The Paradigm Conspiracy: Why Our Social Systems Violate Human Potential -- And How We Can Change Them Paperback – May 5, 1998

For those already deep into the topic of breaking through the matrix, this may be a redundant read, but I'll take nothing away from the text itself which is a reflection of the deficiencies in cultural problem solving methods. A quick summary takeaway: issue resolution requires a wholesome perspective, which means that fixing a broken part can prove futile if the entire mechanism is faulty. Were the book to have a thesis, it might be something like that. If that's an idea that the esteemed individual reading this review has already internalized, the text will less be "gratifying" and more of a "reaffirming' read. If the summary invoked intrigue then definitely go for it. Oh yeah and as far as readability, i would say it's quite lucid, or perhaps the word is comprehensible; it's easy to understand, unlike certain other arcane texts.Hope this helps. And a quick apology for the pretentious sounding way that i write. I honestly just lack that writing skill that gives my voice the colloquial quality, so i tend to come off sounding like i think i'm better than everyone else, but i don't! I think we're all equal, animals too! And that's a really lovely, comforting thought, good day!

The content of this book is excellent, wonderfully written, down-to-earth, very readable, eye-opening...I believe everyone who seeks true freedom, should read this book. I would have given it 5 stars, unfortunately the publisher appears to be part of the problem to which the authors refer. One of the messages in this book is that we don't really reach our full potential while being controlled and having our soul stifled. One result being goods and services that are not top quality (money being the most important, not people, not quality)...when I got to page 33 of this book, the pages started falling out. I had to laugh, given the incredible paradox in that and wondered what the authors would think of it. Even considered that it was an additional synchronous message pointing to how this controlling society is presently crumbling. The pages continued to fall out as I read... I decided to write the publisher and see if they would -shift their paradigm- and either send me a new book or refund my money. Yes, I had bought the book month's before from Amazon...but, apparently that's too late for an Amazon refund. The publisher (not surprisingly) said I should contact Amazon. Darn, no paradigm shift there :( Breton/Largent, I loved your book, but please find a new publisher, so other's can actually pass this valuable information on...all in One -peace- :)

Here was another library book that I just had to own! More than another self-help book, Chris Largent did an admirable job of explaining how paradigm conditioning has worked throughout human history - but more so toward America's present-day societal paradigms and how we got here.Simply put, everyone of us is the product of our biological, physical, educational, emotional, and media environment. From birth, we have our innate survival instincts which start with recognizing we'll get some attention if we cry. Subconsciously we learn how to maniuplate those around us and yet, we are just as manipulated. In other words, we become addicted to our paradigm - sometimes good, sometimes bad - thing is, once you recognize the patterns, you feel great become you know you can change your world.This book is not a fast read. Not that's it's complicated, it's just worth your time to absorb the message and find out surprising things about yourself, your family, your community, your friends, your government. Highly recommended.

Unfortunately it would be an oxymoron to say it should be on every educational curriculum.At this time in world history it would be a sin NOT not to read it. And Enjoy the experience.

This book provides a profound, insightful survey of many issues individuals need to take a good look at -- and our society needs to know -- to heal on a very deep level.We have been programmed to live in fear. We are controlled and manipulated by fear. It's time to break out of the fear box. Many years ago, Gerald Jampolsky wrote, "Love Is Letting Go of Fear" based on "A Course In Miracles".If you'd like to live a higher quality of life, read this book, study A Course in Miracles, Combined Volume: Text, Workbook for Students, and Manual for Teachers and start releasing fear/guilt. The more you divorce yourself from fear and guilt, the more awake, aware, alert, free and alive you will feel.If you were circumcised, don't overlook the importance of letting go of that trauma... such an early, preverbal unhealed wound can be a big obstacle in the way of feeling love. See my book on FGM in the USA, The Rape of Innocence: Female Genital Mutilation in the U.S.A..We all deserve love and respect and protection from harm. We all deserve to be free of fear. And the good news is, if it had a beginning -- which fear does -- then it will have an end... "Healing is always certain" and "All healing is essentially the release from fear."

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I just want to say that my experience lends itself to some of the contents of this material listed. It rings true for me and also gives me an explanation of what is actually taking place in our society. I have used this material to support my thoughts in university papers that I have written as it offers a wonderfully clear critical view on how we take on the view and understanding of our environment.

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