How We got Into This Mess!

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HOW WE GOT INTO THIS MESS!

Yes, I’m back again at my desk in Pope Clement VI’s old bedroom, with more investigative findings re my story of Planet Satiety… our planet in peril! www.planetsatiety.com

You’ve read my grim report of our culture of over-consumption of food and the health related problems it generates. You know… diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, arthritis… the whole Megillah!

I won’t get into the staggering statistics about these… I’m already a bit depressed about the hellacious remodeling project going on here at the old Papal Palace. Earlier, I mentioned this curious decision by the Vatican and recently, I met with the Papal Emissary and construction supervisor, Cardinal Aceité Balsamico-Basilico, S. J. I’d hoped to convince His Eminence to put this nutty project on hold.

He was a bit obstinate, to say the least!

But moving on, I said in my last posting that I’d give you a bit more background on just how we’ve gotten into the mess we have today with all the problems of over-consumption and what we have to do about it.

Here’s My Prediction (or, Forward-story if you will):

Consider our 22nd Century. Our global society has ‘fast-forwarded’ from the early 21st Century. A gripping fear of imminent final-global-ruin pervades our culture. Global warming has spun out of control. Three-fourths of the world’s plant species are extinct. Half of our bird species have vanished. Our big-fish species – cod, tuna and swordfish – are gone. Waste management is virtually non-existent. Everyday life is governed by breathing devices to aid respiration.

Major global governments have merged to form one Planetary Administration in the belief that central control will better serve the common good and achieve a carbon-neutral environment. Recognizing our major food commodities are driven by overindulgence in fast food (it’s cheap, convenient and filling), Planetary Administration establishes large cartels, awarding far reaching authority to manage our resources, particularly our food chain. In the beginning, the food cartels were good, bringing an end to global hunger by issuing food-ration cards for all. Predictably, with a selfish, predatory strategy, the most corrupt of these food cartels, Globulate, Inc. seizes the opportunity to exploit the situation for personal gain.

Through shrewd politicking, Globulate gains control over the majority of food production and distribution. Further, with this government-sanctioned monopoly, it greedily exploits its position of power by organizing the Secret Satiety Police (SSP) to enforce mandatory food consumption quotas for everyone. Neighborhood scales-and-mirrors spies – called ‘Zoners’ – report violations to the Secret Satiety Police and its enforcement squad headed by Gerd (The Enforcer) Reflux and his merciless corrections officer, The Porkinator. Accordingly, Globulate’s insidious leverage allows it to maximize profits and dole-out executive mega-bonuses, ostensibly while serving the common good. Right!

Globulate’s strangle-hold on forced consumption appears to go unchallenged… except for one secret underground society known as the Order of ECCE and its front organization named Quality Food Quickly (QFQ), a large proprietary food operation specializing in fresh, wholesome, healthier fare. To some, QFQ is the only shining light. In these dark days, it sparks a glimmer of hope. Through its ancient Code of ECCE and under the undaunted leadership of Sir Rex Freshward, QFQ rejects the Globulate mandate of overindulgence and clings to its Code of proven healthy eating principles:

Eat Carefully, Control Excess (ECCE)

Sounds ominous, doesn’t it! Clearly, QFQ is heading for trouble, but with Sir Rex Freshward at the helm, QFQ continues to push forward with its simple message of the Code of ECCE.

In my next posting, you’ll read more about QFQ, Globulate, Inc., and how one of the character’s personal experience, set this story up to go forward.

Ciao! Nostradamus.

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How We got Into This Mess!