The schoolyard bully is caught standing over the skinny,\u00a0 bloodied kid lying on the ground.<\/p>\n
The teacher asks what happened.<\/p>\n
The bully yells: \u201cHe hit me first!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Then he grabs his nose and pretends that he\u2019s hurt.<\/p>\n
This tactic is so common that there are\u00a03.6 million<\/a>\u00a0Google hits for the phrase \u201cbully pretends to be the victim\u201d.<\/p>\n Wikipedia\u00a0notes<\/a>:<\/p>\n Victim playing by abusers is either:<\/p>\n It is\u00a0common for abusers to engage in victim playing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It\u2019s the oldest trick in the book \u2026 but Americans are still falling for it.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not just individual bullies \u2026 governments use the bully\u2019s trick, as well.<\/p>\n Indeed, governments from around the world\u00a0admit<\/em>\u00a0they\u2019ve used the bully\u2019s trick:<\/p>\n U.S. intelligence officers are reporting that some of the insurgents in Iraq are using recent-model Beretta 92 pistols, but the pistols seem to have had their serial numbers erased. The numbers do not appear to have been physically removed; the pistols seem to have come off a production line without any serial numbers. Analysts suggest the lack of serial numbers indicates that the weapons were intended for intelligence operations or terrorist cells with substantial government backing. Analysts speculate that these guns are probably from either Mossad or the CIA. Analysts speculate that agent provocateurs may be using the untraceable weapons even as U.S. authorities use insurgent attacks against civilians as evidence of the illegitimacy of the resistance.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The use of the bully\u2019s trick is so common that it was given a name hundreds of years ago.<\/p>\n \u201cFalse flag terrorism\u201d is defined as a government attacking its own people, then blaming others in order to justify going to war against the people it blames. Or as Wikipedia\u00a0defines it<\/a>:<\/p>\n False flag operations are covert operations conducted by governments, corporations, or other organizations, which are designed to appear as if they are being carried out by other entities. The name is derived from the military concept of flying false colors; that is, flying the flag of a country other than one\u2019s own. False flag operations are not limited to war and counter-insurgency operations, and have been used in peace-time; for example, during Italy\u2019s strategy of tension.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The term comes from the old days of wooden ships, when one ship would hang the flag of its enemy before attacking another ship in its own navy. Because the enemy\u2019s flag, instead of the flag of the real country of the attacking ship, was hung, it was called a \u201cfalse flag\u201d attack.<\/p>\n Indeed, this concept is so well-accepted that rules of engagement for\u00a0naval<\/a>,\u00a0air<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0land<\/a>\u00a0warfare all prohibit false flag attacks.<\/p>\n Leaders throughout history have acknowledged the danger of false flags:<\/p>\n \u201cThis and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.\u201d \u201cIf Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.\u201d \u201cA history of false flag attacks used to manipulate the minds of the people! \u201cIn individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.\u201d \u201cTerrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death\u201d. \u201cWhy of course the people don\u2019t want war \u2026 But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship \u2026 Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.\u201d \u201cThe easiest way to gain control of a population is to carry out acts of terror. [The public] will clamor for such laws if their personal security is threatened\u201d. \n<\/blockquote>\n Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Schoolyard Bully Is Still Using His Old Trick The schoolyard bully is caught standing over the skinny,\u00a0 bloodied kid lying on the ground. The teacher asks what happened. The bully yells: \u201cHe hit me first!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Then he grabs his … Continue reading \n
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Governments from Around the World Admit They Use the Bully\u2019s Tricks<\/h3>\n
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Leaders Throughout History Have Acknowledged False Flags<\/h3>\n
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\n– Plato<\/p>\n
\n– U.S. President James Madison<\/p>\n
\n\u2015 Friedrich Nietzsche<\/p>\n
\n– Adolph Hitler<\/p>\n
\n– Hermann Goering, Nazi leader.<\/p>\n
\n– Josef Stalin<\/p>\n