Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER

Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER
HomeOpinionBread and circuses...

Bread and circuses…

Not so long ago, during a conversation with my brother-in-law, he asked me, “Do you know who is behind all of the craziness that is overrunning the world, John?”

Now, my brother-in-law is a guy who has worked hard for all of his life, who has provided for his family as well as for others, and who loves his football.

And I was interested to hear what he thought.

He said, “It’s the super-rich people who have all of the power, and who tell the rest of us what to think, say and do.”

When ordinary people like my brother-in-law begin working these things out, then perhaps a person could say, with some degree of hope, that the super-rich, super-powerful elites of this world have a problem.

For centuries now, they have kept humanity divided with things such as politics, religion, and compartmentalised education.

They have suppressed the work of people such as Nicola Tesla and David Adair – men who would have given the world free, abundant energy if their work had been developed – and have kept people in poverty, disease, and misery.

And what is worse, they are throwing an entire generation to the dogs by keeping them obsessed with such things as their gender and which pronouns they should and shouldn’t use.

An entire generation is being fed despair while the means to improve life for all of us are kept as the purvey of the wealthy and powerful few.

However, the fact is, there are many more of us than there are of them.

We have consciences which can tell us right from wrong if we take notice of them.

We have minds with which we can think, and work things out.

We have hearts with which we can reach out to other people in love.

And I believe this terrifies those few who think they wield all of the power.

At last, there are those of us who are beginning to organize.

We have to; because time is running short.

Certainly, people who have the courage to stand up will be slapped down, and made to pay the price.

But the dam wall is breaking.

We have all been bowing down to this evil power for far too long.

For the sake of our children and our grandchildren – for the sake of our world – we need to take a stand.

– John Hermann

Gympie

Digital Edition
Subscribe

Get an all ACCESS PASS to the News and your Digital Edition with an online subscription

Flood relief for Westpac customers

While the Gympie region may have been largely forgotten by the Federal and State governments when it comes to flooding and disaster assistance, one...
More News

Stay safe and stay kind

This week has been, well, a bit of a disaster week. The main hindrance to many people, particularly those who travel out of the region...

Prix was grand for Caitlyn

Former Rainbow Beach resident and James Nash State High School student, Caitlyn Hayes, was nominated by her peers for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at the...

Regional group meets after Mary flood

Flood damage to farms, industry and the environment is expected to be an important part of discussion at the next Mary River Catchment Coordinating...

Applications open for ’empowering women’ grants

Applictions have opened for Round Two grants under the state government's Empowering Women Program, which aims to strengthn women's economic security through grants to...

Chance of more rain, but not much

Heavy overnight rain across some parts of Gympie region overnight is not predicted to mean any return of flood danger, Rain is a possibility over...

Bread, beer and chook feed, manufacturing, inflation – everything is hit by fuel crisis

Food and almost everything else is set to become more expensive as rocketing fuel prices and shortages hit almost all industries, including mining and...

User error?

I read with interest Mr Tony Jakeman’s recent letter (published 13/3/36) claiming he was “denied access” to make an online submission on Gympie Regional...

Flames flare again at old hotel site

There was high drama on Channon Street Monday night when an older model truck appeared to almost spontaneously combust outside the Gympie Regional Council...

Ed’s in the red, but in a good way

Seventy-two Gympie Golf Club Vets lined up on Tuesday, 3 March, to play a Monthly Medal and try to win that elusive red shirt. The...

Access Denied

I have been attempting to access the Gympie Regional Council website, that is supposedly open to the public and is purported to provide details...