Your Future Employment verses Hidden Agendas
How sacred American symbols now belong to China
Sometimes, you have to be around a while to see the
big picture. One individual who had been around for eons was Big Al. I called on Big Al whenever the need for a big-picture perspective arose. For those who
have forgotten him, Big Al worked for NASA as one of the government’s most brilliant soothsayers.
In real life, Big Al was a NASA physicist who helped
put the men on the Moon. He, however, only laid claim to being a simple
mathematician, responsible for predicting the future and educating his masters.
According to him, “My mission was to accurately predict the future, and in so
doing, make the world a better place for mankind.”
Back then, those long-lost ideals represented a
thrilling challenge and monumental undertaking. Big Al was one of those rare
individuals who actually enjoyed his work. That enthusiasm lasted until 1981.
That year his assignment changed. Within nine months of the new administration
taking office, NASA’s original mission morphed into a purely political cause célèbre. What was once good for mankind was unceremoniously replaced with
what was now good for military
purposes.
The change in NASA’s mission epitomizes where we as a
nation are today. Once the military branch implemented its agenda, the nation’s
economy and your lifestyle changed rapidly. If you were one of those preoccupied
with living the good life, chances are you barely took notice.
Back in 1984, I recall Big Al’s soothsaying
predictions. He had scientific journals packed with real-life issues, ranging
from population explosion, agrochemical pollution, and climate changes, to unemployment
projections—sans political manipulation. It rankled Big Al’s last good nerve
whenever his superiors misrepresented his calculations and predictions.
The average working American didn’t connect the
cause-and-effect dots, because Big Al’s predictions were not having an
immediate impact on our daily lives. Furthermore, most Americans become
mind-numbingly bored when confronted with statistics. Nonetheless, Big Al repeatedly
assured people that math—unlike theology—was an exact science: He was certain
his predictions were accurate and correct.
One of his predictions was that by 2005, American would
run out of employment opportunities. He stated that that alone would have
serious quality-of-life ramifications in the following years. As far back as the Nixon Administration,
when he first brought this potential problem to the attention of his government
masters, he was cautioned not to go public—less he desired to cause a change
his employment status.
According to Big Al, those holding high political
office were preoccupied with releasing negative research information to the masses
unless it could be effectively used
to serve a political agenda. According to his superiors, the last thing public
officials wanted to address was reality.
While the government has long practiced the mushroom
theory of keeping the working massed in the dark, it was not until 1984 when
everything abruptly shifted into high gear. Practically overnight, everything the
national government did—including NASA research was placed under the National
Secrecy Act.
It was that same year when Big Al turned to me and halfheartedly
quipped in his deep voice that resonated with caution, “At the rate we are shipping
jobs and factories overseas, I predict we will lose our manufacturing edge,
along with the technical expertise. Mark my words: The day will come when Asia
will be eating our lunch.”
Then, almost as an afterthought, he added, “Someday,
you’ll wake up and discover that even our most sacred American symbols will be
made somewhere else.” Big Al’s detractors dismissed his predictions as
un-American and anti-big business. Now that American’s athletic representatives
showed up at the 2012 Olympics wearing China made uniforms, I am curious to see
how our new Vulture Capitalistic society plans to rationalize this.