by Loralee Scaife
Once upon a time in the land of Canbouber, the Bouberites, the sheeple of the realm, were unhappy because a band of Evil Sorcerers called Banksters, had invaded their land. The Banksters made ‘cents out of nothing’ & tricked the sheeple into giving them all their land & money. The Banksters told the sheeple they were the Masters of the Universe & that with their magic they could make everyone as rich as kings. But as time went on the sheeple saw the Banksters grow in wealth & power while the sheeple suffered from lack of food, water & shelter. Finally, the Bouberites began to gather to confront the Banksters, demanding they make good on their promises to bring prosperity to Cabouber.
The Banksters, realizing the sheeple were getting wise to their ruse, created a plan. They called the plan their Weapon of Mass Distraction. First, they sought out some of the least intelligent sheeple & through trickery, flattery & brainwashing convinced them they were wise & powerful leaders. They named them Sheepoticians, convincing them that if they joined the Banksters they could become very wealthy & bring great things to Canbouber.
The Banksters told the Sheepoticians they wanted very much to make the Bouberites happy so they were going to create a Great Circus, bigger than anything ever seen in Canbouber. They called this Circus the Lympolics, because unlike other circuses where animals did the tricks this time the sheeple themselves would perform. The Sheepoticians, easily hypnotized by the Banksters ability to make ‘cents out of nothing’, & fully inflated with their own self importance & greed went out persuade the Bouberites to stop complaining & instead train their children to do Tricks that could be performed at the Lympolics. They told the sheeple that the children who did the most perfect Tricks would attain wealth & glory beyond their wildest imaginings & therefore bring wealth, prestige & status to their families & to Canbouber.
Meanwhile, the Banksters schemed to create a phantasmagorical virtual reality display to make the sheeple believe the Lympolics was a wonderful thing that would change their lives. The Banksters also invited some Evil Sorcerer friends to help with the brainwashing. In order put the brains of the sheeple to sleep they needed to convince the sheeple to stop drinking their own pure Water & stop eating food grown from their own land. They created a drink called Loco-Ola devised by beings who enslave, torture & abuse inhabitants of other lands. They convinced the sheeple Loco-Ola was the Real Thing & better than pure water. Then the Banksters got their friends the Gakmonald’s to supply artificial food called Dungburgers, made from tortured cows & mixed with toxic chemicals to make them smell & taste like real food but that would weaken & sicken the Bouberites.
The Banksters took over the communications network & put the Sheepoticians on TV over & over to persuade the sheeple to trust them. After awhile more & more sheeple started drinking Loco-Ola, eating Dungburgers & sure enough their brains began to go to sleep & their bodies became sick & lethargic so all they could do was watch the Sheeopticians on TV & do what they were told. The Sheepoticians told the Bouberites to make clothing from flags so they would all be dressed the same & that would make them feel happy & united in the cause of the Lympolics.
Meanwhile, the Bouberite children stopped going to school & learning how to think creatively, instead they took up learning Tricks for the Lympolics. They became very, very competitive each one wanting to be first & best at doing the Tricks so they could win the price. Some of them got very good at these Tricks jumping very high, spinning in the air, or riding boards on steep icy hills at hair raising speeds. Although quite remarkable, these Tricks didn’t seem to have much purpose for ordinary life. Then the winners of the Lympolics contests were given a lot of money by Loco-Ola & Gakmonald’s to persuade the sheeple to consume more of the toxic food like substances.
The Banksters had an even more nefarious aspect to their plan however, they knew full well that even though their Weapon of Mass Distraction would keep the sheeple caught up in artificial feelings of happiness & belonging for a time, when it was all over they would realize they had been duped. So while the Bouberites were celebrating, the Banksters frightened the sheeple by telling them they had to be protected from invaders with exploding underpants who were intent on destroying the Canbouber & the Lympolics. The Sheepoticians were especially fearful. They encouraged the sheeple to support the Banksters with their money to provide Security. Hence, the Banksters were able to easily lay the foundation for their permanent domination of the sheeple of Canbouber. An army of thousands was created with heavily armed & armoured police/soldiers. The Banksters were especially delighted to have their brand new Sonic weapon that makes a horrific noise designed to break eardrums & their microwave gun that can generate a sensation of burning skin. Of course they still had the old weapons too, tasers, guns & clubs. But these new weapons are so much cleaner & easier that the Banksters will never again have to worry about an uprising of the sheeple.
Or will they??? Maybe some of the inhabitants of Canbouber saw through the Banksters Weapon of Mass Distraction & determined not to be sheeple anymore. They did not believe the Sheepoticians, or drink Loco-Ola & eat Dungburgers , or dress up in flag clothing. These brave Bouberites know that it is the Banksters, not invaders with exploding underpants, who threaten the life & security of Canbouber. They know that creativity, cooperation, caring & sharing, not competition, are the keys to challenging the Banksters & bringing peace & prosperity to the land. These Bouberites call themselves Evolutionaries. They won’t have their children trained to do useless Tricks, they will teach them to be the most unique, versatile, multi-talented individuals they can be. Instead of the Lympolics, where there can be only one winner performing a very narrow range of Tricks, the Evolutionaries of Canbouber will create events that celebrate the unique gifts & talents of everyone. These Evolutionary Bouberites know that the Banksters, although powerful with their wealth, weapons & deception, are few in number. And should all the sheeple decide to become Evolutionaries too, the Banksters & their Evil Sorcerer cohorts will be run out of Canbouber forever. How about you, are ready to leave the herd of sheeple & become an Evolutionary???
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