The Third Popcorn Film Evening Presents Lissa Johnson:
“Transhumanism and Covid-19: Military Operations in Civilian Disguise?”

The third film evening hosted by Popcorn features Lissa Johnson‘s lecture, “Transhumanism and Covid-19: Military Operations in Civilian Disguise?”, presented in German synchronization. This session delves into the core of the issue, examining evidence of a pervasive war against humanity.

Key Sources and Investigations

Johnson’s primary sources include:

1. Vision documents outlining transhumanist objectives.
2. Associated policy documents from governmental administrations.
3. Funded research projects on transhumanism—rarely known to the public, as they are published in highly technical or military contexts, often in obscured language.

The Core Questions

This presentation addresses fundamental questions:

• How much funding has been allocated in recent decades—and continues to be allocated—in the USA, Europe, and other industrialized nations toward the development of controllable human-machine hybrids?
• What technologies are already operational today?

The Propaganda Behind Transhumanism

Johnson critiques the language of transhumanism, arguing that terms like “enhancement,” “transcendence,” and “progress” serve as propaganda tools. She asserts that beneath the rhetoric of “improving” humanity lies an agenda of human eradication—where transhumans evolve into a superior posthuman species, ultimately surpassing or replacing humanity. This view aligns with the perspective of Nick Bostrom, director of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University, who has openly admitted such ambitions.

Strategic Military and Political Background

Johnson examines strategic future scenarios, including:

• NASA’s “Cyborg Program” dating back to the 1950s.

• Publications from NASA’s Langley Research Center.

• Political initiatives from the Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations, such as:

  • National Nanotechnology Initiative (1993).

  • Defense Science and Technology Strategy 2000 (U.S. Department of Defense).

  • NBIC Initiative (2001) – integrating Nano-, Bio-, Information-Technology, and Cognitive Science.

  • BRAIN Initiative (2009) – advancing neurotechnological control systems.

  • Creation of a U.S. Under Secretary for Cyborg Development (2019) under the Trump administration.

Military and Intelligence Research

Johnson then shifts her focus to highly funded military and intelligence research, where experiments are conducted both in laboratories and on live subjects—for both military applications and commercial product development.

As a psychologist, Lissa Johnson is deeply aware of the defensive mechanisms that prevent people from engaging with topics that induce cognitive dissonance or fear. She introduces the concept of “motivated cognition”—the psychological process where emotions instantly shape our understanding, often leading individuals to reject unsettling information as a form of self-preservation.

Throughout her talk, Johnson frequently pauses, reflecting on the possible psychological responses of the audience to the disturbing realities she presents.