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Behind the Green Mask

Behind the Green Mask

by Rosa Koire 2011 172 pages
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Key Takeaways

1. UN Agenda 21: A Global Plan for Control.

there is a plan for world governance that is in place and eating like a metastasized cancer into every nation, free and bound, in the world.

A global agenda. UN Agenda 21, adopted at the 1992 Earth Summit, is a comprehensive plan for the 21st century covering every aspect of human life. Signed by 178 nations, including the US, it's a "soft law" implemented administratively without requiring legislative ratification. Its core premise is that human activity, particularly in affluent nations, is unsustainable and requires global management.

Control over land use. A central tenet is government control over all land use, removing decision-making from private property owners. The plan assumes individuals are poor stewards and government control is necessary for the "greater good" of the planet and future generations. This involves restricting private property rights and relocating populations into designated "human settlements."

Lowering living standards. Agenda 21 explicitly identifies the affluence of Americans as a problem, advocating for a redistribution of wealth and a lowering of the US standard of living. This is framed as achieving "social justice" globally. The plan's implementation is often subtle, woven into local policies and regulations without explicit mention of its UN origin.

2. Communitarianism: Balancing Away Individual Rights.

Communitarianism ‘balances’ the rights of the individual with the so-called rights of the community.

Redefining rights. Communitarianism is the political philosophy underpinning Agenda 21, asserting that individual rights must be balanced against the undefined and ever-changing "rights of the community." Unlike the US Constitution, which guarantees inherent individual rights, this philosophy subordinates the individual to the collective, often the "global community."

Individual as threat. Under Communitarianism, insisting on individual rights is deemed selfish and harmful to the collective good. This justifies increased restrictions on personal freedoms, property ownership, mobility, and life choices. The concept is promoted as a new, enlightened form of political discourse, often using shame and social pressure against dissenters.

The Third Way. This philosophy operates on a dialectic: a problem is created, a solution is proposed, and the conflict between opposing views leads to a "third way" outcome. This outcome, often government control or restriction, is then presented as the necessary solution to the manufactured problem, becoming the new "normal" despite eroding traditional liberties.

3. "Sustainable Development": The Green Mask for the Agenda.

Under the banner of saving the planet we are drowning liberty.

The appealing facade. "Sustainable Development," "Smart Growth," and "Green" initiatives serve as the public face, or "Green Mask," for the Agenda 21 plan. These terms evoke positive images of environmental protection, efficiency, and community well-being, making the underlying agenda palatable and difficult to question without appearing "anti-environment."

Hiding the true cost. While promoting laudable goals like mindful energy use and recycling, the Green Mask conceals the agenda's true impacts:

  • Increased government control and regulation
  • Erosion of private property rights
  • Restriction of individual freedoms
  • Centralization of power

Manipulation through urgency. The rhetoric often emphasizes imminent environmental disaster and a sense of urgency, impairing clear reasoning and pressuring people to accept "radical solutions" without critical examination. This emotional manipulation is a key tactic to gain public "buy-in" for policies that would otherwise be rejected.

4. ICLEI: Bringing the Global Plan to Your Town.

ICLEI... brings the international into your town.

Local implementation arm. The International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), now ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, is a non-governmental organization founded in 1990 to implement Agenda 21 goals at the local level worldwide. It connects international policy with municipal action, often operating discreetly.

Influencing local policy. ICLEI provides training, software (like Clean Air & Climate Protection), guidebooks, and lobbying support to member cities and counties (over 600 in the US). These services help local governments adopt policies, ordinances, and General Plan changes aligned with Agenda 21, often funded by taxpayer money and federal grants.

Unelected influence. Despite being a non-governmental entity, ICLEI is composed of local governments and holds Special Consultative Status to the UN. It influences policy-makers and pressures local officials to commit to international goals, such as drastic greenhouse gas reductions, often without direct public knowledge or consent, blurring the lines between public and private governance.

5. General Plans & Redevelopment: Local Tools for Land Control.

The General Plan is the method, the document, the comprehensive design for living that is imposed upon us.

Blueprint for control. Comprehensive or General Plans, mandated by state law and updated periodically, are the primary local documents used to implement Agenda 21 land use policies. They dictate zoning, transportation, energy, and even socioeconomic elements, overriding existing property rights and uses by declaring properties "legally non-conforming."

Redevelopment as a funding tool. Redevelopment agencies, often funded by diverting local property taxes, are key mechanisms for implementing the physical manifestation of Agenda 21: "Smart Growth" or "high density urban mixed use development." By declaring areas "blighted," cities gain eminent domain power to seize private property for transfer to favored developers building high-density projects.

Impoverishing cities. The diversion of property taxes to redevelopment agencies for decades starves city general funds, leading to reduced public services (parks, roads, police, fire). This decline in living standards is a consequence of using local funds to subsidize private, politically connected developers building projects aligned with the Agenda 21 vision.

6. The Delphi Technique: Manufacturing Public Consent.

The new definition for consensus is the neutralization of expressed opposition.

Mind control technique. The Delphi Technique, originally developed by the RAND Corporation, is used in public meetings ("visioning meetings," "charrettes") to steer groups towards a predetermined outcome while creating the illusion of public input and consensus. Trained facilitators present limited choices designed to direct the discussion towards the desired plan.

Neutralizing dissent. The goal is not genuine democratic decision-making but the "neutralization of expressed opposition." Dissenters are often ignored, shamed, isolated, or shouted down by facilitators and "shills" (individuals seeded in the audience or at tables) who are briefed to support the plan. Public comments that don't align with the agenda are recorded but discarded.

Illusion of buy-in. By holding these orchestrated meetings, local governments can later claim public support for plans that were designed in advance. This tactic avoids genuine debate and dissent, allowing for "more rapid change" to be imposed on the community under the guise of being "your plan."

7. Wildlands & Resource Control: Restricting Land and Life.

The total inventory and control of all natural resources is in process now.

Setting aside land. The Wildlands Project, linked to Agenda 21, aims to set aside vast areas of land for non-human use, creating wildlife corridors across continents. This involves acquiring land through purchase, conservation easements, or imposing severe restrictions on human activity and development in designated areas.

Restricting rural life. In rural areas, implementation involves limiting water rights, denying septic system permits, restricting building on agricultural land, and reducing maintenance of rural infrastructure like roads. These measures pressure people to leave the countryside and move into urban centers, consolidating populations for easier management and control.

Control over resources. Beyond land, Agenda 21 seeks total inventory and control of all natural resources, including water, energy, and food production. Policies like "food sheds" (limiting urban populations to what can be grown within a small radius) and restrictions on livestock farming are examples of controlling populations through resource access and rationing.

8. Social Engineering: Shaping Behavior and Thought.

This is social engineering.

Controlling populations. Agenda 21 involves deliberate social engineering to shift populations from rural/suburban areas to high-density urban centers and to change behavior and thought patterns. This is achieved through various means:

  • Restricting mobility (high gas prices, VMT taxes, limited parking)
  • Promoting collective living (condos, apartments, less privacy)
  • Encouraging surveillance (Community Oriented Policing, neighbor reporting)

Indoctrination and conformity. The educational system is used for "Outcome Based Education," training young people to accept a collective mindset, conformity, and lower expectations for their quality of life. Programs like "Asset Based Community Development" inventory individual skills and direct them towards "mandatory volunteering" for favored, agenda-aligned non-profits.

Eroding privacy. Technology like Smart Meters, surveillance cameras, and data collection through social media and government programs contribute to a loss of privacy, conditioning people to accept constant monitoring. This creates a climate where dissent is risky and conformity is rewarded, breaking down social fabric and isolating individuals.

9. Regionalization: Centralizing Power Away from Citizens.

Regionalization... It’s the interim step on the road to globalization.

Layering government. Regionalization creates an unelected, unaccountable layer of government (e.g., Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Councils of Governments) that supersedes local authority. These regional bodies, often working with federal agencies and NGOs like ICLEI, standardize laws and goals across multiple municipalities.

Entrapping locals. Local governments are pressured to align their General Plans with regional mandates, often tied to transportation or development funding. This centralizes planning decisions, reducing local control and making it harder for citizens to influence policy or vote out regional decision-makers who are not directly accountable to them.

Standardizing control. The goal is to standardize regulations across larger areas, making it impossible to escape restrictive policies by moving to a different town or county. This incremental transfer of sovereignty from local to regional bodies is a step towards a single, global governance structure.

10. Economic Crisis: Facilitating the Agenda's Implementation.

We’re experiencing a devastating engineered collapse in our economic system.

Crisis as opportunity. The economic crisis, including the housing market crash and financial system instability, is viewed as facilitating the implementation of Agenda 21. By destabilizing the middle class, eroding wealth (especially home equity), and increasing unemployment, it makes people more dependent on government assistance and more willing to accept government-subsidized housing and restrictions.

Consolidation of wealth. While the middle class suffers, the crisis allows for the consolidation of wealth and power among large corporations and financial institutions, often through government bailouts and favorable policies. This aligns with the Fascist model of government controlled by big business through public-private partnerships.

War on private property. Policies like the proposed federal program to buy and demolish vacant properties ("redfields to greenfields") use taxpayer money to remove private land from the tax rolls and convert it to public space. This, combined with foreclosures and devaluation of rural/suburban property, reduces private ownership and pushes populations into controlled urban areas.

11. Resistance: Awareness and Local Action are Key.

Awareness is the first step in the Resistance.

Educate yourself and others. Recognizing the connections between seemingly unrelated local issues (redevelopment, bike lanes, green mandates, neighborhood groups) and the overarching Agenda 21 plan is crucial. Reading, researching, and sharing information with friends, neighbors, and colleagues is the vital first step in building resistance.

Act locally. The plan is imposed locally, so resistance must also be local. Attending city council, planning commission, and neighborhood meetings is important, but understanding tactics like the Delphi Technique is necessary to be effective. Learning to "anti-Delphi" meetings can expose manipulation and empower others.

Build coalitions. Connect with others who are concerned about property rights, government overreach, and loss of freedom, regardless of political affiliation. Forming local groups, flyering neighborhoods, using social media, and networking with like-minded individuals and groups across the country are powerful ways to build a grassroots movement and push back against the agenda.

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Review Summary

4.27 out of 5
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Behind the Green Mask receives mostly positive reviews, with readers praising its expose of UN Agenda 21 and its implications for personal freedom and property rights. Many find it eye-opening and informative, appreciating the author's clear writing and real-world examples. Some critics view it as conspiracy-oriented or overly negative. Readers from various political backgrounds recommend the book, noting its relevance to current events and local governance. Several reviewers express urgency in understanding and combating Agenda 21's influence on daily life and future societal structures.

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About the Author

Rosa Koire was a liberal Democrat and lesbian who became an outspoken critic of UN Agenda 21. As a professional real estate appraiser, she encountered Agenda 21 policies in her work and began researching their impacts. Koire co-founded Democrats Against UN Agenda 21 and became a prominent activist, speaker, and author on the subject. Her background in real estate and local government processes lent credibility to her arguments against Agenda 21 implementation. Koire's activism focused on educating the public about Agenda 21's effects on property rights, individual freedoms, and local governance. She emphasized the non-partisan nature of opposition to Agenda 21, seeking to unite people across political divides.

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