Customer Reviews


7 Reviews
5 star:
 (4)
4 star:
 (2)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
Share your thoughts with other customers
Create your own review
 
 
Only search this product's reviews

The most helpful favorable review
The most helpful critical review


14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Our Ruling Elite Hate Us
OUR ROYALTY

by Steven M. Barry

The Hidden Organizers

Do people really sit around and plot our destruction? Sure they do. Take for example the Environmental Grantmaker's Association. The officers of several interlocking (Rockefeller funded) foundations assemble annually to study opponents of the federal government's Western land grab and recommend policies to the...

Published on December 7, 1998

versus
2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars An moderately interesting re-hashing of the New World Order
The Satori and the New Mandarins provides a basic description of an alleged, secret, invisible governing body. Pulling from several resources (many uncited), the book describes the Satori as the secretive, invisible power elite (who is not revealed) and the Mandarins as their less secretive agents (notable people who allegedly have allegience to the Satori and not to...
Published on July 14, 1998


Most Helpful First | Newest First

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Our Ruling Elite Hate Us, December 7, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: The Satori and the New Mandarins (Paperback)
OUR ROYALTY

by Steven M. Barry

The Hidden Organizers

Do people really sit around and plot our destruction? Sure they do. Take for example the Environmental Grantmaker's Association. The officers of several interlocking (Rockefeller funded) foundations assemble annually to study opponents of the federal government's Western land grab and recommend policies to the Bureau of Land Management about how to discredit property owners and keep them tied up in court until they are bankrupt. Not surprisingly, the Bureau of Land Management is beginning to arm themselves to the teeth in the face of opposition from property owners to having wolves and Grizzly bears reintroduced into areas where humans had eliminated them in favor of more productive food animals, and amazingly (to the feds), property owners are objecting to having their property confiscated to create a "migration corridor" for buffalo. The plan is to depopulate the entire high plains. Ideas like "sustainability" and "wilding" are thought out well in advance, and not by minions like the foundation officers of the Environmental Grantmaker's Association. That is the point of Dr. Krieg's book, The Satori and the New Mandarins.

In the introduction Dr. Krieg describes the "Satori" as his "designation for the ruling elite." The word "has its origins in feudalistic Japan and means 'the hidden organizers'" (xv). The "Mandarins" on the other hand "were the people and organizations which attended to day-to-day operations for the Satori" (ibid).

Dr. Krieg hit upon an observable fact regarding the steady erosion of our liberties:

"First, the desired outcome of the dialectic is generated. Second, two radically opposite concepts are structured and presented to the public. Third, the two opposing radical views are moderated so as to become the Satori outcome" (xvii).

This is the essence of "pressure from below, pressure from above." No revolutionary change, just calculated, methodical compromising, "playing the citizenry like marionettes, one against the other, through the vehicles of Class Envy, Racial Strife, Political Separation, Kulturkrieg and Gender Conflict, we are separated and played against each other" (xvii). Dr. Krieg illustrates this process throughout Chapter 1, "Manipulation," using such examples of NAFTA and the attempt to nationalize medical care.

An important theme that runs throughout Dr. Krieg's work, is that those whom he describes as the Satori are the guiding force behind the United State's maneuvering to become the "New World Order." The bromides about "democracy" and "free markets" that dominate U.S. foreign policy are little more than propaganda and deception to distract public attention away from what are, in the balance, socialist policies. He also describes the manipulation of the American population through incessant Kulturkrieg, which pits growing numbers of Balkanized groups against each other as they jockey for political favor and increasing government handouts through judicial activism.

Environmentalism, according to Dr. Krieg, is one of the key vehicles of Satori manipulation of legislative regulation of business and industry. He makes the observation that businessmen and industrialists are among the largest contributors of donations to "Green" foundations that disburse funds to groups who then turn around and use the money to attack business and industry. For example, Dwayne Andreas, who through Archer Daniels & Midland contributed $250.000 to underwrite the Gorbachev Foundation's State of the World Forum in 1995, is also a member of the "Council of the Wise" that includes such eco-illuminaries as George Bush, Ted Turner, Bill Gates, and Allan Cranston.

Dr. Krieg points out that the so called "Free Trade" hyped by the Establishment media and economic pundits bears no resemblance to free markets described by laissez faire and Austrian School economists. What is shopped to the public as "Free Trade" is "government managed trade, free of import/export tariffs... it would be more accurate to term NAFTA etc., as State Monopoly Capitalism, the beneficiaries of which are a favored elite" who are deliberately transferring American business and industry overseas while imposing crippling environmental and "safety" regulations on their competitors in the United States. Quoting South Carolina industrialist Roger Milliken:

"Middle America is being transformed into an underclass by trade policies that benefit only Wall Street and ignore the well being of small town America. I reject arguments that free trade can create jobs to offset those lose to overseas competition and dismiss suggestions that if an American turns to protectionism it will provoke retaliatory acts by other nations. No one can retaliate, we have the market in which everyone wants to sell." (69)

In other words, foreign markets need us, we don't need foreign markets. Then why would the Satori, through the offices of their minions, the Mandarins, deliberately push for policies that are specifically designed to destroy American businesses and industry? It's really very simple. They hate us. They consider themselves a ruling class beholden to nothing save their "divine right" to rule and have no other aim than to rule us as our "postmodern" feudal aristocracy. To do that, they must reduce us to peasants.

Closing

The Satori and the New Mandarins contains several insightful connections between the activities of our self anointed nomenklatura and the disintegration of American society in general and American sovereignty in particular. Dr. Krieg reluctantly admits that a comprehensive listing of just who the "Satori" (let's call them our Central Committee) are would be mere guesswork, although he does include an acceptably comprehensive listing of the "Mandarins" (our nomenklatura). But Dr. Krieg does provide us with clue to their identity:

"The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government of the U.S. since the days of Andrew Jackson." Franklin Delano Roosevelt 23 November 1931 letter to "Colonel" Edward Mandel House

In all, The Satori and the New Mandarins is worth the price for its comprehensive treatment of the interlocking activities of the "Mandarins" and the fresh insight Dr. Krieg brings to a difficult and often maligned subject.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Demonstrates the details of a conspiracy in our government, January 16, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: The Satori and the New Mandarins (Paperback)
Adrian Krieg's The Satori And The New Mandarins surveys current American and world history demonstrating the details of a conspiracy in our government -- and does this out of the mouths of the conspirators themselves. "The Satori" is what Krieg calls the elite who lead the conspiracy, while the "Mandarins" are the active participants. Listed by name are 3,400 Mandarins who are presently involved in world government, as well as the most important international participants. By reading this book, you will discover why the American government really bailed out Mexico; why you can't seem to find an American-made product in your local stores; why America's Middle East policy makes no sense; why the government institutes more gun laws; who are the stockholders of the Federal Reserve; why congress approved the NAFTA agreement without one single congressman having read it; who really controls the American government; what organization completely dominates our U.S. State Department; what the relationship is between the CFR, TC, Bilderbergers and Bones; how the EC and NAFTA are the same thing, and much, much more. After reading The Satori And The New Mandarins you will never look at American politics or governance in quite the same way again. James A. Cox Editor-In-Chief The Midwest Book Review
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Stellar, January 14, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: The Satori and the New Mandarins (Paperback)
Most are troubled with the idea that a "conspiracy" lies behind government action and major events. This author does a stellar job outlining and defining the conspirators agenda and just who is involved. A must for freedom loving Americans. A+
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars info about the powers that be and the powers you cant see, September 24, 2001
By 
Michael A. Jones (godwin, NC United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: The Satori and the New Mandarins (Paperback)
This book is an essential piece of any conspiracy theorist's library. It is packed with tons of important information. The sources and references he lists are easily researchable. He even has the gall to put a list of people in the back of the book who are part of the conspiracy.
The preponderance of evidence that the author presents proves that conspiracies in this modern age are not theories, but are indeed facts. As a reader you can only conclude this opinion if you actually do your homework and research his sources.
A.H. Krieg states that there are controlling powers in the world ,(the mandarins), who are actually being controlled by a higher, super secretive body of powerfull individuals ,(the satori), bent on controlling the world . In effect it is a conspiracy within a conspiracy.
I give this book the highest recommnendation posible. If this book were given to everybody in the USA, there would be an epic and bloody civil war of which this country has never seen or ever imagined.
I cannot express enough my admiration for this presentation. A.H. Krieg had a lot of guts to write and print this book. As far as I am concerned he is dead on.
PLEASE BUY THIS BOOK AND PASS ITS INFORMATION ON TO EVERYBODY YOU KNOW, FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGNTY
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars World Government in Your Future, May 10, 2006
This review is from: The Satori and the New Mandarins (Paperback)
"The Satori and the New Mandarins" is a strange title, but perhaps it is less inflammatory than de-coding it as "The Ruling Elite and their Stooges."

The title is derived from an arrangement in feudal Japan. It means that an unseen elite group is directing events through a galaxy of subordinate organizations.

The author believes that we're headed for world government, but he focuses on the issue of free trade (endorsed by Marx for its destructive effect).

The author envisions about 30 men in the inner circle of a conspiracy for world domination. They are tied together by family and social acquaintances, and the principal occupation among them is "international banking, investment banking-in a word-finance." They owe no allegiance to any entity except themselves. Now, take a deep breath. They control media, entertainment, academia, government, law, the judiciary, foundations, the military, and organized religion.

How could they do this? It's easier than you think, and the concept is widely known. If you want to find out why something happens, "Follow the Money."
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A work which should be given to conspiracy skeptics, October 1, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: The Satori and the New Mandarins (Paperback)
"For the purpose of research and study, I commonly highlight passages of books for future reference. I capped my highlighter while reading The Satori and the New Mandarins because there was no point in highlighting 90 percent of the book." . . . "This is the most accurate look into the relationship between people and their government since Bastiat wrote 'The Law' in 1846." Don Hankins, Editor, The Idaho Observer
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars An moderately interesting re-hashing of the New World Order, July 14, 1998
By A Customer
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Satori and the New Mandarins (Paperback)
The Satori and the New Mandarins provides a basic description of an alleged, secret, invisible governing body. Pulling from several resources (many uncited), the book describes the Satori as the secretive, invisible power elite (who is not revealed) and the Mandarins as their less secretive agents (notable people who allegedly have allegience to the Satori and not to their "constituents").

The crude conversational style of the book can be irritating -- particularly since great pains are made to validate the "authority" of the author.

Although the book goes to great lengths to identify the system of secretive power, no concrete conclusions are reached regarding who the Satori are or why they operate as they do.

The information on the Mandarins is slightly less obtuse. Major political, economic, and industrial figures are included in this group. References to the Bilderburgers, the Trilateral Commission and other semi-secretive societies a! ! re made.

In all, the book was a disappointment.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


Most Helpful First | Newest First

This product

The Satori and the New Mandarins
The Satori and the New Mandarins by Adrian H. Krieg (Paperback - February 10, 1998)
Used & New from: $6.37
Add to wishlist See buying options