Happy Flag Day
Once upon a time when a frightened mother or a small child saw someone with an American Flag on their arm, they knew they were finally safe. These child detention centers are deeply contrary to the ideals of this country. (Steve Schmidt)
Heart Of Darkness
I’m re-reading Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers, published in 1973 when people in this country were so frustrated with the president, the war, and the “not normal” status quo that some of them began blowing things up. Like buildings. With people in them. And themselves. it was a very dark time indeed.
This Conrad quote is from the preface to Stone’s novel, one of the finest written during the last century, and quite relevant to present circumstances.
The Second Coming
From "The Second Coming," by W. B. Yeats:
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
The Current Media Landscape
For those of you playing along at home.
