When I was young and living in England, Cliff and The Shadows were worthy competitors in the world music arena. Cliff was a very good vocalist, merged well with his band, but unlike the Beatles, couldn't conquer the American market. The Beatles had a clearly-stated political position, they were pretty much above competition, they wrote almost all of their songs.
Ultimately John Lennon was assasinated for his political views. I remember John thought Cliff was a good musician.
When the balloon went up regarding child abuse at the hands of celebrities, Cliff was in the cross-hairs from about 2011 on, via an allegation to Mark Williams-Thomas from a 'child' who 'claims' he was 'abused' by Cliff at a Billy Graham revival in 1985. Why is this ongoing? I was at a loss for words at this point. Then, this excellent summation caught my eye. I don't know who "Paul" is, but I hope he'll contact me if he objects to the reprint.
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Are we nearing the end of this cliffhanger? Is someone riding to the rescue? See you at the movies!
"It’s exactly what a lot of people want. This type of (alleged) crime is the utterly perfect ‘excuse’ for just that. For most of the public, it trumps murder in its abhorrence. They WANT it to be true. They want blood.
This includes all the so-called ‘truthers’ and conspiracy theorists, who otherwise (on other subjects) may be correct in what they say (communism, cultural Marxism, banking & finance, etc – many rational people would agree with various aspects of the ‘conspiracy community’ on these and other subjects). How curious then, that many so-called ‘truthers’ have been so taken in by this entire fiasco and taken the diametrically opposed path to the actual truth?
But the fact is that very many of the internet theorists and conspiracists are, at heart, merely part of ‘the mob’. To some degree they play a part (along with the MSM) of whipping up the frenzy among the herd, together becoming the mob as a whole. Most of the underclass want to riot again (they would at least rather welcome it). Many of the more supposedly ‘switched on’ type of ‘truther’ want various flavours of civil war and revolution. And somewhere along the line, their oft-mentioned devices of ‘lamp-posts and piano wire’ are destined to come into the picture.
Now it’s one thing to string up perceived enemies for financial and constitutional wrongs (much of this bluster is ill-thought-out bravado – though no less dangerous for it ….. or the words of psychopaths) but how much easier is it (in the mind) to propose its use for the additional crime of child abuse? This is how a lot of people are thinking. They are still essentially brutes, who wish to respond to very real wrongs that have been perpetrated, with lynch-mob violence. A belief in a witchcraft type of fever sweeping the land is just the extra juice they need to justify their already well-developed blood-lust.
That’s what I think. I’ve asked a few ‘truthers’ (and admittedly more dedicated conspiracy loons, of the Icke type devotee) whether they have ever considered that they are hoodwinked on this one and have gone totally in the wrong direction entirely. That the real conspiracy is the one as discussed on this very blog – that it’s mainly all lies.
No – they don’t want that. They’re too emotionally invested, both initially and definitely by now. They WANT it to be true. It’s too juicy and salubrious to ever let go, and that’s the thing that captivated them initially. You could say that deep down they are also perverts of a sort, though not direct perpetrators. They are fantasists and lechers. Voyeurs. They WANT sexual crimes to have occurred – just not perpetrated by themselves. “To Hell with the wicked – but not I”. And self-righteous indignation and the need to feel (or rather display) compassion for ‘victims’ is also paramount in this age*.
To the people I know I have asked – ‘would you rather that the names you accuse were in fact Not Guilty (and so by implication the ‘victims’ were not abused, but safe and unharmed) or would you rather that they were indeed Guilty (and so people have been abused for real)? The overwhelming (and passionate) answer is – GUILTY! These people care little about the victim – what they care most about is the prospect of a sentence being passed. Besides, in the modern world, one can assuage any tinges of regret by the comforting thought of financial compo (from a 3rd party source – the public purse) for the victims themselves. But we want Guilty and then we want blood – that’s the sentiment.
*It’s all a form of brain-washed soft-leftism too of course, a cultural Marxist desire in so many: The need for a victim – the ‘other’. The need to preach a moral superiority. The desire to snoop and accuse. The desire for state heavyweight action. A hive-like mentality. Groupthink. Constant tension and a desire for ‘revolution’. General barbarism and depravity.
Paul."
Here endeth the lesson.