Oct. 31, 2024 (EIRNS)—While we are now less than one week away from the U.S. elections, the truly consequential events that will shape the future of the world are taking place on an entirely different stage. To the extent that citizens work to bring these substantive issues to the surface within their nations—rather than succumb to what seems possible given the available options—will the fate of not only the Collective West, but of the entire world be determined.