My Position

Let me state my political position clearly, so there’s no confusion or beating around the bush.

I’m not Democrat, not Republican, not liberal, not conservative, not progressive, not libertarian.

I’m for integrity and forgiveness. Integrity is make-or-break, and we’ve gotten away from it. Redemption is the path back to integrity after a breach.

I’m against physical violence, theft, and adults having sex with children. The last one is important because it’s a major vector for blackmail.

I’m for defining clear values and desired outcomes, an honest assessment of where we are, and a sincere collaboration to figure out the best ways to get there. Most political conversation is about obfuscation and deceit, not clarity and honesty.

I’m for a small and efficient government. Government is by definition a monopoly based on violence, and I’m against violence, so I want to minimize it.

I believe normal people can and must take care of themselves. We don’t need the government to be involved in normal people’s lives. We got this.

I’m for free speech. Free speech is the only way we can progress as a society. They tried to silence Galileo. It wasn’t the best idea.

What do I want for our countries and the people living in them?

I want to create a world where people are happy, healthy, prosperous, and safe.

I want a thriving economy and a thriving planet.

I want secure elections, secure borders, and an honest media that holds everyone to account.

This is my position.

End of story.

I have lots of ideas about how to get there. Those are all subject to revision in the face of new information.

How to Read This Book

As you read this, resist the temptation to hear things I’m not saying.

As much as possible, try to listen to my observations and arguments and evaluate them on their merit.

I’m not asking you to believe a word I say.

I’m asking you to reflect on the argument and make up your own mind.

We’ve been trained to trust authorities like the media, experts, and government officials, and I’m here to invite you to reclaim your power.

You’re better than you give yourself credit for.

I’m presenting a perspective that’s bigger and broader and has more far- reaching implications than anything I’ve seen before.

If I didn’t feel that I could add an important perspective, I wouldn’t bother.

Even if you end up dismissing everything I say as tinfoil hat stuff, know that a massive chunk of the country does believe what I say here. It’s worth it just to understand where they’re coming from.

Low Rung

As we’ve seen, we’re living through a clash of worldviews.

It’s not left vs right, its blue pill vs red pill.

Trust in institutions and the old left/right game, vs corrupt institutions.

But there’s something else going on: We can no longer have calm, rational conversations about politics.

Let me explain.

There’s two ways to talk politics: High rung and low rung.

In high-rung politics, we have rational and honest conversations about values, desired outcomes, and how to best achieve them.

In low-rung politics, we can’t. Our beliefs are part of our identity, which is why we feel attacked by and villainize people who disagree with us, and why we resort to name calling, labeling, bad faith arguments, sloganeering, and censorship.

We have gotten significantly more low rung in the past couple of decades, in part because of the internet and social media, but mostly because the dark forces that control our culture want it that way. When people are busy fighting each other, they don’t notice the man behind the curtain.

I believe the blob intentionally makes us sick, stupid, depressed, angry, traumatized, and addicted, so it’s easy to steal from us, enslave us, and pit us against each other.

It’s not that hard to do, and they’ve been practicing the science and art of this for decades.

And we fall for it. Hard.

However, we have the option to choose another way.

A Future so Bright You’ll Have to Wear Sunglasses

If we did wake up, grow up, and decide to change things, what’s possible?

If we heal and we come together, what kind of world could we create?

I believe we have within our reach the opportunity to usher in a new golden age in our lifetimes. That’s what I mean when I say in my subtitle that we can create the world we want to live in.

I’m talking about a time of health, happiness, prosperity, and safety.

A thriving economy, and a thriving planet.

I believe it’s a lot simpler and a lot more attainable than most people think.

Human beings are incredibly creative, resilient, and powerful.

As David Deutsch argues in The Beginning of Infinity, if there’s not specifically a law of nature that prohibits something, we’ll eventually figure out how to make it happen.

The vast majority of the almost eight billion people on the planet simply want to live a normal life with the people around them and do good work that matters to them and to others.

They want to be happy, healthy, prosperous and safe, and they want the same for others. We really are a remarkably generous and loving species. But you wouldn’t know it looking at world history.

I remember hearing about a different kind of history book a while back. One that told about the lives of ordinary people. What was their day to day like during this era? Which is so different from how most of history is told. Most of history is about who was the king or president or prime minister, and which war was waged by whom against whom over what.

I call it “nation sports.” It’s so easy to get lost in the big storylines and forget the lives of the people on the ground.

In December 1914, at the height of World War I, in this one location, British and German troops came out of their trenches to celebrate Christmas together. It began with singing carols across no man’s land on Christmas Eve, and soon after they were exchanging greetings, food, and small gifts like cigarettes and chocolate. They even played impromptu soccer games with each other.

This is what most humans are really like. Love. Generosity. Playfulness. But our leaders have figured out how to make us fight with each other for their own gain at our expense.

We don’t have to fall for it. Despite all the censorship, the internet, social media, and podcasts have woken people up faster than ever. We can choose a different future than the trajectory we’re currently on.

What’s funny is, we all see it. But while someone on the left sees Trump as that person who is hypnotizing his people, those on the right see the Media and the Democrat machine as the ones hypnotizing people.

Which version is true? It’s hard to know. By design. Maybe they’re both true.

Let’s all agree that no matter who does it, it’s not what we want.

The Questions to Ask

As you read this book, consider this:

If we really are, as I argue, being intentionally kept sick, ignorant, and infighting by a “man behind the curtain”, do you agree that that changes the political conversation entirely?

Does it piss you off?

Does it bother you that they destroyed the health of you and your loved ones, stole your money, murdered millions of people, and lied straight to your face about it all?

Does it make you want to fight for a better future for yourself, your kids, and your grandkids?

I hope it does. (In a peaceful, nonviolent way. I’m against violence.)

If so, this book will show you how.

LFG!