In this post I am going to analyze David Icke's responses to Jesse Ventura in order to show how this interview could cause one to question the genuineness of David Icke's endeavors as a speaker and an author.
This short analysis is just that, a short analysis, not a conclusion, but rather a suggestion to be skeptical and more critical of the information this man puts forth and the intention behind it all. However, I do not encourage anyone to make a conclusion based on my brief analysis of a single interview. In addition I will offer possible criticisms to my own points. So, onward!
1. This may sound meticulous and ridiculous to some, but I found it to be quite revealing. After Jesse tells David he has searched high and low for reptilians but found none David replies with a curt and cold 'and?' Right away, David can sense Jesse's skepticism and he goes on the defensive. In my view, if you know you have been honest, being short with someone is not the first response, at least not at the very beginning. That kind of attitude at the beginning of the discussion suggests insecurity in the speaker which invites suspicion among listeners. In addition, what does he mean 'and'? If he is the only man, high profile in the pubic eye, that has gathered the information, done research traveling around the world for two decades, written books, and sold out seats, shouldn't it be obvious to him why Jesse is there telling him that he has traveled high and low and found no reptilians? I think so.
The first obvious criticism of this point is that, well, Jesse didn't ask a question. So a response like 'and?' could also be a simple indicator that David wants to know what the precise question is. The next criticism is that it is hard to determine someone's internal/emotional activity based on their external behavior, making my analysis of the feelings behind his response only one plausible hypothesis. Other people might not hear the same defensiveness or insecurity that I did.
2. Jesse said to David "Everybody's focused me and geared me towards you and they tell me you got the answers here". David Icke gave a response to this statement fascinated me. He responds with "Well, um, whose got all the answers? None of us really, but we've all got some of the answers" as he darts his eyes away, rather than keeping them fixed and steady on Jesse. Essentially what he has done is this: Make a case for why he shouldn't be expected to have the answers to questions about the reptilian theory that Jesse hasn't even asked yet. After all, none of us have all the answers. The suggestion here is that it is only fair to expect partial or vague answers since 'no one has "all" the answers but everyone has "some".
The next thing that jumps out at me is the simple fact that he has put forth his ideas as the truth about the nature of reality and what is truly happening in our world and beyond [ie his book The Truth Shall Set You Free], but then says he doesn't have all the answers. To promote allegedly accurate information about subjects that have been mysterious and elusive to people since the dawn of civilization, and then say you don't have all the answers and suggest you should only be expected to have some of the answers, is suspicious to me. If you only have some of the answers and "everyone has some of the answers", then when it comes to having the answers, you're in the same boat as everyone else, and being in the same boat as everyone else makes one far from qualified to claim he has found the truth that can set humanity free.
3. Jesse asks David where and how he can see a reptilian, he says that they operate outside of visible light and that not everything that exists can be seen via visible light (which is certainly true). However, this response doesn't answer the question. So, Jesse pushes harder and asks how do I turn the radio on and see one? I want to see a shapeshifter, how do I see one? Give me proof. Again, no answer. Instead David tells him he should read his book. Surely, books are written to be read and that's all fine and well, but that doesn't negate the fact that David never gives an adequate answer to Jesse's question, and should have.
Jesse asks again, 'what do I need to do to prove it to myself'? David says that one must be in a situation where it happens. One has to be in a situation where it happens? The obvious problem with this response is that it is vague and nondescript. Essentially all he says is that if happens in front of you in a given situation you will have proof. Well, duh! But that doesn't give anyone an action they can take on their own to see these beings. He also says that when they enter visible light, we can see them. Same problem, this doesn't give anyone an action they can take on their own. That statement only tells us how a reptilian reveals itself to us, not how we can reveal the knowledge of the existence of reptilians to ourselves.
4. Jesse asks if he sits through the nine hour lecture if it will become clear to him. For someone who has the truth that will set humanity free, this should be an easy yes or no question to answer. David says that it depends what one makes of the information. Saying that it depends on the listener is an easy way to deviate the focus from the alleged clarity and reality of his message.
5. Interestingly, David at one point gets closest to an adequate answer to the question 'what does it take for one to have knowledge of, not belief in, these reptilian beings'? He explains that one must have an open mind, and spend over 20 years doing research in 55 different countries, for 10 or more hours a day. This kind of investment of time and money is not something everyone can do, so if that is what it takes to gain the knowledge of these beings, then it doesn't sound like reasonably accessible knowledge. It is important to make the distinction between knowledge and belief. Sitting through a lecture or a sermon and taking what you hear as truth is taking on a belief. Learning something through direct experience is the first step towards knowledge.
Kind and constructive comments from a place of peacefulness are always welcome.
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