Ha! This is awesome. I started this thread to see what sort of discussion may be born of it. (I have a REALLY boring job :
) This is interesting stuff, no matter your opinion on it. As I stated, I certainly am not a doomsdayer wacko by any means.
I do however have a healty distrust of those in power. Though I dont believe the govt. is out there building secret death camps, they are doing something... Be it nefarious or not, the lack of information available to us, the public, is unfortunate and somewhat worrysome. I mean, what does the CDC need with hundreds of thousands of coffin liners spread throughout the country? Why has FEMA begun building secure outposts? Why has the USNORTHCOM begun stockpiling weapons and equipment now? Could be a simple explanation, but the lack of one makes me feel that there is more to it.
Ill keep my political beliefs to myself here as no one needs to or wants to hear that. I will saw, however, that our society is in a pretty awful place. I am no where near active enough in reform personnaly at this time to berate anyone for their stand on the matter, but the "Oh, well... It is what it is" mentality is part of the issue.
We are citizens of this nation, and this world. Its up to us to make sure we dont get trampled underfoot... Its happened before many times throughout history. The political atmosphere and actions of a nation become less a representation of those that form it populace, than of those that rule it. The citizen begins to matter less than the corporation, or the goverment.
Because of this, liberties, and natural resources have been stripped and sold to the highest bidder time and time again. I just hope it doesnt continue to a point where its too late to reverse in our present world, as it is occuring now.