Psychologies and Conspiracies..

Watched several interesting documentaries today..

One of them is a 4-part series called 'The Century of Self'. This was a documentary by Adam Curtis released on BBC in 2002. It tells of Sigmund Freud's theory of psycho-analysis and his nephew, Edward Bernays' role in applying Freud's theory and created the profession now commonly known as 'public relations'.

To quote the BBC site:
To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved to the people. Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really? The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests?

This series really opened up my eyes and my mind as to the possible extend of manipulation of the masses by the few.. Psycho-analysts, with the help of the media is capable of influencing the public and even the country by telling them constantly how they should feel, behave and desire. By manipulating the underlying irrational behaviors, according to Freud, corporations are able to sell the public anything and everything.


Another 'documentary' is "Secrets of the Matrix", a 3-parter by David Icke on the conspiracies of the Illuminati and the 'truth' about 9-11. I was intrigued by the kind of detailed works done to denounce the official story of 9-11.. Although he raised lots of questions that the authorities can't seem to answer convincingly, but to totally believe in him is still a far stretch..

Then I watched 'Sicko' by Michael Moore.. This was actually a film mentioned by one of my professors during his class. Michael Moore's films are always controversial. From Bowling for Columbine to Fahrenheit 9-11, it always exposes the other side of the US, the side that was seldom portrayed by the media (TV or movies).

In the movie, he went to Canada, UK and France to look at the healthcare situation at those countries. And he asked the questions why isn't the US taking care of its sick citizens as well as those countries. Even Cuba, the boogey-man that US government had been telling its citizens to be aware of for the past 45years, is offering much better health care to its citizens at no cost!! A medication that would cost US$120 in the US can be bought there at less than US$0.10!! According to the movie, most of the health insurance companies would find all kinds of possible ways to deny their customers their claims for health care, as any claims that were denied are profits to the companies..

So today was a day filled with psychology theories and conspiracies.. I will not accept everything and anything that was said in those shows.. All these information will have to be digested and analyzed. And in the end, I will decide what to believe and apply as any choice made or not made will have an influence in me, the society and the world in general.. I am a strong believer of one reap what one sow..