| As the popular ABC television series "LOST" | | | | various characters that has required that they |
| nears the conclusion of its seven year run the | | | | sacrifice the life of themselves or a loved one in |
| fans of the show have figured out that whatever | | | | exchange for their confinement to the island as a |
| is happening on the island is a repeating cycle | | | | ‘protector' of the island. Many times Jacob |
| going back to ancient times. We know this cycle | | | | has seemingly ‘saved' a character from death |
| revolves around two archetypical characters that | | | | or misfortune prior to their arrival on the island, |
| end each eon with an epic battle. The purpose | | | | only for those characters to find out that the |
| of the island seems to be a prison for the | | | | ‘altruistic' act of Jacob was just a manipulation |
| character "Cerberus" who has possessed the | | | | to get them to the island and sometimes an out |
| dead body of "John Loche". Cerberus is being | | | | and out ‘deal with the devil' situation. (Re: |
| held against his will on the island by a deceitful | | | | Characters like "Hurley") |
| character known as "Jacob". The main desire | | | | So here we are: The epic battle for life, liberty, |
| John ‘Cerberus' Loche has, is to leave the | | | | and the pursuit of happiness with John |
| island and take anyone who wants to leave with | | | | ‘Cerberus' Locke and his followers on one |
| him. Ironically, Jacob and his followers are able to | | | | side, and the altruistic collectivist controlling side |
| leave the island, mostly for the purpose of guiding | | | | lead by the biblical persona of Jacob. The |
| by deceit new people to the island who will be | | | | producers of the show have made great efforts |
| candidates for the replacements for himself and | | | | to lead viewers to support the characters and |
| his followers. | | | | endeavours of Jacob and his followers, while |
| For most of the series the viewer has been given | | | | portraying Cerberus and his followers as misfits, |
| the impression that Jacob and his followers are | | | | criminals and unethical types of people. |
| ‘good' and the dark smoke called Cerberus | | | | I don't like the way Cerberus has been portrayed |
| now in the form of John Loche is ‘evil'. I | | | | because it is very consistent with the constant |
| would like to look at this situation objectively and | | | | media and political attach we observe in our real |
| make some predictions about what it means if | | | | life world on capitalism and liberty. If the |
| the writers and producers of "LOST" have John | | | | producers allow Cerberus to lose yet again to the |
| ‘Cerberus' Locke win his freedom or Jacob be | | | | collectivist and altruist ideals glamorized so far in |
| allowed to continue his rule of the island. | | | | the characters on Jacob's control, then it means |
| It is no coincidence that the character Cerberus | | | | that those people in power of our media and |
| has been portrayed as ‘evil' and by design he | | | | government have chosen for us the side of |
| takes the famous name sake of John Locke. | | | | collectivism and altruism and the season's final |
| The 16th century philosopher and physician who is | | | | episode will be a direct smear in the face of those |
| regarded as the father of liberalism and a central | | | | of us who fight for life, liberty and the pursuit of |
| influence for the writers of the American | | | | happiness! This is a smear that I will not let |
| Constitution was John Locke! Prior to his physical | | | | stand unchallenged. |
| possession of Mr. Locke, Cerberus appeared | | | | Yet, as the series draws to an end, if the |
| mostly as the dead Dr. Christian Shephard who | | | | producers start to reveal the side of John |
| was a top doctor and father for Dr. Jack | | | | ‘Cerberus' Locke as the true ethical path |
| Shephard who is the lead candidate to replace | | | | humanity needs to follow for survival. If they let |
| Jacob. It seems that Cerberus has been denied | | | | Cerberus finally win his freedom from Jacob at |
| physical life by Jacob until now. What is wrong | | | | the end of the show, and Cerberus is allowed to |
| with John ‘Cerberus' Locke wanting his life, his | | | | leave the island and reveal himself to the rest of |
| freedom and his pursuit of happiness as he has | | | | our world as a force of freedom, then I would let |
| stated recently on the show? | | | | this be a signal to every freedom fighter that the |
| At whose expense does Jacob recruit candidates | | | | tide has turned in our favour. A win of freedom |
| to serve as potential replacements? Jacob drives | | | | for Cerberus would mean that the producers |
| a very hard bargain. Jacob has manipulated the | | | | believe that true liberty and capitalism is possible if |
| lives of each main character to guide them to the | | | | we learn to see thru the dark smoke the altruistic |
| island, or he has made an unethical deal with | | | | mythology has blinded mankind with for centuries! |