Human Livestock

There is a section of a film that is fairly well done, and it spoke many truths... however it also had some things in it that I thought took away from the message; was antagonistic to faith; and had some other “problems”. There was too much good in the film to discard it, and too many “issues” for me to embrace it fully.

I thought long and hard about it, and would revisit it from time to time; and then I realized that I needed to get this information out. I had several choices, I could simply send the link to the film and add “disclaimers”; I could write my own take on the subject; or I could edit the pertinent portion of the transcript of the film.

After careful consideration, I decided that there were too many things that were phrased too well in the film to allow it to go to waste. So what I have decided to do is to take the pertinent portion of the transcript of the film, edit it, and add some of my own words to smooth out the editing and strengthen some of the concepts. I am also going to give the link to the original film so that anyone who is so inclined can watch it (it is worth watching).

True News 13: Statism is Dead – Part 3 – The Matrix
The video can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P772Eb63qIY

It is just over 16 minutes long. (the edited transcript below is very reduced, taking maybe two typed pages)

I give full credit to Stefan Molyneux (the filmmaker), and I want to thank him for much (but not all) of what the film has to say. With that in mind, I now present the edited (and "revised") version of the transcript.

Human Livestock:
The Matrix is one of the greatest metaphors ever. Machines invented to make human life easier end up enslaving humanity - this is the most common theme in dystopian science fiction.

Why is this fear so universal - so compelling? Is it because we really believe that our toaster and our notebook will end up as our mechanical overlords?

Of course not.

This is not a future that we fear, but a past that we are already living.

Supposedly, governments were invented to make human life easier and safer, but governments always end up enslaving humanity.

That which we create to "serve" us ends up ruling us.

The US government "by and for the people" now imprisons millions, takes half the national income by force, over-regulates, punishes, tortures, slaughters foreigners, invades countries, overthrows governments, imposes 700 imperialistic bases overseas, inflates the currency, and crushes future generations with massive debts.

That which we create to "serve" us ends up ruling us.

We, the people, end up as slaves to the Government that was put in place to serve us. We act as nothing more than livestock upon a State-run farm. To the State we are nothing more than cattle.

Just as owning cows is advantageous because they provide surplus milk, meat, and other goods, having “slaves” upon Human “farms” is looked upon by the elite as being advantageous. However, simply caging an animal and “milking” it for all it is worth can have great disadvantages.

For example, when cows are placed in very confining stalls, they beat their heads against the walls, resulting in injuries and infections. Thus farmers now give them more room -- not because they want to set their cows free, but rather because they want greater productivity and lower costs.

The next stop after "free range" is not "freedom."

Similarly, it is advantageous to grant additional liberties to the human livestock… not with the goal of setting them free, but rather with the goal of increasing their productivity.

The great problem of modern human livestock ownership is the challenge of "enthusiasm."

State capitalism only works when the entrepreneurial spirit drives creativity and productivity in the economy.

Without enthusiasm depression and despair begins to spread, as the reality of being owned sets in for the general population.

The solution to this is the need for propaganda, “medication”, superstition, wars, the creation of "enemies", the inculcation of patriotism, collective fears, the promotion of hedonism, paranoia, and so on.

It is essential to understand the reality of the world.

When you look at a map of the world, you are not looking at countries, but farms.

You are allowed certain liberties - limited property ownership, movement rights, freedom of association and occupation - not because your government approves of these rights in principle - since it constantly violates them - but rather because "free range livestock" is so much cheaper to own and so much more productive.

It is important to understand the reality of ideologies.

State capitalism, socialism, communism, fascism, democracy - these are all livestock management approaches.

The recent growth of "freedom" in China, India and other parts of Asia is occurring because the local state farmers have upgraded their livestock management practices. They have recognized that putting the cows in a larger stall provides the rulers more milk and meat.

Rulers have also recognized that if they prevent you from fleeing the farm, you will become depressed, inert and unproductive. A serf is the most productive when he imagines he is free. Thus your rulers must provide you the illusion of freedom in order to harvest you most effectively.

Thus you are "allowed" to leave - but never to real freedom, only to another farm, because the whole world is a farm. They will prevent you from taking a lot of money, they will bury you in endless paperwork, they will restrict your right to work -- but you are "free" to leave. Due to these difficulties, very few people do leave, but the illusion of mobility is maintained. If only 1 out of 1,000 cows escapes, but the illusion of escaping significantly raises the productivity of the remaining 999, it remains a net gain for the farmer.

You are also kept on the farm through licensing. The most productive livestock are the professionals, so the rulers fit them with an electronic dog collar called a "license," which only allows them to practice their trade on their own farm.

To further create the illusion of freedom, in certain farms, the livestock are allowed to choose between a few farmers that the investors present. At best, they are given minor choices in how they are managed. They are never given the choice to shut down the farm, and be truly free.

Government schools are indoctrination pens for livestock. They train children to "love" the farm, and to fear true freedom and independence, and to attack anyone who questions the brutal reality of human ownership. Furthermore, they create jobs for the intellectuals that state propaganda so relies on.

The illusion of freedom, enabling willful slavery can only be sustained through endless propaganda inflicted upon helpless children.

Through the children, the “livestock” learns to love the farmer, and embraces the farm… all the while chanting that they are free.

Reason and courage will set us free.

You do not have to be livestock.

Take the red pill.

Wake up.