How is history being written with the stories and the events for the better or the worse? If the past predictions have any predicaments on what is in store for the present and even the future lies, then most of the time, they were fairly accurate indeed. Particularly if you noted the preparation, details and the amount of foreseeing insights these authors and experts imparted to linking all the related dots to complete the big picture.
From the Bible, The Handmaid Tales, Animal Farm, 1984 and other works, the dystopia of the future serves as a present warning to us. By opening our minds, engaging creative thinking and seriously reconsidering the consequences to the overall impact of this fragile planet. This could go a long way to reshape our ways of life, social, economic and political policies large or small.
Then again, I often mentioned that solving minute or huge structural issues are all the same. One must first "Acknowledge" the problem, being "Aware" with the causes plus all the factual details, then pursuing constructive "Actions" to resolve those difficulties once and for all. Regardless if they are personal or must be dealt with by the global community at large, these steps are vital to engage the public, in order to reshape us and let our future generations inherit this planet much better than we do.
Of course, individuals must have this spirit of engagement themselves. It is completely useless to heed such dire warnings and most just went on their ways like mindless zombies, or strived to seek luxurious domesticated farm cattle out to slaughter at the very end.
With the current uncertainty of the global pandemic, the economic upheaval and the ever present warning of avalanche to our Democracy, Freedom, and Civil Liberty, especially with the awakening of the PRC and the ambition of CCP Chairman Xi Jinping to dominate the planet with mass conversion to Chinese brand of Marxism. It is interesting to note the first salvo in this early stage of World War III during 2021: Hong Kong. The result of Beijing's wrecking ball to the foundation of the 156 years of British Colonialism in this former miracle of the Far East Asian metropolis and wonder. All in only 24 years after the 1997 Handover, were predicted long ago by many local and foreign politicians, academics, expert analysts and informed citizens alike.
Occasionally, Governor Chris Patten's last Policy Address in October 1996 was brought up, along with this excellent Fortune Article way back in June 26th, 1995 by journalist Louis Kraar and his associate Joe McGowan. Refreshingly, much of both gentlemen described about the future of Hong Kong post 1997, was extremely accurate. Albeit that it took a while longer for the CCP wrecking machine to completely demolish this Pearl of Orient and become unrecognizable to the World.
Those being noted by this article, such as renowned economist Milton Friedman and Mr. Kraar himself are no longer with us. Mr. McGowan is currently at New York University. Looking back, I wondered if these gentlemen, along with those making the decisions, were siding with the CCP by coming back to Hong Kong. Some even willing to relinquish their foreign citizenships to collaborate with Beijing, had made the right decisions themselves by looking at the dystopia state of total Dictatorship imposed by Chairman Xi himself.
Please read this archived article carefully with the mindset of those hedging those bets, plus some not willing to take the risk. Then think for a moment when "The Death of Hong Kong" reaches everywhere around the World. The CCP's process of global domination is exceedingly simple. With non-lethal warfare via 20 or more methods through infiltration, interference and influence, the results are extremely deadly in the end. However, they will gradually doing that slowly and silently hidden below the surface so no one would bother to notice.