At a time where Obama choosing to shake hands with vs. salute a soldier is a real news story, I am starting to wonder if the end is nigh. Think about it. We’re at the point the Romans were before the fall, where gladiatorial combat, death and sex is all we talk about anymore. The people in power choose not to talk with each other, and the banks represent the real power structure in our country and beyond.
I think the biggest threat to the continuance of our society is the fact that nobody trusts each other anymore. We definitely don’t trust the media and the government. Why should we? We were clearly lied to about the Iraq war. We were also lied to repeatedly about 9/11. I believe those two instances further eroded the trust to the point where a discerning audience questions everything. In fact, the biggest new conspiracy theory I’ve encountered is not about secret alien technology or multi-governmental pacts, but Sandy Hook Elementary. There is a groundswell of belief that the Sandy Hook shooting was staged. I’m one to believe that terrible things can happen, and when it happens to children I tend to question last and get angry first. This common habit is partially responsible for why the act imprinted itself on us so quickly. But how many of us stopped o consider if this was real?
Maybe the end is near and we should all be working on our post-apocalypse skills. Maybe I should learn how to change car batteries, tires, and all that stuff. I don’t know. If the end is really nigh, guys like me won’t make it too long anyway. Too tech dependent.