Behind the Curtain

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There are moments in history when people sense that something is wrong, even if they cannot immediately articulate it. The events feel disconnected on the surface, yet when viewed together, they begin to form a pattern. Policies that seem irrational. Cultural shifts that appear self-destructive. Narratives that defy basic logic. The question many Americans are quietly asking is simple: Why is all of this happening the way it is?

Perhaps the answer lies behind the curtain.

One of the most curious monuments ever erected in the United States was the Georgia Guidestones. Among the principles carved into stone was a statement that the world’s population should be maintained at no more than 500 million people in order to live in balance with nature. At the time, many dismissed it as eccentric philosophy. But stone inscriptions are not casual thoughts. They are declarations meant to endure.

Today, the global population exceeds eight billion. Yet the idea that humanity should be drastically reduced did not disappear with the destruction of the monument. It merely stopped being spoken aloud. The more uncomfortable question is this: if someone believed 500 million was the ideal population, how would such a goal ever be achieved without open violence? Without destroying the infrastructure of society? The answer would not be war. It would be compliance.

Consider abortion. Regardless of where one stands morally, it is impossible to ignore that abortion directly reduces population growth. The most aggressive advocacy for it does not come from the powerless. It comes from institutions, corporations, and political structures that shape public behavior. That alone suggests an agenda beyond personal choice.

Then there is the rapid rise of gender confusion and androgyny, particularly among children. Human biology is not mysterious. Men are generally attracted to feminine curves because, at a subconscious level, those traits signal fertility. This is not sexism. It is evolutionary reality. If a society could be convinced to blur or erase biological identity, procreation would naturally decline. If young people could be persuaded that their bodies are wrong, broken, or in need of irreversible alteration, reproduction becomes collateral damage.

What easier way to reduce population than to convince people to willingly destroy their own ability to create life?

This trend does not exist in isolation. It is reinforced by an educational system that increasingly avoids teaching deductive reasoning and common sense. Logic empowers people to ask dangerous questions. Emotional conditioning does not. A population trained to react rather than reason is far easier to guide. Easier to control.

Industry reveals another layer. Ultra-processed foods. Artificial dyes. Chemical additives banned in other countries but common in American products. Nutrient-empty diets pushed on children from birth. Chronic disease is now normalized. Cancer rates rise. Mental health collapses. If a future generation is unhealthy, infertile, and medicated into compliance, resistance becomes unlikely.

Race has become the preferred distraction. It is emotionally charged and endlessly exploitable. Yet America’s true divide is not racial. It is economic. This is not about black versus white. It is about the wealthy versus everyone else. The gig economy thrives because people are desperate. Those who have rely on those who do not. Framing this divide as racial keeps attention off the real power imbalance.

Public schools now expose children to sexual concepts they are neurologically incapable of processing. This is not accidental. It is strategic. Early confusion weakens identity. Weakened identity makes people dependent on authority for meaning. Adults who question this are labeled hateful. Parents who object are marginalized. Silence is enforced through shame.

As these changes unfold, fraud on a national scale continues to surface. Data manipulation. Institutional deception. Policies that collapse communities while enriching elites. If one steps back, the model makes no sense unless destruction is the goal. Why would anyone want a weaker society? Because a weakened society does not resist.

Ironically, those at the lowest economic levels are often incentivized to have more children, while the middle class is crushed financially, culturally, and psychologically. A dependent workforce is ideal. It does not question authority. It delivers packages, cleans homes, and keeps the system running without demanding answers.

One must also ask whether these cultural agendas are applied universally. Are transgender ideologies aggressively promoted within Muslim communities? The answer appears obvious. Cultural enforcement is selective. That alone exposes hypocrisy and calculation.

Social programs were designed as safety nets, not hammocks. Americans are generous, but generosity collapses when fraud becomes celebrated. When people openly boast about gaming the system, resentment grows. Pride in dependency erodes the dignity of work and corrodes social trust. A society cannot survive when contribution is mocked and entitlement is glorified.

Recent violence involving law enforcement illustrates the consequences of reckless rhetoric. When leaders encourage confrontation, escalate emotions, and dehumanize authority, tragedy becomes inevitable. Then those tragedies are exploited for political gain. Responsibility is deflected. Accountability disappears. Lives are lost, and the cycle repeats.

As I write this, I hope I am wrong. I hope these patterns are coincidence. I hope there is no coordinated intent behind what we are witnessing. Because if these observations are correct, then what is unfolding is both brilliant and diabolical.

The most effective form of population control is not force. It is persuasion. Convince people to abandon their biology. Convince them to fear family. Convince them that dependency is virtue and logic is oppression. Convince them that questioning authority is dangerous.

The problem with being willing to ask difficult questions is the reality that you might end up with answers you weren’t expecting or, in some cases, can’t even believe are true. But if you care about truth, you must be willing to accept the truth.

The curtain must be removed, as it only works as long as people refuse to lift it.

And once lifted, what is revealed may not be comforting, it may actually be terrifying.

But if America wants a chance at redemption as a country, it is necessary. Otherwise, critical thinking may be transformed into blind acceptance. If that happens, we are lost.

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J. Hartman
J. Hartman
J. Hartman is an American writer and researcher whose work bridges history, faith, and modern society. Born in the heartland of America, Mr. Hartman has lived from coast to coast and internationally, gaining a broad perspective on the issues that shape our world. His views are grounded in knowledge, faith, and lived experience, drawing connections between past and present to uncover lessons that remain vital today. Through Heartland Perspective, he seeks to rekindle honest conversation, critical thinking, and the enduring values of faith, family, and freedom on which this great nation was founded.

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