Sleepless nights lead to poor decisions
Prologue:
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I don't comment on politics or the news very much, because so much of it is nebulous--there's really enough drama in the news to keep one paranoid / occupied with un-enriching activities for a lifetime.
"Why waste the youth, engrossed in other people's nonsense?" I suggest via my reticence.
Well, here comes a comment about the news.
Chapter 1:
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The delicate balance that shapes the world seems to be clamoring to humiliate itself on the eve of my 30th birthday.
Nowhere is this more evident than the fruits of the Middle East situation.
Why oh why must every empire toy with that region? Admittedly--the Middle East produces some fascinating artifacts and some even more fascinating culture. To top it all off--the people have a magical quality to them. Their charms are, perhaps, irresistible to the sort of Type A 'doers' that become world conquerors.
The deja vu is impossible to ignore. If you're sentimental, compare and contrast the East / West relationship with Mark Anthony and Cleopatra.
Chapter 2:
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As I write this, I am finally, truly anxious about the followers of Islam.
The lyrics of Africa Bambaataa's classic "World Destruction" ping pong through my consciousness a lot these days. The prescience of this simple dancefloor cut's lyrics blow me away: "the capitalist-communist relationship won't stand in the way of the Islamic force."
Yeah, no shit, Africa. Now how's about writing a jingle to chill them out?
Chapter 3:
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A few minutes ago, my world was engrossed in news agency photographs.
Muslims the world over are protesting against the country of Denmark, all because of a series of cartoons depicting Mohammed (some of which had a critical edge to them, but this seems to be irrelevant to the protesters-few of which have even seen or heard an accurate account of the actual cartoons).
The ferocity of their protests is chilling.
I see their fashionable HEAD sportswear in one photo (as they are doused with high-impact water cannon-it’s notable that the more brutal police control tactics are being covered at the Middle Eastern protests. Not sure if this is due to the nature of the police / popular relationship in those places, or a skew from the media. One could argue that the places are more violent in general, and are more prone to behavioral extremes.)
In another photo, I see an embassy aflame-in another, a consular office has been destroyed. Glass is everywhere. People blandly stare at the architectural carnage.
Déjà vu at the end of this grim internet-enabled slideshow is images from “the day after” Cristalnacht.
The more we choose to watch, the scarier living gets.
Some disasters, you can forecast and proactively prevent (for yourself, anyway).
Most disasters are simply unavoidable or cannot be influenced.
Did you hear that the president of Iran is a member of a doomsday sort of sect? Yes-and the pundits predict that he’s intentionally resuming his nuclear program to provoke a preemptive attack, thereby intensifying the hell that’s saturating the region.
Epilogue:
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We instinctively know that we are helpless in this situation.
This must be how the Middle Easterners have felt throughout the climax of the West’s rise to dominance.
Sometimes, I agree that the most humane policy is to put “hope” out of their hearts. I simply do not believe in “their” way of life, just as they do not condone “ours.”
It’s increasingly evident that “they” wish to dominate the world, just as “we” currently do.
The bible speaks of Theocracy’s return, after secular might is violently compromised.
I refer to the prophecy of “the harlot, the wild beast, and (of course) the angels.”
God is clearly a cruel being.