what dose mean the shadow government?
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Mathur's answer is right - shadow government is one ready to take over should anything happen to the current government.\n\nIn conspiracy theories, shadow government is people not in government who are supposed to actually be in control of what is happening, similar to the Illuminati, or the theories around Rothschild etc.\n\nIn Britain, the Shadow Cabinet and Shadow Ministers are prominent members of the opposition party, who would form the cabinet if that party were in power.
937374
None, and none was needed.  Imagine that!  We can actually do something without the government, who knew?
80703
Things that would harm the 'security' of the government. Sounds nice, but in reality, they hide anything that would interfere with the status quo. Since they don't want a wrong impression of what they have screwed up in the past, they hide pretty much everything they use to make decisions and the actions they take under the premise of 'the interest of national security'. This could be technology which would help enemies (so-called; expanding who constitutes an 'enemy' greatly expands what can be kept secret), anything that would ruin our economy or the main corporations which support it, anything that might reveal how our weapons work, policies about how things are REALLY kept secret, plans for keeping the government (and friends) safe after a major attack, strategic sources of materials which aren't publicly disclosed already, scientific data that might cause panic, scientific data that might cause distrust of the government, inventions which could be used as weapons (yes, they monitor patent applications), and all the usual things like who is a spy for who, how we monitor communications, how other countries monitor our communications (and sell us the info), how much money our intelligence agencies spend, and who in our country is suspected of being a threat to any of the above things.\nI think that pretty much covers it. If anything like paranormal activity, UFO's, or antigravity technology falls under the categories above, welllllll....\nAnd don't forget that they won't tell you if something they tell you is really false or misleading so that you don't investigate something else they are hiding. The interconnected web of confidentiality agreements, classified documents, and disinformation is not an accidentaly complicated system. It is meant to confuse people. Just like the aisles in a store which make you go around things just so you spend more time looking at and buying things you otherwise weren't interested in. It's all in the marketing.
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Fear of the US government.\n\nThey don' support it.
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The U. S. Government.
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The "Illuminati" & the NWO (New World Order)are behind this.\nIt is PART of the plan of our "Shadow Government" to destroy America AND the world. Just type in NWO or Illuminati in your search engine & you'll be flooded with the TRUTH.
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This is a guess; direct government would be the parts directly accountable to elected politicians. Indirect would be those parts not directly accountable eg the judiciary where judges may amend laws but are not accountable to an electorate; an example would be the supreme court in the USA
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The government is (or was) established to protect the rights of the people, not to protect the people. Government is not a scam, even though most of it is a joke. I believe that our country could use a better government, not just locally, but nationally. We as a Nation and a state deserve a better government than we currently have. The government is trying to protect our rights, but we also have private domain (this includes areas of individual life that are of no business to the govt.) We have many freedoms, they just want to protect those rights.
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Politics! They need our trust so they can stay rich and in power. They can abuse our trust because we allow them too. Things can be done, but what are you doing about it? It is one thing in government that is fairly simple. They really don't need our trust, they need us not to think!
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I see more similarities between The Ministry of Truth and the US government.\n\nIt can be summed up in the word's of one of 1984's characters, O'Brien, when he said:\n\n"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever."\n\nBut even in the middle of this totalitarian "utopia," there is one man--Winston Smith--who dares to question authority, and who seeks a life and love for himself.\n\nBut in the end, Winston is simply a pawn in a vast conspiracy. A conspiracy which cheats him of his love, Julia, and ultimately of his own sanity--when he is incarcerated in the Ministry of Love, and subjected to the horrors of Room 101.\n\nHowever, even as Winston Smith lives out his days in diminished manhood, he clings on to one idea--that if there is any hope at all, it lies with the proletariat ("proles").\n\nNow, the "proles" were the ordinary people--the masses. These people were cannon fodder--and largely ignored by the powers that be. Smith's hope was that one day the proles would "wake up"--and in so doing, would--by force of numbers--sweep away the vast illusion of totalitarian state power.\n\nAnd this is the all-important point. It is an ILLUSION. State power is only effective as long as those subject to it "believe" in it. The state has no power except what we grant it. Its power is derived from our willingness to give up our own power. Thus, the state's primary role is to instill in its subjects the idea that it is absolutely necessary, and that without it, life would be miserable and chaotic (like present-day Iraq, perhaps).\n\nState education, manipulation and control of the media, spin, censorship, fear-mongering, doomsday scenarios, mass hysteria, religious symbolism and "grand visions," are all tools of the state--in its constant quest to maintain control over people. And if that doesn't work, well there's always tear gas, guns and tanks!\n\nJust take one example--taxation. Taxation is money taken from you by force. Yes, force. If you do not pay your taxes and continue to ignore threats to do so, then you will be charged and likely incarcerated.\n\nIf you, as an individual, try to stand up to the state and refuse to pay your taxes, then they ship you off to jail. You, by yourself, cannot hope to oppose the state on its own terms. You must set your OWN terms.\n\nHowever, if everyone simply said "no" in unison, there is absolutely nothing the state could do about it. It could not fine everybody (as they would refuse to pay that also). It could not imprison everybody. It certainly could not execute everybody. No, the state would be exposed for what it is--a charade. The big, fat emperor with no clothes.\n\nIn George Orwell's 1984, the road ended in Room 101. But in the real world--the world as it is--you have the opportunity to . You CAN defeat Big Brother in so many different ways. It's just a matter of "waking up" and seeing where the power really resides--with the people.
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I dont think well ever know exactly what our governemnt is doing, but with good watchdog organizations out there helping to keep an eye on them it is helping some. I wish there was a way to know more. There is too much secret shenanigans going on in our government that we dont know about untill the damage is done.
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It means that the country/government will serve its citizens,(make decisions in their favor for the good of all, protect) and in turn the people must serve their country. (through works and attitude, by taking up arms if it is threatened) Sorry a rather simple explanation for one of the most awesome works ever written. Hope that helped a bit ;)
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Yes. There is even a branch of 'government' that uses psychic attack to further its goals.
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they dont trust their government
66076
Yes.  The government wesite is below.
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This depends upon the rules the govern the formation of government and what powers are given and to whom. The document which defines this is usually a country's constitution (written or unwritten). Generally, ministers are selected by a Prime Minister, from within his/her own party or coalition party members. Emphasis is put on seniority within the party,  rewarding party members, competence and forming a stable government.
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it's a russian word that means "council" - used originally to refer to local community councils of workers.  these were (supposedly) regarded as the fundamental government entity under a communist system.\n\ninteresting, isn't it, that the form of government that was in theory all about putting power into the hands of local people and everyday workers has almost-universally has meant huge, absolutist, centralized power?  makes you wonder how communism would've turned out if the guys in charge weren't powermongering jerks.