The trees and the forest
Sometimes everything is so self-evident that I question the purpose in posting the obvious. So much is going on that most people can’t keep their eye on the ball. Politicians have brought us to the brink of disaster and we peer over the cliff unable to grasp the full scope of our precarious position. Looking at a forest of events it seems difficult to pick out the trees that need to be rooted out. Each crisis is followed by another; we are encouraged to forget the last one except to note who is to blame for it. It is profoundly bewildering to attempt any reasoning with anyone whose sustenance streams from the status quo. Basic math is questioned. Morals are dismissed as relics of the past. The constant banter of our electronic devices have made us immune to the truth. Truth itself is considered a vice of past, lesser people. Our present generation has instant knowledge but is completely lacking in wisdom. The masses pay scant attention to reality unless their favorite political hack stirs them into responding. Ignorance is the banner of irresponsible men, and as long as the evil Peter is robbed to pay Paul, they are content.