Sherlocking in qwerty

Sometimes we get messages mixed into the mass confusion, that further unravel what can be referred to as The Mystery. Below, I'm quoting a few of these *recent messages, numbered so we can read into each one individually:

1. ...while what we do here in cyberspace has a valuable function in terms of education, support, and founding of virtual communities, the heavy lifting that creates real change can probably only be done outside the digital realm. ... It is for this reason I believe much is allowed to be circulated that otherwise would never be tolerated...

2. ...There are those small voices of reason and then there is a great wasteland of confusion moving toward irrevocable adjustment.

Seek out the concentrations of light. Move away from the centers of darkness. I can think of no other advice. That rough beast is on the move.

3. ...Missing from this equation is the entire real world of life and death, the suffering and struggling that goes on each and every single day to simply retain the most basic right of all, applied to all things on planet Earth — the right to exist. This is a basic right to all things, the right to exist without coercion or exploitation. But it is not a right that is recognized, honored or respected — or even acknowledged.

4. ...If you want to go on thinking that you're the ONLY person your (insert: bank, insurance company, doctor, credit card holder, home builder, employer, etc., etc, etc,) is ripping off you are entitled to that opinion. You are probably wrong and a quick Google search will show you how you are wrong. Corporations hold no goal more dearly than eliminating easy anonymity on the internet. So they can attack those who snitch on their bullshit.
If you want to keep believing that your problems are all your fault go for it. Get off the internet and sulk in your corner. Make a CEO happy.

5. ...in one instance at Philadelphia's Franklin Mall there was protest. If you can call it that. A group of masked protestors delivered a "symbolic complaint," in a brief and scripted "protest rally." They pre-designated a few persons among them to be arrested (for refusal to disperse). Delivering the arrestees to the police upon arrival, everybody then quietly left the mall. "It was a symbolic action," explained one of the protestors, who added, "Oh god, I'm not supposed to speak without permission of the group!"

6. ...There's something happenin' here What it is ain't exactly clear....-- Buffalo Springfield One of main reasons behind the vast confusion now reigning in the USA, our failure to construct a coherent consensus about what is happening to us (or what to do about it), is our foolish obsession with econometrics -- viewing the world solely through the "lens" of mathematical models. ...

First, in order to solve any crime, we'll need to be in agreement illegal activity has taken place vs. a natural evolution of BAU (business as usual). Some of you might want to say "Its always been this way." or "It was bound to happen and just gets worse." We'll need to microscope what "it" is and what exactly occurred, that is if you think something out of the ordinary occurred. When I say something out of the ordinary I am saying beyond the pale, nefarious, systematically working to envelop and dismantle simultaneously. I want to know what we've got here and where its leading, and why. I want to know who or what is responsible. I want to know what we think about our present situation.

By a miracle over which I have no control, very smart, insightful people come here. For this reason, today and over the next few days, I invite you to try to explain your take. I've seen a lot of takes, we all have, its fine if you subscribe to a take we've already heard. Some of you have already stated your piece, feel free to expand. I'm all ears. I realize there might be some paranoia, but it is this paranoia that keeps the mystery in place. If it helps, I don't read code, but I'm not bad at metaphors.

While you're formulating your comments, it will clarify your thoughts to visit Of Two Minds Weblog essay, Charles Hugh Smith's Are Empire and Democracy Compatible?

*The people making the comments quoted at the beginning of this post can be linked to through my bloglist. Some of the comments were created in this blog's comment pages and others in their own blog posts. It is impossible to link to the quote in an original context without minimizing the impact of the message. Quotes were taken from the following excellent writers: 1. Zoner, 2. Visible, 3. John, 4. Pangolin, 5. Joe Bageant and 6. J.H. Kunstler.