Inadvertently standing up for our freedom

So, after weeks of heated speculation – the Australian Interior Authority campaign has been revealed.

Most who’ve been following the story know by now that the campaign has reached its conclusion, and many have been caught off guard by the surprising outcome. Instead of the movie, game, or even tobacco industry that it was widely speculated to be supporting, the answer is intended to inspire even more debate. The thought-provoking campaign is actually for the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, Canberra and the rights we seem to have forgotten that we have.

Even if some were eagerly awaiting the announcement of a new dystopian film or alternate reality game, the campaign has without a doubt served as a stark reminder to Australians of the kind of laws other countries have imposed on their citizens, and by comparison the freedoms we still enjoy.

The site that you are now redirected to when you visit the Australian Interior Authority site (ourfreedom.com.au) reminds us of the freedom we have all grown up with in Australia.

Hopefully this has all had the effect it was after – that is, an awareness of the complacency some of us are displaying in Australia for something that citizens of many countries are literally fighting for. We each hold the right to voice an opinion, gather in public, stand up for our beliefs, follow our own religions without fear of persecution, and continue our family life without government intervention. This surely is a more inspirational topic than an alternate reality game.

All in all – an interesting and compelling story has been told. And it’s certainly raised some issues and discussion. I’d love to hear your thoughts, as I’m sure I’m not the only one who has been touched by the issues the campaign has brought up.

Stay tuned for information on Australia’s first ‘Have Your Say’ Day, coming up next week! I’ll be helping spread the word, and so can you!

TV ads, press, and the debate heats up

Australians, as a whole, I’ve always found to be an opinionated bunch. From the milk bar owner down the road, to your nosy neighbour, to the vocal taxi driver – everyone has their point of view. Even though we don’t always agree with others’ opinions, that is also our right as Australians. And it’s something I think we might take for granted.

As someone who investigates conspiracies as a hobby, and who is deeply immersed in the world of blogging, I actively encourage free speech. I’m no politician, or lobbyist, but I am interested in the truth. The number of private messages I’ve gotten from interested parties since I picked up the Australian Interior Authority story have ranged from curious to incensed, but have only served to cement this mentality for me. Even when this furore has been directed at me or my sources questioned, it’s still nice to know I’m living in a country where people have the ability, and the passion, to stand up for what they believe in. It is evident we live in a country that still has a voice, and a say in how our country is run – and sometimes we forget this.

The signs that have brought all this up – ranging from billboards, to posters, and now what was clearly intended to be television advertising  I believe all have a link. It’s not likely to be tobacco, it’s not likely to be a new game or movie… the link I believe is more literal than that.

Any change to our democratic rights has always been met with passionate resistance from our nation and voices rarely heard suddenly emerge from the woodwork. And today, it seems, will be no different.

Our country is a democracy – but perhaps we’ve taken for granted that this means we have rights, and a collective voice. In fact, I read an article which claims that the people that will be running our country one day have largely forgotten what the concept of democracy is.  It’s an alarming statistic stated in “Half of school students don’t know they live in a democracy”, and this is exactly the point.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/urgent-lessons-in-democracy/story-fn7x8me2-1226092028606

I believe that’s what the billboards are alluding to. Maybe to remember what we stand for as a nation we have to know what it feels for it to be taken away. We take a lot for granted in Australia; I know this. Anyone who has travelled to countries ruled by fear and dictatorships knows this. But threats to our freedom will come up again in this world, and will always be met with the united and unhindered voice of Australians.

We can still have our say, people. And I encourage us all to now.

Once I’ve Started Something I’ll Finish It

Ignorance is bliss, but once I’ve started on something, I will finish it!

Google – nowadays the most instantaneous detective of all – has lead most of us to discover fairly quickly that the campaign has been outed as NOT associated with the tobacco industry.
Calls to the Alliance of Australian Retailers have garnered simply a shrug of the shoulders and a flat denial. My source is quite clear in its insistence: there is something more sinister at play than a continuation of the Nanny State ads. So whatever they are campaigning for… it sure ain’t tobacco.
http://brisbaneblog.info/2011/07/australian-interior-authority-campaign-linked-to-australian-branch-of-ad-company-draftfcb/

The company behind the story and its advertising are keeping their mouths shut tight on who their client is, but it hasn’t stopped the questions coming. I’ve been inundated with emails,  and those who follow me will notice I’ve been laying low. This has been because I myself have come under fire with some questioning of my own intentions. One has even linked me to the tobacco companies! Untrue, people – just plain untrue. I can explicitly say, right now, that all I’m here to do is to find THE TRUTH. Where is our freedom of speech and thought and belief and opinion? I tell you as a conspiracy theorist at heart, I’m here to help others discover the truth too.

The leads I’ve been privy to are all linking up to slowly reveal something quite bizarre. New items of interest include two video clips that I’ve been sent and have uploaded onto YouTube as of a few days ago. Although the lead came anonymously, I have an idea where it came from. And let me say – it’s getting very interesting.

Although these tell us nothing new, the organisation behind them looks to be building a campaign, which was originally intended for television, but for obvious reasons they have been pulled from airing.

I invite you all to share your opinions with me, and together, let’s find out out who is truly behind this.

It’s getting hot in here

As a conspiracy theorist I have learnt to never take anything on face value. I received this random tweet on the weekend pointing out the apparent ‘solution’ to these posters going up and also the website. (Dare I say the Tweeter has NO followers and the Tweet to me was the only Tweet ever made.) Off the back of this and some other Tweets, I did some digging around and although there is information pointing all over the place. I’m not convinced that this is a marketing campaign, a futuristic game or a new movie.

Going back to basics I noted this, the messages recorded on these posters to date include:

Any citizens apprehended after curfew will be arrested.

All pregnancies must be approved.

All public gatherings are strictly prohibited.

Holders of expired ID cards will be prosecuted.

Although these are the only messages I’ve managed to extract so far, these are pretty outlandish statements to make and although I could see this working for a possible new blockbuster movie or futuristic TV series, is this really the hands of marketing professionals or are we all fooling ourselves into believing it a hoax, purely because we think we are safe in our democratic state of mind?

We are happy to believe all other marketing shit, yet when it could affect us more directly and severely than ever, we laugh it off? There are individuals and institutions making all sorts of decisions on our behalf – but when human rights are violated – we simply shrug it off as a marketing spree. This is serious stuff, and I’m not gonna wait for the truth to find me. I’m going to find the truth for myself and expose it to all of you.

So, between all the emails, tweets and blogs posts to date, these are some of the sources pointing us in different directions.

1. These photos were shared on Facebook…

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=220048724682574&set=a.214601255227321.54138.182488715105242&type=1&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=220048341349279&set=a.214601255227321.54138.182488715105242&type=1&theater

Now I’m not on Facebook myself – but I managed to get these accompanying screengrabs:

It is evident that the movie buffs are onto this. But I’m not sure if they realize just how big a thing they might be onto. Wouldn’t it be funny to see their faces when they realize this is for real.

2. There is also a lot of interesting theory unfolding in the conversation on QuickSales.com – the community are laughing but I have to wonder who is really going to have the last laugh here.

http://www.quicksales.com.au/Community/topic.aspx?t=computer&tid=436536

I end this post with an update. I’ve received something else from my source. I need more info and time to complete my research before sharing, but I can assure you this is all related somehow. Please hang tight and keep spreading the word while I get my ducks in a row. I’ll be back with an update – soon!

-TD

#nannystate – filtering the lies from truth

I’ve had the hard task of doing a lot of filtering of late. One is always faced with making decisions about whether something is real or not based on how people around you respond to information. If everyone sees it and it is on mainstream media – it must be real. If it’s a silly poster on the side of a highway, or on an obscure website – everyone thinks I’m delusional. None-the-less my pursuit for truth goes on…

I recently came across a post about the censorship of Australian web media. Everyone comments on it, as do I, and it seems to be something that is happening for real.

http://news.cnet.com/Australia-pushes-further-Web-censorship/2100-1028_3-6209337.html?tag=mncol

There is also this latest TV campaign about the Nanny State. Plain package cigarettes. Now, I’m all for plain packaging – but what is this whole nanny state approach about? I found a stream on twitter that is full of people complaining about different things happening in their areas and the #nannystate.

In case you haven’t seen the Nanny State TV commercial yet, I was unable to embed it, but here is a link to a page where you can view it: http://theconversation.edu.au/nanny-knows-best-why-big-tobaccos-attack-on-mary-poppins-ought-to-backfire-1851#comments

I can’t help but keep asking what is going on here? Are we really at the point of losing our voice completely? There is something we are not being told…

-TD

The case of the disappearing lake…and its cover up

In May 2007, a huge lake in Patagonia Chile literally disappeared overnight.  The only things left behind were a giant 30meter deep pit, icebergs, and dry soil.  It becomes a cover up because it wasn’t made known to the public for 2 years.

As word spread across the internet, UFO enthusiasts and paranomalists are putting forth theories as to how something like this could have happened.

This wasn’t a small lake or pond either—it was approximately five miles long

The last time geologists saw the lake was in March 2007 and nothing appeared strange or different about it at all.  What could have happened within just two short months between when the geologists surveyed the site and the ‘incident’?  How could a giant lake disappear out of nowhere?  In addition to the lake simply vanishing, a river that flowed from the lake was reduced to a very small stream.

-TD

 

Update on posters…

Yesterday I shared this story “Can this be real?” on my blog and on Twitter. It’s about this random set of posters that have gone up in Bondi Junction – Sydney. I’m thrilled that thanks to Twitter my message for a clearer photo reached the masses and about 4 hours later I got this photo emailed to me.

Taken along a stretch of Kingsgrove Road, in Sydney as well. So a) the rumours are true and posters are going up everywhere, and b) there is no doubt something going on.

Let’s get more feet on the ground and see if we can get more of these pics and locations revealed. I might even start a directory of locations for reference!

If anyone sees anything else in Sydney let me know. What the heck – we better keep an eye out in Melbourne and Canberra too! All states please, let me know if you can share photos or information about these posters.

TD

Change is inevitable

So not long ago I went out on a limb to announce that I have a connection to some insider information. I’m not totally sure what this might all be about, but I received the first of this supposedly ‘classified’ information just last night.

Not wanting to put at risk the informants identity, some information has been blacked out.  The image though is of an email received by the informant. It seems to indicate that someone is investigating the possible implementation of some kind of population control ‘one child’ like policy. This can’t be real? But my source vouches that the study has been conducted and the results are being shared amongst a shadowy group of people.

Not having a digital copy of the email I don’t have the attached document that it refers to, I’m just taking whatever I can from this. But I will be pushing to get my hands on it. And the minute I do (I’m in too deep now) I’ll publish it and get you all to help me analyse it.

The only reference to anything worth noting is the “AIA”… I have no idea what it means or what it possibly stands for? It must be Australian something or other….

What intrigues me most is the way the email finished  – ‘in your service’ – like some sort of pseudo-militia or quasi-political operation?  It’s an alarming read. I’m going to keep my ear to the ground, and of course – if you see or hear of anything similar – let me know! (If you’re able to take the risk.)

On a separate note, I’m redoing the interior of an old Ford Falcon and am looking for parts – if anyone has any tips – let me know!