Don’t you sometimes wonder what history will say about this time and all the events and decisions and laws being made and erased right now? I wonder how the little children who grow up to become the adults who have to deal with all of this will characterize this period of time?
Will they see it as a great period when the status quo was shaken up, poured out, and changed forever? Will they see this as a good thing? Will they resent being put in the position of having to deal with the debt being incurred, the rights being given up, the public lands being turned over to big business?
Most of the people who will have to deal with the long term effects aren’t born yet. I wonder if they are on the other side watching all of this and saying to themselves, “Well, I guess I had better plan on a challenging lifetime if I go back there now. What a mess!” Or will they say, “What a great opportunity to go back now. So many great situations I can be part of!”
Many of those in power right now are, in my opinion, acting like addicts. They are making decisions thinking only of the short-term and what sort of payoff it will give them now. Like the addict who only things of the next fix and how good it will feel, these Power Addicts are thinking of the next election and how much money they can get from their backers so they can stay in power. They are not thinking beyond four years and sometimes only two years.
The decisions they make now will affect us and the planet and our children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren for generations to come. I wonder how we can help them begin to let go of their addiction and think in a bigger picture. Or is that impossible?
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