Dear James Lee Hoover,
We seem to agree that, as you say in your essay, "political leaders act as corporate agents." However you seem to place the problem at the feet of corporations. I don't see it that way. Corporate officers are responsible to their stockholders and don't take an oath to uphold the law and defend our rights. Neither do they have the power to put me in a cage, or execute me, or even take taxes from me at the point of a gun, all of which is pretty absolute power. So I see corporations as simply taking advantage of the corruption of those with the real power. Of course those with the real power are happy to place blame elsewhere. Along these lines you say there is no world force with authority to "assure a vibrant future" and say it should be in the hands of "people with integrity". There, of course, lies the problem. Where do you find them and how discern them?
We do agree that the universe in our own individual minds is not under control of bureaucracy. I agree fully, and that is the basis upon which I propose a 'pay to learn' system that bears no resemblance to the "training that has already been tried". Unfortunately lack of space presented my developing this model.
You discuss "green technology" as "A Noble Plan" and seemed to conclude that the massive undertakings of ethanol and wind power represent cautionary tales. I very much agree. You seem also to be wary of current scientific perspectives. If so we agree here also. There are far to many anomalies and far to many unproven theories taken seriously today that, in my opinion, will be shown to be quite mistaken in the end. (Or even before the end!)
I would not bet on quantum computing as the answer either.
If your suggestion is that the answer lies in the freedom of the individual's mind, I think we are in firm agreement.
Finally, it's difficult to know how much our environment affects our thoughts. I believe you live in the LA area, while I live on a ranch. We see very different things every day.
My best regards,
Edwin Eugene Klingman