Subverting the Young

“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country.

We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of.”

Edward Bernays, Propaganda, 1928

One of the ways to manipulate people is to convince them they have a ‘problem’ they cannot deal with by themselves and they therefore need to defer to an ‘expert’. This ‘expert’ will, of course, be someone who will provide the designated ‘solution’ that supports the control system.

It should be obvious that one of the sectors of society over which it is important to gain control is the youth.

The very young can be, and are, influenced, or should I say manipulated, through school, which more people are recognising to be a place of indoctrination, not actual education. This is becoming patently obvious from the poor level of basic language and numerical skills that many children currently possess.

But what about those who are beyond school age; who are in the early stages of adulthood and beginning to create their own independent lives?

This 18-24 age range is a very important demographic. The young people of today are building the future, so ‘manipulating’ them to follow certain ideologies is essential for the ‘would-be controllers’ to be able to implement their plans.

One of the ways this is being achieved is through diminishing the importance of the ‘elders’ within our society by labelling certain behaviours as indicative of ‘dementia’, for example, which is claimed to be an increasing problem, as I discussed in my article The very real, but largely hidden health effects of the ‘pandemic’ - part two

The focus of attention in this current article is on the younger generation, particularly the 18-24 age range, due to a recent BBC article that caught my eye; the article is entitled More people in early 20s out of work from ill health than early 40s - study.

Although the title refers to ‘ill health’ there is a greater emphasis within the actual article on ‘poor mental health’, which, for young people in that age range, is claimed to be ‘on the rise’.

The concern about their ‘poor mental health’ from the establishment’s perspective is because,

“This can hamper their education and lead to them being in lower-paid jobs or unemployed, the report said.”

It is clear that the emphasis is being placed on education and a young person’s ability to gain employment, which reinforces the notion that we are merely ‘economic units’ that are required to contribute to society through ‘work’ and the financial theft called taxation.

This simply is not the case! We are not mere ‘economic units’, we are living men and women - but that’s a whole other article - or series of articles more likely.

The purpose of this article is to emphasise the alleged concern about the ‘poor mental health’ of the young, which according to the BBC article, is a significant problem,

“In 2021/22, 34% of young people aged 18 to 24 reported symptoms of a mental disorder, such as depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder.”

There are many questions to be raised about that statement, not least of which is: What symptoms were they reporting and to whom? I have to say that I am very wary about such statistics and how they were compiled.

The problem seems to be more severe for the young. But is it?

According to the WHO June 2022 fact sheet entitled Mental disorders,

“1 in every 8 people in the world live with a mental disorder.”

This statistic of 1 in 8 clearly represents a far smaller proportion than the 1 in 3 young people said to be affected by ‘mental disorders’ according to the BBC. I must point out that the study referred to by the BBC only relates to the UK. But does this mean that it is only the UK that has such a severe problem?

If true, this is an extremely worrying situation. But the question must be asked: Is it true?

So, a fundamental question to ask is: What is a ‘mental disorder’?

According to the WHO fact sheet,

“A mental disorder is characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotional regulation, or behaviour.” 

It’s essential to point out that there are no specific ‘tests’ that can detect whether a person has a ‘mental disorder’.

In his June 2015 article entitled Rational Principles of Psychopharmacology for Therapists, Healthcare Providers and Clients, Dr Peter Breggin refers to the theory of ‘biochemical imbalance’ as being both false and a myth; he states that,

“…the evidence for any biological basis for ‘psychiatric disorders’ is utterly lacking.”

In his 1991 book Toxic Psychiatry, he explains the situation in more detail and states that,

“…no causal relationship has ever been established between a specific biochemical state of the brain and any specific behaviour and it is simplistic to assume it is possible.”

Despite this revelation more than 3 decades ago, and Dr Breggin’s continuing work to the present day, the WHO fact sheet claims that,

“While effective prevention and treatment options exist, most people with mental disorders do not have access to effective care.”

The issue with this statement is the idea that any of these treatments are ‘effective’; this is a serious problem for the simple reason that, according to Dr Breggin,

“There’s little evidence for the existence of any such imbalances and absolutely no way to demonstrate how the drugs would affect them if they did exist.”

So, back to the study that initiated the BBC article.

The rather ominous title of the study is We’ve only just begun. It was published on 26th February 2024 by the Resolution Foundation and can be found on their website HERE

It is the subtitle that is of particular note: Action to improve young people’s mental health, education and employment.

This suggests that the focus of the document is on finding and implementing solutions to this ‘problem’, which at least sounds encouraging, but let’s reserve judgment and have a look at what the document actually says.

Section 2 is entitled, The rise in mental health problems for young people. Under the subheading Young people’s mental health has deteriorated since the mid-2010s, are a few statistics followed by the statement that,

“In fact, young people today have the undesirable attribute of having the highest CMD rate of any age group, in stark contrast to two decades ago when they had the lowest incidence of CMDs across the age spectrum.”

CMD means common mental health disorder.

One of the main CMDs is claimed to be depression.

According to the WHO March 2023 fact sheet entitled Depressive disorder (depression),

“Depressive disorder (also known as depression) is a common mental disorder. It involves a depressed mood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time.

Depression is different from regular mood changes and feelings about everyday life. It can affect all aspects of life, including relationships with family, friends and community. It can result from or lead to problems at school and at work.”

The study document cites further statistics and then asks the pertinent question: What sits behind the worrying recent rise in mental health problems for young people?

In an attempt to answer this question, the study claims that,

“Research has identified a number of possible explanations…”

Unfortunately, one of those ‘explanations’ involves the alleged ‘Covid pandemic’; the document claims that the CMD rates are higher than before the ‘pandemic’.

I’m not the slightest bit surprised that there is an increased level in anxiety experienced by the young compared to 4 years ago. But that anxiety has been deliberately incited by the ‘would-be controllers’ who created the whole fear-mongering pandemic narrative and introduced measures that destroyed businesses, which in turn, reduced ‘employment opportunities’. So they created the very scenario they are claiming to be the ‘problem’.

The study does suggest a few other possible explanations, such as social media and online bullying, which I’m not denying are real phenomena. However, the point is that these are all suggested explanations.

What particularly caught my eye in the study is the statement that,

“The exact causes of the recent youth mental health spike (one which has also occurred in many other English-speaking countries) is, however, beyond the scope of this report.”

Really? Surely the purpose of a report of this kind would be to identify and discuss the actual cause(s) of the problem the study authors are seeking to address?

It would seem not.

In the attempt to offer solutions, the study document suggests that,

“The youth mental health crisis is first and foremost a health issue, and struggling NHS services for children and young people must be prioritised to help reduce the number of children and young people struggling with mental health problems. This will be particularly important for those young people with severe mental health problems who are too unwell to engage with education or employment at all.”

I vehemently disagree. It is not a ‘health’ issue. It is a much more fundamental issue; one that relates to our approach to the whole of life, not just health. This is a huge topic and one that I’ll dive deeper into in future articles.

The BBC article refers to the director of the Health Foundation, Jo Bibby, who is reported to have said that the "building blocks of health" are things like "good employment and education" and that "cross-government action" was needed to stop the creation of a "lost generation" due to poor mental health.”

In other words, they are asking for more government intervention.

That’s right - more ‘interventions’ via a ‘health system’ that does not understand health.

One of the ideas suggested in the article is to,

“…teach young people resilience and mindfulness skills early in life.”

This may help them cope, but it doesn’t address the problem at its source.

Problems cannot be solved unless the underlying cause is discovered and addressed.

I’m not suggesting I know all of the causes, not by any means. I am, however, suggesting that the problem of ‘poor mental health among the young’, if it really exists in the way we’re told, which I’m not convinced is the case, will not be resolved by interventions that do not address the causes.

So what causes can we identify?

I would suggest, with strong supportive evidence, that one of the key issues is that young people are not actually taught the life skills they need. In fact, they are taught to trust ‘authority’ and not to trust themselves.

This has become blindingly obvious over the course of the past four years as the young people who have strictly followed the mainstream narrative, have criticised those of us who had done their due diligence and knew that there was no ‘pandemic disease’. But the propaganda was too strong for the young who did not have the mental resilience to think critically.

But, as with all demographics, there were some young people who were alert and therefore capable of seeing through the propaganda and so they refused to comply.

The ‘would-be controllers’ know that they need to take various actions to maintain and increase their control, especially as more and more of us are becoming aware of the situation and doing our best to help others become aware so that we can avoid the complete tyranny to which we would be subjected if the ‘Agenda’ were fully implemented.

One of the actions is to label certain ‘behaviours’ as if they are mental health disorders. I have discussed this in previous articles, but it deserves repetition here as it relates directly to the notion of young people experiencing mental health issues. The WHO Mental disorders fact sheet includes the following under the subheading Disruptive behaviour and dissocial disorders,

“40 million people, including children and adolescents, were living with conduct-dissocial disorder in 2019 (1). This disorder, also known as conduct disorder, is one of two disruptive behaviour and dissocial disorders, the other is oppositional defiant disorder.  Disruptive behaviour and dissocial disorders are characterised by persistent behaviour problems such as persistently defiant or disobedient to behaviours that persistently violate the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms, rules, or laws. Onset of disruptive and dissocial disorders, is commonly, though not always, during childhood. Effective psychological treatments exist, often involving parents, caregivers, and teachers, cognitive problem-solving or social skills training.”

I would suggest with good reason that the many young people who have become aware of the control agenda and therefore refuse to comply, and even speak out about the problems, may be regarded as experiencing one of these alleged conditions. Refusing to conform is not a sign of a ‘mental health problem’. On the contrary, it’s a sign of a robust ability to think critically and therefore something to be commended, not criticised and ‘treated’.

However, my purpose is not just to expose the problems but to see what solution(s) may be possible.

So, what are the possible solutions?

First of all, I would raise the question of whether the cited statistics are correct or even real? Or are they intended to just make us even more fearful?

I would strongly suggest the latter is the case, because, as we know, people in the state of fear are less able to think critically and make empowered decisions.

The second point is to recognise that experiencing emotions is an essential aspect of being human - or, more correctly, of being a man or a woman.

The problem lies with the labels that are being attached to certain emotions as if they are ‘bad’, such as feeling low or ‘depressed’. These are natural emotions and feelings and are not indicative of a ‘disorder’. There will be a whole range of possible reasons for people to feel ‘depressed’ and those reasons will be different for each person, which means the solution will also be different for each person. This does not fit the medical establishment model of ‘health’.

According to the WHO fact sheet, depression is not the same as everyday mood swings,

“During a depressive episode, the person experiences depressed mood (feeling sad, irritable, empty) or a loss of pleasure or interest in activities, for most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks. Several other symptoms are also present, which may include poor concentration, feelings of excessive guilt or low self-worth, hopelessness about the future, thoughts about dying or suicide, disrupted sleep, changes in appetite or weight, and feeling especially tired or low in energy.”

I would disagree, although I do acknowledge that some people may experience these emotions more severely than others and for a longer duration than others.

Experiencing sadness and/or irritability does not mean we ‘have depression’.

But if a young person is told they ‘have depression’ by an ‘authority’ figure they may, and many obviously do, accept that label and make it a part of their identity, when in the vast majority of cases it’s an emotion, albeit a strong one, that is associated with their situation or certain experiences in their life.

Suppressing natural emotions through chemicals will never resolve that situation or experience. The practices of medical establishment system are not able to restore people to a state of full vibrant health because it perpetuates the idea that the person has something ‘wrong’ with them, which leads to the idea that they are ‘broken’ or ‘faulty’ in some way. And this in turn perpetuates their feeling ‘depressed’ and so a vicious cycle ensues.

It is this cycle that needs to be broken for true healing to occur.

A more appropriate way to address their emotional state is to address the emotions they are experiencing and the basis of those emotions, which may have its roots in childhood and what they have been conditioned to believe about themselves. For example, ‘feelings of excessive guilt or low self-worth, hopelessness about the future’ cannot be resolved by mindfulness alone. Nor can they be resolved by further interventions by a health system that has little to no idea about how the body and/or the mind actually ‘work’.

Solutions can only be found by finding ways to assist young people to access what they actually need.

Yes, they do need support to help them disengage from the indoctrination that seeks to continue the manipulation and deepen the control over them. This support will invariably require them to learn a whole raft of new ‘life skills’, such as learning how to transition from dependence to autonomy.

And we can only really help them if we have mastered those skills ourselves.