March 8th 2012 Criticism of Utopias and Technocracy

The meeting opened Don went on to summarise what we would hear, taken from a radio talk program, broadcasted from of all places Japan, by an American, so it was heard in the English language. 

The subject of this 1 hr. audio documentary covered concerns raised by outcomes of technocracy.  Technocrats "who harvest technology" selling their ideas to a populous but do so on behalf of a social elite.

Taking from the pod cast yet to be heard, Don emphasized the presenter/narrator's attitude: technocracies are failed utopian concepts, and examples provided, prior to and since the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century.  Both in his summary and later confirmed when listening to radio blog, currently Mediterranean countries identified where economic eminent(sic) people appointed by fiat to resolve debt crises.

Resulting from what was a long production the following provided:-

1. Apparently technocracy is a consequence of population numbers.
2. The author H. G. Well's tome of 1933 "The Open Conspiracy" is quoted from by presenter/narrator. 
3. Technocrats who were "non-democratically appointed" i.e. "bureaucratically appointed" in two named South European countries heavely in debt.
4. Machines endowed with reason and logic will be the determinant organisers making for a better society.
5. Presenter introduces two technocrats from Technocracy Alliance of Nth. America (and Canada) --     Summary answer of 1st questioned (Technology Incorp.): WW1 did not affect production with its  demand on military service, however by 1930 to much production, so system of exchange NOW out modded due to latter day technology.   Summary answer of 2nd questioned: This commentator's expertise in city planning probably after WW11, in any case the opposing views at the time were: Should development follow a linear concept or should cities grow outwards in a circular design.  Stating that technocracy is a process of inquiry.
6. At this point the presenter says that technocracy can lead to "totalitarian ends".
7. A satirical monologue by a lady what living in a future technocracy could be like -- from the narrator a  planned/plan "obelisk"  [Edit.a reference to society structure].
8. Technocracy equates to tyranny -- people beholding to others who promote them, in this instance economic [Ed. in reference to 3 above].
9. Bio-ethics as another social engineering concept.  For meaning and association goto http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/technologies see "Related Words".
10. Technocracy according to presenter is the combination of bio-ethicists, multi-nationalists and bankers ... convincing the public of their right to dominate in their respective fields.
11. A pod cast borrowed from Empire, Power and People inserted, extracts from the author W.  Lippmann's works "Public Opinion" and "The Phantom Public" spoken -- Web search " Of Prophets, Power and Purpose of Intellectuals: Class War; Part 3; Andrew Gavin Marshall".  Apparently this man's writings gave rise to the epithet "Think Tank" for technocracy.
12. The sound track from "Against Utopia" introduced, citing instances of failed utopian initiatives, and the joining of "technological" with "utopia" (Technological Utopia).  "In this utopia the proponents of this movement tell us there will be no evil people, no elite class wanting to control others, no one at all trying to control others, no one at all trying to control the system because human nature will no longer allow for it."  More said on the subject but this should suffice.
13. The presenter concludes with a questioning of who controls technology, who programs the computers. From past experiences technocracy (i.e. the utopian dream) if unchecked will lead to tyranny.

After the radio blog Don brings attention to a video track exposing questions arising from 9/11: 1) Free falling buildings consistent with planned wrecking NOT as a result of airborne attack, as in the case of New Yorks twin towers. 2) Molten metal (presumed to be steel) running down stair well within the said buildings, but NOT consistent with burning fuel BUT consistent with heat generated by explosion. 3) A 3rd or 4th building somewhat removed NOT attacked but filmed in free fall. 4) Questions arising from the strick on the Pentagon Military HQ building and why the unexplained cover-ups?!?!  Though familiar with the foregoing, no mentioned made by attendees of seeing this particular production.

Then Don told us of another clip yet to be seen, how the American War of Independence and thereafter, the problem associated with circular credit creation and money by financial institutions.

The meeting wound down with an attendee mentioning a publication "Twenty two Steps to Global Tyranny", the restructuring in Australia and centralisation of government, raising the question of how to stop it?  The attendee answered his own query with "by keeping the human contribution alive".  Don 's response was that a lot of people get "... what they have been told from TV".  As for the "Good" book (Bible) its bearing on the federal constitution (from the attendee) a member said most people know nothing about history pertaining.  The member comments on impressions of attitude held by an "underclass", a rejoinder to another comment from attendee regarding "God's love ..." with "plenty of that around".  The member then elaborates by asking: with the Mardi Gras, euthanasia and the UK riots last year as rejections of standards, questioning with this "where's the utopia ...(?)".