Ghosts in the Machine - Warfare is Evolving
We are in a war, but a different kind.
All images from above graphic taken from video “Ghosts in the Machine”.
An Emotional Roller Coaster
Many of you have been on a roller coaster. You climb to the top in your “car” and feel a knot in your stomach as you start to fall, only to go back up!
Like many of you, I watched the 2020 election, and thought that the outcome would be different. Nothing could have prepared me for the emotional roller coaster we've been through the past 4 years. Immediately following the election that took many days to decide I went on a mission to try and determine what was going on in our country.
I started finding connections. Things that didn't really add up, or made too much sense. I had to know what's going on. I now don't pretend to fully know. This search however brought me to learn about Psyops and Irregular Warfare.
Irregular Warfare
Before we get into the popular video Ghosts in the Machine, I think it’s important to introduce the type of war I believe we’re in. Years ago war was fought with tanks and missiles, and men and women who paid the ultimate price in defense of our country. This type of warfare isn’t completely obsolete, but with the advances in technology it has become necessary for warfare to evolve as well. The below Ven diagram illustrates some of the characteristics of irregular warfare.
We now have an admission from Mark Zuckerberg that the Biden Administration was able to work through them to censor information they didn’t want out. In the United Kingdom people are being put in jail for posting information. These two examples illustrate the complexity of irregular warfare. When the flow of information is controlled people are able to be gaslit by the media. Now to our video.
Mysterious Video
Ghosts in the Machine is a video that was put out by the 4th Psyop Group in 2022. This was advertised as a recruitment video, but there are some interesting things about this production. I recommend that you watch the video before proceeding as there is a lot to it.
In the beginning the following words flash across the screen.
A news commentator comes on
“As the world listens and watches in horror, the peaceful pro-democracy demonstration in China comes to a violent and bloody end. Then Ronald Reagan’s voice comes on saying: “Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
The following words flash across the screen.
“Born from the ashes of a world at war.”
Insight: The above symbol belongs to the Ghost Army which was Top Secret unit set to deceive and confuse the Nazi’s in World War 2.
“You’ll find us in the shadows.”
“At the tip of the spear”
Insight: It’s interesting to note that the tip of a spear is the logo for USSOCOM, which is the United States Special Operations Command. I believe they are doing a big part to assist in this unconventional war we are in.
Note that on their X (Formerly Twitter) profile they have the following video pinned
You may hold a position of command with our special forces, forces which are too unconventional to be called conventional, forces which are growing in number and importance and significance, for we now know that it is wholly misleading to call this the “nuclear age,” or to say that our security rests only on the doctrine of massive retaliation.
Back to Ghosts in the Machine.
“A threat rises in the east”
Insight: It is interesting to note that this video came out on May 2, 2022, a few months after the conflict was announced between Ukraine and Russia.
“Warfare is evolving and all the world’s a stage.”
“There is another very important phase of warfare. It has as it’s target, not the body, but of the mind of the enemy.”
“The target of psychological warfare is against the enemies mind.”
“It is words and ideas. Ammunition used by Psywar.”
Link: To learn more about Psyops and Special Forces, specifically the OSS go to a link for some of my other work.
“Anything we touch is a weapon. We can deceive, persuade, change, influence, inspire.”
Insight: At one point in the video soldiers are shown overturning an inflatable tank. In the 2nd world war psychological warfare was deployed to make it look like we had more firepower than we did. This deterred the enemy from attacking.
“Its mission is to influence the thoughts of enemy soldiers, and at the same time is expected and encouraged to study foreign languages and the social sciences such as history economics, and sociology. He must have a broad and sympathetic understanding of all phases of human experience.”
“We come in many forms”
“But the use of this force as an integral part of combat has now taken on new form.”
“We are everywhere”
“A feeling in the dark”
“A message from the stars”
“Ghosts in the Machine”
“What are we?”
“PSYWAR”
Conclusion
When I first watched this, I was impressed with the complexity of it, as well as its unsettling eeriness. I believe this was not a recruitment video as advertised, but a message telling all who would listen about the complexities of the war that we are in. It speaks of “words and ideas”, which are “ammunition used by Psywar”. It makes sense to me that as everything else around has evolved, that war would as well. This completely changes the game of warfare and introduces us to the concept of words and ideas being a very powerful form of warfare.
With this knowledge what do we do? We need to do all we can. Become involved in your community, and elections. Maybe be a poll worker. Our Country is about to make big changes. Be part of this movement and act!
Also we can become involved in this battle of information to the extent that we choose. Many people don’t want to, which is completely understandable. This Country however is worth standing and fighting for (metaphorically speaking), and this is a war or words and ideas that we must win!
Earlier I compared this Psyop to a roller coaster with any ride there is an end where we will have peace and rest. I pray this will be sooner than later.
-Patriot Joe
Bonus Content:
The below video often called “Trump: The Establishment” goes over so many of the things we are currently facing at the time this is written (Aug 2024). This election will be so HUGE!
Notice he said itself.