Peter's Viewpoint

Hey, there’s a great football game or fantastic movie on TV!

You probably heard that one before but did you ever think that it just happened to be a distraction from what might be happening behind the closed doors of your government.

Yes, just the way that cunning marketing changes your thoughts about buying a new product, governments use similar tactics to enact laws and take decisions that might otherwise be inundated by objecting citizens, until their true objectives are in motion or complete.

In Greece, Italy, and Spain, recent posts in newspapers and newscasts such as the “witch hunt” to place the blame for the current financial debacle, the assertion that Silvio Berlusconi maybe involved in the latest corruption scandal, and digging up the infamous crimes of Franco, are not only the latest news but can be a diversion from the focus on the problems of the country and the EU.  This happens in other countries as well just as recent events discuss the meeting of the Dalai Lama with President Obama and the threatening tone of China, while it either reduces or increases the focus on another agenda.

Do you think this is a conspiracy theory?  Just the way that George W. Bush created the term “weapons of mass destruction” that never actually existed, a new law or action might be happening that could take you be surprise.

While we enjoy the benefits that technologies like the Internet has brought us, we must also deal with the flood of information that can blind or misguide us.

Focuses combined with strategy are the key to preventing events from happening before they do.  Just as in business, the better your vision is to interpreting the overall situation, the better you will be able to effectively act and provide a clearer solution.