How Strange Changes Happen in a Society… and the Populace Has No Idea How or Why. A textbook case: The Club of Rome.
By John Hilt. 5 minute read. Much information in this article is courtesy of book reviewer Daniel Kemp.
Preface:
The Club of Rome is an activist group begun in 1968 by David Rockefeller and associates, with the purpose of solving the “world over-population” problem. It has many influential members, including heads of states and corporate CEO’s.
In the mid-1980’s, the Club of Rome shifted their activism from world over-population to global warming. Evidence exists that the switch was done because the Club realized that the over-population issue would never fire the imaginations of the public; something different would be needed.
Below are excerpts from Club of Rome’s 1991 book “The First Global Revolution”, and from Carroll Quigley’s “The Anglo-American Establishment”, (1949). The excerpts have been taken not directly from the books, but from a review of the books by Daniel Kemp.
Here is the link to the book review: http://www.earthemperor.com/2008/10/25/the-first-global-revolution-by-alexander-king-and-bertrand-schneider/
In Part A, you will get a feel for the globalist mindset and bareknuckle tactics of Club of Rome. Part B will demonstrate in detail the main tactic used by such organizations.
Part(A)Club of Rome, in their 1991 book “The First Global Revolution”, discusses the need to find… or invent… a common enemy, as a prelude to a top-down change of society:
Excerpt 1. (2 paragraphs) from “First Global Revolution”
“It would seem that men and women need a common motivation, namely a common adversary to organize and act together; in the vacuum such motivations seem to have ceased to exist — or have yet to be found.
The need for enemies seem to be a common historical factor. States have striven to overcome domestic failure and internal contradictions by designating external enemies. The scapegoat practice is as old as mankind itself. When things become too difficult at home, divert attention by adventure abroad. Bring the divided nation together to face an outside enemy, either a real one or else one invented for the purpose. With the disappearance of the traditional enemy, the temptation is to designate as scapegoat religious or ethnic minorities whose differences are disturbing.” [15] (*sentences in bold were not bold in original article)
Paragraph 2:
“In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill. . . . The real enemy, then, is humanity itself.” [16]
Part (B)Carroll Quigley (The Anglo-American Establishment, 1949) gives details of the main strategy used by organizations like Club of Rome, to implement top-down change of a society.
First, a summary of the Quigley excerpt… from a 21st century perspective… by book review author Daniel Kemp:
“And you can get people to believe that it’s carbon dioxide that’s causing global warming by doing that thing that Carroll Quigley talks about in his book where you get a bunch of people that the public think are separate (i.e. journalists, T.V. people, etc.), but they are connected together, and you have them all saying the same thing; that people are causing global warming.”
Excerpt 2: (from Carroll Quigley’s book, “The Anglo-American Establishment)
“The greater part of its [, The Times,] influence arose from its position as one of several branches of a single group, the Milner Group. By the interaction of these various branches on one another, under the pretense that each branch was an autonomous power… the influence of each branch was increased through a process of mutual reinforcement. The unanimity among the various branches was believed by the outside world to be the result of the influence of a single Truth, while really it was the result of the existence of a single group. Thus a statesman (a member of the Group) announces a policy. About the same time, the Royal Institute of International Affairs publishes a study on the subject, and an Oxford don, a Fellow of All Souls (and a member of the Group) also publishes a volume on the subject (probably through a publishing house, like G. Bell and Sons or Faber and Faber, allied to the Group). The statesman’s policy is subjected to critical analysis and final approval in a “leader” in The Times, while the two books are reviewed (in a single review) in The Times Literary Supplement. Both the “leader” and the review are anonymous but are written by the members of the Group. And finally, at about the same time, an anonymous article in The Round Table strongly advocates the same policy. The cumulative effect of such tactics as this, even if each tactical move influences only a small number of important people, is bound to be great. If necessary, the strategy can be carried further, by arranging for the secretary to the Rhodes Trustees to go to America for a series of “informal discussions” with former Rhodes Scholars, while a prominent retired statesman (possibly a former Viceroy of India) is persuaded to say a few words at the unveiling of a plaque in All Souls or New College in honor of some deceased Warden. By a curious coincidence, both the “informal discussions” in America and the unveiling speech at Oxford touch on the same topical subject.” [19]
Closing Notes – John Hilt
(Note 1:) sentences in bold were not bold in original article.
(Note 2:) In their book, the Club of Rome also briefly discussed their philosophy that democratic governments are no longer sufficient to address in a timely fashion the problems of the modern world… therefore making necessary a change to autocratic governments. This webpage will be updated with “Excerpt 3” as soon as that particular quote is located.
(Note 3:) There will also be an update when I find references to Carroll Quigley in Club of Rome’s book.