Welcome to the Hand Basket

Welcome to the Hand Basket

Are there any reasons for hope?

Anyone? Anyone?

I see none at all frankly.

Now that's not to say that unreasoning hope oughtn't to continue but its important to acknowledge the irrationality.

There aren't really any indications that the anthropogenic destabilization of our planet's atmosphere is going to be addressed with anything even remotely like the urgency required.

There are the same number of indications that the christ-deluded western world is thinking rationally in regards to the mohammed-deluded eastern world. Or vice versa.

On the economic front there's no indication that capitalism's market growth model shows any signs of correcting it's gigantic destructive failure.

Welcome to the hand basket.

[I cribbed this from Dana @ The Galloping Beaver]
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So what's the plan?

Throw up your hands in frustration? Rant and rail on a crowded street? Abandon civilization and move to the mountains?

Where do we start fixing the world?

First, you'll need to turn off the TV or radio, your cell phone, the iPod, and whatever other distractions you use. Furthermore, you can forget about sports, and you'll only be interested in religion insofar as to understand who needs it and why.

Now that your head is reverberant with the silence, you'll need to take seriously every moment of your life; you'll need to study it to learn how it works and why. You are now embarking on living an examined life.

You are seeking this knowledge because eventually you'll question underlying assumptions that may be patently wrong.

Once you have wrestled with such matters, you'll need to consider better solutions, ones that can be workable. You're welcome to assume that you are 'King of the World' as you consider these fixes, but you must also accept that dictating unworkable solutions is a no-go.

In fact, as your maturation continues, you may be able to take on the greatest challenge that we should all consider: Each of us is personally responsible for the mess our world is in, and each of us needs to consider the longest timeline for these fixes we are capable of.

Finally, you should know that for the lifetime of effort this demands, you are not at liberty to demand compliance; the best you can do is to discuss it with others, and where you are right, try to educate those who have never considered their existences beyond today.

Know that it matters, however small your contribution may be.