The Stranger!The Stranger!

A few months before I was born, my dad met a stranger who was new to our A few months before I was born, my dad met a stranger who was new to our small town. From the beginning, dad was fascinated with this enchanting small town. From the beginning, dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer, and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly newcomer, and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around to welcome me into the world a few months later. accepted and was around to welcome me into the world a few months later.

As I grew up I never questioned his place in As I grew up I never questioned his place in our family. In my young mind, each member our family. In my young mind, each member had a special niche. My brother, Bill, a few had a special niche. My brother, Bill, a few

years my senior, was my example.years my senior, was my example.

Fran, my younger sister, gave me an opportunity Fran, my younger sister, gave me an opportunity to play 'big brother' and develop the art of teasing. to play 'big brother' and develop the art of teasing.

My parents were complementary instructors—Mom taught My parents were complementary instructors—Mom taught me to love the word of God, and Dad taught me to obey it. me to love the word of God, and Dad taught me to obey it.

But the But the stranger?stranger? He was our storyteller! He was our storyteller!

He could hold our whole family He could hold our whole family

spell-bound for hours each evening.spell-bound for hours each evening.

AdventureAdventure mysteriesmysteries

were daily conversations. were daily conversations.

and comedies and comedies He could weave the most fascinating tales.He could weave the most fascinating tales.

If I wanted to know about politics, history, or science …If I wanted to know about politics, history, or science …

he knew it he knew it all!all!

He knew about the past, understood the present, and He knew about the past, understood the present, and seemingly could predict the future. seemingly could predict the future.

The pictures he could draw were so life like that I The pictures he could draw were so life like that I would often laugh …would often laugh … or… or… cry cry as I watched. as I watched.

He was always encouraging us to see movies, and even made He was always encouraging us to see movies, and even made arrangements to introduce us to several movie stars.arrangements to introduce us to several movie stars.

He was like a friend to the whole family. He was like a friend to the whole family. He took Dad, Bill and me to our first major league ball game. He took Dad, Bill and me to our first major league ball game.

The stranger was an incessant talker. Dad didn't seem to mind, but The stranger was an incessant talker. Dad didn't seem to mind, but sometimes mom would quietly get up—while the rest of us weresometimes mom would quietly get up—while the rest of us were

enthralled with one of his stories of faraway placesenthralled with one of his stories of faraway places—go to her room, read her Bible and pray.—go to her room, read her Bible and pray.

I wonder now if she ever I wonder now if she ever prayed that the stranger prayed that the stranger

would leave. would leave.

You see, my dad You see, my dad DIDDID rule our household rule our household with certain moral convictions …but…with certain moral convictions …but…

THIS STRANGER THIS STRANGER NEVER NEVER FELT FELT AN OBLIGATION TO HONOR THEM!AN OBLIGATION TO HONOR THEM!

To my knowledge, To my knowledge, the stranger the stranger

was was nevernever confronted. confronted.

Profanity for example, was not Profanity for example, was not allowed in our house—not from allowed in our house—not from us at least—occasional four-us at least—occasional four-letter words that burned my ears letter words that burned my ears and made Dad squirm. and made Dad squirm.

My dad never permitted alcohol My dad never permitted alcohol in his home—not even for in his home—not even for cooking. but the stranger felt cooking. but the stranger felt like we needed exposure and like we needed exposure and enlightened us to other ways of enlightened us to other ways of life. He offered us beer and life. He offered us beer and other alcoholic beverages often.other alcoholic beverages often.

He made cigarettes look He made cigarettes look tasty, cigars manly, and tasty, cigars manly, and pipes distinguished. pipes distinguished.

I I nownow know that the stranger influenced my know that the stranger influenced my early concepts of the man/woman relationship.early concepts of the man/woman relationship.

He talked freely about sex. He talked freely about sex. Fine!Fine! ButBut his his comments were sometimes blatant, often comments were sometimes blatant, often suggestive, and generally suggestive, and generally embarrassing & pathetic!embarrassing & pathetic!

 

More than thirty years have passed More than thirty years have passed since the stranger moved in with us, since the stranger moved in with us, but if I were to walk in my parents' but if I were to walk in my parents' home today, I would still see him home today, I would still see him

sitting there waiting for someone to sitting there waiting for someone to listen to his stories and watch him listen to his stories and watch him

draw his pictures.draw his pictures.His name?... His name?...

As I look back, I believe it was the grace of God that the As I look back, I believe it was the grace of God that the stranger did not influence us more. Time after time, he stranger did not influence us more. Time after time, he

opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom rebuked and never asked to leave.rebuked and never asked to leave.

We just always called him.............We just always called him.............

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The Engineering of Public Consent The Engineering of Public Consent – Edward Bernays.– Edward Bernays.

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• “As civilization becomes more complex, and as the need for INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT has been increasingly demonstrated, the technical means have been invented and developed by which PUBLIC OPINION MAY BE REGIMENTED.•With printing press and newspaper, the telephone, telegraph, radio, (television) and airplanes, ideas can be spread rapidly, and even instantaneously, across the whole of America.• The conscious and intelligent MANIPULATION of organized habits and OPINIONS of the MASSES is an important element in a “democratic” society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT which is the TRUE RULING POWER IN OUR COUNTRY.• We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by MEN WE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF. [The Media Masters!]• Whatever attitude one chooses to take toward this condition, it remains a fact that in almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are DOMINATED by a relatively SMALL NUMBER OF PERSONS, a trifling fraction of our hundred and twenty million, who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. • It is THEY who PULL THE WIRES which CONTROL THE PUBLIC MIND, and who harness old social forces and CONTRIVE NEW WAYS TO BIND AND GUIDE THE WORLD.” •Edward Bernays--Sigmund Freud’s cousin--in his book “Propaganda” published 1928, former director CBS. The father of social “engineering of consent” of the masses.

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