Thank You, Charles Thomson

It's been over a month since my last post. I gotta apologize for this. It's a difficult time. June is back and it brings all painful memories. Was devastated last night while following the news from court. Hard to believe it's been a year already and we don't seem to be getting any closer to justice for Michael Jackson.

June 13 marked the 5th anniversary of MJ's vindication in court, when he was pronounced not guilty on all counts back in 2005. Memories of this particular day recalled others related to the horrible media coverage ever since the news about the allegations broke out.

Well, I gotta confess I'm angry. Actually, OUTRAGED will be a more appropriate word. It is very hard to avoid this frustration attack on your system, which may easily leave you totally disheartened when you've been witnessing all the injustice over and over again. Yet, giving up was never in my nature.. and I got MJ to thank for that too. This man was an incredible fighter! His example just leaves you speechless! He still amazes me every time I face something that would make me feel like the world is coming to an end or something. I would remember him and instantly say: "What a sassy spoiled girl you are Nagla!"

At times like these we must always look for hope, not allow yourself to sink into the whirlpools of negative thoughts.

As soon as I reached out for hope, there he was; the British award-winning journalist who has earned the love and appreciation of the Michael Jackson fan community, Charles Thomson.

Mr. Thomson is a rare example of what journalism ought to be like but unfortunately failed so miserably to become. He made it his mission to expose the bias and fabrication in today's media world, and with his special interest in black music, and particularly Michael Jackson, Charles Thomson did a thorough research, an objective and honest one, with the aim of standing on the truth amid all the controversy that surrounds this pop icon. Naturally, he found himself in a position where he was regarded as a Michael Jackson defender, or even propagandist! Well, that's what we, Michael Jackson fans have been trying to explain for decades now! We support Michael Jackson not out of a blind obsession, but because we happened to care about him we cared to know the truth and collect factual data, that's how we found out he has been truly innocent all the way. If anyone, even those who think they hate Michael Jackson, would allow themselves a chance to investigate the evidence that were deliberately hidden by the media, they would find themselves defending him. It's not about taking sides. If you are a person who values truth, you'll spontaneously find it in your heart to speak out against this huge injustice. But many people are still in denial. They are not ready to admit that they have been fooled by some puppeteers who created this whole Wacko Jacko fable with its "pedophile" horror sequel.

I've been following Charles Thomson's blog since November 2009, when his famous article Chandler Suicide Highlighs Media Bias Against Michael Jackson was being shared by the MJ fan community all over social networks. Seriously, my first impression was: What?? Is this true? Did I understand this right? Is he really critcizing the media bias against MJ or am I just imaging this? I was very skeptical and did not want my enthusiasm to make me see something that I wanted to see but was not actually there. Then I was delighted to see it did not stop there. Thomson wrote a series of excellent articles that cleared up many of the lies and exposed the crimes committed by mainstream and tabloid media against Michael Jackson. He soon became considered a Michael Jackson expert. And I believe he earned it. Unlike most journalists (and even academics and so-called researchers as previously shown) we see today, Charles Thomson puts a lot of thought and effort into what he's doing. His most recent article, "One of the Most Shameful Episodes in Journalistic History," published in the Huffington Post on June 13, bears proof to how seriously he takes the profession of journalism. This is one research that should be taught at media studies departments worldwide.

Can't forget how elated I was to find he wrote about the the Press Complaints Commission's shameful handling of the case against the Guardian over a hideous article they published back in October 2009. He was the only journalist who cared to expose the absurdity of the PCC's rule in favor of the Guardian. I happened to be one of ten who complained against the Guardian regarding this article, and I was extremely frustrated when I received their decision after trying so hard to convince them to merely put it through! Yes, somehow this had been a challenge! Will share the full story with you later.

Another thing I gotta praise Mr. Thomson for is his attempt to bring the readers back to reading this endangered species of articles: the long, whole, fully covered piece. This is something which is disappearing in our junk food style newspapers, and is particularly lacking in online journalism. The mainstream style of providng empty, easy to swallow, cut out, small pills to the readers is completely taking over. This is very sad! I so much like the term Michael Jackson coined to describe postmodernist media, calling them "medialoids" and I find this to be very true, not only concerning their content, but in following the 'journalistic' style of tabloids. Serious research articles cannot be presented in the form developed by gossip tabloids.. a flashy title and a few lines underneath! This is such a pity. What I like most about Charles Thomson's articles is that they are fully developed, so that a person who has little or no background on the subject can really learn something after reading them. He takes his readers seriously, and that's why I predict a brilliant future for him, whether he continues to write about Michael Jackson or not. Should also give him credit for giving me the spark I needed to start this blog, for I was indeed partly inspired by him, and I am sure I am not the only one.


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*You may also like to read Lorette Luzajic's interview with Charles Thomson: Part 1 and Part 2.

Lorette Luzajic's blog, Extreme Michael Jackson, is one of my favorites. She has her personal unqiue view of Michael and she expresses it beautifully.

The Michael Jackson Conspiracy - What You Didn't Hear

Thank God for Aphrodite Jones.. a woman who listened to the voice of her conscience and decided to rebel against the mainstream role she was meant to play as a media reporter. Like all members of the media who went on a frenzy to cover the Michael Jackson 2005 trial, she went there under the influence that Michael Jackson is guilty and that the deeper she could drag him into the mud, the greater the value of her coverage will be. But what she saw inside that courtroom changed her outlook 180 degrees. She came face to face with the real man and she saw the network of vampires who were after his blood. Listen to her talk about her experience here:



And watch her Michael Jackson TV special tomorrow at 10 pm on Investigation Discovery Channel. (Re-run 1:00 am Friday, April 30)

Aphrodite Jones also told the full story of the 2005 trial in her book MICHAEL JACKSON CONSPIRACY which is available on Amazon.

Michael Jackson's Honesty Remembered

I know what you're thinking. It took me so long to post this one. I do agree, but I can explain.

Been in London for the past 3 weeks. I needed this time away, you see. So many things going on inside my head and it's so difficult to figure out the next step. Where would I go from here? I still have absolutely no idea, but let me tell you what happened in London.

I've made wonderful friends on Facebook and MJTP, and I got to see some of them face to face. This was amazing! Meeting virtual friends takes this friendship into a totally different level. Still our human nature demands that kind of direct interaction, you know. What is so special about Michael Jackson's fans, though, is that those folks never disappoint. They always exceed expectations. They leave you charmed with their sweet characters, warm hearts, and interesting talks. There is this striking chemistry, you instantly feel the bond and you get in touch with the social side of you like you've never experienced it before. I am so grateful for the time I spent with you guys. My dear friend, Natalie, it's been a blessing spending this time together, reading your beautiful poems, and of course going to the Thriller Live musical. The "Remember Michael' Association, Sophie Boisseaux who organized the London rally in front of the US embassy on the 5th of April, thank you for bringing this group together.

Goodness, there is so much to say, but let me tell you this. Although I was searching for resolutions and failed to reach any, I did find inspiration everywhere I went. This is not my first visit to London, I had already been to the top attractions (and the Michael Jackson Exhibition) , so this time it was about satisfying my artistic appetite. It was museums and galleries all day, and fun with my daughter in the evenings. This is how it worked.

Won't go into details, I just wanna say that time after time after time I come to realize that after all is said and done it is ART that remains to tell the story. Art carries the full experiences of the people, their stories, their times.. it tells about their minds, hearts and souls.. speaks the unspeakable. In Westminister Abbey, I was walking on tiles bearing the names of famous people, monarchies and those of rank. I spent a long time at the poets' corner, where the names of those who shaped my mind were engraved beside each other in front of Chaucer's tomb. My God! It is an indescribable feeling. Just as I was totally bewildered and overwhelmed, Shakespeare's words kept flowing into my head. He wrote a lot about death. Well, all poets did, but his words, to me, were the profoundest. I remember when I used to think, "Why is Shakespeare so obsessed with death?" I was like 18 then, and it seemed as though I'll live forever. Of course, you can never understand this until you reach a point when you have something to offer, some project or mission in life, and have to go through it bearing the heavy weight of the knowledge, that death will interrupt you and put an end to everything.

I also remembered the articles which commented on Michael saying on the "Living with Michael Jackson" documentary (it is a shame to call it a documentary, really) that he wanted to live forever. A bitter smile wiped over my face. What conclusions they derived out of his very simple and honest words! Oh Em Gee! Check this one for example:

Jackson's freakish body represents the struggle of fantasy against reality, the pyrrhic victory of culture over biology. Quite a few young people are not even aware that he is black. If postmodern theory won't acknowledge that there is any such thing as raw nature, neither will this decaying infant. It is hardly surprising that he has expressed a wish to live forever, given that death is the final victory of nature over culture. *

Who the hell doesn't wish to live forever, huh? Does Prof. Eagleton want to die? If he does, then he is suicidal. Nobody wants to die. Immortality has always been the desire of human beings, and this hopeless desire sparked their imagination since the dawn of history. So don't anybody come and claim they find it strange that someone who is asked how he'd like to be buried would give the honest answer: "I don't wanna be buried."

There is this story from mythology about the Sybil who wished to live forever and Apollo granted her wish, but since she forgot to ask for eternal youth, she aged too badly till there was nothing left of her but her voice. Not just so, locals were so disgusted with her, they placed her in a glass bottle for public display. In Petronius' novel, the "Satyricon", the hero claims to have seen the Sybil in her bottle, boys asking her what she wanted, and she replied saying that she wanted to die. Such a story can be interpreted in different ways, but it doesn't mean that people should want to die! What if the Sybil was smarter than she was and asked for eternal youth? Would she have given the same answer to the boys?

Those who enjoy wearing the cloak of wisdom and issuing judgments from their podiums should really pause and think again. Is it always better to trade honesty for what is considered to be "appropriate" or "acceptable"? Social hypocrisy is always hailed as appropriate behavior. I'm a woman of the world and I know that. But why do some people enjoy tearing up those who don't follow those ready-made scenarios? This is something that I don't understand and cannot classify under anything but vicious! What good could possibly stem out of calling someone a "decaying infant" just because he innocently expressed the simple and honest truth, that he, like everybody else, wishes to live forever? Just cause we don't say that doesn't mean you have the right to insult those who do.

Mainstreamers, please stop hating honesty! Enough said on this one.

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* Eagleton, Terry. "The Ultimate Postmodern Spectacle" The Guardian. 25 May 2005

About this Blog

Hello!

Welcome to my blog, and thank you for taking the time to read along.

What I'm attempting to do here is not to share my grief for the loss of the legend, Michael Jackson; for although I know that millions of people around the world are still mourning his loss, there are also millions of those who are totally oblivious to the TRUE nature of this loss.

What I wish to accomplish through this blog is to ring an alarm and express my fear that the world we're living in is totally losing direction. It became too fabricated.. too dependent on lies.. too blinded by the mainstream.. that TRUTH and all related human values are at risk.

Being a Michael Jackson fan for a quarter of a century, I've grown so accustomed to the fabrication, lies and bias of the media. After so many years, it felt as if this was the way things are. One develops a strange sort of familiarity with things that have been around for so long, no matter where they fall on the scale of right and wrong. Suddenly, you realize that this lazy acceptance is something that you share with the majority around the world.. Welcome to mainstream culture! It becomes generally accepted that whoever protests will simply be disregarded. Those who rebel are considered to be a bunch of fools, or even idiots, who waste their energies in such a pathetic way. No wonder the flame needed to bring about any reform is always too weak. It doesn't take any effort, or the existence of a conspiracy, to put it out.. We just all agree to let it die out of negligence.

Why am I speaking now?.. I don't claim to be someone with a better conscience.. for I discovered that I'm not. I'm as guilty as all of you. Yes.. now I realize that like the rest of the world I had been too lazy.. I had taken things for granted.. I'd allowed this mainstream culture to kill the best in me. But the untimely death of Michael Jackson, who I admit so proudly to have been my inspirer and mentor throughout my whole life, has led me to come face to face with this reality.

I apologize to myself before I apologize to Michael Jackson, who I had taken for granted like many people all over the world. I'd been a huge disappointment. Ironically, I lived in the illusion that I was one of the best out there, and I am generally perceived by everybody as such. You'll learn more about me if you're willing to follow this blog. From a very dedicated scholar and educator, to a loving and caring friend, daughter, wife and mother.. I had no problems with my self-image at all. I've done lots of volunteer work, remained loyal to my principles no matter how much this loyalty costs me, spoken for the things I believe in, like equality, tolerance, human rights ... etc. I was not passive in any way.

However, behind it all was a shameful state of denial which I had allowed myself to fall into. How miserable is that? I had forced myself at some point to become an adult, because that's what everybody expected from me. By my own hands, and in cold blood, I had chosen to kill the child inside me. I had to monitor my actions and make sure they comply with the expectations of those around me. I had to maintain this "professional" image wherever I went. And the ABC of creating a polished image dictated 'No more speaking about Michael Jackson.. People will laugh at you if you do. They could take this kinda thing from you as a teenager.. but Nagla, now you're a teacher and a researcher. Get down to earth baby, grow up.'

Heart Regained

What I'm experiencing now is not a change of heart, for I am still who I am, only more focused and absolutely disillusioned. I'd therefore rather consider it a regain of heart, a reconciliation with my original self that has been wrapped up over the years in layers of filters.. causing me to lose touch and sight of it. Hopefully, I am determined and committed to retrieving it once more and nourishing it as best as I can.

To start with.. I've always had this passion for knowledge, for education, for academia. These were my ideals. And I've always been on some kind of mental Odyssey for as long as I can remember. Arts were fundamental in my overall life view, and my study of English and comparative literature surely satisfied my intellectual appetite and opened up numerous doors for inquiry and fantasy. I did soar high. It felt as easy as breathing. Even studying old texts, which is normally considered as a major challenge, was for me such an exciting adventure! I enjoyed reading all genres, all ages, all literatures.

Amateur VS. Professional

As a student and as an amateur, academia glared in the horizon as my ultimate dream. It still does.. although it has lost a lot of its wonderment in my eyes after pealing many layers off its surface. This usually happens once it becomes your turn to be what you might call a "professional". Just imagine watching a magic show after you learn all the tricks involved. You might still enjoy it and appreciate the skill involved in it.. yet, the awe factor is just gone. Not just so, you've come face to face with the fact that for the magician himself it is work! Well, that's exactly how it is behind the scenes. Whether it be as a teacher, trainer, instructor, researcher.. I totally enjoyed what I was doing, being as truthful as I can be because I am a researcher at heart. However, you can't help realizing that those other "professionals" around do not share the same romantic outlook. They just follow the instructions, perfecting them within pre-established guidelines which exist inside a specific frame that is hardly expandable, if ever.

In research, you're told to depend on certain books which are generally regarded as "authoritative"; books by the "major" writers, thinkers, critics in the field, no matter how "new" your subject is. Unless depending on tradition, novelty remains unacknowledged. And when we talk Tradition and Canon, we talk about certain names and certain texts. Hence, an article by an anonymous writer won't do.. no matter how brilliant it is. Your own observations, inspiration, first hand experiences... etc, are just irrelevant! It doesn't matter what you genuinely believe or think so long as you can not find something of "authority" to support it. Even genius needs a seal of approval and has to pass through the iron gates of authoritative tradition.

It just hit me all of a sudden, that this "professionalism" is eating up my soul one bite at a time. You have to be an "authoritative figure" yourself before you can be heard. You have to maintain some kind of reputation, become somebody, before you can express real originality or creativity. Moreover, you have to appeal to the interests of others, regardless of what interests you personally. You might think a certain novel is brilliant, but it all come down to how many prestigious critics do agree with you? Has it even attracted their attention? Did they find it read-worthy?... and so on.

Your topic has to be authentic.. to a degree. You can't just refute opinions expressed by the masters of the field! Even if you decide to do so, you have to depend on the authority of other "names" who did it before you. Oh.. and be sure to go round and round in circles while showing off your knowledge of critical theory with all the complicated terminology involved. So a fish is not just a fish, you know. It is a scaly aquatic vertebrate! Remember that!

As bitterly critical as this might sound, I totally understand the need for such rules. After all every game has got its rules, without which a game is not a game at all. Thus, it's perfectly understandable. However, why does research allow itself to be controlled by the mainstream while choosing its subject?

Who is who and the question of authority

Now, if for instance I intend to propose a serious study of Michael Jackson at any university, what chances do I have? And most importantly, what choices are involved?

You see, the problem is.. academics are so arrogant. And I'm no exception. We folks are the true narcissists of this planet. We're so proud of the knowledge we accumulated. We take such pride in it in such a way which causes us to keep coding it! And each consecutive generation works on perfecting those codes, as if our aim is to preserve this knowledge in a form that denies outside access to it! Then we go and criticize pop culture and those who don't enjoy reading books with real intellectual fiber, never pausing to think: How can any of our books become a bestseller when it is only us who are able to read them?

This sort of arrogance makes it almost impossible to challenge an academically-proven stereotype. Take this example for instance. "Michael Jackson's nose is the icon of decaying postmodern culture", and that is that! Who can say no to that? You've got the most respected pens writing that. Giving it authority. Documenting it in prestigious academic journals that are present in every major library and university worldwide! How can you - Nobody - object to that?

The truth is Michael Jackson has been objectified in such a horrible way by academics. The kind of treatment he's receiving in our universities and inside intellectual circles is much more horrifying than that administrated by the tabloids. He was simply reduced into an allegory.. an emblem.. a very convenient one which is employed to illustrate all the "evils" of postmodernism! He's the freak, the mutant, the pervert, the androgynous, the narcissist, the plastic, the decaying infant... and even the devil himself! This is what Michael Jackson has been reduced to by our great thinkers! The very ones who should have been celebrating his exceptional talent and artistic creativity, I believe! For who else would?

And it seems that no matter who you are, where you're from, what beliefs you hold.. the whole world does not seem to enjoy a higher level of agreement on any other issue! Suppose some department anywhere does welcome a research proposal on Michael Jackson (extremely wishful thinking), will they grant me the freedom to propose an allegorical shift? Will they welcome a positive study on the man and his legacy and his cultural role?

This is where the dilemma lies! And in my own opinion, here lies the true crisis of postmodernism for anyone who is willing to see it. The thing is, Michael Jackson has been hijacked as an icon, academically speaking. He has already been declared as the ultimate example of postmodernist evil. It is a matter of fact now, bearing the seal of authoritative sources! Nobody can change that now. And whoever attempts to do so will never be taken seriously.. that is if he/she is given any chance to do so.

As artificial and far removed from reality as academic research can be; sometimes forcing patterns instead of finding them; sometimes forging theories instead of reaching them; sometimes twisting and bending facts to suit specific conclusions.. academics are totally oblivious to the fact that their research bears all the scars that they attribute to postmodernist culture. It is our culture after all, no matter how critical we might be of it. Nothing exists in isolation. We and everything we do are but a byproduct of this postmodernist circus!

Let me translate that into a real life example to explain the reasons behind my concerns. Let me say that when a well-known and highly respected thinker like Prof. Terry Eagleton is allowed to use Michael Jackson allegorically and build whole arguments upon those allegories, although the very foundations of the image which he had formed of the pop icon are baseless if examined according to the scientific approach, then why can't I have the chance to conduct a serious research to prove the falsity of this allegory without being laughed at?

If intellectuals are so critical of mainstream culture, may I ask what chances do we have in creating room for different voices as long as the factor of "authority" of the sources manipulates the whole process of criticism?

It happened that I found myself in a position where I had to betray Michael Jackson in favor of Terry Eagleton. Because where I stand, Terry Eagleton is the subject and Michael Jackson is the object. Terry Eagleton is the thinker and Michael Jackson is the joke.

I'm sorry, but I can't take this injustice! And allow me to say: this is mainstream at its worst! With all due respect (and I do have lots of respect for Prof. Eagleton), but how many lives has Prof. Eagleton really touched? I mean the kind of influence that would really inspire you to do something with your life. How many people did he change? Well, I can never forget that the very reason I was in that class reading Prof. Eagleton's book has been Michael Jackson. I can't deny that, I won't hide it, I won't shy from it. I truly believe that if it were not for Michael Jackson's inspiration, I probably wouldn't have been in that class in first place! I wouldn't have chosen the path I did choose. I wouldn't have been the exact person I am today. And everybody who knows me and thinks I am special or finds anything about me worthy of admiration, well, they should know I owe it all to Michael Jackson. Nothing anybody says or thinks will change that, for this is the truth.

Michael Jackson has the right to be respected and appreciated for this kind of influence and drive force. And if the whole world decided to betray him, I won't be able to do it. Call me crazy, naive, immature... whatever. I won't betray him! If I betray him, I will be betraying myself. I can't sit there laughing at a joke being made about him. He's not a joke! He's a human being. And any culture which allows the objectification of anybody in such a humiliating way is both destructive and disgusting. It is certainly not worth sacrificing one's essence to fit among such a crowd. Disguising this behavior under whatever name does not change its reality. It is cruel and unethical!

Destructive Mainstream

Let's talk about the media. There are certain newspapers, magazines, networks and programs which can also be considered as "authoritative".. they have the largest bulk of readership or audience. No matter what they say, people would tend to buy it. They have it in their hands to shape the world we're living in by manipulating what they choose to broadcast, inviting attention to specific topics through ads, reruns, space and time dedicated to coverage... etc.

Just forgive my subjectivity for a while as I draw an example which I am very familiar with, coming from the Middle East. My country stays a sole example of being successful in reaching a peace-treaty with its former enemies. Egypt is still being criticized by many Arab countries for this, as if our aim should be to engage in never-ending wars! The Arab-Israeli conflict is in fact being constantly fed by hatred on both sides. The media always takes sides. We're talking about a very disproportionate situation here, mind you.. as Arab media is only viewed by Arabs, while the mainstream international media is viewed globally and, most importantly, in countries which rule the world for us. So while I admit that Arab media does not show the whole picture, like violence committed in Israel, and might in some cases tend to glorify some of these acts; the massacres committed by the Israeli army on daily basis are only shown on our screens, when Western media chooses to hide them from viewers, only focusing on individual attacks and threats made by some groups. The whole world is against Iran's nuclear program, and I absolutely join their concern. But we hear nothing about other countries which have been having their secretive nuclear programs for decades!

I did not intend to talk politics here, but just imagine.. if the destiny of our planet, a major issue like war and peace is being treated in such a way, with nobody willing to go beyond this giant smokescreen and investigate into it.. what will become of our world? How will we explain it to our children?.. We were just lying there on some sofa with our remote controls watching the world fall into ruins?

Take environmental concerns, for instance, and how they are simply being disregarded and looked upon as luxuries! Makes you wonder: What on earth is considered important?!!.. If something like climate change is unable to stir the world into action.. then what? Our priorities are in desperate need for examination and rearrangement.

As individuals, mere citizens around the world, we underestimate ourselves and our abilities because we've allowed ourselves to be marginalized. Although WE ARE the world!! We truly are.. and we have to wake up before it is too late.

As funny as it might seem to some of you, I am indeed arguing that even a super mega star as Michael Jackson has been marginalized! Yes, you read that correctly. I believe his voice was lost amid empty controversies and rumors tackling his personal life. His important message to the world remained unheard, or fell on deaf ears which are not interested in such topics like healing the world!

Mainstream's roles and molds

There are just prewritten roles in the world that need filling. Just as the world needed a hero, it needs the villain, the corrupt, the terrorist... etc. Apparently, the world needed a freak, so they went ahead and made one! While many celebrities were potential target, Michael Jackson happened to be at the top of his success and fame at the time, and he happened to have a skin condition which changed his skin color from black to white. He expressed himself openly, showing himself in the company of children and animals, creating Neverland with its zoo and theme park... Bingo! That was the one! It might have seemed too convenient, I guess. Hence they created their "Wacko Jacko".. a product of their own imagination that has got nothing to do with the ACTUAL Michael Jackson.

Many might fall under the impression that I'm idealizing Michael Jackson or wish to portray him as perfect. While it would be inevitable for some to reach this conclusion, I assure you that this is NOT what I am after. I'm just saying that Michael Jackson is a human being! He's neither an angel nor a monster. He has his own eccentricities as anyone else, and that doesn't make him a freak. And for those of you who have already made up their minds about Michael Jackson, I don't seek to impose anything on you, or even prove you wrong. I'm just asking you to give him the credit of the doubt.

There is much more to Michael Jackson than his moonwalk! This man is a true intellectual with noble aims.. with a vision.. with a philosophy.. with a message.. and he died trying to ACT while the whole world was so busy ridiculing and mocking him! The interest in his personal life and whatever he tried to keep private has blinded many from seeing and appreciating what he actually offered to the world through his multiple gifts and dedicated work!

What alarms me most is that we're not learning anything! We're just allowing ourselves to remain trapped in this way. We shy from speaking for Michael Jackson because, you know.. He's Michael Jackson!.. Besides, frankly speaking.. Who Cares? We only cared when he was a subject for gossip.. we cared when he was the subject of a major scandal.. we cared when he arrived to court in his pajamas!.. THAT sort of stuff is worthy of attention. This is what mainstream culture has programmed us to focus on. But who cares about his musical genius? Who cares about his humanitarian work? Who cares about his dreams and his hopes for the future and for this planet? We're programmed to regard those things as boring.. and as you know, survival is for the most exciting! That's the media theory of evolution. And people are buying it.. They truly are!

From freak to monster

Michael Jackson cared about the children, not just because he wanted someone to play with, but because they are our future and our hope. Of course this is something that nobody wanted to hear about! There has got to be some dark sinister side behind this because, come on, nobody is interested in children!! Children?? Kids?.. They're marginalized too.. Naturally they are considered as the cute little things that exist in our shadow! WE the adults.. We're THE THING, you know. We're THE PEOPLE! While kids.. Kids are just kids. They are an extension to us, like an extra limb. Nobody can develop a real interest in kids!

That's our nature now. When we refuse to see the truth, we go into a pathetic state of denial. We're not just lazy.. we turned into criminals.. willing to smear reality and throw dirt upon anything pure trying to make its way through and touch our impoverished souls. So an adult sleeping with kids has got to be a child molester. If he's not a child molester, then what could he be? Innocent? Loves children?.. Takes the teachings of Jesus to heart?.. Nah.. we're adults.. we know adults don't think that way!

Can you see what we're turning into?