It is with ironic sadness that I report that the end is indeed near. Humankind, at least the way we know it is soon to pass away. It is inevitable. Just as it was certain that dinosaurs would eventually eat, produce waste and waste byproducts to the point the earth could no longer sustain them, so will it be with humankind. Of course, prevailing wisdom, (more aptly described as hope) is that humans will outsmart mother nature and that technology will ultimately save the day.
The biggest problem with humankind is that the problem is not simply eating through the earths abundance or the enormous amount of waste we leave behind. Add to this our natural predisposition to destroy each other through war and others forms of violence. Add also an ever growing sense of panic (sometimes known as greed) that pushes more and more of us to abandon any reasonable relationship with integrity in an effort to have more for ourselves. The more obvious it is that we have doomed ourselves, the greater the numbers of those who conclude that the only reasonable strategy is "every man and woman for himself". When you realize and accept this ever growing consensus among the people, you began to understand both the confusion that grows daily among people who are not sure what they support or believe, and the popularity of the conservative mindset which would be much more aptly named if it was called preservatism rather than conservatism. There really is little conservative about the actions of right wing conservatives, it is largely about self preservation and is a by product of the fear that people have when they think they are forced to live with those inferior to themselves and genuinely believe that this situation will ultimately bring them down.
Among modern preservatism you have those that call themselves social conservatives. And while they would have you believe their beliefs are based on sound fundamentals of faith, look deeply enough and you see that there is little faith evident. In fact the strongest element that you can see among them is a general lack of faith in humankind at all beyond the concept of themselves as the chosen few. In the 70's we called it what it really is, a God complex. The belief that God must favor them and only them and therefore they have a unique insight into what is right and what is wrong, and any discussion of flexibility of viewpoint is at best foolish and at worst downright evil. Especially ironic when so called Christian social conservatives are considered, because they cling so tightly to a notion totally the opposite of the fundamental principles taught by he who they claim redeems them.
Unfortunately conservatives are not the only ones who are dedicated preservatists, many so called liberals move back and forth daily between opposing extremes of emotion often based on what the individual issue is of and are generally no less confused about what integrity actually is and when to apply the given principle. The only real redeeming factor that moves me to consider myself a liberal is at least among us there is an ongoing dialogue and this willingness to at least consider other thoughts and ideas separate us from those with the God complex. Among real liberals our greatest weakness is the fact that we cannot help but constantly re-examine how we feel and ask ourselves if we are doing the right things. Ironically, this is also our greatest strength and the most redeeming factor in our favor.
Our end is clearly near, or at least the end of the way we have known it to be because we have come so close to the edge and there is no turning back now. In America the preservatists have begun to feed on each other and the rest of us. And the world all follows in their own ways. The all out attack upon the rights and freedoms of the middle and lower classes, while not really new, is unprecedented in its scope and the amazing support it receives from so many who will ultimately suffer most is a clear indication that a level of awareness has been lost. Ignorance and confusion has always been humankind's greatest weakness and never before have so few had the ability to mislead and confuse so many so easily.
It is said that what goes around comes around and I see clearly in America a return to the racist and social revisionist principles that so nearly destroyed our nation repeatedly before. The saddest thing about America today is the many young people who have no clue or respect for the price that was paid for their freedom and the blinders that have been put on by those who should know better. The young are in grave danger of losing it and being returned to a time that was never as good as some would have you believe. Having so little understanding of the true nature of humankind, they cannot conceive of that which many around them long to return to. Freedom is not free and history shows clearly that when you do not respect where you come from, you have no future.
But it does not really matter because we are approaching the edge of the cliff at remarkable speed and and overall change in the way life will continue to exist upon this planet is inevitable. We are much like fleas on the back of a dog. The dogs masters try everything to kill or wash us off, yet we hang on thinking we are winning. But inevitably we simply insure the coming of the final devastating conclusion, and only God knows who or what will survive and what that will be like. Enjoy your day. They are numbered.
The biggest problem with humankind is that the problem is not simply eating through the earths abundance or the enormous amount of waste we leave behind. Add to this our natural predisposition to destroy each other through war and others forms of violence. Add also an ever growing sense of panic (sometimes known as greed) that pushes more and more of us to abandon any reasonable relationship with integrity in an effort to have more for ourselves. The more obvious it is that we have doomed ourselves, the greater the numbers of those who conclude that the only reasonable strategy is "every man and woman for himself". When you realize and accept this ever growing consensus among the people, you began to understand both the confusion that grows daily among people who are not sure what they support or believe, and the popularity of the conservative mindset which would be much more aptly named if it was called preservatism rather than conservatism. There really is little conservative about the actions of right wing conservatives, it is largely about self preservation and is a by product of the fear that people have when they think they are forced to live with those inferior to themselves and genuinely believe that this situation will ultimately bring them down.
Among modern preservatism you have those that call themselves social conservatives. And while they would have you believe their beliefs are based on sound fundamentals of faith, look deeply enough and you see that there is little faith evident. In fact the strongest element that you can see among them is a general lack of faith in humankind at all beyond the concept of themselves as the chosen few. In the 70's we called it what it really is, a God complex. The belief that God must favor them and only them and therefore they have a unique insight into what is right and what is wrong, and any discussion of flexibility of viewpoint is at best foolish and at worst downright evil. Especially ironic when so called Christian social conservatives are considered, because they cling so tightly to a notion totally the opposite of the fundamental principles taught by he who they claim redeems them.
Unfortunately conservatives are not the only ones who are dedicated preservatists, many so called liberals move back and forth daily between opposing extremes of emotion often based on what the individual issue is of and are generally no less confused about what integrity actually is and when to apply the given principle. The only real redeeming factor that moves me to consider myself a liberal is at least among us there is an ongoing dialogue and this willingness to at least consider other thoughts and ideas separate us from those with the God complex. Among real liberals our greatest weakness is the fact that we cannot help but constantly re-examine how we feel and ask ourselves if we are doing the right things. Ironically, this is also our greatest strength and the most redeeming factor in our favor.
Our end is clearly near, or at least the end of the way we have known it to be because we have come so close to the edge and there is no turning back now. In America the preservatists have begun to feed on each other and the rest of us. And the world all follows in their own ways. The all out attack upon the rights and freedoms of the middle and lower classes, while not really new, is unprecedented in its scope and the amazing support it receives from so many who will ultimately suffer most is a clear indication that a level of awareness has been lost. Ignorance and confusion has always been humankind's greatest weakness and never before have so few had the ability to mislead and confuse so many so easily.
It is said that what goes around comes around and I see clearly in America a return to the racist and social revisionist principles that so nearly destroyed our nation repeatedly before. The saddest thing about America today is the many young people who have no clue or respect for the price that was paid for their freedom and the blinders that have been put on by those who should know better. The young are in grave danger of losing it and being returned to a time that was never as good as some would have you believe. Having so little understanding of the true nature of humankind, they cannot conceive of that which many around them long to return to. Freedom is not free and history shows clearly that when you do not respect where you come from, you have no future.
But it does not really matter because we are approaching the edge of the cliff at remarkable speed and and overall change in the way life will continue to exist upon this planet is inevitable. We are much like fleas on the back of a dog. The dogs masters try everything to kill or wash us off, yet we hang on thinking we are winning. But inevitably we simply insure the coming of the final devastating conclusion, and only God knows who or what will survive and what that will be like. Enjoy your day. They are numbered.
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