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November 03, 2004
Praying for Our Future
Like many people I've spoken with today, we share a deep sadness and terrible fear over what lies in front of us. I think it is now safe to say that humanity is on course to face the darkest hour in its history. There is going to be more bloodshed, a LOT more bloodshed, both in the endless war Bush has unleashed on the world and inside America. The bloodshed will not come from Islamic terrorists, but from Americans killing Americans. For those who won they now think they have mandate because in their eyes they have a clear popular vote (with more than 50%), a definite majority in the senate and house, with most of those being far-right extremists, new supreme court nominees... 11 new states outlawing gay marriages or unions... an erosion of civil liberties across the board, new and much worse patriot acts.. (shudder).. well you get the picture. The first four years of Bush was a mere prelude, a dress rehearsal you might say for what's coming next.
As a friend just told me:
"Four years today is longer than it was even four years ago, change wise, because time is speeding up. Densifying. That is to say that more change will occur in the next four years than in the past four years. Perhaps this was the last moment in which worldwide disaster could have been averted. I want to see the alternate future, as always. Maybe it would have been way gnarlier and I just can't see that right now. When I'm feeling better I think the Universe never makes mistakes... even the world disaster would be part of it. the bread of civilization has to be kneaded. at this point we might have to lose a continent of two to teach a big enough lesson to save the rest of the world. The human spirit will live on hundreds of worlds for millions of years."
She went on to say,
"This isn't worse than the black plague or the inquisition or the ice age."
I hope she is right. Right now I'm still in shock. Leaving the country seems like the best option, and the hardest one, both in pragmatic as well as psychological terms.
I was talking to Bruce Eisner today, and he pointed me to this:
A Call for a Psychedelic Sanctuary
I'm going to spend the next few days in silent prayer and meditation, processing my feelings, getting present... then perhaps I will know better what needs to be done next.
Paul, welcome to European Union:)))
Posted by: Dimitar Vesselinov at November 3, 2004 01:54 PMDimitar.. are you saying I should move to the EU? I don't speak any other language fluently other than English. The UK is as bad as the US in many ways, except for the religious extremism. What parts of the EU would you suggest?
Posted by: Paul at November 3, 2004 02:08 PMamsterdam is where ima be heading :)
Posted by: filip at November 3, 2004 02:20 PM"clear popular vote"? Not even close. It's hard to imagine how it could be less clear than it is now.
They stole it again. My country has betrayed me. Again.
Oh well, it was a nice dream. Now to find a new one.
Posted by: John Fenderson at November 3, 2004 02:21 PMSorry John, your'e right of course. I meant to say "clear in the eyes of Bush and the new government". They will see it as a mandate.
Posted by: Paul at November 3, 2004 02:28 PMMoving to the UE ? I don't know..
Seen from France,you american people are such an enigma for me! yesterday, after the announce of Bush's victory, I saw an episode of the excellent Whoopy Goldberg's sitcom; it was an hilarious episode about a lesbian wedding, making fun of the republican, and certainly more open minded, funnier and more intelligent that anything you would see produced in France. this is the America I love. I never went to United States, but everything in my culture (sci-Fi, Rockn'roll, counter culture) is either american or english (for the magick part). Nothing French. Nothing German. that's why I'm so disturbed to see disappear this america that I love. I don't see UE having the cultural dynamism and creativity of US (except perhaps Great Britain, but England is the most american part of Europe!), even if we are freer, more confortable with a better social system than US.We are also sleepier.
that's why I don't know..Is is it time for europe to awake? But how would it be possible? or should we look directly toward the east, to the rising sun of Japan, India and china? Where will the next "cultural revolution" occur?