The Great Reset: A Totalitarian Project for Global Restructuring
Glenn Beck views the Great Reset not as a theoretical concept, but as a fundamental restructuring of the global order. In this vision, the traditional roles of citizen and consumer are replaced by the concept of the "stakeholder," allowing for the centralization of power and the modeling of social behavior under the guise of "stakeholder capitalism." This process represents a departure from individual liberty toward a top-down system of loyalty.
ESG Metrics, MMT Theory, and Fair Access
The primary tool of this transformation is ESG metrics (Environmental, Social, and Governance). Beck defines them as a mechanism of soft coercion, where access to capital depends on meeting ideological standards rather than profit and loss statements. The financial foundation of this system is Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), which posits that the state can issue nearly unlimited amounts of currency. This leads to corporatism—a state where business becomes a vehicle for achieving political and activist goals.
A symbol of the free market's erosion is the abandonment of the Fair Access principle in banking. This rule was intended to protect legal industries from being cut off from financial services for ideological reasons. Its absence paves the way for "credit censorship," where banks, under reputational pressure, become guardians of ideological purity.
Locke, Soft Despotism, and Corporatism
Beck grounds his critique in the tradition of Locke and constitutionalism, emphasizing the necessity of limited government. He warns against the phenomenon Alexis de Tocqueville called soft despotism—a power that avoids violence but, through regulation and paternalism, reduces a nation to a "herd of industrious animals." In this context, crisis management (whether pandemic or climate-related) serves as a catalyst for changes that could not be implemented under normal circumstances.
Locality, Property, and Self-Sufficiency
In the face of global shifts, private property remains the last bastion of freedom, protecting against the "subscription economy." Beck proposes practical resistance: self-sufficiency and the building of strong, local communities. This strategy includes using cash, supporting local entrepreneurs, and rejecting centralization. In Beck’s rhetorical strategy, the grotesque and the absurd (such as the "Maoies" gala) play a vital role in exposing the hubris of social engineering.
However, there is a clear distinction between American individualism and the Polish ethos of freedom. In the US, the struggle for the economy is a fight for the soul of the republic; in Poland, this debate often gets bogged down in disputes over subsidies, a result of a stronger tradition of centralization. Nevertheless, the foundation of resistance must be conscience and truth—the individual decision to "live not by lies" (as Solzhenitsyn put it).
Curatorial Legitimacy: The Twilight of Sovereignty
Modern power is shifting from procedural legitimacy toward curatorial legitimacy. Experts and algorithms are meant to "correct" citizens' choices for their own good. Will we surrender our sovereignty for the illusion of security? The true reset begins with courageously questioning imposed narratives and remaining faithful to one's conscience. Freedom is not granted once and for all—it requires daily virtue and the courage to remain the architect of one's own destiny.
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