"The “enemy” was their mistake in playing."
Can someone elaborate what this sentence means? Is it another way of P.K.Dick saying that there is no enemy, and even if there was, you´re better off working together with the perceived enemy (let´s say the enemy is NWO) rather than trying to undermine them.
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Phillip K Dick is NOT talking about a new world order or Illuminati or anything else of that nature, although a lot of his books do dwell on the themes of fate and higher powers pulling strings.
However, the director Richard Linklater does impart some NWO themes in this film (albeit small ones), most prominently by having Alex Jones (the world's most prominent conspiracy theorist).
Ok, if you aren't confused yet, basically the book doesn't have NWO in it, but the government is nearly omnipotent, corrupt, and 'pulling strings' much like NWO would theoretically do.
Now to answer your question.
Full quote:
“This has been a story about people who were punished entirely too much for what they did.
I loved them all. Here is a list, to whom I dedicate my love:
To Gaylene, deceased
To Ray, deceased
To Francy, permanent psychosis
To Kathy, permanent brain damage
To Jim, deceased
To Val, massive permanent brain damage
To Nancy, permanent psychosis
To Joanne, permanent brain damage
To Maren, deceased
To Nick, deceased
To Terry, deceased
To Dennis, deceased
To Phil, permanent pancreatic damage
To Sue, permanent vascular damage
To Jerri, permanent psychosis and vascular damage
…and so forth
In memoriam. These were comrades whom I had; there are no better. They remain in my mind, and the enemy will never be forgiven. The “enemy” was their mistake in playing. Let them play again, in some other way, and let them be happy.
Philip K. Dick