{"id":60010,"date":"2021-10-20T07:26:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T12:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=60010"},"modified":"2021-10-20T07:26:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T12:26:34","slug":"the-drivers-of-empire-want-to-rule-as-greek-gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=60010","title":{"rendered":"The Drivers Of Empire Want To Rule As Greek Gods"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"entry-title eltd-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/2021\/10\/20\/the-drivers-of-empire-want-to-rule-as-greek-gods\/\">The Drivers Of Empire Want To Rule As Greek Gods<\/a><\/h3>\n<article id=\"post-10643\" class=\"post-10643 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-article tag-china tag-empire tag-oligarchy tag-power tag-propaganda tag-russia\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-content\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-image-area\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-newsroom_elated_post_feature_image size-newsroom_elated_post_feature_image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/medium-7.jpeg?ea9430&amp;ea9430\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/medium-7.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/medium-7-300x179.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/medium-7-768x457.jpeg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"476\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eltd-post-text\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-text-inner clearfix\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/going_rogue\/the-drivers-of-empire-want-to-rule-as-greek-gods\"><em>Listen to a reading of this article:<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1144682491&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;maxheight=1000&amp;maxwidth=1060\" width=\"1060\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2756<\/p>\n<p>Power is the ability to control what happens. The more control you have, the more powerful you are.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why power is like crack for the ego. Egos are all about control; obtaining safety and security so as to ensure the survival and success of one particular human organism. The impulse to exert control over our surroundings is why our recently-evolved brains\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.substack.com\/p\/the-end-of-illusions\">create egos<\/a>\u00a0in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>The more tightly clenched the ego, the greater the desire for control. This can manifest as trying to dominate one\u2019s family and romantic partner with greater and greater totality. It can manifest as starting a cult. It can manifest as trying to shore up massive amounts of wealth. And it can manifest as the pursuit of power.<\/p>\n<p>Those who rise to positions of power tend to be those who\u2019ve placed the pursuit of it above all else, or to have been trained since birth to prioritize power by the powerful families they\u2019re born into. This is especially true in the giant globe-spanning power structure that is loosely centralized around the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The loose alliance of plutocrats and government agency insiders who rule this giant empire pursue power above all else. For all the historically unprecedented power these imperial oligarchs have, it\u2019s still not enough for them.<\/p>\n<p>Their objective is to control everything that happens in any nation on earth; to ensure that everything that occurs on this planet serves them and their interests. That\u2019s what absolute power would look like.<\/p>\n<p>The imperial oligarchs wish to rule our world as Greek gods from Mount Olympus. If any population on earth disobeys them, they want to be able to cause sweeping famines in that nation, or rain down fire upon them from on high. They want to be able to control not just how all humans behave, but how they think as well.<\/p>\n<p>And, for the most part, they absolutely can do this. The drivers of empire can inflict famines upon entire populations by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.substack.com\/p\/the-us-has-placed-itself-in-charge\">imposing starvation sanctions<\/a>\u00a0upon them using their control over international financial systems. They can rain down fire upon any disobedient population using the most powerful military force ever assembled. They\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.substack.com\/p\/people-dont-understand-how-unfree\">can control<\/a>\u00a0the way we think, act, spend, consume, and vote to ensure it serves their interests, and their control over our minds\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.substack.com\/p\/the-science-of-propaganda-is-still\">is continually advancing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Drivers Of Empire Want To Rule As Greek Gods Listen to a reading of this article: \u2756 Power is the ability to control what happens. The more control you have, the more powerful you are. That\u2019s why power is like crack for the ego. 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