7 realities of a dystopian future that’s a disaster away
Beyond the Lost Horizon is a horror show that paints a bleak, dystopian future. Still, the trilogy’s a warning and not yet set in stone.
What if the world unraveled in a single night? What if you had no warning? No cavalry? No contact with your family?
That’s the nightmare Quinn Cozens and Yui Kikuchi are trapped in. But this scenario isn’t just fiction.
It’s a worst-case model of what happens when a country gets too comfortable, too dependent, and too slow to recognize the signs. Here are seven warnings the trilogy issues…
1 – Culture shift from mass immigration
I can already see some leftist cross this article and accuse old TC Marti here of being “anti-immigration.” Quite the contrary, especially when you’re looking at a guy whose mother’s paternal side came over from Italy in 1903, so it’d be a crime if I chastised immigration.
The issue isn’t immigration. It’s mass importation without integration. When millions arrive with no intention of learning the dominant language or respecting foundational values—and worse, when the state incentivizes dependence—you don’t get unity.
You get state-engineered multiculturalism: a fractured society where no one assimilates, everyone competes for victimhood, and shared identity disappears. That’s not strength. That’s collapse.
I’ll tell you right now that a lot of those terrorists in Beyond the Lost Horizon are hellbent on unleashing that collectivist mindset. And, in this 37,000-word novella, they’re spilling American blood on the nation’s own soil.
2 – Nobody’s coming to rescue you
In Beyond the Lost Horizon, Quinn realizes there’s no rescue squad. No cops, no Guard, and not even armed neighbors.
Quinn crosses paths with Yui, who insists on staying and waiting for help. But Quinn knows better.
In real life? The state won’t save you—it will cage you.
If disaster strikes, odds are the state will round you up “for your safety.” They’ll call it a shelter, but it’ll look more like a FEMA camp, with barbed wire, towers, and guards with itchy trigger fingers.
3 – Consequences of trusting the system
The average layman gets up, fights traffic, goes to work, eats three square meals a day, might engage in a hobby, showers off, rinses up, goes to sleep, and repeats. All while earning a paycheck that devalues as time passes, thanks to inflation.
They also pay taxes to build and maintain roads, public services, schools, and to make sure buildings they walk into are up to code. In other words, they put their trust in and depend on a company that could go under tomorrow, while putting further faith into their local, state, and federal government.
They hand over their income, choices, and future for the illusion of safety and structure, and trade independence for routine. But when the system crashes, those conveniences vanish, and they’re left with nothing but empty shelves, bad directions, and politicians pointing fingers.
4 – Crises that never go to waste
Some people might cross this article, read Point No. 1, and think, “This guy thinks there are sleeper cells all over the country.”
No, I don’t. That’s a fear-mongering tool.
But, with the fallout from 9/11, the WMD lie, to the COVID crisis, and the ever-constant “talk” of nuclear war, they all share a common denominator: constant suppression and usurpation of civil liberties.
Above, I just listed three crises and one tried-and-true talking point. You won’t find them in Beyond the Lost Horizon, but a lot of people who survived that coordinated assault on the U.S. will never make a living in seclusion.
Their rights are gone. Why? Because they never connected the dots, and thought those maintaining “order” were there to save them.
And don’t worry. This isn’t a spoiler alert. It’s just a taste of what you’re gonna experience if you read this trilogy.
5 – Repercussions from a lack of preparation
This loops right back into the lack of self-reliance. We’re so conditioned as a society to lean on massive entities for our safety and well-being, and it’s rendered us helpless if a crisis like the one in Beyond the Lost Horizon erupts.
We can circumvent a dystopian future with a little bit of prep:
- Have basic survival items to barter
- Have a legitimate competing currency on hand
- Find a “home base” on private property out in the sticks
- And have something, like a trade, to offer
- Woodworking, gardening, logging, etc.
That’s all you need to be self-reliant in a fallen world. A lot of people think it’s overwhelming, but to be frank, it’s not. Just thought I’d inject a little optimism into this post.
6 – Return to tribalism
Not everyone will find themselves in a FEMA-like camp in a societal-altering crisis. And not everyone will be in that self-reliant, survivalist minority.
Some will live as drifters, and those drifters will form primitive communities. But they wouldn’t be so civilized.
Instead, outsiders wouldn’t be welcome, and these are the kind of people who’d invade neighboring camps and kill everyone in sight if it meant more supplies to make it another month.
They’d be the shoot-first, ask questions later scavengers. And if you crossed them, you’d better have a weapon.
7 – Loss, loss, and more loss
This one’s a given, and it hits home. If a Red Dawn-like invasion struck in a coordinated assault like you’ll see in Beyond the Lost Horizon, guess what?
There’s not a single person in this nation who won’t lose somebody close to them. Imagine getting caught in a fully-blown terrorist attack, surviving it, and finding yourself stuck with someone (or a group) you’ve never met.
Oh, and there’s no way you can make contact with Mom, Dad, siblings, grandparents, or anyone. A dystopian future is scary enough, but the reality is, there’s a good chance your family won’t have your back.
As for Quinn Cozens and Yui Kikuchi, that’s exactly the situation they find themselves in. Yui’s a stranger in a strange land, and while Quinn’s family could be nearby, there’s no way he can risk looking for them. Not when terrorists just invaded American soil and will shoot anyone they cross.
That’s the bleak truth you’ll cross in Beyond the Lost Horizon.
Read it, question everything, and start preparing before it’s too late.
