James Carroll's column appears regularly in the Globe.
The interminable terms of the Bush administration have turned the United States into an apocalyptic road show, with nearly every aspect of life upended, all of it enacted on the edge of a precipice. The child-geniuses of Washington were rescued from their hysteria about Iran by the tread of Russian boots (and tanks) in Georgia, which sparked a new hysteria. And where was this sensitivity to tensions between Russia and its neighbors back when NATO's expansion drums were beating? Suddenly, the punditry began reminding you of all the wars that August spawned down through the years.
And here we are AGAIN!
The tanking economy, meanwhile, has thrown you and everyone you know back on your own resources.
Well, not everyone!!!
Forget the exotic journey. Even a day trip to the beach is measured in mileage. The weather's still hot, and already you feel the pinch of winter heating oil. Not even your home is a refuge from such stress, as you watch its value plummet.
What else do people at the end of their ropes do but turn those ropes into whips?
Umm, sometimes they HANG THEMSELVES, Jim!
The Olympics, instead of being a global festival of athletic excellence, seem a replay of Cold War hyper-nationalism, with China in the self-appointed role of Commie nemesis. The Reds still cheat - in China's case by fielding underage female gymnasts. Geopolitics is trumping sport again, and that is sad.
Thanks for PUSHING the PROPAGANDA and BRINGING the Olympics into it, you liberal twit!
"Self-appointed," huh?
This is the "left" of AmeriKa, huh?
Once, the calendar was crammed with saints' days and religious festivals, the pragmatic purpose of which was to offer ways out of the daily fray.
Yeah, thanks to LIBERALS LIKE YOU, asshole!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our secular holidays do a meager job of such release, and the innovations of electronic gadgetry have destroyed what remained of the divide between work and leisure.
Well, who is responsible for that?
All of this has left you with the three-pronged question: how and when and where can you put the static out of your mind for a while?
Which brings you back to these two remaining weeks of summer....
And what does the author suggest you do?
Self-transcendence is the transcendence that counts. And that is all you hope for in what remains of summer.
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That is the LIBERAL, "ANTIWAR" columnists suggests for the rest of your summer, huh? Just GO INTO YOURSELF?
PFFFFFFFTTTTT!
I'm working on PREVENTING the NEXT FALSE-FLAG ATTACK by SCREAMING WARNINGS, that's what I'm doing with the last few weeks of summer!!!!!
Also see: Shooting Himself in the Head
Blinded By the Hot Fart Mistor type in James Carroll on my blog search and see what else you get.
