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It begins with the Titans and Old Testament Prophets, who charge that Zeus' appointment nearly two thousand years ago of Jesus of Nazareth as president and CEO of Earth has failed. They charge that men and women of "faith" and their bloody, embattled sects have created more suffering than they have alleviated; that, therefore, "faith" in the unknown and unknowable has failed, miserably, to make Homo sapiens a better species, one, as you have heard before, that loves god, loves his neighbor as fondly as he loves himself, one, in other words, that lives in the very image of god.
As corporate raiders, they plan to take Earth private in an LBO, i.e., a leveraged buyout, ultimately, to liquidate it for its precious metal and mineral assets. They may be minority shareholders, but, as a group, they pose a threat to the independence of our subsidiary sister planet, Earth, and a threat to the lives of four billion Earthlings.
They are a severe bunch. They argue that nothing of great value would be lost. The death of four billion Earthlings "ought not to be thought worth a tinker's damn," they argue in archaic meter and metronomic diction. They argue that this reorganization, this "downsizing," would increase shareholder value, provide a greater return on capital, and be a more intelligent use of GOD Inc.'s assets. Earthlings and Earth be damned.
If you have any doubt about the importance of Earth to the Corporation, Galactic Olympian Deities, Inc., we assure you that Earth enjoys broad support from Zeus, who visits there frequently, and from his daughter, Athena, who, in no small measure because of her affection for Dr. Benj. Franklin, would crush the Rebels in a finger snap if her father did not oppose it as "indelicate." According to the Rule of Law, it is also illegal. Thus, you have in a nutshell the rationale behind Zeus' and the Board's decision to take this unprecedented step, in the words of the poet, "to tell you all; I shall tell you all."
Our CEO's business plan: to bring in fresh leadership in the person of Dr. Benj. Franklin, printer, of Philadelphia, to introduce rationality into daily life and politics on GOD Inc.'s subsidiary, Earth, Third Rock from the Sun. Important to note: Dr. Franklin will have the undying support of the Immortal and his loving daughter.
Copyright © Domenic Corsaro 1998
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