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Saji Madapat
“Unless there is security here at home,
there cannot be lasting peace in the world.”
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
As I write this, there is anarchy breaking out; a civil war is going on right in front of my home in the heart of Chicago. Quoting a recorded call from the Chicago City Council, “it is ‘a virtual war zone’ where ‘gang members armed with AK-47s were threatening to shoot black people.’ They are shooting at the police.”
Meanwhile, in the mayor’s office, the City Council’s recorded strategy discussion that was intended to resolve the problem, devolved into a profanity-laden shouting match reminiscent of the Chi-Raq banana republic . I wonder what the future has in store for us if this board up can happen to my centennial home? Even one of the most exquisite and iconic ivory towers in the world (Britannica’s last headquarters) protected by a private militia, seems to be unsafe.
I took the One Shared World pledge to be an advocate and safeguard, not only of my beloved United States, but humanity at large. I believe it is my moral responsibility to educate others about a predictive, preventative, and responsive infrastructure that might protect us from shared existential threats.
there cannot be lasting peace in the world.”
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
As I write this, there is anarchy breaking out; a civil war is going on right in front of my home in the heart of Chicago. Quoting a recorded call from the Chicago City Council, “it is ‘a virtual war zone’ where ‘gang members armed with AK-47s were threatening to shoot black people.’ They are shooting at the police.”
Meanwhile, in the mayor’s office, the City Council’s recorded strategy discussion that was intended to resolve the problem, devolved into a profanity-laden shouting match reminiscent of the Chi-Raq banana republic . I wonder what the future has in store for us if this board up can happen to my centennial home? Even one of the most exquisite and iconic ivory towers in the world (Britannica’s last headquarters) protected by a private militia, seems to be unsafe.
I took the One Shared World pledge to be an advocate and safeguard, not only of my beloved United States, but humanity at large. I believe it is my moral responsibility to educate others about a predictive, preventative, and responsive infrastructure that might protect us from shared existential threats.
Saji Madapat
The namesake of this book comes from the 1980 Comedy film “The Gods Must Be Crazy,” in which an empty Coca-Cola bottle is dropped from a plane onto a community of African bushmen. The bottle has a gift from the gods, but after it ensues fighting among the villagers, the tribal leader decides to return it to the gods by journeying to the end of the world. Through my own metaphorical coke bottle, I can see the dawn of the new empire. This book serves as a testament to restoring the current empire (capitalism and enterprises) before it is too late.
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