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View Poll Results: Which of these dystopian scenarios will we move towards the most in 2021 and beyond?
Left Behind (Tim Lahaye) 6 10.17%
The 12 Monkeys 0 0%
Soylent Green 2 3.39%
The Terminator 1 1.69%
1984 (George Orwell) 32 54.24%
The Hunger Games 1 1.69%
I Robot 0 0%
Battlestar Gallactica 1 1.69%
The Stand (Stephen King) 2 3.39%
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand) 2 3.39%
Chappie 0 0%
Something else (please post and explain) 12 20.34%
Voters: 59. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-02-2021, 03:28 AM
 
Location: Sector 001
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That's heavy, bro.
Hell I now believe this physical universe could indeed be a simulation. DNA is computer code and many of the natural laws to me no longer seem that natural.... I don't really feel like being part of this circus. I hope forced reincarnation is not reality. You might get a good life but it seems to me most lives are filled with pain, hardship, misery....I wouldn't want to be born into Africa, China, India, Arab Countries, North Korea, any time in the past, or into any dictatorial government, and really what is the point to life? Breed and spread around genetic material so our species doesn't go extinct....

Spirtual self help books say I'm here to cultivate compassion within myself and unconditional love so I can graduate...seems like a bunch of BS to me....why not just program me to be compassionate? Most of our behavior is animal driven instincts... I get accepting what is though because we are stuck with these inefficient bodies and all the instincts and drives they come with and their frail nature....
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Old 01-02-2021, 03:30 AM
 
Location: Port Charlotte FL
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The creepiest thing from the year 2020

Trump..
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Old 01-02-2021, 03:47 AM
 
Location: Pennsylvania
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I saw this video just today and it may very well be the creepiest thing I have seen this year. Maybe I am forgetting something, but this gets a bye to the final round even if I am.

https://twitter.com/levie/status/1344034534803718145

Boston Dynamics Robots Learn How To Dance In Creepy New Video

These are bipedal robots - like us. It is not just the little dog robots. These things look like early cylon models.

As a species that is clearly and profoundly lacking in wisdom and self control, it is enough to make a thinking person wonder: Which sort of dystopian future is all of the stuff that is happening in our world most likely to advance us towards the most in the year 2021?
1. Left Behind (Tim Lahaye)
2. The 12 Monkeys
3. Soylent Green
4. The Terminator
5. 1984 (George Orwell)
6. The Hunger Games
7. I Robot
8. Battlestar Gallactica
9. The Stand (Stephen King)
10. Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
11. Chappie
12. Something else (please post and explain)

Just to be clear, the lockdowns, the masks, the mass hysteria around this virus - we did not have to respond this way. This is a human caused disaster. The Wuhan virus is not the true disaster here. Our reaction to it, which is no accident, is the disaster. Unless you are one of the extremely wealthy globalist elites, that is, in which case you can afford to fly around on planes from one resort or vacation home or another, and none of these apparently permanent control measures really do not effect you in any meaningful way.

We do not have to live like this. This is not a volcano or a tsunami or an earthquake or an asteroid strike which we have no control over. We have chosen to do this to ourselves.

So where does this lead in 2021 and beyond? Something dystopian, almost certainly, if the way that we have behaved in the year 2020 is any indication.
That's correct. We do not need to live this way, and the solution is for high risk individuals to self quarantine. But that would go against what the elites are apparently looking to do.

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Old 01-02-2021, 10:30 AM
 
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Hell I now believe this physical universe could indeed be a simulation. DNA is computer code and many of the natural laws to me no longer seem that natural.... I don't really feel like being part of this circus. I hope forced reincarnation is not reality. You might get a good life but it seems to me most lives are filled with pain, hardship, misery....I wouldn't want to be born into Africa, China, India, Arab Countries, North Korea, any time in the past, or into any dictatorial government, and really what is the point to life? Breed and spread around genetic material so our species doesn't go extinct....

Spirtual self help books say I'm here to cultivate compassion within myself and unconditional love so I can graduate...seems like a bunch of BS to me....why not just program me to be compassionate? Most of our behavior is animal driven instincts... I get accepting what is though because we are stuck with these inefficient bodies and all the instincts and drives they come with and their frail nature....
So it sounds like you are hoping we are in "The Matrix" then.
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Old 01-02-2021, 10:35 AM
 
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How we are being 'primed' for a fake alien invasion threat.


Part of the Stimulus bill that passed recently requires all Govt agencies to report what information they have relating to 'UFOs/UAPs/aliens' within 180 days to the Senate investigative committee, I expect we will hear a BIG announcement shortly after that deadline.


They will try to justify BILLIONs of dollars in defense spending, as well as the possible need to modify some of our rights...just wait and see!
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Old 01-02-2021, 10:56 AM
 
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Have you read 1984?
Yes. In fact, 1984 is out of copyright, so anyone who wants to can read it for free. Here is a link to a website where you can download it and read 1984 (and a long list of other famous books that are out of copyright) for free on your smartphone, your tablet, your bookreader, or your computer. I am partial to the "epub" format, but it is also available in other formats.

George Orwell - 1984

In order to read this book for free, you will either have to have a ebook reader device like Kindle, or you will have to download a bookreader app for your phone/tablet/laptop/PC, of which there are many, and most of them are free to download at either the google store or the apple store. Here is a review of the some of the more popular ebook reader apps:

11 of the Best Ebook Readers

I like the 'Cool Reader' app the best, because, well, it is cool. But seriously, there are a lot of good ones.
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Old 01-02-2021, 10:57 AM
 
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How we are being 'primed' for a fake alien invasion threat.


Part of the Stimulus bill that passed recently requires all Govt agencies to report what information they have relating to 'UFOs/UAPs/aliens' within 180 days to the Senate investigative committee, I expect we will hear a BIG announcement shortly after that deadline.


They will try to justify BILLIONs of dollars in defense spending, as well as the possible need to modify some of our rights...just wait and see!
So you sound like a 'War of the Worlds' type of guy, then.
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Old 01-02-2021, 11:04 AM
 
Location: Florida
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Democracy is gone now that the Democrats know how to steal elections.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EqqPmhYX...jpg&name=small

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Old 01-02-2021, 11:06 AM
 
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So you sound like a 'War of the Worlds' type of guy, then.
Nah, I dont think they will try to fake an actual alien invasion, (that would be too difficult and complex and basically require every member of the armed forces to be 'in on it')...its more likely they will fake a THREAT of an alien invasion instead, that is much easier...


When the DOD released those 3 additional 'Tic tac videos' a few months back, their reason for doing that was, "they wanted to ensure everyone knew they were real"...why would the Dept of Defense be concerned whether citizens believed a video of UFOs to be real or not? LOL
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Old 01-02-2021, 11:09 AM
 
Location: Houston
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How we are being 'primed' for a fake alien invasion threat.


Part of the Stimulus bill that passed recently requires all Govt agencies to report what information they have relating to 'UFOs/UAPs/aliens' within 180 days to the Senate investigative committee, I expect we will hear a BIG announcement shortly after that deadline.


They will try to justify BILLIONs of dollars in defense spending, as well as the possible need to modify some of our rights...just wait and see!
I'm taking yodeling lessons.
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