Epilogue from George Lundskow

I think we have said enough in this book. The future is what we make of it, and if the multitude does not rally together, then the rich and powerful will seize it from us. In my view, the conflicts today are not between left versus right, but between the self-aggrandizers and the common good. The aggrandizers often use the cover of fascist rhetoric—the master race, the true Americans, and any other ideology they hope will turn one group against another as they enrich themselves. They promise violence as compensation for everything else that life could offer. Tragically, their followers will miss out on all the truth, beauty, and comforts of an advanced civilization as they stomp on the rights of others, and ultimately get stomped themselves. Meanwhile, the rich get richer and the powerful become more ruthless. Throughout this conflict, smaller self-aggrandizing agitators prowl our streets and the internet, seeking attention. They are the angry little dictators who proclaim a mythical past, a supposed lost paradise that in reality was primitive and toxic—that’s why we left it behind many years or generations ago. We’re not home yet, though. They can still drag us into the abyss of hate and violence. The global community has the wealth, power, and technology to make the world into a paradise for everyone, and in harmony with the natural world. We can build the kind of divine Utopia that Mirandola and More envisioned hundreds of years ago. We need to ignore the little dictators and laugh at their angry minions. They want us to strike at them in anger to fuel their own hatred. Don’t give them what they want. They’re welcome to join us if they let go of their prejudice and hate. We have a paradise of life, liberty, and happiness to build—for everyone.