by havanagila » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:55 am
why is there no inside whistle blower ? I kept asking myself the same question, for years. My answer now is twofold. First, same question arises with respect to the holocaust. no answer to date. Specifically the more atrocious parts, the death camps and the medical blocks. Reading Lifton's "Nazi Doctors" provides a sound methodical response. He describes in details the mechanisms that prevent whistleblowing - meticulous selection of perps; process of "coaching" accompanied by carrots and sticks, "mentors" etc. finally, the ones who are exposed to the atrocity are caught in a bind, primarily a mental bind that prevents them from doing anything effective against the "operation". At best, they can barely get themselves out (few managed) OR try to be less bestial during their participation. However, they are coached into "doubling", a process he describes, which I find very compelling, and fits the people I know as perps. <br>the is a whole array of language adulteration, which is part of the operation. things are not called by their real names . THis allows better secrecy BUT ALSO it allows the perps to remain forever in the twilight zone between reality as they live it (killing people) and reality as "the world" views it. The adulateration of the language is essential for the success of the process. And Orwell was also aware of that. Namely, the terms chosen to cover the real procedures are not coincidental code names, but in themselves are a reinforcement of doubling processess. I don't remember his examples but killings were termed as medical processes, etc.<br>In our example, I can imagine the same happens, to numb and desentisize the perps, "tune up" and such like, no mention of the real stuff, torture, rape drugging. It becomes "sterile" clinical zone. <br>--<br>Another explanation - in fact there were testimonies, and we have the cameron case, and STILL nothing happened. The earth didn't open and swallow anyone, and the public remained numb. Same goes for the holocaust btw. this has to lead to some pretty shocking conclusions about human nature.<br>--<br>In israel, people who are government, and know of these things but are not part of them, would acknolwedge that with semi jokes. I will give you two real examples. One official in the Ministry of Health, was at the time the Head of Mental Health Research Unit. she was a former military psychologist. Privately, she acknowledged MK ultra, in the military, but called it "sci Fi". as in ,,oh there was this and that, you know all that"sci fi" stuff. this is also an example for language laundering (as in Lifton's examples) and also a way to emotionally deal with her guilt, horror, fear helplessness. <br>Another example. A colleague of mine is a lawyer in a fairly new Knesset (Parliament) division, devised to make long term research and plans for "the future generations". they have a lot of time and money to play around with anything. She is young, and has military itel background. We discussed those issues and she said that they (meaning her and the others there) know of what XXZZ is doing (I was referring to man/uni in Israel who I think is the master of MC, in DOD). and then she laughed and said, yes you know all his workers are forced to get brain implants so he knows where they are and what they think, etc. etc. and giggles...but not as in joke but as in this is too horrible to discuss too long. that one last conversation was interesting cause I said, sadly, that "i wonder why he is allowed to continue" and she said "this is how it is, these people get a lot of power and become a problem, nobody can touch them. But then, one day, one of the really high ups, a PM or minister gets the "fit" and cracks down on these people and they are removed. This just might happen with this one too." I felt this was a hopeful sign. <br>--<br>So people know, they even talk about it privately, but in truth, just like the holocaust, the ones Up there are damn scary, and one never is sure to what extent the atrocities are happening, and maybe it was just incidental etc. <p></p><i></i>