Safety, Happiness, and Peace Through Working Together!
Pool money. Pool knowledge, skills, resources, etc. Take control of our dysfunctional societies, economies, and governments.
my resignation
Safety, Happiness, and Peace Through Working Together!
Pool money. Pool knowledge, skills, resources, etc. Take control of our dysfunctional societies, economies, and governments.
On March 18, 2025, I officially ended my firefighter-like crusade to save/rescue the people and Countries of the World from the destructive effects of Selfishness, Separation, and Ignorance. For 23 years, I’ve proposed that we quickly unite ourselves in great numbers, create the innovative tools and systems we need and want to work with, and then work together to solve our community and individual problems and create opportunities for us. But I haven’t been able to get millions/billions of people to try my Idea. If we don’t unite and work together well, there’s not much that the controlled, separated, and overexploited masses can do to change our socioeconomic situation - for the better.
I'll leave my Idea and my plan to unite Americans on my website, https://ChicagoHermit.com , until 2/2/2027, because I feel legally obligated to do so. But I no longer believe that enough people will consider, share, discuss, and act upon them, by the deadline that I’ve set.
I still believe…
Selfishness will always result in separation and ignorance.
As long as anyone is socially or economically disadvantaged, we are all socially and economically disadvantaged.
Safety, Happiness, and Peace Through Working Together!
Sincerely,
John G. Curry
A Chicago Hermit
About Chicago Hermit John G. Curry
My Background
I was born, raised, and educated in Chicago, Illinois, in the USA. After briefly attending Purdue University and Chicago State University, I worked various jobs in banking, driving professionally, and delivering mail for USPS, before starting a 20-year career with the Chicago Fire Department (retired in 2015).
I enjoy family, friends, other nice people, a few things & places, and thinking.
My Idea
2001 was a rough year! So early in 2002, I started trying to unite more than 20 million Americans as an equally owned national cooperative economic network with a custom designed communication system.
In 2005, The New Revolutionary War: An American Firefighter's Dream to Help Save Humanity was published. In 2007, I made a *.pdf file of my book text, for people to share.
My Plan to Unite Americans
My Plan to Unite Americans
Between 2002-2025, my Idea was not embraced by millions/billions of people; and our socioeconomic situations worsened. Sadly, on 3/18/2025, I officially ended my firefighter-like crusade to save/rescue the people and Countries of the World from the destructive effects of Selfishness, Separation, and Ignorance. I'll leave my Idea and my plan to unite Americans here on my website, until 2/2/2027.
Step 1. Royalty Sharing Offer
Step 1. Royalty Sharing Offer
I am offering to dedicate half of my after-tax royalties from the sale of The New Revolutionary War: An American Firefighter’s Dream to Help Save Humanity, up to $100,000,000 (one hundred million dollars), to help create our network.
If the lower fundraising threshold of $5,000,000 is not reached by 2/2/2027, then the royalty sharing offer is automatically rescinded, and the funds that were raised and dedicated to the network, will be donated to a charity, and no further steps will be taken.
Words that I like
John G. Curry's Words
Selfishness will always result in separation and ignorance.
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As long as anyone is socially or economically disadvantaged, we are all socially and economically disadvantaged.
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Safety, Happiness, and Peace Through Working Together!
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Selfishness, Separation, and Ignorance, like uncontrollable fires, destroy our communities by producing socioeconomic disadvantages that reduce our Safety, Happiness, and Peace.
Other Peoples' Words
“The symbols, ideas, and beliefs that man has constructed as a fence of security are concepts only, the causes of problems which create a false sense of individuality, dividing one person from another.” (Jiddu Krishnamurti, circa. 1929)
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.” (Frederick Douglass, 1857)
“When one’s words are no better than silence, one should keep silent.” (Kung Fu, TV series pilot, 1972)
Words From My Firefighter Days (and beyond)
Mission: To Protect Life and Property
Strategy to Protect Against Hazards, including toxic selfishness: TIME, DISTANCE, and SHIELDING
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Response Actions to Solve Problems: ISOLATE IDENTIFY NOTIFY MITIGATE TERMINATE
Old Harris Bank Motto (when I worked there)
Honesty and Fair Dealing
Miscellaneous Links
Chicago Stuff
Other Links
Declaration of Independence (A transcription at Archives.gov)
Constitution of the United States (annotated)
Constitution of the United States (Senate.gov)
The White House (official website)
U.S. Senate (official website)
U.S. House of Representatives (official website)
Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) (official website)
USA.gov (official website)
State of Illinois (official website)
United States of America info (Wikipedia)
119th Congress info (Wikipedia)
How THE FEW control THE MANY (not an endorsement, just an interesting explanation)
Presidential Election 2024 (Ballotpedia)
Presidential Election Map (270toWin)
How Illinois Counties voted in 2020 Presidential Election (Chicago Sun-Times)
Illinois Counties by population (alleged)
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Find Elected Officials Provided by Illinois SBE (for Illinois residents)
Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS)
U.S. and World Population (alleged by Census.gov)
World Population (alleged)
U.S. National Debt (alleged)
Fire Department (interesting history)
Power concedes nothing without a demand. (Frederick Douglass, 1857)
The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha (1972) or Luther Vandross
Pimp - to make use of often dishonorably for one's own gain or benefit
Hermit - anyone living apart from the rest of society, or having entirely or in part withdrawn from society, for any reason