These gullible people who claimed not to believe in science suddenly change their minds when they can’t breathe. But soon, these younger people are being infected as well, hundreds of thousands dying daily. Younger people, believing the leader, refuse to be vaccinated thinking themselves invincible against the virus, without a thought about potentially infecting others. Many people succumb to this fallacy and are then told not to trust science-that this virus will magically go away.Ĭitizens who understand the unbiased nature of science now no longer trust the government under this delusional leader. In this version of our future, people in the United States are told by their country’s leader not to be concerned by the new Covid-19 virus, that the scientists are fraudulently predicting a pandemic for political reasons. The world is a safe, beautiful place.ĭystopia: A world characterized by human misery, squalor, oppression, over-crowding, and injustice In this sudden sense of cooperation, violence vanishes, and hate dissipates into sunny skies. Having overcome a common enemy, in this spirit of worldwide unity, countries now appreciate each other, work together on humanitarian issues, especially those dealing with the climate crisis and its devastation to humanity and the planet.Įconomies thrive. There’s dancing in the streets, people hugging and kissing their loved ones. When more than 90 percent of the world population is vaccinated, the virus is declared defeated. The world’s citizens breath a clear sigh of relief. Wealthy countries defeat the new virus locally and help poorer countries get their people vaccinated. and governments around the world act quickly, intending to distribute the vaccines to their grateful citizens. Fortunately, scientists develop a vaccine in short order. Hundreds of thousands are infected and dying daily. The virus was defeated in short order.Īnd now, a new pandemic, the Covid-19 virus, is rapidly spreading in the United States and around the globe. And there was no vaccine resistance by the populous. When Polio reared its ugly head, a vaccine was developed. People believe in science, listen to the truth. But in less than a month, when 84 percent of the city became vaccinated, the epidemic came to an end. They remember or study or learn from the facts of history-that in 1947 New York City was ground zero for Smallpox, and it became a frightening threat. Very few question the efficacy of the vaccinations and don’t hesitate to vaccinate themselves and their children. They also realize and acknowledge that the vaccines developed to prevent Smallpox, Measles and Polio limit infections and curtail deaths. But advanced countries now have a flu vaccine minimizing sickness and death, and heedful people seek it out.

To this day, the Spanish Flu strain, H1N1, still prevails. People were ordered to wear masks and avoid close contact-that being the only means to mitigate the devastation since no vaccine had been developed. Schools and businesses had been shuttered back then. That’s because many of our elders vividly recall stories of the Spanish Flu of 1918 when one billion became infected, and 500 million died. In this version of our future, people in the United States are worried. UTOPIA: Striving for Ideal laws, functional government, and humane social conditions worldwide So, will we ultimately strive for benevolence and utopia, or degradation and dystopia? It’s our choice. We have the ability to make our lives better-or worse. People around the globe deserve to be healthy and live, not in desperation, but happily. A world where little is done to mitigate the climate crisis, defeat the pandemic, or take care of our environment. Or are we drifting more toward a dystopian world? One in which leaders only govern to improve their own lot. Only then can we truly get a sense of the direction our world is heading.Īre we moving toward a better, utopian world? Toward world peace? Toward a planet filled with more humane leaders who govern to benefit their populace? We need to rise above it all, for a longer perspective, a broader view. Sometimes we can’t see the forest for the trees. A Tale of Two Worlds Our response to COVID: As it could have been-and how it may end instead You can read more about him on our Team page and on his web site at. Tim Munkeby is an author, former teacher, and retired financial advisor.

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