From the White-PillBox: Part 54
Ever wish for a full-length feature film that Red Pills the audience by unmasking the nature of the State? Well, your wish has been granted.
Perhaps you’ve asked yourself, what would a movie have to convey to help Red Pill its audiences about the State?
How would it use a dramatic fictional story to show that government power is illegitimate, and that it skillfully uses propaganda to keep people blind to this?
It would have to include at least some of the following messages regarding the ruling class:
They put on a false public face 1
They use psychological tools to cloud people’s thinking 2
They claim to save the public from perceived dangers 3
They censor opposition 4
They leverage the value of the best scam ever: democracy 5
Any one of these dramatized on film would be a jolt that helps lift the public out of the fog that keeps them seeing the State as morally legitimate.
The White Pill
It turns out every single one of these messages is found in a newly released film called “Jones Plantation” (the trailer is found here). This independent film was written by Larken Rose and directed by Andrew Treglia, and based on an animated short from 2012.
The film takes us through the events on a 19th century southern slave plantation where, as expected, cruel treatment is employed to keep the slaves in line.
In hopes of bettering his profits and reducing the risk of slave revolt, the plantation owner brings in a consultant. This person has, to say the least, a unique approach. What follows is not only unexpected to the characters, but to the audience.
Dispensing a little Red Pill
The film is intended for the majority…the average audience. It conveys many metaphorical messages, and how it resonates will be different for each person.
It is possible some percentage will have the “veils lifted” immediately, given that some of the messages are fairly explicit.
What is far more likely is that the film will plant the seedling of a Red Pill in viewers’ heads. Over time they will make the connections between the film’s fictional events, and the reality of politics in the real world.
For advocates of liberty, our initial reaction may be to expect the film to provide the full Red Pill package to the audience. Once a person understands the nature of the State, we want them to have the tools they need to move on to the next steps. We want them to read books on economics; listen to our favorite podcasts; get involved in communicating the liberty message; and so on.
But it is important to be realistic. The mass audience that we hope this film reaches will only be starting to emerge from the myth of State authority.
Our takeaways
There are three things we can do at this stage…
See it
Readers are strongly encouraged to view this film. It is a rare opportunity for advocates of liberty to witness the public unmasking of the State, on a potentially mass scale.
Promote it
If you wish to be part of this unique ability to Red Pill people, simply promote the film. Refer others to the film’s website; share its links and posts on social media (see its Facebook page, its Instagram page, or use its hashtags #JonesPlantation #WeAllLiveOnJonesPlantation).
Savor the White Pill
We should appreciate the real potential here.
Remember that statism combines the evil of the worst human conditions: domestic abuse, cultism and slavery. All of these share a common factor.
Domestic abuse requires the victim believe they have no other choice - that they can do no better.
Cult members believe they are in the best possible world.
The victims of mass slavery were compliant only because they believed their condition was legitimate.
These victims share a common problem. Their minds are chained to a false belief.
Which is why the abuser, the cult leader, and the slaveholder fear this above all: that their victims might unlock their mental chains. Once that happens, their power unravels. Sooner or later, the abused, the cult member, and the slave, all try to find a way to leave.
Conclusion
So it is with the State. Their power rests solely on the mental chain of the belief in their authority.
The Jones Plantation film serves up a perfectly key-shaped White Pill.
With their public mask they claim to serve and help the people. Behind the scenes they laughingly manipulate them, considering them human livestock.
For example:
Symbols: flags, badges, intimidating titles.
Rituals: pledges, national anthems.
Appealing but (to them) empty words: “freedom”, “liberty”, “equality”.
Fear: an endless parade of crises, whether manufactured or exaggerated; portraying outside groups as a grave threat.
Importantly, they claim that only they, the ruling authority, can save the public from the fearful threats.
They discredit and demonize those with opinions that challenge their legitimacy.
They recognize the brute force of tyranny requires visible chains, while democracy is far more effective, as it uses mental chains.
Voting helps people imagine they have control. It gives them the illusion of choice, as they pick among almost identical political puppets. Puppets who publicly act as competitors or even arch enemies, while they privately scheme cooperatively for more overall control.
And, since democracy supposedly reflects the “will of the people”, it keeps the public docile and compliant.