There’s a lot to worry about. From Ray Jason at theseagypsyphilosopher.blogspot.com:
My personal Life Voyage was greatly inspired by two titans of sea literature – Joseph Conrad and Herman Melville. They wandered the Wide Waters, not just searching for riches and adventure, but also seeking deep awareness of the human condition.
They concluded that many men have a tragic tendency to succumb to the worst elements of their nature. Although there is a smattering of virtue motivating some of the characters in their novels, largely the books describe a dark and disturbed human landscape. Sadly, I now perceive the literary villains sailing those pages as only mildly malevolent, compared to the Malignant Overlords that we battle today.
Certainly, there have always been aberrant humans who want to dominate and even destroy others. Much of History is a sickening cavalcade of conquerors with an obscene lust to rule the world. That has not changed. But what is now different is their ability to achieve their hideous desires.
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This is a VERY NEW phenomenon. So recent that it has occurred within our lifetimes. And the demon that has allowed this is not treated as an enemy, but as a gift from the gods. Digital Technology is its name.
Surely, it has been a blessing in many ways. But the most vile amongt us, those who seek total human domination, have harnessed its power to begin converting Earth into a High Tech Slave Planet.
The Heart of Darkness or human nature isn’t a construct.
At least the tweets won’t be mean in the 7500 degree mushroom cloud.
No vote on WWIII and you can see it forming up now.
(S)elections have consequences.
That is so cute how the FEW think we’ll just hit a light switch and start over, delusional.
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
Albert Einstein
I believe the Malignant Overlords expect to emerge from their bunkers and find Hiroshima. I would suggest that they read A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ for a more accurate depiction of what to expect.
Ray Jason
SVR,
My guess is that the Malignant Overlords think they will emerge from their bunkers and find Hiroshima. I suggest that they should read A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ for a more accurate depiction of what they will encounter.
Ray Jason