As a totalitarian regime manifests, it must obliterate the cultural history of its subjects, so that its power can appear eternal, and therefore, infallible.  George Orwell exposed this technique in "1984" and now we're beginning to see its use throughout the world.  But that not good enough for the global elite.  They also feel the need to kill us off and bring our population down to a more manageable level. What better way than to poison the well and affect the weather, causing droughts or floods?  You know, real wrath of God stuff.   But it doesn't stop there.  As health and wealth decline, people tend to become upset about reality and start to question whether or not this is the right path. Our "illustrious" leaders will have no opposition, so they implement large-scale spying operations, in order to "get to know us" better, understand what our grievances are and respond appropriately, thus lulling the masses back to sleep.  And you thought the iPhone 4 was just for your entertainment.