How Do Rulers Manipulate You?
By distorting the meaning of words. Since you think in words, when definitions become confused, your thinking becomes confused--and you comply with manipulation without realizing it. Mark Hamilton calls words "thinking tools." Keep their meanings accurate, and you can see through any manipulation. Lose them, and you become controllable.
Why Words Are Your Most Powerful Weapons
Mark Hamilton begins with a startling observation: the key to never being manipulated again has nothing to do with conspiracy theories, alternative media, or political awareness. It comes down to something far more fundamental--keeping the definitions of words accurate.
"We think in words," Hamilton explains. "And that's why keeping the meaning of words accurate is so important. If you don't, you start losing your thinking tools. And that becomes a weapon for the cult--the ruling class--to control you."
Thinking Tools
Words with accurate, precise definitions that enable clear thought. Just as a carpenter needs sharp tools to build, you need accurate word meanings to think clearly. When definitions become distorted or confused, your ability to identify reality--and manipulation--becomes impaired.
This isn't abstract philosophy. It's practical self-defense. Once you understand how word manipulation works, you'll never fall for it again.
The 1984 Playbook
In George Orwell's 1984, the totalitarian government systematically removed and redefined words to prevent citizens from even being able to think rebellious thoughts. "They remove the meaning of words so you don't have the strength to identify what's going on," Hamilton observes. "Not only that, but then you comply with what they put on you as a manipulation of your minds. Taking away your thinking tools is part of this manipulation to control you."
Building a Neothink Puzzle Picture
Hamilton demonstrates how to snap thinking tools together like puzzle pieces to reveal hidden truths
Controlling people's lives through manipulating their minds
For the leaders, not the members
Enter worth $100K, leave worth $200M
Extracted through force (prison if you refuse)
The ruling class IS a cult--controlling and manipulating citizens for their own wealth and power
The Cult Definition Applied
Hamilton's daily practice of examining thinking tools led him to analyze the word "cult." When he put the proper words together, he realized something startling:
What Is a Cult?
A cult is controlling people's lives through manipulating their minds for the benefit of the leaders. When Hamilton applied this definition to government, he found it matched exactly: politicians control our lives through laws and regulations, manipulate our minds through propaganda and distorted definitions, and benefit enormously--entering worth $100,000 and leaving worth $200 million on government salaries.
"So there's your puzzle picture," Hamilton concludes. "We're trapped in a cult. And the leaders are getting filthy rich and powerful from the people trapped in that cult."
If politicians earn government salaries, how do they become worth tens or hundreds of millions of dollars? "Because they are a cult and they are benefiting themselves off of controlling and manipulating the people." The wealth disparity between politician entry and exit is mathematically impossible without extraction from citizens.
How Words Get Weaponized Against You
The corrupt system we have now--cronyism, corporate bailouts, regulatory capture, political businessmen getting advantages
Pure mutual value exchange with zero initiatory force. Has never existed on Earth because all governments use force.
Any speech that disagrees with the ruling class narrative--used to attack and suppress freedom of speech
Factually incorrect information. The solution is more speech and debate, not censorship.
Politicians are heroes serving the people; businessmen are villains exploiting workers
Market businessmen create value and drive down prices--true heroes. Career politicians extract wealth through force--the actual villains.
Career Politicians vs. Market Businessmen
Career Politicians
- Create no actual value
- Extract wealth through force (taxes)
- Enter poor, leave rich ($100K → $200M)
- Use regulations to block competition
- Benefit from revolving door with corporations
- Power hungry, dishonest, fundamentally lazy
- Empty vessels who never learned business
Market Businessmen
- Create real value for society
- Compete to offer more for less
- Earn wealth through voluntary exchange
- Drive down prices while improving quality
- No interest in political advantages
- The true heroes of society
- In the arena competing to serve customers
Hamilton distinguishes between market businessmen and "political businessmen"--those who cozy up to government for unfair advantages through the revolving door. "You treat my business favorably, reduce competition by passing these regulations, and when you get out of government, we'll put you in a nice position."
Why True Capitalism Has Never Existed
Initiatory Force
Force initiated against someone who hasn't violated anyone's rights. When government passes regulations telling businesses "you can't do that"--that's initiatory force. When they imprison people for not paying taxes--that's initiatory force. As long as any initiatory force exists in the governing body, you do not have capitalism.
"On this planet, we've never had capitalism. It's never existed," Hamilton states. "What we've had is variations of government control. The closest we ever came was early America, but even then, we didn't have capitalism. Without the Prime Law, you can't have true pure capitalism--which just means mutual value exchange."
"The only valid purpose of government is to protect the people. There's no other purpose. But look at how it's exploded--the bureaucracy getting more money off of us so they can live with wealth and power as we sink."
-- On the expansion of government beyond its valid purpose
Mark Hamilton's Political Experiments
Hamilton has twice attempted to bring these ideas into the political arena:
Political History
"When I recognized that the answer was the Prime Law, my whole world went silent for several hours. I was sitting in a Starbucks, dealing with regulatory bureaucracies, and suddenly realized--I've had it all along. It's sitting right under my nose. It's the Prime Law, and everything will change because of the Prime Law."
The Prime Law
A constitutional principle that forbids all initiatory force in both government and civilization. It protects the smallest minority--the individual--equally. When implemented, it filters out any law or regulation that uses initiatory force. "There's no minority smaller than the individual. So everyone's protected equally. No more minority this or that, no more racism--just the individual protected, all protected equally." Read it at 28thamendment.org
How to Never Be Manipulated Again
Guard Your Definitions
When you hear words like "capitalism," "freedom," "democracy," or "hero," ask: What does this ACTUALLY mean? Is someone distorting the definition to manipulate me? Keep a mental dictionary of accurate meanings.
Build Puzzle Pictures
Take individual thinking tools (words/concepts) and snap them together like puzzle pieces. Cult + benefit + politicians + taxes = ruling class is a cult. This Neothink process reveals hidden truths.
Identify Initiatory Force
Whenever someone wants to control your behavior, ask: Is this backed by initiatory force? Can they imprison me for non-compliance? If yes, you're dealing with the ruling class cult, not legitimate governance.
Know the True Heroes
Market businessmen who compete to provide value are heroes. Career politicians who extract wealth through force are villains. Don't let distorted definitions flip this reality in your mind.
Escape the Cult
Once you see the ruling class as a cult, you can begin mentally separating from it. The ultimate escape: Immortalis--a country with no ruling class, no initiatory force, only mutual value exchange.
Manipulation works by confusing your thinking tools. Clear definitions lead to clear thinking. Clear thinking reveals manipulation. Once you see it, you can never unsee it--and you can never be manipulated again. "All of this came about just by using thinking tools, by using words."
Frequently Asked Questions
What are thinking tools?
Thinking tools are words with accurate, precise definitions. Since humans think in words, the accuracy of word meanings directly determines the quality of thought. When word definitions are distorted or obfuscated, thinking becomes confused and manipulation becomes possible.
How does the ruling class manipulate people through words?
The ruling class distorts word meanings to confuse thinking and prevent people from identifying what's happening. Examples include redefining "capitalism" to mean cronyism, using "misinformation" to attack free speech, and obscuring what "initiatory force" actually means. This mirrors George Orwell's 1984.
What's the difference between market businessmen and career politicians?
Market businessmen compete to provide the greatest value at the lowest prices--they're society's true heroes. Career politicians use initiatory force to extract wealth from citizens while producing no value--entering government worth $100,000 and leaving worth $200 million. Political businessmen cozy up to government for unfair advantages.
Why has true capitalism never existed?
True capitalism means pure mutual value exchange with no initiatory force. Every government in history has used initiatory force (regulations, taxes backed by imprisonment), so we've never experienced true capitalism. The closest was early America, but even then initiatory force existed. Only the Prime Law can create true capitalism.
What is the Prime Law?
The Prime Law forbids all initiatory force in both government and civilization. It protects the smallest minority--the individual--equally. When implemented, it filters out any law or regulation that uses initiatory force, creating the conditions for true capitalism and human flourishing. Read it at 28thamendment.org.
What is Immortalis?
Immortalis is a new country founded by Mark Hamilton based on the Prime Law constitution. It operates as a digital network state with plans for physical territory and sovereignty within 10 years. In Immortalis, there's no ruling class, no forced taxation--only mutual value exchange and voluntary protection services.
What was Mark Hamilton's political history?
In 1992, Hamilton ran an exploratory presidential committee called the People's Party for Economic Prosperity. His manifesto on "career politicians vs market businessmen" influenced Ross Perot's campaign. In 2012, he founded the Twelve Visions Party to promote the Prime Law as the 28th Amendment, achieving 7th place in write-in votes.
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