This is a thrilling and paradoxical story of how the family that made the world dependent on oil, has funded environmental and climate research since the 1950s, helped shape climate policy measures since the 1980s, and supported climate activism since the 1990s. The Rockefeller family's long-standing battle against climate change contains elements of sophisticated propaganda techniques, futurism, and New Age philosophy, aiming at a complete transformation of the whole earth system, including economy, ecology, culture, and humanity itself. This utopian dream of a perfect world, however, can have serious consequences for the survival of the human species and life as we know it. The Rockefeller Foundation's stated mission to "promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world" has a dark flipside. (from the back cover of the book)
The author successfully connects the current climate agenda, sustained development, eugenics and the population reduction, one world government,…, to the decades long philanthropic agenda of the Rockefeller family.
The author does a great job illustrating the rockefeller's perspective of action and certainly the detail of action is noted. To the author it seems action means having people fly and talk and play music and hope something happens while tax breaks are given for their philanthropy. I appreciate the deep historical transcription of the rockefellers and neo-cons and elite but I find the conclusion the only balanced portrayal of all the elite noted. The Rockefeller action does really nothing to stem climate change and the tired message may actually encumber progress -as a message and meetings is not the same as ducking actual change. The rockefellers and their friends (Kissinger, gates) have had too much time, made far too much money and have contributed precious little to society. The rockefeller's role in Germany before and during ww2 should serve as their true calling card.
Climate action should be funding pilot test facilities using non-coal plants, changing electric grids, reducing fuels, improving mining practices (to reduce slavery in mining), admitting that carbon credits are ways to shift funny money to people who can least afford it, using non-gmo without pesticides, and invest/share regenerative farming to reduce methane and improve yield and use grain species that can adapt to the heat (Dan saladino's "eating to extinction" goes into detail).
As well written and all encapsulating as this book is, I am despondent on how much inaction has been spawned by the rockefellers, Kissinger, gore, etc (Koch included) as they have not improved the world for the better - and reducing birth rates is not the problem- it is over consumption (diet, fuel, replacement mentality) and waste (e.g coal emits 25% more co2 than oil per btu) - just moving to oil would enable us to do so much - and if we improved electric grid and electricity consistency globally then people could be safer and more productive and rely less on coal stoves.
Currently electric operators can replace all their fuel with enough solar for all electricity in the US but they are afraid that the added power will lower the cost (and minimized the need for oil/coal/nuclear) too much... think about what the rockefellers could do/could have done to exert power to alter the landscape of our fuel sources - especially in Winthrop Rockefeller (and jay's) precious West Virginia.
I had high hopes for this book but was rather disappointed. I hope the "Great reset" plans / great or otherwise means the wealthy will ensure control of as much globally as possible while using philanthropy 2.0 as a way to ensure tax deductions while making profits at the expense of those who can least afford it/ while ensuring far too many are subjugated by Rockefeller/ Gates/Koch and many others named. I also don't think people want to share more of their personal rights/data/DNA/cells/brain function in the process. The author's conclusion may be his real belief but a more robust introduction may have allowed the reader to question Rockefeller (and his cliques/enemies) as the book's details unfold.
Those who have power over international agencies should not be stakeholders in the firms that can make money given their actions/governmental support. We let GAVI do that during covid and Musk sell us EVs that have subsidies yet weigh more, consume far more materials (weight and metals) and yet the electricity is allowed to come from coal? Really? Musk is a champion technocrat but who are we to embrace here? Sorry. I think this world will save a few degrees with Musk or Gates or a few others noted -gone and not in power.
I awarded this book 5 stars based upon the content. It is unlikely you will find this information easily elsewhere. It is not the most riveting book to read mainly because the narrative contains many lists of names of people and organizations influenced by the Rockefeller descendants that are difficult to retain and link to the narrative. However it is worth persevering with the read. It is in my opinion an important book for everyone to read explaining why the Rockefeller family have spent possibly billions to shape our world by founding and sponsoring various Environmental, political and educational NGO's to spread climate and over-population alarm. Their objective being to demonstrate that only a small very rich elite " intelligentsia" can be the world managers capable of solving the problems of a climate change and food crises by reducing the worlds population. They would do this by creating a one world government (think 1984 or Brave New World). The closest model of such a government that would be a mix of socialist and capitalist ideals is the current Peoples Republic of China. I think that says it all. The narrative that promotes man made CO2 as causing the climate to cyclically change is now falling apart as numerous honest researchers (independent of Rockefeller funding) demonstrate that cyclic climate change is natural. This book lays bare the fact that while the Rockefellers may actually have believed this climate change narrative in the 1950's but it appears apparent that they have now started to use it as a scare tactic to achieve their ultimate aim of a single government and the depopulation of the world. The book is well written but you do need to persevere. It is unbelievable how many organizations they have been at the helm of or strongly influenced ....the UN, WEF, IPCC, the COP summits and many many activist environmental groups all while holding large stock positions in Granpappy's Standard Oil (now Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Conoco Phillips ..Yes all of them). Thank you Jacob for exposing these hypocrites.
Another evil billionaire family. I always wonder what the appeal is for the super rich to get involved with the World Economic Forum and supporting ideas of one world government. At the same time, and my biggest take away, is their involvement in developing the climate change narrative. Developing it to serve their own interests by helping start environmental organizations to control the message. Again, their motivation is unclear to me. Overdeveloped control patterns? I'd forgotten that Nelson had been Vice President but his Presidential ambitions were thwarted by his less than admirable personal life. Nelson, bless his black heart once made a pass at my wife when she was a teenager. She was among a group of pageant contestants invited to stand around at a political event. I once saw him in person at a small event at my college when he was running for president. Thank God he was never president. It proves that the all powerful have limitations.
I Rockefeller: Controlling the Game redogör den Svenske författaren Jacob Nordangård för den Amerikabaserade olje- och bankdynastin Rockefellers inblandning i, och finansiering av, klimatrörelsen.
Nordangård visar på ett väldokumenterat vis hur denna familj under en lång tid har varit drivande inom denna fråga genom att finansiera fonder, NGO's (Non Govermental Organisations), FN, universitet, tankesmedjor, media med mera.
Författaren menar att dessa mäktiga män har skapat ett ”problem” i syfte att kunna erbjuda den ”lösning” som de haft svårt att implementera utan en tillräckligt allvarlig ”kris”. Det här är ett utmärkt exempel på den klassiska modellen Problem, Reaction, Solution där en grupp inflytelserika män formar samtliga faser för att få en förändring att framstå som organisk med ett starkt stöd från allmänheten. Vi noterar att denna modell har används flitigt under världshistorien.
Lösningen som Rockefellers och deras mer eller mindre medvetna hantlangare vill implementera är ett högteknologiskt övervakningssamhälle där inget privatliv och ingen äganderätt existerar för gemene man, eller som The World Economic Forum uttryckte saken för några år sedan; ”You will own nothing and you will be happy”.
Vi avslutar recensionen av denna läsvärda bok genom att ge författaren själv det sista ordet:
“The offered solutions to the climate threat, however, risks becoming a very costly experience for mankind and is quite far from the utopian visions of the 1970s environmental movement. The social engineering of technocracy, with detailed regulation and behavioral modification, entails alarmingly far-reaching restrictions on human liberty. In addition, this control is now about to literally get under our skin—and even inside our skulls.
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever.
Interesting read about the history of the Rockefeller clan and its activities over the last 140 years, along with all of the other hangers on who self-righteously think themselves the "anointed ones" who are destined to reshape the world and humanity according to their desires. All of their plans, of course, do not apply to them as they continue to enjoy their private jets, palatial estates, limos, and tens of thousands of acres of ranch land. The one thing these elites forget is that they cannot eradicate man's sin - in fact, they refuse to acknowledge that sin exists. "He that sits in the heavens will laugh, the LORD will hold them in derision."
Fantastic book that I absolutely would suggest everyone who has been through the normal schooling system to read. James Corbett's documentary series on how and why big oil conquered the world could be a good starting point of this book feels a bit daunting.