food from cattle, swine, and goat clones, or their offspring”

So it is us consumers who will be left in the dark!

There goes our freedom of choice of what we choose to put into our bodies.

There goes our ability to avoid food products from cloned animals… And just you wait and see when the US Department of Agriculture under political pressure from the cloning community decides to label cloned animals “Organic”

Surely then, if the foods from cloned animals and their offspring will not be labeled… farmers can label their food products as “Non-cloned Origin” right? That would let us consumers make our own informed choices… right?

Well, Guess Again Weed Hopper

“Should a producer express a desire for voluntary labeling (e.g., “this product is clone-free”), it will be considered on a case-by-case basis”

Yes,… the FDA says “Should a producer express a desire for voluntary labeling (e.g., “this product is clone-free”), it will be considered on a case-by-case basis to ensure compliance with statutory requirements that labeling be truthful and not misleading.”

Really!!!

So who is being “protected,” by the FDA… consumers like you and me?… or is it the cloning companies?

But wait…

There’s more…

The risk assessment finds that meat and milk from clones of cattle, swine, and goats, and food from the sexually reproduced offspring of clones, are as safe to eat as food from conventionally bred animals. The science-based conclusions agree with those of the National Academy of Sciences, released in a 2002 report. The assessment was peer-reviewed by a group of independent scientific experts in cloning and animal health.

Sooo… The assessment was peer-reviewed… Hmmmm… by a group of independent scientific experts in cloning and animal health.

Who are these “group of independent scientific experts in cloning and animal health?”

Hmmmm?

Are they scientists who work for the cloning companies?

Hmmmm?

I don’t know.

Who paid for the study? They don’t do these studies for free, and they are expensive to do. So who paid?

Hmmmm?

Was it the cloning companies?

Hmmmm?

Remember, the big pharma companies who want to bring a new drug for some made up illness they just discovered that was a natural occurrence throughout the history of mankind… until they discovered some drug…

The very companies that are wanting to get permission to bring that drug to market are the ones that doe the study on it’s safety and efficacy. Guess what bad news gets buried or minimized?

I’ll leave you Dear reader with two thoughts to get to the bottom of this, And one thought to live healthy.

But first a summary of my thoughts here…

I believe very strongly in freedom of choice. I believe very strongly in the freedom to put into my body what I decide to put in my body. Not what anyone else says. I also believe in my right to be informed about what I feel I need to be informed about in order to make my own choices that I believe are healthy and in my best interest. I believe no one, or no entity has the right to take that information away from me.

Along with the freedom, I believe that you and anyone else has the right to put whatever they want into their body. So if someone has no worries or qualms about eating food that comes from cloned animals, by all means have at it. If someone feels there is no harm that can come to them by eating GMO foods… then go ahead and have at them. Just don’t complain if you get a negative un-healthy reaction. And don’t expect the rest of us to bail you out for your stupidity.

We ALL need to be informed, nothing hidden, and then we can make our own informed choices. Information should not be hidden in order to create a market for a product no one or limited amounts of people want. Especially when that blocking off of knowledge comes from the government.

First Thought

If you want to get to the bottom of something… follow the money. Who stands to benefit. Who funded whatever.

Second Thought

As someone said, and I don’t remember who or the exact quote, but it went something like this…

In the United States we are now engaged in the largest experiment on people’s health without their permission as ever occurred in human history.

Healthy Living Thought

Regarding meats, eggs, and dairy… go organic whenever possible. Yes it costs a bit more, but you are worth it. And you are saving money in the long run by protecting yourself from the diseases and other harm that can come from eating unhealthy foods. Also,avoid gmo foods. Read labels, ask questions, make demands on the people at the stores you shop for non gmo fruits and vegetables, and for reasonably priced organic meat, dairy, and eggs. If they don’t listen to you, shop elsewhere. Let them feel the power of your pocketbook.

If you want more on the FDA’s attitude and outlook of cloning this is the place.

In the words of the song…

“Send in the clowns”

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