The presentation by Dr. Tabakian discusses the evolution of political elites, their consensus on governance, and societal issues such as marijuana, racism, and gay marriage. It also explores futuristic concerns ranging from personal immortality and asteroid threats to space colonization and quantum transmission. Emphasis is placed on the historical context and the potential challenges and advancements that may arise in society over time.

1. Dr. Tabakian’s Political Science 1
US Government – Spring 2013
Power Point Presentation #14

2. COURSE LECTURE TOPICS
Today’s Lecture Covers The Following:
• Development Of The Elite Consensus
• Rise of the Counter Elites
• Past, Present, And Future
• Primary Goal Of Elites
• Legitimacy
• Economies of Scale
• Discussion: Look Into The Crystal Ball
• Six Future Campaign Issues That Will Blow Your Mind!

3. THE ELITE CONSENSUS
• Liberty
• Pursuit Of Happiness
• Limited Government
• ELITES ARGUE OVER THE MEANS TO
ACHIEVE THESE GOALS (ENDS)!

4. PRIMARY GOAL OF ELITES
Elites Strive To Maintain
And/Or Enhance Their
Positions Of Power!

5. ECONOMIES OF SCALE
• LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
• Infrastructure
• Human Capital
• Resource Acquisition
• SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
• Tax Cuts (sometimes)
• Pandering
• Graft

6. ISSUES TODAY – MARIJUANA

7. ISSUES TODAY – RACISM

8. ISSUES TODAY – GAY MARRIAGE

9. SOCIETAL NORMS OF BEHAVIOR
• You may think you are
very tolerant today.
• Imagine society 100
years into the future.
• Your, great, great, great
grandchildren may think
you are intolerant.
• What future issues do you
foresee?

10. CRYSTAL BALL

11. ISSUE #1 - THE RIGHT TO LIVE

12. NEVER HAVING TO DIE

13. BACKING UP YOUR BRAIN
• Back Up Your Brain
• Microsoft’s Media Presence
Research Group
• Store Every Second Of Your
Life
• “MyLifeBits” or “Surrogate
Memory“
• Transference
• What Exactly Is Transference?

14. TRANSFERENCE – LIVE ONLINE

15. WHO PAYS FOR IMMORTALITY?

16. FUTURE GENERATIONS PAY

17. ISSUE #2: EXTINCTION
• 99942 Apophis is a near-Earth
asteroid
• 450 meters or 1,480 feet
• Probability of striking Earth in
2029 – 2.7%
• 2020, Apophis may pass
through gravitational keyhole
• Region in space no more than
about a half-mile wide
• Possible future impact on April
13, 2036

18. ISSUE #3 SPACE COLONIZATION

19. THE SPACE RACE CONTINUES!
• Harvesting Resources From Space
• Planets, Asteroids, Debris
• Stephen Hawking’s Warning
• Abandon Earth Or Face Extinction!

20. PROJECT CONSTELLATION (1)

21. PROJECT CONSTELLATION (2)
• Project Constellation Would Be
The largest Payload Rocket In
History!
• Three Times The Payload
Capacity of Ares V!
• Colonization Of Moon & Mars
• Why Did President Obama Kill
Project Constellation?
• Answer: Albert Einstein’s
Dimples In Time Space!

22. ISSUE #4 DIMPLES & TIME SPACE

23. DIMPLES IN TIME SPACE

24. ISSUE #5: QUANTUM TRANSMISSION
• Quantum transmission between the islands of La
Palma and Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
• Quantum teleportation uses the peculiarities of
entangled quantum states.
• Changing the quantum state of one entangled
photon reflects in the other photon regardless of its
physical distance.
• What does that mean?
• IMAGINE INSTANTLY SENDING AND
RECEIVING DATA ACROSS THE SOLAR
SYSTEM, GALAZY, OR UNIVERSE!

25. ISSUE #5: QUANTUM TRANSMISSION
IMAGINE INSTANTLY SENDING AND
RECEIVING DATA ACROSS THE SOLAR
SYSTEM, GALAXY, OR UNIVERSE!

26. ISSUE #6: SUPER EARTH
• Seven times more
massive than Earth
• 42 Million Miles Away
• Water = Life!
• Earth Like Climate
• Day-Night Cycle

27. EMBRACE THE TRUTH
EVERYTHING YOUR
INSTRUCTOR HAS BEEN
DISCUSSING IS 100%
VERIFIABLE!