Distracted and Defeated

From time to time, the “haves” of society shape and manipulate the type of information the “have-nots” absorb and become.


The “haves” tamper with information so to control the type of thoughts and actions the “have-nots” might conjure. If the “have-nots” were free to think freely, they might challenge the status quo. If the current state of affairs is modified, “the haves” might lose their status as “the haves” and the power they're accustom to.


The accumulation of each instance has birthed an illusion and every person is subject to the misinformation. To make matters worse, most people are born with a trusting mindset and do not expect the deception. Nor are they prepared for it.


The mystery is worldwide and evident throughout written history. The manner in which the world is presented isn’t complete and fabrications are scattered throughout the chronology.


Table of Contents


Preface

Introduction


Chapter 1: Ante Bellum


Disagreement over the Social Contract

Near Defeat

The Old is New

Decoding Life

Bread and Circuses

Dead Heroes and Gangsters

To Believe

Artificial Inflation

The Big O

Pleasure-Seekers

Abstinence

Love as a Distraction

Soulmate

The Art of Mating

Liquor, Nicotine, and Things

Alcohol and Disunity

Individuality

A False Notion of Success

Sheep Make Sheep

Gears and Grease

The Chase

How They Do It

Master and Servant

To Want

To Repeat

Provocateur

To Submit

To Sacrifice


Chapter 2: Chameleon


Tricked

Ancient Tricks

Weapons of Mass Confusion

The Repeaters

Kim K and the Band

Cloaked Tentacles

Matryoshka

Creature of Compromise

Whom to Blame?

Skipping Rocks

Timeout


Chapter 3: Gubernatio


Burning Barriers and Cracked Dams

Puppets

The Pact Between Past People

Deliberate Deception

The Divine Right of Kings

Donald Trump

Party Loyalty

Yesterday is Today

Platonopolis

No Society Wants You to Become Wise

His Story

A Flower in February

Newish World


Chapter 4: Self-Sabotage


Comatose

Controlled Conflict and Disunity

Self-Inflicted

Anomie

Uncle Toms

The Nature of the Human

Deficient is Public Education

Built to Become

King of the Castle Complex

The Rise of the Caveman

Caveman-Like

Misplaced Hate

To Sacrifice II

Why Him?

Enemies


Chapter 5: The Last Hope


The Family Divide

Single Parents

FX in Head

Broken Connections

Raining Snake-Oil: The Last Line of Defence

Shadow and Light

Angels or Demons


Glossary