L. Fletcher Prouty (January 24, 1917 – June 5, 2001) served as Chief of Special Operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President John F. Kennedy. A colonel in the United States Air Force, he retired from military service to become a bank executive.
This power elite is not easy to define; but the fact that it exists makes itself known from time to time. Concerning the power elite, R. Buckminster Fuller wrote of the “vastly ambitious individuals who [have] become so effectively powerful because of their ability to remain invisible while operating behind the national scenery.” Fuller noted also, “Always their victories [are] in the name of some powerful sovereign-ruled country.
The real power structures [are] always the invisible ones behind the visible sovereign powers.” The power elite is not a group from one nation or even of one alliance of nations. It operates throughout the world and no doubt has done so for many, many centuries.
These leaders are influenced by the persuasion of [the] greatest propaganda schemes ever put forth by man.
And I’m trying to believe
in things that I don’t know –
The turning of the world,
the color of your soul
The first of these schemes derives from the fact that the generally accepted “flat earth” was, all of a sudden, proved to be a sphere by the voyage of Magellan’s ships around the world.
It is not so much that certain educated men had not already theorized that Earth was round, but that with the return of the first ship Victoria the expedition’s wealthy financial backers had visual evidence that ships could circumnavigate the world and that because they could, Earth had to be a sphere.
If this world is turning too fast
for your head Just remember how bad times
can roll instead
Guess I’ll have to search the space in my mind,
for that stillness in time.
Before any celestial distances or sizes could be calculated, the
ancient Greeks first had to establish that the Earth is a sphere. This view gained acceptance in ancient Greece as philosophers became familiar with the notion that ships gradually disappear over the horizon until only the tip of the mast could be seen. This made sense only if the surface of the sea curves and falls away. If the sea has a curved surface, then presumably so too does the Earth, which means it is probably a sphere.
Being a sphere, it therefore had to be a finite object, with a finite—that is, limited—surface area. With this awakening the ideas of world trade and related colonial proprietary rights were born.
When illusion spin her net
I’m never where I want to be
And liberty she pirouette
When I think that I am free
We were fated to pretend
To pretend
We’re fated to pretend
To pretend
Into this house we’re born,
Into this world we’re thrown
It may be postulated that this single bit of physical awareness brought about the greatest change in the mind of man since the dawn of creation.
Before Magellan’s time, mankind had simply accepted as self-evident the fact that there was always more property “out there” over the horizon and that it was not essential that anyone think seriously about the ownership of land, particularly open land. This general idea ended with the return of the good ship Victoria.
You can do magic –
You can have anything that you desire
There’s a man on the moon
And he says that he’s not coming down
But he’s thinking of you
every time the world spins around
Many years ago, the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it. He said, “Because it is there.”
Well, space is there, and we’re going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And therefore, as we set sail, we ask God’s blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked.
John F. Kennedy
We Choose to Go to the Moon
September 12, 1962
A woman on the radio talks about revolution
when it’s already passed her by
Bob Dylan didn’t have this to sing about
you know it feels good to be alive
It happened so quickly, so quick, by surprise
Right there in front of everyone’s eyes
Greatest magic trick ever under the sun
Perfectly executed, skillfully done
I am waiting for the next big thing –
Bring it on quick time to me
Here it comes! Here it comes!
Here it comes! Here it Comes!
It’s adrenaline for me
That is waiting patiently
Painful to me
Pierce right through me
Can’t you understand?
I saw the decade end,
when it seemed the world could change
at the blink of an eye
I couldn’t tell you if it’s gonna change the world,
but I hope to hell it’s gonna change me
Using words you will find are strange –
Mesmerized as they light the flame –
Feel the new wind of change
The heart of revolutionary faith, like any faith, is fire: ordinary material transformed into extraordinary form, quantities of warmth suddenly changing the quality of substance. If we do not know what fire is, we know what it does. It burns. It destroys life; but it also supports it as a source of heat, light, and—above all—fascination.
I want your world to turn,
just for me –
I want your fire to burn,
just for me
Magic, and you know
you’re the one who can put out the fire
All my faith is in the next big thing –
It’s where I’ll hide what you don’t see
After a deluded gunman,
assassinated President Kennedy…
George H. W. Bush
Speech at President Gerald Ford’s Funeral
And if anything,
then there’s your sign…
…of the times
Round and round the world we go –
Back and forth in time –
Always looking for the new sensation –
Bigger and better every time
Am I only dreaming
Or is this burning an eternal flame?
Notes & References
🎥 Stillness In Time
🎼 Song Excerpts
And If Anything, Then There’s Your SignAnd if anything, then there’s your sign... of the timesSource: Right Here Right Now by Jesus Jones
And I’m Trying to Believe in Things That I Don’t KnowAnd I'm trying to believe in things that I don't know - The turning of the world, the color of your soulSource: Without You Here by Goo Goo Dolls
Every Time the World Spins AroundThere's a man on the moon and he says that he's not coming down - But he's thinking of you every time the world spins aroundSource: Man on the Moon (Jesus Jones) by Jesus Jones
Greatest Magic Trick Ever Under the SunIt happened so quickly, so quick, by surprise, right there in front of everyone's eyes - Greatest magic trick ever under the sun, perfectly executed, skillfully doneSource: Murder Most Foul by Bob Dylan
I Hope to Hell It’s Gonna Change MeI couldn't tell you if it's gonna change the world, but I hope to hell it's gonna change meSource: The Next Big Thing by Jesus Jones
I Think That I Am FreeWhen illusion spin her net, I'm never where I want to be - And liberty she pirouette, when I think that I am freeSource: Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel
I Want Your World to Turn, Just for MeI want your world to turn, just for me - I want your fire to burn, just for meSource: I Want Your World To Turn by Heart
If This World Is Turning Too Fast for Your HeadIf this world is turning too fast for your head, just remember how bad times can roll instead - Guess I'll have to search the space in my mind, for that stillness in time.Source: Stillness In Time by Jamiroquai
Is This Burning an Eternal Flame?Am I only dreaming Or is this burning an eternal flame?Source: Eternal Flame by The Bangles
- It’s Where I’ll Hide What You Don’t SeeAll my faith is in the next big thing - It's where I'll hide what you don't see
Source: The Next Big Thing by Jesus Jones
Pierce Right Through MePainful to me, pierce right through me, can’t you understand?Source: Enjoy the Silence (WTC) by Depeche Mode
- Round and Round the World We GoRound and round the world we go - Back and forth in time - Always looking for the new sensation - Bigger and better every time
Source: The Next Big Thing by Jesus Jones
- The World Could Change at the Blink of an EyeI saw the decade end, when it seemed the world could change at the blink of an eye
Source: Right Here Right Now by Jesus Jones
Using Words You Will Find Are StrangeUsing words you will find are strange - Mesmerized as they light the flame - Feel the new wind of changeSource: On the Turning Away by Pink Floyd
We Are Turning with the Earth So FastWe are turning with the earth so fast - but it feels a lot slowerSource: Left & Right In the Dark by Julian Casablancas
You’re the One Who Can Put Out the FireMagic, and you know you're the one who can put out the fireSource: You Can Do Magic by America
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After a Deluded Gunman, Assassinated President Kennedy…After a deluded gunman, assassinated President Kennedy...Sources
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All of a Sudden, Proved to Be a SphereThe first of these schemes derives from the fact that the generally accepted "flat earth" was, all of a sudden, proved to be a sphere by the voyage of Magellan's ships around the world.Source: JFK by L. Fletcher Prouty
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Earth Had to Be a SphereIt is not so much that certain educated men had not already theorized that Earth was round, but that with the return of the first ship Victoria the expedition’s wealthy financial backers had visual evidence that ships could circumnavigate the...
Source: JFK by L. Fletcher Prouty
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It Is Probably a SphereBefore any celestial distances or sizes could be calculated, the ancient Greeks first had to establish that the Earth is a sphere. This view gained acceptance in ancient Greece as philosophers became familiar with the notion that ships gradually disappear...Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
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The Greatest Change in the Mind of Man Since the Dawn of CreationIt may be postulated that this single bit of physical awareness brought about the greatest change in the mind of man since the dawn of creation. Before Magellan's time, mankind had simply accepted as self-evident the fact that there was...
Source: JFK by L. Fletcher Prouty
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The Heart of Revolutionary Faith, like Any Faith, Is FireThe heart of revolutionary faith, like any faith, is fire: ordinary material transformed into extraordinary form, quantities of warmth suddenly changing the quality of substance. If we do not know what fire is, we know what it does. It burns....Source: Fire in the Minds of Men by James H. Billington
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The Invisible Ones Behind the Visible Sovereign PowersThe real power structures [are] always the invisible ones behind the visible sovereign powers." The power elite is not a group from one nation or even of one alliance of nations. It operates throughout the world and no doubt has...
Source: JFK by L. Fletcher Prouty
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This Power Elite Is Not Easy to DefineThis power elite is not easy to define; but the fact that it exists makes itself known from time to time. Concerning the power elite, R. Buckminster Fuller wrote of the "vastly ambitious individuals who [have] become so effectively powerful...
Source: JFK by L. Fletcher Prouty
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We Choose to Go to the MoonMany years ago, the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it. He said, “Because it is there.” Well, space is there, and we’re going to climb...
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We choose to go to the MoonJFK SpeechBookAddress at Rice University on the nation's space effort, is a September 12, 1962, speech by United States President John F. Kennedy to further inform the public about his plan to land a man on the Moon before 1970.
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