Hi All, I hope you’ve have had a good week. Myself, well for the most part it’s been good
other than a little self-inflicted turmoil.
I had picked up Glenn Beck’s AGENDA 21.
First off, the book is an easy read, one, maybe two days; I had knocked
out ¾ of it before I had to set it down.
I didn’t pick it back up for several more days, not because I didn’t
find it interesting or… (enjoyable?).
Just the opposite, I wanted to know how it ended but I found the
storyline extremely disturbing. I had to
prepare myself, almost strengthen myself for what may lay ahead in the pages.
The story takes place in possibly the near
future, maybe 10… 20 years down the road.
A fictional vision of one path that the American culture appears to be
following (along with many other industrialized nations). In this future society humans are
compartmentalized and dehumanized to the point of being little more isolated flesh
and blood gears, pulleys and cogs in the social machine with no other purpose
than to feed the system. In the
tradition of Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm, the social equalities that are
promised, degenerate into a two class system, the elite “Authority” class that
directs… and all others. As to be expected
the “Authorities” by their self given privilege consider and use all others as beast
of burden. For their labors the subjugated
citizens are provided minimized shelter, food, water and care (all at the discretion
of the “Authorities”). Any citizen that
becomes a burden to the system through age, health or defect is removed (left
to your imagination) but what else is to be expected when you must produce more
than you consume… In an interesting
twist unlike the works of Orwell, service to nature and the planet is the
driving force behind this obscene fictional society. This obligation to serve the planet is
paramount, to the point of being detrimental to the average citizen.
The final pages (Afterword) does a nice job
of tying this fictional vision to the realities of today, giving direct cause,
effect, unintentional and intentional outcomes of international agendas. I found my place within the story; I know
where I fit in. As I said, I found this
story disturbing. Not because of what I
see as my place within it (30 years ago unknowingly, I made that decision) but
disturbing because I see how those around me fit into this vision… This book is not a pure work of fiction;
several of the observations illustrated are rooted in programs that have
already been enacted or being considered in your local community. I recommend you set aside the time to sit down
with this book and find your place in it.
Read this book then look at your community, do initiatives, programs and
phrases like Sustainable Development,
Smart Growth, Best Practices ect… take on new meaning?
After reading you will (if not
already)
QUESTION what you hear and see…
The TOMCAT
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