We've seen the future ... and we may not be doomed

[zengrifter]

Yaa - Its the goddamn Age of F**KING Aquarius! zg

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We've seen the future ... and we may not be doomed

UN report finds life is getting better for people worldwide – but that governments are
failing to grasp the opportunities offered at 'a unique time'. Geoffrey Lean and Jonathan Owen report

Sunday, 13 July 2008

Humanity stands on the threshold of a peaceful and prosperous future, with an unprecedented ability to extend lifespans and increase the power of ordinary people – but is likely to blow it through inequality, violence and environmental degradation. And governments are not equipped to ensure that the opportunities are seized and disasters averted.

MORE- http://www.independent.co.uk/environ...ed-866486.html

[aslan]

Originally Posted by zengrifter

Yaa - Its the goddamn Age of F**KING Aquarius! zg

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We've seen the future ... and we may not be doomed

UN report finds life is getting better for people worldwide – but that governments are
failing to grasp the opportunities offered at 'a unique time'. Geoffrey Lean and Jonathan Owen report

Sunday, 13 July 2008

Humanity stands on the threshold of a peaceful and prosperous future, with an unprecedented ability to extend lifespans and increase the power of ordinary people – but is likely to blow it through inequality, violence and environmental degradation. And governments are not equipped to ensure that the opportunities are seized and disasters averted.

MORE- http://www.independent.co.uk/environ...ed-866486.html

I see the possibility for an extended period of peace, five years, ten years, maybe a hundred years, but I don't see it lasting forever. Only a great spiritual revolution could provide a sustainable peace, and I don't see that happening--maybe a small one.

[zengrifter]

Originally Posted by aslan

I see the possibility for an extended period of peace, five years, ten years, maybe a hundred years, but I don't see it lasting forever. Only a great spiritual revolution could provide a sustainable peace, and I don't see that happening--maybe a small one.

It shall be called the Peace before the Tribulation, Brother Aslan. The Lull Before The Great Storm. --zenHagee

[CptJackhi-lo]

Down 500 Units!

[aslan]

Originally Posted by zengrifter

It shall be called the Peace before the Tribulation, Brother Aslan. The Lull Before The Great Storm. --zenHagee

Some experts say we are living in the great tribulation. I'm not sure I would know it if I saw it.

[aslan]

Originally Posted by CptJackhi-lo

Down 500 Units!

Not until the end of the world.

[CptJackhi-lo]

Thanks

[zengrifter]

The Process of Indoctrination

How the public is being conditioned to
accept the existence of an elite ruling class

James Corbett
The Corbett Report 14 July, 2008




It seems that a unique moment in human history is at last coming to an end. Just a few short years ago, anyone who dared talk about the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg group or the Bohemian Grove as organizations through which the financial oligarchs wielded power was dismissed with that ultimate debate-ending phrase: 'conspiracy theorist.' Now, however, these secretive organizations and the corporate moneymen who pull their strings are finally allowing the public a glimpse behind the façade of representative democracy at the way elite institutions are really shaping global geopolitics. People are at last free to talk about how world politics are shaped by a few thousand of the ultra-wealthy and well-connected…provided, of course, those people are closely tied to Henry Kissinger and tend to think that global government is the best way of organizing 21st century society.

MORE- http://www.corbettreport.com/article...ctrination.htm

[aslan]

Originally Posted by zengrifter

The Process of Indoctrination

How the public is being conditioned to
accept the existence of an elite ruling class

James Corbett
The Corbett Report 14 July, 2008




It seems that a unique moment in human history is at last coming to an end. Just a few short years ago, anyone who dared talk about the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg group or the Bohemian Grove as organizations through which the financial oligarchs wielded power was dismissed with that ultimate debate-ending phrase: 'conspiracy theorist.' Now, however, these secretive organizations and the corporate moneymen who pull their strings are finally allowing the public a glimpse behind the façade of representative democracy at the way elite institutions are really shaping global geopolitics. People are at last free to talk about how world politics are shaped by a few thousand of the ultra-wealthy and well-connected…provided, of course, those people are closely tied to Henry Kissinger and tend to think that global government is the best way of organizing 21st century society.

MORE- http://www.corbettreport.com/article...ctrination.htm

Wadaya mean, how we're "being conditioned" as if it is were recent occurrence? We've been ruled by an elite ruling class ever since George Washington stepped up to the throne, er, ah, seat in the oval office. It's always been those with means, or less often, those with the support of those with means, who made it to the Presidency, or to the House and Senate for that matter. What do you think the Electoral College is all about? Do you believe it is just because the colonies were spread so far apart in those days of horseback. No. They could have counted the true vote in each state and then sent a courier with the results. The Electoral College was a way to ensure that elite had control over the final results. It used to be that the Electors didn't even have to cast their vote for whoever those they represented voted for (even though they always did). That still may be the case in some states, I don't know. Now of course the EC is more of an oddity that we continue to employ and the elite few definitely doesn't have to worry about who gets elected, EC or not.

BTW, marriage has always been a way to join the ruling class and make oneself eligible in the eyes of the ruling elite to run for the Presidency. There are probably studies on the phenomenon, but the ruling class is probably one part social standing and one part dollar standing. I'm not sure of the exact proportions. For elected officials, puppets work to some degree, but it seems they like to have one of their own on office to the extent practicable. We'll see how Obama works out and who's pulling his strings. It would take a lot of convincing to persuade me that he came through Chicago politics unscathed. If he did, maybe he is the messiah! And McCain, he qualifies on the money side; I'm not sure how much social standing he has, but he does know a lot of people. The more things change the more they stay the same!!!

[zengrifter]

Originally Posted by aslan

Wadaya mean, how we're "being conditioned" as if it is were recent occurrence? We've been ruled by an elite ruling class ever since George Washington stepped up to the throne, er, ah, seat in the oval office. ...........For elected officials, puppets work to some degree, but it seems they like to have one of their own on office to the extent practicable. We'll see how Obama works out and who's pulling his strings. It would take a lot of convincing to persuade me that he came through Chicago politics unscathed. If he did, maybe he is the messiah! And McCain, he qualifies on the money side; I'm not sure how much social standing he has, but he does know a lot of people.

The gang's all here! zg