{"id":28833,"date":"2024-04-02T10:59:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T17:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ownyourgov.com\/?page_id=28833"},"modified":"2026-10-21T12:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T19:17:57","slug":"home2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ownyourgov.com\/","title":{"rendered":"OYG HOMEPAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?<\/h1>

IF YOU’RE A MACHINE<\/b><\/h3>

Democracy means informing and polling you about how things affect you.<\/b><\/p>

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ASSUMING YOU’RE NOT A MACHINE<\/h3>

IN HUMAN COMMUNITIES<\/h3>

DEMOCRACY IS YOUR ABILITY TO CONSCIOUSLY GOVERN USE OF\u00a0 COLLECTIVE POWER AND WEALTH<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON MEDIA<\/h2>

MEDIA INFORMS YOUR VALUES, DESIRES AND AMBITIONS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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MEDIA AND THE MEDIUM EVOLVE<\/h2>

THE MEDIUM YOU ARE USING NOW<\/strong><\/p>

IS DESIGNED TO MOTIVATE YOUR DESIRES – PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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“THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE”<\/b><\/span><\/h1>

(Marshall McLuhan)<\/p>

\u00a0ADVERTISING PLATFORMS INFORM<\/h2>

META, TIKTOK ETC. DO NOT SUPPORT DEMOCRACY<\/h2>

YOU SEE COMPLAINTS: POVERTY-HUNGRY CHILDREN-STARVING FAMILIES-DROUGHT-FAMINE-GENOCIDE-UNSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS-<\/b><\/span>WAR-PANDEMIC\u2013EARTHQUAKE-TORNADO-INFLATION-CORRUPTION-INCOMPETENCE-FASHION-CELEBRITIES=AND CARS<\/h4>

YOUR OPTIONS ARE LIMITED<\/h2>

THE MESSAGE- <\/span>YOU CAN DO NOTHING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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IN CONTRAST<\/h1>

THE MESSAGE OF ENTERTAINMENT MEDIUM<\/h1>

ASPIRE TO BE HOPEFUL LOVING LOVED INSPIRED<\/h3>

ALL GOD’S CHILDREN<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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MEDIA CREATES YOUR SOCIETAL NORMS\u00a0<\/h1>

\u00a0WHO AND WHAT IS IMPORTANT\u00a0<\/h3>

WHAT YOU SHOULD WANT<\/h3>

WHO RUNS FOR OFFICE<\/h3>

WHAT DEFINES A MAN\/WOMAN<\/h3>

WHAT’S NOT TOLERATED<\/h3>

WHAT’S BEAUTIFUL\/REPULSIVE<\/h3>

THE RIGHT\/WRONG CAR\/SPOUSE\/DOG<\/h3>

GOOD TASTE\/BAD TASTE<\/h3>

COOL(SICK)\/UNCOOL(GNARLY)<\/p>

WHO IS CENSORED OR DENOUNCED<\/h3>

THE ALGORITHM OF YOUR NEWS FEED<\/h3>

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\u00a0 THE IRREFUTABLE NONSENSICAL IDEA<\/h2>

\u00a0THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE<\/h2>

YOU ARE<\/h1>

The current population of the Americas\u2014North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America\u2014approximately 1,062,000,000 HUMANS<\/strong><\/h4>

AVAILABLE TO YOU ONLY THROUGH YOUR IMAGINATION<\/h3>

YOU ARE 8,314,913,500 DIVERSE HUMAN LIVES<\/h4>

YOU LIVE IN 2.5 TO 4.3 MILLION<\/strong> GEOGRAPHIC COMMUNITIES<\/h4>
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YOU SPEAK MORE THAN\u00a0 7,200 KNOWN LANGUAGES<\/h4>

THE UN RECOGNIZES 193 OF YOUR NATION STATES<\/h4>

YOU SHARE ONE PLANET IN A GALAXY YOU CALL, THE MILKY WAY<\/h4>

MEDIA INFORMS BELIEFS<\/h1>

THAT SHAPE YOUR PERCEPTIONS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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MEDIA CREATES\u00a0 ILLUSIONS\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>

*<\/strong>PAY TO PLAY*<\/h2>

THE POLITICAL WILL OF YOUR REPUBLIC<\/h2>

MEDIA IS<\/h3>

AN INSTITUTIONALLY CREATED REALITY<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Why are some rewarded?<\/i><\/h4>

Whom do we listen to-why?<\/i><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The assumption that posts on social media are evidence of public authorization is a costly mistake.<\/b><\/h4>

THIS MISTAKE IS CORRECTABLE<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Political will is by definition the conscious expression of a community about collective authorization of its public power.<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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WHEN YOU DON’T AUTHORIZE COLLECTIVE POWER<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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THE\u00a0 WEALTH AND POWER<\/strong><\/h2>

OF A REPUBLIC<\/strong><\/h2>

DEFAULTS TO\u00a0 OWNERS OF THE MEDIA<\/strong><\/h2>

(WHO REALLY OWNS THE PRESS –\u00a0 THE OCEAN – THE STARS)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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WHO DECIDES\u00a0 FACES WE SEE IN MEDIA?<\/h2>

ELON MUSK-PETER THEIL-HARVEY WEINSTEIN-BIBI NETENYAHU-RICHARD NIXON<\/h5>
J.D. VANCE-JOE BIDEN, KAMALA HARRIS, BRUCE ARNOLD, JEFF BEZOS,<\/h5>

WHY ARE MACHINES INFORMING YOUR DESIRE?<\/h2>

WHO MANIPULATES YOUR FEELINGS?<\/strong><\/h4>

WHY CALL THESE ALGORITHMS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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THE MESSAGE OF ENTERTAINMENT MEDIUM<\/h3>

IS AN ADDICTIVE\u00a0NARRATIVE<\/h3>

CODED BY AN ALGORITHM<\/h3>

THAT ANALYZES YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION<\/h3>

THE MACHINE DOESN’T KNOW YOU<\/h3>

DOESN’T CARE ABOUT YOU OR YOUR LIFE<\/h3>

NOR YOUR HAPPINESS<\/h3>

THE ALGORITHM ISN’T CONSCIOUS<\/h3>

THE MACHINE IS NOT INTELLIGENT<\/h3>

THE ALGORITHM IS CODE<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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MARK ZUCKERBERG, META<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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GLOBAL PLATFORMS\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>

ARE CENTRALLY CONTROLLED<\/strong><\/h4>

ALGORITHMS<\/strong><\/h4>

NO MORAL CODE<\/strong><\/h4>

NO ETHICS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>

NO PROBLEM<\/h1>

(FOR TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES)<\/h4>

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BUT THE MEDIUM IS POLITICAL<\/h1>

BECAUSE IT SHAPES YOUR PERCEPTIONS<\/h1>

By selecting, arranging, and representing your reality<\/strong><\/h4>

MEDIA YOU EXPERIENCE SHAPES YOUR PERCEPTIONS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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MEDIA TELLS YOU THAT YOU CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE<\/h4>

YOU ARE TO BLAME!<\/h1>

BUT REALLY, YOU ARE SOLD CARS<\/h4>

YOU ARE CONDITIONED TO DESIRE A HIGH ENERGY LIFESTYLE<\/h4>

ALTERNATIVES ARE DEMEANING<\/h4>

MEDIA TELLS YOU THAT IT WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE WORK<\/h4>

MEDIA INFORMS YOU ABOUT\u00a0FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS<\/h4>

AND BEFORE THE SHINE ON THE SHINY NEW CAR<\/h4>

YOU LEARN THAT YOU MUST ADAPT<\/h4>

(PAY FOR THE DAMAGE)<\/h3>

\u00a0BURNING MAN<\/h3>

COACHELLA<\/h3>

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STREAMING MEDIA<\/h1>

LEADS YOU TO SUPPORT WAR<\/span><\/h4>

DO WITHOUT HEALTHCARE<\/h4>

PAY UNAFFORDABLE RENT<\/h4>

ACCEPT POOR EDUCATION<\/h4>

TACITLY CONDONE GENOCIDE<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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YOU ARE NOT TO BLAME!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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