Thank you for reading, @agmoore!

I wasn't thinking of 1984, but you have a good point -- my version of 2169 is past all governmental attempts at such foolishness, because by that time those attempts would have come and gone and the few survivors would have had to come to terms with the need for cooperation. The need is here now, of course, and I am just one voice in the world, highlighting it. We might count ourselves very blessed if our reality check comes in super blue, not Big Brother ...