Jacques Attali, 1981, advisor to François Mitterrand:
”The future will be about finding a way to reduce the population. We start with the old,because as soon as they exceed 60-65 years, people live longer than they produce and that costs society dearly. Then the weak, then the useless that do not help society because there will always be more of them, and above all,ultimately, the stupid.
Euthanasia will have to be an essential tool in our future societies, in all cases. Of course we will not be able to execute people or build camps.
We get rid of them by making them believe that it is for their own good. Overpopulation, and mostly useless, is something that is too costly economically.
Socially, too, it is much better when the human machine comes to an abrupt standstill than when it gradually deteriorates.
Neither will we be able to test millions upon millions of people for their intelligence, you bet that! We will find or cause something a pandemic targeting certain people, a real economic crisis or not, a virus affecting the oldor the fat,it doesn't matter, the weak will succumb to it, the fearful and stupid will believe in it and seek treatment. We will have made sure that treatment is in place, treatment that will be the solution. The selection of idiots then takes care of itself: You go to the slaughter by yourself."
[The future of life - Jacques Attali, 1981] Interviews with Michel Salomon, Les Visages de l’avenir collection, éditions Seghers. "...
In 2006 Attali's Best Selling Book, A Brief History of the Future, he predicted WWIII will start in the Ukraine, discussed weapons of the future including tracking and emphasized the use of Propaganda as a weapon. "Finally (and perhaps especially), since no war can be won unless the peoples waging it believe it just and necessary, and unless the loyalty of citizens and their belief in its values are maintained, the chief weapons of the future will be the instruments of propaganda, communication, and intimidation.”
Recently Attali said he expects Technology to Reign Supreme After the Pandemic "The common thread shared by pandemics throughout human history is a shift in power, Attali said. In the 15th century, legitimate authority transitioned from religious institutions to secular authorities. As people better understood science, legitimate power again moved from the secular authorities to medicine. Now, the world could belong to technology, for better or for worse," said the adviser to former French President Francois Mitterrand.
*Jacques Attali is an economist, historian, cultural critic, and corporate strategist. A French presidential adviser for finance and economics for many years, he co founded and served as the first president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He lives in Paris, France.
Related Books By Attali
A Brief History of the Future. A Brave and Controversial Look at the 21st Century - Attali anticipates an unraveling of American hegemony as transnational corporations sever the ties linking free enterprise to democracy. World tensions will be primed for horrific warfare for resources and dominance. The ultimate question is: Will we leave our children and grandchildren a world that is not only viable but better, or in this nuclear world bequeath to them a planet that will be a living hell? Either way, he warns, the time to act is now. - https://amzn.to/3eTN4s8
Millennium Winners and Losers in the Coming World Order - A look at the future world order forecasts a dramatic reordering of geopolitical and economic forces, high-tech economies, and a world of privileged elites surrounded by a vast array of impoverished nomads - https://amzn.to/3tqsV1Q
