Its been almost 2 years since I've taken to the blog, but today, as I watched MacGyver, something struck me. In the show, the cast is fighting a group who's goal it is to destroy a 1/4 of the worlds population in order to save the world of course. That got me thinking about the Avengers Infinity Wars and End Game: another quest to destroy 1/2 of the universe's population, to save the worlds of course. In my first novel, Resistance, The Revelations, I too envisioned a destroying of the population to bring about manageable control of the earths resources.
In MacGyver some kind of death machine is the goal. In The Avengers, a magic glove with 5 stones was the mechanism. In my book, an environmental disaster leading to the destruction of the worlds economy was the catalyst. Now, I look at the Covid and see that China is being blamed for releasing a bio-agent (on accident of course) which in turn is basically destroying the economies of the world, in the process lowering the population (but not by enough)...
BUT wait! Something else amazing is happening. Since less cars and industry are being used the air is getting cleaner, the environment better. What if, the end result (whether planned or accidental) leads to a better environment? Maybe if governments passed a law that families could only have one car per person...or as we've seen a mileage tax is added for extra cars on the roads to continue this "unforeseen" benefit. People have already lost one or more of their jobs. Bankruptcies en-mass are on the horizon. Maybe the governments of the world could find a way to help those displaced. Who knows what the outcome of this virus will be (once it's run it's course). What if society realizes that we do need to do something about the overcrowding of certain areas? What if eugenics becomes a necessary evil to fight the Covid (and other diseases), for the good of the world of course. Where might this "new normal" lead?
What Do You Think?
