In the eye of the Hurricane...

We find ourselves in the midst of the hurricane. We must reach its eye, where we will once again be enveloped by the centered calm, distant horizons, and the true light of day.

The eye of the hurricane

Demagogues want us at the grocery store checkout as pop-up buyers. Buy often, buy tacky, buy on impulse— and damn the consequences!

Confirmation has arrived swiftly and devastatingly that both Trump and Biden should never have been allowed a second term. Some might even argue that they should never have been allowed a first term. Historical analysis reveals that the collapse of the presidency is merely a symptom of the broader collapse of democracy in the West. In the borderless world of the West, where the colonization of mind and soul reigns supreme, most governments find themselves in various states of upheaval, verging on collapse.

Over the past hundred years, the West has endured countless wars, rampant corruption, ruinous ideologies left unchecked, and an abundance of incompetent, sycophantic politicians engaged in their infantile devilry."

History has played the roles of witness, whistleblower, referee, and grand arbiter. However, it has never been invited to the party as the bearer of truth, political integrity, and the enforcer of honor among thieves.

This week has been a defining moment for the current administration. It appears that Palestine is regarded merely as a piece of real estate to be sold off for further profiteering. Ukraine, like Syria, Libya, and Iraq, joins the list of ruined states. Trump, somewhat erratically, demands that Ukraine pay reparations for a war instigated, fully financed, and ultimately lost by Washington. Zelensky was set up to fail in an ad hoc and poorly managed conflict, and fail he did. Had Zelensky reviewed historical records, he would have realized that being an American puppet is a very perilous career choice."

Senator Lindsey Graham laments the loss of $7 trillion worth of lithium ore, now under Russian control in occupied Ukraine. It seems Graham fails to realize that had Washington not instigated conflict with Russia, this valuable resource could have remained freely available.

The one piece of good news is the confirmation of Tulsi Gaddard. Her credentials are so impeccable that the testy senate was obligated to confirm her; to do otherwise they could have incited a revolution. Gabbard is the wave of the future exemplifying the fierce integrity of politicians determined to make America truly great.

Trump’s reckless agenda might well generate a resurgence of civil and democratic values suited to our times and the challenges we face. There is a middle way to be had which is being systematically subverted, and chaos has been weaponized.

Readers, I hope you will not see my blogs as being opposed to America. They are written out of concern for a better America, taking its rightful place in the world as a major hemispheric power. For the last hundred years, the influence of America has been all-pervasive among the 800 million people of the West, who are either American or de facto Americans.

We are at a pivotal moment in history, where political policies and ideologies have significant social impacts, particularly in relation to planetary survival. It is crucial that we govern and are governed with this in mind. The 'Family of Man,' living in such close quarters in our highly integrated world, must establish rigorous new standards for governance and peaceful coexistence.

"As I have written earlier, I see his presidency as provisional, meaning transitional, towards a renewed America that assumes its full greatness. This greatness cannot be based on specious claims of being “exceptional” and “indispensable”, but on exemplary leadership and humane, lawful value systems."

We find ourselves in the midst of the hurricane. We must reach its eye, where we will once again be enveloped by the centered calm, distant horizons, and the true light of day.

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