hypnolibertarian

When starting a blog that can be (with some literary license) called professional, an introduction is in order.  Perhaps some of you have been attracted by the unusual name of the blog, and wonder what it means.  Well, the “hypno” part of the name is fairly simple: I am a certified hypnotherapist.  The libertarian part is also fairly simple: I believe that, when possible, the government should leave people alone to make their own decisions.  However, I also acknowledge that the exact point where “possible” occurs, both in general and in specific cases, is something upon which reasonable men may disagree; I am therefore not a member of the Libertarian party.  Those of you who are used to political debate will instantly recognize that this definition can apply to almost any form of government, right up to socialism.  I admit this; however, the sense in which I mean ” leave people alone to make their own decisions” is, for the purposes of this blog, fairly specialized and specific.  This has to do with the “hypno” part of the title, which is not there just to tantalize.

As a professional hypnotist, I recognize a large number of areas where those in what has been called the “power structure” use hypnotic language and hypnotic techniques to bend the people to their will — to make them behave as those in power want them to behave.  This includes the government, political campaigns, corporations, and anyone whose existence — to be very prosaic, whose job — depends on making you do what they want you to do.  Rather than use the force of arms, in the form of explicit laws and police, they use the force of covert persuasion (which is often more effective, as we will discuss at times).

As a small “l” libertarian, I believe this to be, if not immoral, then at least something which should be exposed to the conscious deliberation of the public.  It is my self-chosen task to expose these tactics here, in this blog, for those who care to read about it.

I shall continue the introduction part for the next few blogs, then get into some specifics that are of interest in this campaign season.  I hope you will travel along with me.

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