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Nuclear Weapons, Power and Species Consciousness | Linas Kalvaitis | TEDxColbySawyerCollege


I was 14 years old when I realized that

I was 14 years old when I realized that my species needed me I had normal life

my species needed me I had normal life

my species needed me I had normal life as a child I wanted to do what every

as a child I wanted to do what every

as a child I wanted to do what every child does play pretend that the world

child does play pretend that the world

child does play pretend that the world doesn’t have problems lose myself in my

doesn’t have problems lose myself in my

doesn’t have problems lose myself in my imagination and I remember as a child

imagination and I remember as a child

imagination and I remember as a child not wanting to grow up because when I

not wanting to grow up because when I

not wanting to grow up because when I looked at the adults in my life my

looked at the adults in my life my

looked at the adults in my life my parents teachers strangers in the street

parents teachers strangers in the street

parents teachers strangers in the street I saw this deep worry in their faces and

I saw this deep worry in their faces and

I saw this deep worry in their faces and I couldn’t fathom what were they’re

I couldn’t fathom what were they’re

I couldn’t fathom what were they’re worrying about why weren’t they enjoying

worrying about why weren’t they enjoying

worrying about why weren’t they enjoying life and as a child I realized now I was

life and as a child I realized now I was

life and as a child I realized now I was really really sheltered and I’ll tell

really really sheltered and I’ll tell

really really sheltered and I’ll tell you what happened to shatter that I was

you what happened to shatter that I was

you what happened to shatter that I was 14 years old I was a ninth grader in

14 years old I was a ninth grader in

14 years old I was a ninth grader in school and for some reason we the topic

school and for some reason we the topic

school and for some reason we the topic of Hiroshima came up Nagasaki nuclear

of Hiroshima came up Nagasaki nuclear

of Hiroshima came up Nagasaki nuclear weapons and what really blew my mind was

weapons and what really blew my mind was

weapons and what really blew my mind was that this was the first time I came

that this was the first time I came

that this was the first time I came across the knowledge of the existence of

across the knowledge of the existence of

across the knowledge of the existence of nuclear weapons and it hit me so hard

nuclear weapons and it hit me so hard

nuclear weapons and it hit me so hard that I really still haven’t recovered my

that I really still haven’t recovered my

that I really still haven’t recovered my whole worldview was shattered because

whole worldview was shattered because

whole worldview was shattered because here clearly was the most important

here clearly was the most important

here clearly was the most important thing in my entire life the existence of

thing in my entire life the existence of

thing in my entire life the existence of these weapons that could destroy me in

these weapons that could destroy me in

these weapons that could destroy me in the whole world in minutes and yet no

the whole world in minutes and yet no

the whole world in minutes and yet no one had told me about this for 14 years

one had told me about this for 14 years

one had told me about this for 14 years no one had bothered to think that this

no one had bothered to think that this

no one had bothered to think that this was something that I should know and it

was something that I should know and it

was something that I should know and it was at that point as that 14 year-old

was at that point as that 14 year-old

was at that point as that 14 year-old child back at home from school going

child back at home from school going

child back at home from school going into the woods thinking how is it

into the woods thinking how is it

into the woods thinking how is it possible how can the smartest species in

possible how can the smartest species in

possible how can the smartest species in the history of life be so stupid how is

the history of life be so stupid how is

the history of life be so stupid how is it possible that we could stockpile

it possible that we could stockpile

it possible that we could stockpile 50,000 nuclear weapons and have them

50,000 nuclear weapons and have them

50,000 nuclear weapons and have them pointed ready at each other to blow up

pointed ready at each other to blow up

pointed ready at each other to blow up the world and the rest of my life since

the world and the rest of my life since

the world and the rest of my life since then the third of a century that has

then the third of a century that has

then the third of a century that has passed since that time I’ve been trying

passed since that time I’ve been trying

passed since that time I’ve been trying to understand how this is possible in my

to understand how this is possible in my

to understand how this is possible in my whole intellectual research and

whole intellectual research and

whole intellectual research and in history has been designed to kind of

in history has been designed to kind of

in history has been designed to kind of unravel that mystery so what I’m trying

unravel that mystery so what I’m trying

unravel that mystery so what I’m trying to do is make sense of nonsense right

to do is make sense of nonsense right

to do is make sense of nonsense right because it’s completely nonsensical that

because it’s completely nonsensical that

because it’s completely nonsensical that a species would create the means of its

a species would create the means of its

a species would create the means of its own destruction

own destruction

own destruction and so I had to go back in time to

and so I had to go back in time to

and so I had to go back in time to understand how this happened I realized

understand how this happened I realized

understand how this happened I realized very early on that I wasn’t going to

very early on that I wasn’t going to

very early on that I wasn’t going to understand our predicament just by

understand our predicament just by

understand our predicament just by seeing the world today obviously there

seeing the world today obviously there

seeing the world today obviously there was a long history a long evolution of

was a long history a long evolution of

was a long history a long evolution of how these weapons came into being and so

how these weapons came into being and so

how these weapons came into being and so I proceeded from that point on leaving

I proceeded from that point on leaving

I proceeded from that point on leaving my childhood behind to try to understand

my childhood behind to try to understand

my childhood behind to try to understand to try to make sense of this nonsensical

to try to make sense of this nonsensical

to try to make sense of this nonsensical phenomenon this incredible dangerous

phenomenon this incredible dangerous

phenomenon this incredible dangerous situation we were in for those of us who

situation we were in for those of us who

situation we were in for those of us who were born later than that for those of

were born later than that for those of

were born later than that for those of us were come of age after the 80s it may

us were come of age after the 80s it may

us were come of age after the 80s it may be hard to understand but during the

be hard to understand but during the

be hard to understand but during the 1980s it seemed like we were on the edge

1980s it seemed like we were on the edge

1980s it seemed like we were on the edge and later in the 80s I remember about

and later in the 80s I remember about

and later in the 80s I remember about half the people in school and college

half the people in school and college

half the people in school and college really didn’t think that the world would

really didn’t think that the world would

really didn’t think that the world would last very much longer

last very much longer

last very much longer it was a very scary time and yet

it was a very scary time and yet

it was a very scary time and yet something had changed because as I

something had changed because as I

something had changed because as I looked into the history of nuclear

looked into the history of nuclear

looked into the history of nuclear weapons and nuclear war and

weapons and nuclear war and

weapons and nuclear war and militarization and power politics and

militarization and power politics and

militarization and power politics and the nation-state system and all these

the nation-state system and all these

the nation-state system and all these interrelated phenomena I realized that

interrelated phenomena I realized that

interrelated phenomena I realized that denial hadn’t always been there back in

denial hadn’t always been there back in

denial hadn’t always been there back in the 50s all the children knew about

the 50s all the children knew about

the 50s all the children knew about nuclear weapons right they had to do

nuclear weapons right they had to do

nuclear weapons right they had to do exercises Duck and Cover so what had

exercises Duck and Cover so what had

exercises Duck and Cover so what had happened why did that knowledge

happened why did that knowledge

happened why did that knowledge disappear and so I became really

disappear and so I became really

disappear and so I became really interested in how do societies determine

interested in how do societies determine

interested in how do societies determine what kind of knowledge is allowed to be

what kind of knowledge is allowed to be

what kind of knowledge is allowed to be taught to children

taught to children

taught to children how do cultures decide who is able to

how do cultures decide who is able to

how do cultures decide who is able to understand what’s happening and so as

understand what’s happening and so as

understand what’s happening and so as that 14-year old boy sitting in the

that 14-year old boy sitting in the

that 14-year old boy sitting in the woods trying to make sense of this I

woods trying to make sense of this I

woods trying to make sense of this I realized that I had been stripped of all

realized that I had been stripped of all

realized that I had been stripped of all trust for society because if society

trust for society because if society

trust for society because if society couldn’t tell

couldn’t tell

couldn’t tell the single most important thing relevant

the single most important thing relevant

the single most important thing relevant to my life

to my life

to my life what can I trust them with and so I

what can I trust them with and so I

what can I trust them with and so I decided I had to figure this out on my

decided I had to figure this out on my

decided I had to figure this out on my own and as I said the rest of my life

own and as I said the rest of my life

own and as I said the rest of my life has been an effort to try to make sense

has been an effort to try to make sense

has been an effort to try to make sense so I’ll try to explain it to you as best

so I’ll try to explain it to you as best

so I’ll try to explain it to you as best as I can

as I can

as I can after a third of a century of thinking

after a third of a century of thinking

after a third of a century of thinking deeply studying this deeply so we have

deeply studying this deeply so we have

deeply studying this deeply so we have to go way back in time we actually we

to go way back in time we actually we

to go way back in time we actually we actually have to go back in time

actually have to go back in time

actually have to go back in time hundreds of millions of years if we want

hundreds of millions of years if we want

hundreds of millions of years if we want to understand nuclear war not just they

to understand nuclear war not just they

to understand nuclear war not just they not just a cold war not just the modern

not just a cold war not just the modern

not just a cold war not just the modern world but hundreds and millions of years

world but hundreds and millions of years

world but hundreds and millions of years and I realized that the single most

and I realized that the single most

and I realized that the single most important concept to understanding our

important concept to understanding our

important concept to understanding our crisis that we face as a species today

crisis that we face as a species today

crisis that we face as a species today is the notion of power power I think can

is the notion of power power I think can

is the notion of power power I think can explain more than any other concept in

explain more than any other concept in

explain more than any other concept in all the social sciences and as I’ve

all the social sciences and as I’ve

all the social sciences and as I’ve thought about power and as I’ve studied

thought about power and as I’ve studied

thought about power and as I’ve studied powers have I’ve explored different

powers have I’ve explored different

powers have I’ve explored different historical societies different animal

historical societies different animal

historical societies different animal societies I’ve come to understand power

societies I’ve come to understand power

societies I’ve come to understand power as forming a trinity there are three

as forming a trinity there are three

as forming a trinity there are three fundamental types of power

fundamental types of power

fundamental types of power the first which we can call power one is

the first which we can call power one is

the first which we can call power one is power as transformation in every

power as transformation in every

power as transformation in every organism on this planet has to transform

organism on this planet has to transform

organism on this planet has to transform its environment right we can think of it

its environment right we can think of it

its environment right we can think of it very simply with Bieber’s Bieber’s come

very simply with Bieber’s Bieber’s come

very simply with Bieber’s Bieber’s come into the forest they want to make a home

into the forest they want to make a home

into the forest they want to make a home they proceed to check out the

they proceed to check out the

they proceed to check out the environment to find out where they’re

environment to find out where they’re

environment to find out where they’re gonna build their dam they proceed to

gonna build their dam they proceed to

gonna build their dam they proceed to cut trees down to use mud and sticks to

cut trees down to use mud and sticks to

cut trees down to use mud and sticks to build the dam and they completely

build the dam and they completely

build the dam and they completely transform their environment to find life

transform their environment to find life

transform their environment to find life to find food to find opportunities for

to find food to find opportunities for

to find food to find opportunities for safety and the same is true from every

safety and the same is true from every

safety and the same is true from every organism a bacteria will transform its

organism a bacteria will transform its

organism a bacteria will transform its environment so power is not something we

environment so power is not something we

environment so power is not something we should demonize power is an inevitable

should demonize power is an inevitable

should demonize power is an inevitable byproduct of life right and power one

byproduct of life right and power one

byproduct of life right and power one capacity to transform nature is

capacity to transform nature is

capacity to transform nature is fundamental to all life right so no

fundamental to all life right so no

fundamental to all life right so no problems there without power one we’d

problems there without power one we’d

problems there without power one we’d all be dead but power to this is when

all be dead but power to this is when

all be dead but power to this is when difficulties came into evolution power

difficulties came into evolution power

difficulties came into evolution power to is about control and domination

to is about control and domination

to is about control and domination exploitation power – a simple example

exploitation power – a simple example

exploitation power – a simple example would be a parasite a virus that wants

would be a parasite a virus that wants

would be a parasite a virus that wants to use you to reproduce itself a

to use you to reproduce itself a

to use you to reproduce itself a predator

predator

predator an animal that wants to eat you in order

an animal that wants to eat you in order

an animal that wants to eat you in order to feed itself so power to now takes on

to feed itself so power to now takes on

to feed itself so power to now takes on a combative than aggressive a

a combative than aggressive a

a combative than aggressive a confrontational approach true reality

confrontational approach true reality

confrontational approach true reality power to organisms will use and exploit

power to organisms will use and exploit

power to organisms will use and exploit other organisms for their benefit and

other organisms for their benefit and

other organisms for their benefit and this is very important to understand if

this is very important to understand if

this is very important to understand if we want to understand where we are today

we want to understand where we are today

we want to understand where we are today in the world now of course evolution

in the world now of course evolution

in the world now of course evolution will respond when a challenge is based

will respond when a challenge is based

will respond when a challenge is based and as these power to organisms emerged

and as these power to organisms emerged

and as these power to organisms emerged we can think way back to the

we can think way back to the

we can think way back to the predator-prey interactions that we see

predator-prey interactions that we see

predator-prey interactions that we see in the fossil record after the Cambrian

in the fossil record after the Cambrian

in the fossil record after the Cambrian explosion about 500 million years ago we

explosion about 500 million years ago we

explosion about 500 million years ago we see the evolution of sharp teeth of

see the evolution of sharp teeth of

see the evolution of sharp teeth of weapons and fish we also see the

weapons and fish we also see the

weapons and fish we also see the evolution of defense mechanism of

evolution of defense mechanism of

evolution of defense mechanism of resistance and that is power three power

resistance and that is power three power

resistance and that is power three power three is resistance as soon as you have

three is resistance as soon as you have

three is resistance as soon as you have power to the desire and need to control

power to the desire and need to control

power to the desire and need to control another you have power 3 the desire and

another you have power 3 the desire and

another you have power 3 the desire and need to resist that control so an

need to resist that control so an

need to resist that control so an example of power 3 would be our immune

example of power 3 would be our immune

example of power 3 would be our immune system our immune system evolved in

system our immune system evolved in

system our immune system evolved in order to protect us from any source of

order to protect us from any source of

order to protect us from any source of power to agency that seeks to control us

power to agency that seeks to control us

power to agency that seeks to control us likewise any self defense the

likewise any self defense the

likewise any self defense the fight-or-flight scenario those are all

fight-or-flight scenario those are all

fight-or-flight scenario those are all forms of power 3 power 3 also includes

forms of power 3 power 3 also includes

forms of power 3 power 3 also includes slave uprisings like in Haiti in the

slave uprisings like in Haiti in the

slave uprisings like in Haiti in the late 1700s when the slaves had had

late 1700s when the slaves had had

late 1700s when the slaves had had enough of their masters so ever since

enough of their masters so ever since

enough of their masters so ever since power – and power 3 have evolved they’ve

power – and power 3 have evolved they’ve

power – and power 3 have evolved they’ve had this dialectical relationship you

had this dialectical relationship you

had this dialectical relationship you see this in co-evolutionary arms races

see this in co-evolutionary arms races

see this in co-evolutionary arms races cheetahs get faster in order to catch

cheetahs get faster in order to catch

cheetahs get faster in order to catch the Thomson’s gazelle power – the

the Thomson’s gazelle power – the

the Thomson’s gazelle power – the Thomson’s gazelle gets faster in order

Thomson’s gazelle gets faster in order

Thomson’s gazelle gets faster in order to escape the cheetah power 3 and these

to escape the cheetah power 3 and these

to escape the cheetah power 3 and these 1 to 3 are power also apply very

1 to 3 are power also apply very

1 to 3 are power also apply very strongly to human

strongly to human

strongly to human society’s one thing people are very

society’s one thing people are very

society’s one thing people are very unaware of on a general basis is that

unaware of on a general basis is that

unaware of on a general basis is that humans for a long time were

humans for a long time were

humans for a long time were fundamentally a power three species our

fundamentally a power three species our

fundamentally a power three species our ancestors the hunter-gatherers had

ancestors the hunter-gatherers had

ancestors the hunter-gatherers had figured out a way to prevent powerful

figured out a way to prevent powerful

figured out a way to prevent powerful alpha males from controlling the society

alpha males from controlling the society

alpha males from controlling the society we look at our close relatives the

we look at our close relatives the

we look at our close relatives the chimpanzees their society is completely

chimpanzees their society is completely

chimpanzees their society is completely controlled by power to individuals the

controlled by power to individuals the

controlled by power to individuals the alpha male is a tyrant over the group he

alpha male is a tyrant over the group he

alpha male is a tyrant over the group he will use violence you will use murder if

will use violence you will use murder if

will use violence you will use murder if necessary to get his way and yet the

necessary to get his way and yet the

necessary to get his way and yet the other chimps resist as best as they can

other chimps resist as best as they can

other chimps resist as best as they can but they’re not that good at and so they

but they’re not that good at and so they

but they’re not that good at and so they live in a tyranny if we look at our

live in a tyranny if we look at our

live in a tyranny if we look at our ancient ancestors the hunter-gatherers

ancient ancestors the hunter-gatherers

ancient ancestors the hunter-gatherers they were able to stop that alpha male

they were able to stop that alpha male

they were able to stop that alpha male logistics the alpha male trying to

logistics the alpha male trying to

logistics the alpha male trying to control the society and they did this in

control the society and they did this in

control the society and they did this in a very clever way

a very clever way

a very clever way first the gossip about individuals I

first the gossip about individuals I

first the gossip about individuals I wanted to lord over them if that didn’t

wanted to lord over them if that didn’t

wanted to lord over them if that didn’t work they ostracized them if that didn’t

work they ostracized them if that didn’t

work they ostracized them if that didn’t work they sometimes executed them and

work they sometimes executed them and

work they sometimes executed them and for tens of thousands of years human

for tens of thousands of years human

for tens of thousands of years human societies managed to survive without

societies managed to survive without

societies managed to survive without leadership managed to survive without

leadership managed to survive without

leadership managed to survive without inequality managed to survive without

inequality managed to survive without

inequality managed to survive without living in fear of the tyrant and then

living in fear of the tyrant and then

living in fear of the tyrant and then something fundamentally changed

something fundamentally changed

something fundamentally changed civilization occurred due to the

civilization occurred due to the

civilization occurred due to the overkill that our ancestors created by

overkill that our ancestors created by

overkill that our ancestors created by their incredible hunting technologies we

their incredible hunting technologies we

their incredible hunting technologies we decimated lots and lots of big mammals

decimated lots and lots of big mammals

decimated lots and lots of big mammals and suddenly there wasn’t enough meat to

and suddenly there wasn’t enough meat to

and suddenly there wasn’t enough meat to go around and our ancestors were forced

go around and our ancestors were forced

go around and our ancestors were forced to settle down and grow food and as soon

to settle down and grow food and as soon

to settle down and grow food and as soon as we settle down and grew food we are

as we settle down and grew food we are

as we settle down and grew food we are able to live in larger numbers and as

able to live in larger numbers and as

able to live in larger numbers and as those numbers got bigger and bigger

those numbers got bigger and bigger

those numbers got bigger and bigger small villages evolved into cities

small villages evolved into cities

small villages evolved into cities cities evolved into empires and power to

cities evolved into empires and power to

cities evolved into empires and power to logistics came back to the for the Alpha

logistics came back to the for the Alpha

logistics came back to the for the Alpha Mill mentality

Mill mentality

Mill mentality once again rose from the ashes and took

once again rose from the ashes and took

once again rose from the ashes and took over society and here we are ten

over society and here we are ten

over society and here we are ten thousand years later in the situation

thousand years later in the situation

thousand years later in the situation the unchanged in the last 10,000 years

the unchanged in the last 10,000 years

the unchanged in the last 10,000 years where certain individuals have a lot

where certain individuals have a lot

where certain individuals have a lot more power than others and those

more power than others and those

more power than others and those individuals want to do what power to

individuals want to do what power to

individuals want to do what power to individuals also will always want to do

individuals also will always want to do

individuals also will always want to do and that is maximize their own

and that is maximize their own

and that is maximize their own well-being maximize their power of

well-being maximize their power of

well-being maximize their power of course it’s a much more complicated

course it’s a much more complicated

course it’s a much more complicated story there’s other things besides power

story there’s other things besides power

story there’s other things besides power going on one of the other things that we

going on one of the other things that we

going on one of the other things that we need to focus on is technology right now

need to focus on is technology right now

need to focus on is technology right now and chimpanzee mail has limited

and chimpanzee mail has limited

and chimpanzee mail has limited destructive capabilities we can destroy

destructive capabilities we can destroy

destructive capabilities we can destroy a very small amount of other chimps and

a very small amount of other chimps and

a very small amount of other chimps and so on but if you look at the world today

so on but if you look at the world today

so on but if you look at the world today there’s more than a handful of

there’s more than a handful of

there’s more than a handful of individuals who have the power to

individuals who have the power to

individuals who have the power to destroy all of us because it doesn’t

destroy all of us because it doesn’t

destroy all of us because it doesn’t take that many weapons to destroy all of

take that many weapons to destroy all of

take that many weapons to destroy all of us anymore

us anymore

us anymore and so as societies evolved because of

and so as societies evolved because of

and so as societies evolved because of the nature of human societies human

the nature of human societies human

the nature of human societies human societies have always had to compete

societies have always had to compete

societies have always had to compete against other societies for territories

against other societies for territories

against other societies for territories for resources and we’ve developed these

for resources and we’ve developed these

for resources and we’ve developed these ethical systems that enable us to see

ethical systems that enable us to see

ethical systems that enable us to see the other as fundamentally different

the other as fundamentally different

the other as fundamentally different than us and to treat the other in a

than us and to treat the other in a

than us and to treat the other in a fundamentally different way than we

fundamentally different way than we

fundamentally different way than we treat fellow members of our group and we

treat fellow members of our group and we

treat fellow members of our group and we come into this with a very long history

come into this with a very long history

come into this with a very long history so here we are now with nearly 200

so here we are now with nearly 200

so here we are now with nearly 200 separate nation-states on the planet

separate nation-states on the planet

separate nation-states on the planet many of them armed to the teeth the vast

many of them armed to the teeth the vast

many of them armed to the teeth the vast majority of them not trusting each other

majority of them not trusting each other

majority of them not trusting each other and the overwhelming majority of

and the overwhelming majority of

and the overwhelming majority of humanity checked out not paying

humanity checked out not paying

humanity checked out not paying attention distracted and really really

attention distracted and really really

attention distracted and really really feeling helpless what can we do to

feeling helpless what can we do to

feeling helpless what can we do to change the world how can we help our

change the world how can we help our

change the world how can we help our species well I have some proposals the

species well I have some proposals the

species well I have some proposals the single most important thing we can do is

single most important thing we can do is

single most important thing we can do is of course to free our minds and our

of course to free our minds and our

of course to free our minds and our hearts how do we do that because if you

hearts how do we do that because if you

hearts how do we do that because if you look at the world carefully you see that

look at the world carefully you see that

look at the world carefully you see that we become conditioned even before we are

we become conditioned even before we are

we become conditioned even before we are born the conditioning starts in utero

born the conditioning starts in utero

born the conditioning starts in utero and after we’re born the conditioning

and after we’re born the conditioning

and after we’re born the conditioning continues on and on and on so how do we

continues on and on and on so how do we

continues on and on and on so how do we addition ourselves well the best way is

addition ourselves well the best way is

addition ourselves well the best way is to actually study how we’re conditioned

to actually study how we’re conditioned

to actually study how we’re conditioned to see how we’re program if we can

to see how we’re program if we can

to see how we’re program if we can understand if we can see how we are

understand if we can see how we are

understand if we can see how we are program we have a chance to on program

program we have a chance to on program

program we have a chance to on program ourselves so what I’m talking about is

ourselves so what I’m talking about is

ourselves so what I’m talking about is power three spatial species survival

power three spatial species survival

power three spatial species survival probabilities right how can we maximize

probabilities right how can we maximize

probabilities right how can we maximize the chance of worse our aunts our

the chance of worse our aunts our

the chance of worse our aunts our descendants will be here in a thousand

descendants will be here in a thousand

descendants will be here in a thousand years well the first thing we have to do

years well the first thing we have to do

years well the first thing we have to do is we have to get a control of history

is we have to get a control of history

is we have to get a control of history history is like a runaway train heading

history is like a runaway train heading

history is like a runaway train heading for a cliff and most of those passengers

for a cliff and most of those passengers

for a cliff and most of those passengers are looking out the window looking at

are looking out the window looking at

are looking out the window looking at the scenery how do we change that well

the scenery how do we change that well

the scenery how do we change that well we have to educate ourselves we have to

we have to educate ourselves we have to

we have to educate ourselves we have to educate each other we also have to look

educate each other we also have to look

educate each other we also have to look back in time to understand evolution we

back in time to understand evolution we

back in time to understand evolution we have to see that the future comes from

have to see that the future comes from

have to see that the future comes from the past

the past

the past in the past is a bloody past now we

in the past is a bloody past now we

in the past is a bloody past now we could be we could feel helpless we could

could be we could feel helpless we could

could be we could feel helpless we could stop and just give up but that won’t

stop and just give up but that won’t

stop and just give up but that won’t stop the train the only way this train

stop the train the only way this train

stop the train the only way this train will stop is if enough of us pull on the

will stop is if enough of us pull on the

will stop is if enough of us pull on the brakes and the only way that’ll happen

brakes and the only way that’ll happen

brakes and the only way that’ll happen is if enough of us see how the trains

is if enough of us see how the trains

is if enough of us see how the trains careening out of control

careening out of control

careening out of control so I want to challenge you to think

so I want to challenge you to think

so I want to challenge you to think really really deeply about your species

really really deeply about your species

really really deeply about your species we are told to love our families we are

we are told to love our families we are

we are told to love our families we are told to love our nation we are told to

told to love our nation we are told to

told to love our nation we are told to love our so-called race but in reality

love our so-called race but in reality

love our so-called race but in reality your country doesn’t need you your

your country doesn’t need you your

your country doesn’t need you your family doesn’t need you your species

family doesn’t need you your species

family doesn’t need you your species needs you I’m calling on you to identify

needs you I’m calling on you to identify

needs you I’m calling on you to identify first and foremost as Homo sapiens now

first and foremost as Homo sapiens now

first and foremost as Homo sapiens now Homo sapiens means the wise ones right

Homo sapiens means the wise ones right

Homo sapiens means the wise ones right we are meant to be the wise species so

we are meant to be the wise species so

we are meant to be the wise species so how is it possible that these mistakes

how is it possible that these mistakes

how is it possible that these mistakes are happening well once again we have to

are happening well once again we have to

are happening well once again we have to go back in time now after you look at

go back in time now after you look at

go back in time now after you look at history you’ll realize that there are a

history you’ll realize that there are a

history you’ll realize that there are a lot of opportunities for change social

lot of opportunities for change social

lot of opportunities for change social change can happen extremely drastically

change can happen extremely drastically

change can happen extremely drastically extremely fast so don’t give up hope

extremely fast so don’t give up hope

extremely fast so don’t give up hope remember that chaos is on our side chaos

remember that chaos is on our side chaos

remember that chaos is on our side chaos will come

will come

will come it will change the contours of reality

it will change the contours of reality

it will change the contours of reality if we have trust we cannot surrender to

if we have trust we cannot surrender to

if we have trust we cannot surrender to the current situation so just as you as

the current situation so just as you as

the current situation so just as you as you have children as you see other

you have children as you see other

you have children as you see other people share with them your truth share

people share with them your truth share

people share with them your truth share with them the hope that humanity will

with them the hope that humanity will

with them the hope that humanity will survive into a future where we can be

survive into a future where we can be

survive into a future where we can be free prosperous happy surrendering to

free prosperous happy surrendering to

free prosperous happy surrendering to evil surrendering to helplessness

evil surrendering to helplessness

evil surrendering to helplessness surrendering to ignorance is really not

surrendering to ignorance is really not

surrendering to ignorance is really not an option anymore we have no alternative

an option anymore we have no alternative

an option anymore we have no alternative but to move forward and transcend as all

but to move forward and transcend as all

but to move forward and transcend as all humans have transcended the past but now

humans have transcended the past but now

humans have transcended the past but now we are called upon to transcend the past

we are called upon to transcend the past

we are called upon to transcend the past in a much more revolutionary way than

in a much more revolutionary way than

in a much more revolutionary way than has ever been possible is it possible

has ever been possible is it possible

has ever been possible is it possible yes it is because once again the future

yes it is because once again the future

yes it is because once again the future is unknown I call upon you to think very

is unknown I call upon you to think very

is unknown I call upon you to think very deeply to open your hearts to the

deeply to open your hearts to the

deeply to open your hearts to the suffering of others to see that deep

suffering of others to see that deep

suffering of others to see that deep down we are so interconnected all of us

down we are so interconnected all of us

down we are so interconnected all of us I want you to think very deeply about

I want you to think very deeply about

I want you to think very deeply about your place in this universe your place

your place in this universe your place

your place in this universe your place on this earth why are you here are you

on this earth why are you here are you

on this earth why are you here are you here just to have a good time are you

here just to have a good time are you

here just to have a good time are you here to help your species are you here

here to help your species are you here

here to help your species are you here to have hope for the humanity I want you

to have hope for the humanity I want you

to have hope for the humanity I want you to know that in the end of course we

to know that in the end of course we

to know that in the end of course we will all die but what we leave behind

will all die but what we leave behind

will all die but what we leave behind will survive for a little bit longer so

will survive for a little bit longer so

will survive for a little bit longer so have faith in yourselves have faith in

have faith in yourselves have faith in

have faith in yourselves have faith in each other and trust that humanity will

each other and trust that humanity will

each other and trust that humanity will come together to solve these problems

come together to solve these problems

come together to solve these problems because we have no choice thank you

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