"The Day After: A Challenge for Pollyanna" -- by Stuart H. Rodman (Public Law 105-271, The Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act, keeps the public in the dark...undermines power of ordinary citizens)

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The Day After:

A Challenge for Pollyanna

by Stuart H. Rodman

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(beginning of article)

The jury is still out about the amount of disruption and misery Y2K will bring on those dependent on technology and infrastructure...

...The reporting of problems will take time and may be even slower to find its way into mainstream consciousness. But that's the way this story has been played all along. JANUARY 1ST HAS CHANGED NOTHING.

And Pollyanna, like the hopelessly optimistic character of fiction, is said to be claiming victory. Some hard working truth seekers are said to be discouraged and unappreciated. Still this is the same story.

IS IT SUDDENLY NOT TRUE THEN THAT AMERICAN INDUSTRY REMAINS LARGELY NON COMPLIANT, UNAUDITED AND SURROUNDED BY A CONGRESSIONALLY GRANTED SHROUD OF PROTECTION FROM ACCOUNTABILITY? Has the "disconnect effect" afflicting our national media, their strange ability to look without seeing, suddenly rolled away along with the 2nd millennium?

History shows that the battle for truth has never been easy; just ask Kepler, Galilleo, or Socrates. Again the new millennium has changed nothing. But knowledge is power AND PATRONS OF THE TRUTH STILL HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM. Whatever happens to our infrastructure and technology, our institutions of democracy have been diminished by the barriers erected to shelter industry from disclosure.

PUBLIC LAW 105-271, THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT, KEEPS THE PUBLIC IN THE DARK AND MAKES IT EASIER FOR POLLYANNA TO HAVE HER DAY. ITS MESSAGE? THE DETAILS OF Y2K READINESS PLANNING AS IT AFFECTS EVEN OUR DRINKING WATER, POWER, SAFETY AND HEALTH ARE NONE OF OUR BUSINESS!

Jim Bell, President of the San Diego Y2K Action Group, has said the disaster has already started,

"As Americans we have all been brought up to believe that our most precious of all possessions is freedom and the institutions of democracy that assure it. THE NEW YEAR 2000 LAWS HAVE ENABLED THE SPECIAL INTERESTS TO USE CONGRESS TO UNDERMINE THE POWER OF ORDINARY CITIZENS."

And by all accounts, our recently renovated infrastructure appears to be held together by the high tech equivalent of duct tape and rubber cement.

THE WORLDWIDE REMEDIATION EFFORT HAS RESULTED IN MANY QUICK FIXES AND WORKAROUNDS BUT MUCH OF THE INHERENTLY FLAWED HARDWARE AND DEFECTIVE CODE REMAINS IN PLACE. LITTLE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND MOST PROBABLY WON'T BE. THAT IS THE TRUTH THAT INDUSTRY HAS BEEN WORKING SO HARD FOR SO LONG TO KEEP FROM US.

So take note Pollyanna. We have already paid a great price for your self-proclaimed "triumph" over an infamous computer glitch. There is no taking it away though; whatever happens to our infrastructure after January 1, Y2K has now assured itself a place in history as the bug that ate our civil liberties.

The time has come, Pollyanna. Show us the facts. Open your corporate record books and say it ain't so!<<<<<

(end of article)

[BOLD MINE -- caps off]

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[My Comment -- the purpose of this article was not to evoke another senseless backlash. Please listen carefully: if these facts are true, then maybe this is the reason behind the idea that "this forum has died" (which it certainly has not). The "substantiated reports" all viewers are looking for are never going to be confessed. Is that what you're waiting for to happen to "prove" Y2K is for real? You'll know soon enough as events finally unfold though. (Or will you?) These laws now FORBID revealing such information. This free speech site is the best we have to make due. NOTHING has changed statistically about the fact that the things that were non-compliant prior to the rollover STILL MUST BE.

Did they fix themselves?....NO....

Was the whole world (governments, experts, those relaying the facts of non-compliance) LYING about the errors that existed in (their) computers and embeddeds?....NO....

WAS JANUARY 1ST THE FOCAL POINT TO BEGIN WITH?....NO!!....

Was/were all the information and warnings erroneous?....NO....

Will most glitches take TIME to develop?....YES....

Is Y2K going to be a geometric event that yields a sharp increase at the END of the curve instead of the beginning?....

Could the TYPE, SEVERITY and SITUATIONALITY of glitches play an even greater role than a mere accumulation of problems?....

Has this story really just BEGUN even though many claim it has died a premature birth?....

Has the erosion of civil liberties come to a head after decades of erosion and constant, willful opposition, awaiting only some critical threshold event to usher in what could very easily become a totalitarian police state out of the chaos and fear?....

IF something fatally serious were wrong, and it affected national security, would such information be withheld under the "National Security Act" on a "need to know basis"?....

Are things as they seem?....

Are all the reports about a soon-coming New World Order baseless?....

Will things deteriorate technologically this year to the point where our basic infra-structure collapses little by little while we're lulled to sleep by the misinformation that nothing at all is going on?.... (Unfortunately, I believe so.)

As a person who's studied such things for over two decades, as well as biblical prophecy, Y2K or not, the world situation is ripe for this turn of events. Do not be lulled to sleep by the drone and hum of misleading rhetoric stating that all is OK and that the seeming absolute absense of "verifiable incidents" is "proof" of such a thing. It could be indicative of just the opposite which I STRONGLY believe it is. Y2K or not, the world is poised to witness a climactic turn of events, and it appears very, very soon.]

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post script:

***The TB 2000 site has a pulse and beat on the world that in my opinion has TRANSCENDED status quo media in timing, reports, openness, interaction and, yes, analyses. Even MAINSTREAM MEDIA rely on tips and hints from "everyday people" and "non-professionals". The difference here is that it's "polished as it goes" -- uncut and unedited -- a distinct advantage. This should be apparent within the process of ridicule often subjected to people's comments and opinions, but unfortunately it always isn't. In this way, you can't filter out the truth, just have to try and bear with the antagonism and damage control once its unfilteredly put out.

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-- Patrick Lastella (Lastella1@aol.com), January 31, 2000

Answers

An excellent point Patrick. The problems have only begun and it's only a matter of time before they cascade into chaotic failures. We will never hear about it from the media as they have a news blackout on any sensitive information like this. This forum will be the only place where we hear about it.

-- (brett@miklos.org), January 31, 2000.

Patrick I have stated before, for sheeple to be awakened they need to stop being fed and start having to hunt for food. In this case we are talking about info. Try to imagine Serbians, Palestinians or whoever dressing up as white racist, setting off an explosive in downtown Detroit or Atlanta killing several thousand blacks and see if the world which they know will forever be changed. Waco was not done by accident. The Okc bombing was not done by some sodbuster from Ks. The "they" everyone is so scared to say who are deeply religious and incredibly evil. Besides they have more power and will of purpose than you or I will ever know. Panama has had all the American Media thrown out of the China Zones. Why??? Why does everyone who prepared for Y2k discount the possibility that it was done to identify you!!!!!! When the Russian Revolution happened the communist slaughtered only the intellegint ones? Why????? When the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia they slaughtered the intelligent ones. Why?// The pattern is always the same and for those of you who are willing to risk your livelihood and sanity try reading books which are not published by the "they" press. David Dukes book "My Awakening" and Tony Browns "Empower the people" give you a clear indication that the plans and aspirations of "They" do not include you in them. South Africa, Serbia and other targets of their hatred are now nothing more than hellholes. If you think that Jesus will come back remember that the German Women of 1945-1947 in the occupation Zones of the Russians knew for certain that hell could not be any worse. She did not support Hitler just as you dont support Clinton. That still did not change things for her. My Grandmother was in Poland and she said the one thing that was not reported by the American Media was what went on in that time. By the way she said the Russian Thugs took all the teachers, doctors etc and shot them in back of the head and mass buried them. If a violent revolution comes to America the one thing that will apparent is that the dumb ones will do anything to survive and if you are identified as against them you will not be given a chance to explain. I've been in every prison in our state because I have a contract with the state. The average prisoner has never known your world and you do not know his. The real critical thing is this though: Getting ready for Y2k where did you go, what did you buy, what communications did you do?/ Guess what? Your are tagged and Waco's experiments were for your benefit. May Jehovah have mercy on all of us. Only when we see the beast and every head shall bow and every knee shall bend will the prophecy come to pass.

-- Concentration Camp #245602 (smdrago@hotmal.com), January 31, 2000.

Excellent drivel. Did you type it yourself?

-- ImSo (lame@prepped.com), January 31, 2000.

Patrick: Great post. Couldn't agree more with Stuart Rodman's comments. Your posts, along with many of the other regulars are much appreciated. Th folks at TB2000 are to be commended for persevering with this forum, despite the antagonistic, often uncharitable, comments posted on this forum. I hope Mr. North will soon return to 'business as usual.' He and the folks at TB2000 will be proven right very soon.

-- Chris Merrick (chrism@niagararc.com), January 31, 2000.

The trolls said:

"They ban me from this forum and this lunatic is allowed to stay? Surprised? No, me either...

-- Y2K Pro (y2kpro1@hotmail.com), January 31, 2000.

Excellent drivel. Did you type it yourself?

-- ImSo (lame@prepped.com), January 31, 2000. "

Hey, you guys lost and your board folded. Take a hike!

-- justwondering (justwondering@trollsareunstable.com), January 31, 2000.



PUBLIC LAW 105-271, THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT, KEEPS THE PUBLIC IN THE DARK

I disagree. While I agree that we have yet to see the full extent of Y2K impacts, I believe we have a better barometer than the media or corporate press releases. We'll know when Y2K has hit the fan when we begin to experience the impacts in our *personal* lives. This is not to say that smaller, localized impacts are any less important to those they happen to affect, or that I am not empathetic to their plight. The point is, Y2K can not be said to be "systemic" until a significant number of *us* feel the impacts personally.

Til then, I'll be watching...

-- RPGman (tripix@olypen.com), January 31, 2000.


You think providing a Public Laws citation that you read somewhere in a CNN.com story makes your argument any more legitimate? How about providing the quote from the legislative history by which you formulate your argument? PLs are public records. We can at least go and see what the heck you're talking about if you had the guts to actually indicate some intelligent thought by POSTING it!

I worry for the world -- not like those like you, but because of them.

-- Sarcasm (is a subtle@virtue.com), January 31, 2000.


justwondering--

Justwondering what the heck Mr Lastella and Mr Concentration camp are talking about?

Do you honestly have any idea?

-- I'mSo (lame@prepped.com), January 31, 2000.


Y2K Pro and ImSo and Sarcasm, you said it, these guys are getting desperate. Wait till Feb 29th passes without a problem and we'll see more drivel.

-- Mr. Sane (hhh@home.com), February 01, 2000.

What are they talking about? They are Christians that believe in a apocoliptic view of the end of the world. They base their belief on biblical scriptures. A personal anti Christ. Beast. Armagedon. Seven year tribulation ect. There are however many true Christians that believe these scriptures are symbolic, and not to be taken litteral. The Reformers, Calvin, Luther, Wesley ect. Believe that Matt:24 has already taken place in 70 AD. And that The Book of Revelations is symbolic and only the last two chapters are left to be fullfilled in the future. Thats not to say there can't be any Y2k problems causing problems, even major ones in the future. But the out come of these problems will be different from what these doomer Christians think. Some even hope that the problems will be the kind that can fit into their doom theology. Their problem and anyone who follows them is a religeous one. Based on a flawed theology. Only an open mind will deliver them from this delusion. I hope they will allow themselves an open mind to see the real Christian truth. (in my opinion).

-- ROB MERDOCH (MRLOVE99@HOTMAIL.COM), February 01, 2000.


Ain't touchin this one.

-- Kyle (fordtbonly@aol.com), February 01, 2000.

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