It seems within the murky world of what, who, when and how, there is another twist to the layering of the levels of society that have been set up. Not just separated into sections, careers, classes and paygrades, we are also in the thick of a grand theatre performance which has become of what we call every day life. Imagine playing Cluedo, and while you are trying to work out ‘who did it’, it turns out that Colonel Mustard was wearing a mask to appear as though it was Miss Scarlett, so you base your deductions and accusations based on what you think you know. Now, it seems that there are a few things being suggested as going on, about who is really in charge and often, who is actually on the screen in front of you as we are being deceived on many levels. I have already delved slightly in Characters of Illusion and Guess Who, where it comes to masks and acting, but there is more and it’s a strange one to unpick.

Clones – The idea that there are clones being made, and they walk among us is a theory that has rumbled on for more than an age, with whispers of subterranean humanoid species, of shapeshifters, changelings, and reptilians. And more recently, we have stories of clones – now, you might be mistaken for thinking I am talking conspiracies here, and some of the above does fall into that category, of just plain old science fiction. Or at least that was the cover for it, to allow it to become mainstream as an idea, so it could be ridiculed and overlooked. These days though, there is no shortage of ‘scientific’ literature about cloning, the facilities, the formulas, the subjects and the results, so very much a real thing and idea. What is not verified yet though, is the human side of it, and it may well be that it serves a purpose for us to think there is, but as with much, l consider both sides and what the point of it would be. But there are also ‘celebrity’ reveals of cloning apparently, articles and weird stories that pop up about how they were cloned, and groomed for the music business. And as we have seen a great many similar looking famous people, who can say for sure, at a minimum it looks like a really big fertility clinic was in use for the ones who were born into the industry. But they do say there are only seven different face shapes to go round, so I always presumed it was just normal genetics and probability – but perhaps not.

Town of twins – there is a town in the US, which just recently saw a graduation with no less than 23 sets of twins, from one school. Way higher than the national average, and most unusual they say, but just seen as a rare oddity and gets a small piece online. But to me, that would be worthy of attention as they are all in the same year it would seem, to graduate together, so all 23 sets born in the same year and attend the same school. Interesting, to me at least.

The Island (2005) – A film about cloning, where celebrity and famous people are growing themselves a spare in case they are in need further down the line. Of skin, or organ or anything that might need replacing that would be an instant match, as it is you. That film showed how it was just body parts they were wanted for, and when memories started forming within the clones brain, they termed it defective. But what if, that is indeed what happens, you can grow a copy, but the memories take some extra time to ‘grow’ or reform, or perhaps they can indeed download certain things into the brain, either like in the Island where they subject them to visual and audio conditioning, or could be like in certain films where they just plug in the info and download it.

Keyser Soze – this I feel was a reveal in more ways than one, because although it tied the film together nicely, the idea that someone may be playing someone else in ‘real life’ showed it well. Creating an entire personality and even disability in that case, to fool people. We have it too in real society, when people go undercover, whether it be reporters, law enforcement or whoever deliberately conceals their true identity to pretend something. And when they are removed under whatever context, they disappear and pop up again as someone else playing a new role, as the person who ‘died’ or went to prison perhaps, was only a cover character and a part they play, and that person doesn’t exist at all. So, when it comes to being held accountable (which doesn’t happen anyway), it can look like they are, but that is just how it appears, but if they don’t really exist, then how can they be guilty of anything? Certain high profile cases or people, where it seems like something was off, or it was strangely made public in a farcical way and were made into a spectacle, those type of cases. And the most shocking ones, well, I even have my suspicions about those, I guess speculated upon in A State of Mind, and Fear, and what advantage it then posed to ‘scare the shit’ out of people, or horrify them and whip them into a frenzy, then implementing new laws and safety measures because of it, or at least creating a certain mindset in the target group.

And within that world of make-believe, which seems to have spread even further, there are prosthetics, body doubles, lookalikes and all sorts of illusionary techniques and tactics to deceive the viewer. Propaganda, behaviour departments, social engineers and so on, to lay the foundations for something, then to roll it out and wait for the result to move it to the next phase. But that extra layer that has spread further and has seemingly infiltrated real life, are they entirely human? Are they copies, clones or actors? Placed for purpose when needed, to emote a response from people, to give them something to identify with, to idolise and distract them, all carefully crafted to appear as it is meant to. Even the response is sometimes crafted to appear as though people reacted a certain way, to steer the masses in a collective feeling, or at least make people think it did. Whatever is really going on, and if there really is a monstrous dark sub-plot happening in what we thought was real life, I’m not so sure. But the more that comes out and gets revealed about what other ‘humans’ get up to and how they think, I’m really starting to wonder…

(c) K Wicks

I’m sure many people have had their fill of politics by now, whether you choose to be interested or not, it finds its way to you. Because you will be affected by the decisions made, the people who take part, the people who vie for that top spot. Each time we are met with ‘speeches from the heart’, with that good they will do, and how they will bring peace and prosperity to the country, also peppered with insults against their opponent and a will to win instead of a will to lead.

And just because they have a third name now looking like it can and will compete, people seem to have forgotten that it is politicians who have dragged us to where we are now with their previous will to win. Always using the people to achieve that, well, so we are told. Now we understand there is different and more intricate system of ‘voting’ that occurs, and one we are not privy to. So, when it comes up about which side, which colour, and blaming the previous party for damage, corruption and completely unethical behaviour, I am bemused somewhat. Because they are all the same to me, I care not for which party they appear to represent for ‘the people’, as they represent politicians to me, a very separate entity from ‘the people’ they purport to serve. Instead, they bleed us dry and create a rather secure future for themselves, off the back of the illusion of one for you – and using our money no less to give themselves that security.

All leading to it already being one, but with the illusion of it being two. Because really you can’t trust two when you lay it out, because it seems a constant struggle between them to win rather than do their job. Each blaming the other for previous times or current situations, only really pretending for a short time to do anything, before they start preparing for their battle of the polls again. More talk, more money spent, more handing over the baton to the next team-mate, regardless of what colour their tie is, as I have said before, they are all feeding from the same trough, so who would ever think they would want to shut that down, or turn it into a trough for everyone, not just a select few who then gatekeep and corrupt it even further. And every now and again, they throw us a bone in the form of someone ‘who talks sense’ or suddenly becomes the ‘voice of reason’ and points out the most obvious of issues that really doesn’t take a politician to notice. Or to shout about it, and apparently, doesn’t take them to even do anything about it, so what are they good for exactly? Talking, lying and spending, seems to be about the crux of it. And that people, really isn’t what is going to save the present, secure the future, or lead us into any kind of prosperity.

And be mindful of language, as they have twisted much over the years, redefining terms and definitions as they go, saying one thing, which you believe means another. And the one that stands out for me at the moment, is indeed the name of that new party storming the polls, with that ‘man of the people’ out in front and playing the part as needed. But what does Reform actually stand for as a word in our history over here in the UK, ah yes, reform schools. One of their institutions to deal with children and young people, funnily enough around the same as the Foundling Hospitals occurring too, covered in A Rather Dark Enterprise, and if you look at pictures of the old reform schools, they look strangely similar to all the other grand and massive structures of the time for asylums, universities, hospitals etc. And the cover story is the same, children in need of help, so they were sent to either reform school if they were criminal, or industrial schools if they were just hanging around and needed to be trained in something for the upcoming industrial revolution. A great bit of the description on Wiki I just had to include, partly for the way it starts, that there was a perceived rise, so not actual then, just imaginary or an excuse to then roll out said programs. And partly for the listed jobs for country children at the time, as below.

“There was a perceived rise in juvenile delinquency during the early 19th century; whereas in a rural economy young children could gain paid employment doing tasks such as bird scaring and stone gathering, these opportunities were not available in the cities.”

Keeping in mind, this era also saw the clearing out of the countryside, city slums, the Napoleonic wars, and so on. Seems they created a very unstable social landscape and then swept in all the new measure to benefit from what remained, and make sure the next generation were conditioned as necessary. So, when we see they follow the same pattern of how they create society, the wars, the instability, the control, why would it be any different this time? The goal is to keep the people where they are, and being part of the system, pretending they are in control of the system and have a say in how it goes, voting being the greatest trick for that. But when you really look at it, it does seem silly to think that anyone can fix all the problems in only four years, when 3 of them are spent arguing against your opponent and trying to hold onto your job. And equally, you can’t just have someone there indefinitely to just get their feet under the table and do just as little. So, what to do. There may not be a simple solution now for where we are and where we need to be going, but if we can at least admit that what is in place really doesn’t work and stop continuing the charade, then we may just stand a chance…

(c) K Wicks

(c) K Wicks