It is a time of freedom and fear, of Gaia and of borders, of many paths and the widening of
a universal toll road, emptying country and swelling cities, of the public bought into
privacy and the privacy of the public sold into invisible data banks and knowing
algorithms. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the
planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection.
These are the times when maps fade and direction is lost. Forwards is backwards now, so we glance sideways at the strange lands through which we are all passing, knowing for certain only that our destination has disappeared. We are unready to meet these times, but we proceed nonetheless, adapting as we wander, reshaping the Earth with every tread. Behind us we have left the old times, the standard times, the high times. Welcome to the irregular times. Reason #1612 to Boot Bush: Remember how the Bush Administration told us its medicare bill would cost $400 Billion, while it turned out that it was hiding the true cost of over $500 Billion from not only the American public but the United States Congress? Well, just wait -it gets better. Now it turns out that the Bush Administration has been hiding a finding that in 2006, a typical 65-year-old will be spending 37% of his or her Social Security income on Medicare -- a steep rise from this year's 20%. The Bush Administration not only can't handle the truth, it can't handle you knowing the truth. (Source: Washington Post September 15, 2004) ![]() Comments:
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I am the walrus, and I'm here to give you my non sequitur appeal. Please call the Save A Tusk Foundation at 1-800-MYFINS ![]() ![]() ![]() |