The answer is still "turn on, tune in, drop out"

The Onion published this on January 18, 2001:
Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Finally Over'
(posted in warprotest)

As it turns out, this 'satire' contains remarkably clear foresight about how things would transpire during the Bush Administration.

Is anyone really surprised by the way things have turned out?

Are there ANY leaders out there, anywhere in the world, that aren't morally bankrupt? If the last few years have made anything clear, its that there are no captains of politics or industry who allow themselves to be burdened with thoughts of concern for human well-being.

This is nothing new, of course, but it has really, finally sunk in, how one can look at literally all the ivory towers in the world and see that darkness resides in the hearts of everyone trusted with our leadership and well-being. To a one, the leaders of nations are ruled by darkness; to a one, the leaders of industry are ruled by darkness.

Yes, religion too: self-interest and fear rule the actions and statements of too many religious institutions. Many Protestant leaders have become the tools of hate, while the Catholic church, acting from fear, has avoided acting on sex scandals until dragged, kicking and screaming, by parishoners to accepting its culpability.

They have ALL failed us, friends.

What is the solution? Revolution, of course! But not the "dragging people into the streets" kind of revolution. Not the "heads will roll" kind of revolution. The only revolution that ever had any hope at all is the one that begins within each one of us, when we resolve to stop participating in scripts of fear and act at all times out of compassion. In this way we can change that which is within our control and influence.

This, too, is nothing new really, but my understanding of this is finally starting to sink in.

Response to seraphimsigrist

If the primary motives behind the war were as they have been stated to be in the media -- the deposing of a cruel regime -- then I would agree that the best outcome to hope for now that war has begun would be a quick victory for the US.

But I keep coming back to my conviction that the primary motivation for the war was not to protect the people of Iraq but to establish a global military hegemony, to feed the military-industrial complex, and to "clear the way" for American businesses to gain advantages they do not already have in world markets. By "following the money" it's possible to explain every nation's stance in favor of or opposition to, the war.

That it all boils down to bucks and self-interest on every side makes this situation intolerably cynical for someone like me, who strives above all else to be a person of conscience and compassion.

Perhaps though, in its own way it is a blessing that governments and corporations (archons in every sense) have been forced to tip their hands. Without the charade of beneficence to hide behind, we can see them and their actions for what they really are.

(no subject)

Listening presently to the Lo Fidelity Allstars... an interesting sound; they break into surprising little funky grooves without warning.

A typo while making my last comment to lady_babalon got me thinking about the very funny skit Monty Python did about "Mr. Hilter" so I went and dug up script of it online...

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