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Day 3: Technocracy In Europe

And America
Once upon a time, Jean Meynaud (1914-1972) was a professor of
Political Science at the University of Paris and widely known as a leading
political scientist in Europe. His works are still recognized as
foundational in modern Europe, but you would be hard-pressed to find
any American who ever heard his name.

In 1964, Professor Meynaud wrote a seminal book with the simple title
of Technocracy. Indeed, Europe was not ignorant of the changes taking
place that rankled institutions as well as the people they represented,
and there was no love lost for unelected and unaccountable technocrats
who were usurping power. At the time in France, this topic was even on
the lips of political protestors who cried “Down with Technocracy”.

Meynaud noted that “the fundamental basis of technocracy is a faith in


an efficiency so great that maximum results are obtained by minimum
effort.” He wrote,
Let us suppose that in a world in which the profit motive becomes
more and more paramount, the political authorities (as is already
partly true) failed to keep a close watch on the activities of
technologists, who do not all have the public interest at heart; in the
end, the effect would be a barely perceptible evolution towards a
regime which would be democratic only on the surface. The elected
representatives would be deprived of the substance of their power…
The democratic principle would then be nothing more than the
‘front’ (as skeptics say it has always been) behind which the true
leaders of the country would justify or disguise their domination.

In the intervening years from 1964 to 2019, Europe has continued this
trend, transforming itself into a full-blown Technocracy controlled by
unelected and unaccountable European Union Technocrats. Europeans
widely recognize this today, laying their angst at the levers of the
technocrat machine that dominates every single area of their lives.

Having entrenched themselves into an unmovable power structure,


these Technocrats are now killing off democracy, free enterprise and
capitalism in order to implement the economic system of Technocracy
known as Sustainable Development or the Green Economy. This is a
resource-based economic system, unlike the free market of supply and
demand, where both production and consumption are controlled by a
single entity – namely, those same Technocrats.

Knowing that mass resistance (after all, people were already crying
“Down with technocracy”) would accompany the economic transition,
anthropogenic global warming (AGW) was introduced as a fear
mechanism to drive citizens into not only accepting, but demanding the
one-and-only solution offered: Sustainable Development, aka
Technocracy.

As his book clearly shows, Meynaud really understood what was about to
take place. Technocratic encroachment would eventually dominate the
political structure, while leaving its outward appearance in place to
placate citizens into thinking nothing had really changed. Meynaud nails
this:
I use the term ‘influence’ broadly, meaning the capacity possessed
by some people to induce others to act, think and feel in a certain
way or according to a predetermined suggestion. This aptitude
enables technocrats to grasp a certain measure of authority over
the politicians who are directly or indirectly chosen by the people to
assume control of public affairs. This allows them to guide the lines
of action which politicians adopt and the decisions they take.

This is Social Engineering on the grandest scale. It is the tail that wags
the dog. It is the wizard behind the curtain who pulls the levers.

Has this happened in America? Does anyone really think that our elected
representatives in Congress have any substantive power to make key
decisions that favor the people instead of other institutional interests? Is
the Administration effective at turning back the growing infrastructure
of Technocracy? Of course not! Technocrats are seen continuously
asserting themselves: Big Pharma, Big Tech, Big Banks, etc.

Furthermore, Meynaud nailed the societal impact of this Technocrat


encroachment:

In a representative democratic system, the power of suffrage and


the trust of the people tend to be eroded by the advance of
technologists. (emphasis added)

In today’s America, lack of trust is a scourge nobody saw coming.


Nobody trusts anyone anymore. Congress is so badly divided that some
people are saying it can never be healed again. The hostile divide
between government and citizens is at an all-time high. Families are
breaking up as children turn against their parents. Employees are
turning on their employers.

In short, trust has been destroyed at every level. But don’t think that this
just happened by accident; it is a direct outcome of the growth of
Technocracy in America.

Thankfully, Meynaud noted that “Technocratic power is not a permanent


acquisition.” Of course, he said that in 1964, before Technocracy had
fully asserted itself in Europe. How Europeans could throw off
Technocracy today is a mystery and a seemingly impossible feat.

In America, we still have a short window of time to do something about


it. We can join the earlier calls made in France of “Down with
technocracy”. But… we had better be more certain to follow our rhetoric
with tangible, concrete and forceful actions to ensure its demise.

In the meantime, spare me the criticism that Technocracy is just a myth


and a conspiracy theory. Many great scholars and thinkers have written
extensively about it over the decades, and we all are without excuse if
we ignore them.

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