12 January, 2012

Pedophilia in Hollywood is Unfortunately Rampant

These aren't my articles; I am just re-posting from Vigilant Citizen, Fox News and MSNBC (Links at Bottom):


It was mentioned in several articles that child stars who are introduced to the “Hollywood System” often go through all kinds of trauma and abuse. This disturbing news article basically confirms that cases of child abuse do not just happen, they are widespread in Hollywood and may be considered a “hideous epidemic”. These kinds of stories tells loads about the mind state of those who run the entertainment industry.

Recent Charges of Sexual Abuse of Children in Hollywood Just Tip of Iceberg, Experts Say

     Allison Arngrim (left) starred on 'Little House on the Prairie." She said stories about Corey Feldman and Corey Haim (right) being abused as child stars were common in the 1980s and 90s.
     If a spate of recent allegations proves true, Hollywood may have a hideous epidemic on its hands. The past two weeks have brought three separate reports of alleged child sexual abuse in the entertainment industry.
     Martin Weiss, a 47-year-old Hollywood manager who represented child actors, was charged in Los Angeles on Dec. 1 with sexually abusing a former client. His accuser, who was under 12 years old during the time of the alleged abuse, reported to authorities that Weiss told him “what they were doing was common practice in the entertainment industry.” Weiss has pleaded not guilty.
     On Nov. 21, Fernando Rivas, 59, an award-winning composer for “Sesame Street,” was arraigned on charges of coercing a child “to engage in sexually explicit conduct” in South Carolina. The Juilliard-trained composer was also charged with production and distribution of child pornography.
     Registered sex offender Jason James Murphy, 35, worked as a casting agent in Hollywood for years before his past kidnapping and sexual abuse of a boy was revealed by the Los Angeles Times on Nov. 17. Murphy’s credits include placing young actors in kid-friendly fare like “Bad News Bears,” “The School of Rock,” “Cheaper by the Dozen 2” and the forthcoming “Three Stooges.”
     Revelations of this sort come as no surprise to former child star Corey Feldman.
     Feldman, 40, himself a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, unflinchingly warned of the world of pedophiles who are drawn to the entertainment industry last August. “I can tell you that the No. 1 problem in Hollywood was and is and always will be pedophilia,” Feldman told ABC’s Nightline. “That’s the biggest problem for children in this industry… It’s the big secret.”
     Another child star from an earlier era agrees that Hollywood has long had a problem with pedophilia. “When I watched that interview, a whole series of names and faces from my history went zooming through my head,” Paul Peterson, 66, star of The Donna Reed Show, a sitcom popular in the 1950s and 60s, and president of A Minor Consideration, tells FOXNews.com. “Some of these people, who I know very well, are still in the game.”
     “This has been going on for a very long time,” concurs former “Little House on the Prairie” star Alison Arngrim. “It was the gossip back in the ‘80s. People said, ‘Oh yeah, the Coreys, everyone’s had them.’ People talked about it like it was not a big deal.”
     Arngrim, 49, was  referring to Feldman and his co-star in “The Lost Boys,” Corey Haim, who died in March 2010 after years of drug abuse.
     “I literally heard that they were ‘passed around,’” Arngrim  said. “The word was that they were given drugs and being used for sex. It was awful – these were kids, they weren’t 18 yet. There were all sorts of stories about everyone from their, quote, ‘set guardians’ on down that these two had been sexually abused and were totally being corrupted in every possible way.”
     In fact it is the very nature of a TV or movie set that invites predators, experts tell Fox News.
     “A set in Hollywood with children can become a place that attracts pedophiles because the children there may be vulnerable and less tended to,” explains Beverly Hills-based psychotherapist Dr. Jenn Berman. “One thing we know about actors, psychologically speaking, is that they’re people who like a lot of attention. Kids naturally like a lot of attention, and when you put a kid on a set who is unsupervised and getting attention from someone who is powerful, it creates a vulnerability for a very dangerous situation.”
     Feldman, who claims he was “surrounded” by pedophiles when he was 14, says the sexual abuse by an unnamed “Hollywood mogul” led to the death of his friend Haim at the age of 38. “That person needs to be exposed, but, unfortunately, I can’t be the one to do it,” Feldman told Nightline.
     “There’s more than one person to blame,” says Arngrim. “I’m sure that it was not just one person who sexually abused Corey Haim, and I’m sure it wasn’t only him and Corey Feldman that knew about it. I’m sure that dozens of people were aware of the situation and chose to not report it.”
     Arngrim, a board member and the national spokeswoman for protect.org, an organization that works to protect children from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, says greed in Hollywood allows sexual predators to flourish. “Nobody wants to stop the gravy train,” says Arngrim. “If a child actor is being sexually abused by someone on the show, is the family, agents or managers – the people who are getting money out of this – going to say, ‘OK, let’s press charges’? No, because it’s going to bring the whole show to a grinding halt, and stop all the checks. So, the pressure is there is not to say anything.”
     “It’s almost a willing sacrifice that many parents are oblivious to – what kind of environment do they think that they’re pushing their kid into?” said Peterson. “The casting couch is a real thing, and sometimes just getting an appointment makes people do desperate things.”
     Arngrim, who revealed her own sexual abuse in her 2010 autobiography, “Confessions of a Prairie Bitch,” explains: “I’ve heard from victims from all over the country. Everyone tells the same kind of story, everyone is told to keep it secret, everyone is threatened with something. Corey Feldman may have opened a can of worms by speaking out, but yes, this does go on.”
     Even though Feldman spoke candidly about the abuse, he hasn’t named the predator. “People don’t want to talk about this because they’re afraid for their careers,” says Peterson. “From my perspective, what Corey did was pretty brave. It would be really wonderful if his allegations reached through all of the protective layers and identified the real people who are a part of a worldwide child pornography ring, because it’s huge and it respects no borders, just as it does not respect the age of the children involved.”
- Source: FOX News
- Source: Vigilant Citizen

 

     Actor Corey Feldman, now 40, has been open about being abused as a child actor.

     The star of such 1980s hit films as "The Lost Boys," "Stand By Me," and "The Goonies" said last year on "Nightline" that he was "surrounded" by pedophiles while working in Hollywood. Now he says he is writing a book that will name those who abused him when he was a teen.

     He told the British tabloid The Daily Mail this week that he's planning a tell-all book in which he'll give the names of two abusers. He told the newspaper that he believes revealing the names will put him in danger, but that he owes it to his own young son, Zen, now 7.
 
     He has said that his good friend, the late actor Corey Haim, was also abused. The two actors confronted their pasts on their 2008 reality show, "The Two Coreys." Haim died of pneumonia in March 2010.
Feldman did not reveal when he hoped to publish the book.

     Feldman is currently competing on the U.K. reality show "Dancing on Ice," similar to the ABC show "Skating With the Stars." He has told British Web site Digital Spy that he hopes to skate to "Billie Jean," by his late friend, Michael Jackson, and would like to try to moonwalk on ice. Feldman dressed like Jackson when he attended the singer's memorial service in July 2009.

      - Source: MSNBC

05 January, 2012

Anarchy is NOT Chaos...


Anarchy is NOT Chaos...

Anarchy:
1)       absence of government
2)       a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority
3)       a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government
4)       absence or denial of any authority or established order
5)       absence of order: disorder

The Etymology of the word comes from the Latin ‘anarchia’ or Ancient Greek ‘anarkhiā’ where ‘an’ equals ‘not’ and ‘arkhē’ means ‘power, authority’. Okay, so what do we surmise from the dictionary definition of Anarchy? The way it’s portrayed through definition, popular culture and the media is a destructive and “chaotic” type of thought and action. I will be the first to say that if we were to impose Anarchy on society the way it is now, then yes, it would be chaos. The main premise of Anarchy is that man is capable of controlling himself and therefore does not need anyone else to do it for him. Sounds pretty frightening when you put it that way doesn’t it? A whole civilization of people who are enlightened and wise enough to think for themselves and act in accordance with their own inherent morals. My God, RUN! We couldn’t possibly have that now, could we? It is pure evil to say that man can be the master of his own destiny and life path isn’t it? I suppose if you believe mankind needs to be controlled or “shepherded” by an authoritative and tyrannical body of peoples, then yes, Anarchy is evil.

Typical Depiction of Confused Anarchists
All sarcasm aside, the way Anarchy is portrayed has nothing to do with the actual philosophy. I feel it important to note here that troubled and lost individuals who call themselves “Anarchists” and run around breaking things and acting like wild animals also has nothing to do with real Anarchy. Often, the police and intelligence agencies will have their people dress up in black with bandanas or gas masks covering their faces (usual “Anarchist” look during protest) and will instigate riots amidst peaceful protests. This is done to blame those pesky Anarchists and give them a reason to control and shut down the protest (along with inflicting physical damage to peaceful men and women). This is not some wild theory, but a proven fact that has been demonstrated time and time again. So much for “Freedom of Speech” but then again, it has become a foreign concept to most Americans for quite some time now. Freedom of Speech today means getting a permit to protest and being limited to gathering in areas far from where anyone will hear them. Americans have never really practiced true freedom of speech and in fact have wanted to ban it at every turn. What I am referring to are the people who want to speak in public with a message that goes against the mainstream belief system. Want to talk about how Christianity is a controlled religion stemming from the worship of the stars? Well Christian Americans don’t want to hear it and will try and shut you down if someone opens their mouth on the topic. This is only one example but the idea in this country is that we all have the freedom to say what we want as long as it doesn’t go against the status quo or the majority belief system. If you have something else to say, the hordes of cattle will be out there protesting YOU to shut you up! If you want proof, take a look at the hidden tapes of people protesting in NYC on the anniversaries of 9/11. There are hundreds of thousands of people who march in the streets but the news gives it no coverage and there are plenty examples of free thinkers being attacked by controlled thinkers. People truly do NOT want to think about anything and if you try and force them to; all hell breaks loose.

Brought to Us by the Religious Institutions

Let me now speak of Anarchy and why this is the only thing I believe in as far as a societal structure. With any type of Government comes the notion that mankind needs to be controlled because they aren’t capable of controlling themselves. Mankind should be told what to think because it is dangerous to the power of the Government for any man or woman to think for their self. Government and religious institutions ALONE are the only reasons why the human race has experienced famine, pain, war, genocide, fratricide, poverty, etc. for the whole of our known history. It isn’t regular human beings that are starting all of these problems. Instead, it is the power institutions controlling the minds of men and women and having them act out all of this depravity. Would Christians and Muslims be killing each other right now if they weren’t told to by their authorities? Of course they wouldn’t. If the extremist Muslims weren’t taught that all non-believers should be wiped out of existence, they would not be trying to do just that. If the extremist Christians did not believe they needed to wipe out the Muslims from their perceived holy land of the Jews, then they wouldn’t be working with Israel to accomplish this. Now notice here I used the word ‘extremist’ meaning I am not talking about the average follower, just the hardcore followers. So how about all of the wars throughout history? Would we be in the Middle East right now if the authorities didn’t lie to us and tell us they were the enemy of freedom (amidst many other lies)? Would we have gone to Vietnam if the authorities hadn’t lied to us and said Communism was taking hold and would affect the free world (along with the Gulf of Tonkin lie amidst many others)? Would the German people have started wars and committed mega death of the Jewish race if their authorities had not lied to them and told them they were the chosen people destined to create a paradise on Earth of God-Men/Aryans (amidst many other lies)? Would America have joined the fight in WWII if the authorities didn’t provoke Japan into attacking us and then let Pearl Harbor happen; only to then lie to the American people, telling them America was under attack (amidst many other lies)? The answer to these questions and every other question about any war will always be, NO! I am sure you also noticed one other common denominator being that the authorities in every single instance had lied to their people.

This is and always will be the agenda of our “authorities” if we keep letting people assert their control over our minds and bodies. Every conflict in the world stems from the common person being sold the initial lie by their leaders. Does anyone reading this even know what the word ‘authority’ means? Look it up; the word authority is a term for celestial influences. A better way of explaining it is that the people who call themselves authorities are saying they are of the stars and have celestial influences behind them. That’s pretty interesting and explains a lot if you ask me. Anyway, this is why no Government or Religious Organization will ever suffice as true, proper, and good leaders. The ONLY way it could work is if we only let in the wise and philosophically sound minds but then we still run the risk of these people succumbing to the power they are allotted. The best and wisest man is still subject to the same temptations that plague mankind. The only difference is the amount of self control the individual is able to wield. With no self control, those who fill the seats of power become like Obama, Bush, Clinton, Gore and so forth. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely is a statement that holds true in every corner of the Earth. So why do we keep electing people to power or allowing people to elect their selves into positions of power? What malignancy of the mind has taken grasp over humanity to make the individual believe he or she is not capable of thinking and controlling themselves? This is the question I have no answer for. It appears we came into existence (however that happened) with the inability to practice reason of sound mind. The statistic is 85% of the population are unable to think for themselves and can therefore not control themselves. At least this is what we are told. In my mind, the issue is still up for debate.

Murderer Facing the Community!
To have real Anarchy, the minds of the populace would have to be taught and trained to function without being taught or trained. This is quite a conundrum so how is it done? I have no idea to be honest and unfortunately man’s salvation rests in this being accomplished. It is the ONLY solution to the problems that plague our world. Until man is shown how to be a true individual, capable of thinking doing no harm to others; we will never be free. I was speaking with a friend and he said Anarchy couldn’t work because of the “crack-head” type of person who wants to commit crimes to get drugs. My reply was that in an Anarchist country, there would be virtually no crack heads. Without authorities making something illegal or legal, the person would have the ability to do drugs without having to go to the streets to get it. It would be cheap and readily available which would wipe out all the crimes associated with drug running organizations. In my book, I use Amsterdam as an example; where the drugs are legal and there is not an epidemic of addiction. This would be the outcome of a country practicing Anarchy. Addiction would not as easily take hold and institutions could be established to help people suffering from this disease. Without law, people could take matters into their own hands as well. Imagine if you can a small community that is very close. One day a psychotic murderer comes in the boundaries of this community and abducts one of the women to kill her. Without the authorities binding the hands of the police (because there would be none!) or restricting the families of retribution; they could hunt the person down and do with him as they please. Justice would be served and one less murderer would be walking the streets. As a bonus, over time it would instill fear in those types of people to know that real justice could be served to them. This has its down sides and up, but I am sure you see where I am going with this.

If real educational institutions (based on the Egyptian form) were established, mankind could learn wisdom and knowledge opposed to useless facts (and lies) that someone tells us are important to know. People could be trained in the essential arts of history, mathematics, philosophy, etc and when they graduate, would be given the opportunity to enter the Mystery Schools of old. In these schools, they could advance as far as their understanding would take them and I guarantee you that if the whole populace were given the true meanings of these teachings, enlightenment could surely follow. The problems we see in the world (aside from being the responsibility of the authorities) come from the lack of knowledge on who we really are and the deeper mysteries of life. If we were taught the mysteries and secrets of the Universe along with given the knowledge on who and what we are, people would not so easily buy the lies they are constantly being sold. I believe Francis Bacon was correct in wanting a “New Atlantis” where all of these hidden subjects were commonplace and taught to all. A lot of people call him foolish to believe such a thing could happen but the only thing that’s foolish is that we don’t make it happen.

Enlightenment is Attainable Through Wisdom
Ultimately, in a philosophic, utopian and Anarchist country, the people would be given the tools to manage themselves and learn how to really think, ponder and reason. In a place like this the need to exert control on others would not exist. People would be left to themselves to experience this life as they see fit. The underlying principle to be taught to this society is one of importance. It is to do whatever you please as long as it does not negatively influence anyone else. This doesn’t mean censoring yourself because it could hurt someone’s feelings. It doesn’t mean to not paint your house bright red because others would find it offensive. In this society, people wouldn’t be offended by anything someone else did or said because they would understand that being offended stems from personal issues and has nothing to do with another’s words or actions. As long as people didn’t step their bounds and physically harm another, we would all be left to do as we please. Imagine the lives we could live if we were to fulfill our desires and dreams opposed to being constantly held down and abused by the leaders and people of “civilized society.” If a heinous act be committed against an innocent, then the community could come to its own conclusions on how to proceed. That is the point of true Anarchy. Every person is an individual with the knowledge and skill set to manage and control their own lives and thoughts. There would be no need for any authority to ever exist again if man were given this knowledge. Wow how scary an idea is that?