The United Nations estimates that in 2050 1 billion to 200 million people will be migrating due to climate change. (In contrast, the general media and populace think that our southern border is becoming untenable - just wait 25 years!) The U.N. has also estimated that by 2100 6-3 billion people will be migrating as the Earth will be unlivable where they presently reside.
Obviously, in order to counter the strong man myth or fascism, which we see people already gravitating towards, we should create a global clearing house of ideas and meritorious plans to see global warming and our other crises in real time, and to collectively plan and implement viable solutions.
The 5th benchmark is: We need to create a new story or vision for ourselves or we will perish. As a people, we face a choice between fascism, dystopian governments, or a viable populist democracy in 30-50 years that is very well educated and more self-aware by, obviously, using present day technologies to tap into human potential.
Right now, Americans appear to be choosing the former as Donald Trump surges in the polls and has now become the presumptive Republican nominee for the presidency.
The 6th benchmark is: Will we choose to 'split the atom of human potential' or split real atoms over cities?
According to scientific fact, during this century, in case you haven't been keeping up with things, humans will be able to radically transform themselves and to do the following: 1) Live 200-150 years; 2) Regrow organs; 3) Engage in reverse aging; 4) Do deep brain stimulation and tap into our brain cells and creative intelligence; 5) Create customized human genomes, to some extent; 6) Cure many forms of cancer at the nano level through bio technologies and even nano technologies; and 7) Become more compassionate and wise human beings who are able to use powerful and ground-shaking technologies from science to expand human consciousness in a systematic manner (see Hundredth Monkey Effect). Of course, a prerequisite is that we recognize human consciousness as being a primary part of who we are and cease manipulating and controlling it.
The 7th benchmark will be: Will we choose people power (a populist democracy) and rescind the power we have given to dysfunctional governments and corporations, or not? If we choose the former, we will create a very dynamic and science fiction-like society that systematically solves our present day conundrum-like problems and raises human consciousness as a tangible field.
In the final analysis, during an election year no less, it's amazing that we do not ask our political leaders to present an in-depth plan for both solving our crises and tapping into human potential.
We are too obsessed with the reptilian-brain button, intellectually indolent and concerned, unfortunately, with idiosyncratic ideologies, foolish memes, superficial flag waving, patriotic tee-shirts, and dichotomized thinking.
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