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************* Other than that, what is there to say? My vote doesn't even count. *** And since no one really cares what I think, I'm free to think anything. *** The broader story: it's NOT about "me" or my ego or seeing my name in print... I'm a fleeting ephemeral whirlwind of energy patterns and I will soon be gone... It IS about many minds sharing information and points of view to "hopefully" arrive at a more coherent understanding of complex, dynamic, chaotic events. SO, If maybe I can add one small twig to the fire and that helps light the way for someone else, then it was worth it. I guess. *** Now we get to witness the despair of late capitalism. The grinding devolution of the democratic dream... The end of an age. The long twilight of "western civilization." Capitalism murdered democracy. ***000*** "It's a still life water color Of a now late afternoon As the sun shines through the curtain lace And shadows wash the room And we sit and drink our coffee Couched in our indifference Like shells upon the shore You can hear the ocean roar In the dangling conversation And the superficial sighs The borders of our lives..." - Paul Simon, -1966 OpEdNews Member for 274 week(s) and 2 day(s) 0 Articles, 0 Quick Links, 464 Comments, 0 Diaries, 0 Polls
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