by Thomas Emmon Pisano

Created on: July 05, 2009

How can we untangle this mess?

With there being so much in the world that needs addressing, here is an essay on the state of our global society this March 2009 as seen by me and those with whom I have discussed the situation. Our planet is in the grip of something overwhelming and dangerous, but still the media makes it all sound like everything is just fine. There is much to be considered and things are not all right, and it is time to realize that we have danced around the problems long enough and it is now time to face the snarling truth.

That there should be a hidden cause and a difference between what people say and what they think and do is ridiculous. However, that seems to be the case when it comes to politics. We have seen the manifestation of the perfect storm so to speak, when it comes to our new President Obama, he is trying to bring about a change no matter how much it costs. If you should really know, I am praying that this money does not wind up in the hands of those who misappropriated the funds from the last great American money grab, under G. W. Bush's administration. The world is teetering on the edge financially, so I asked a friend of mine. Trillions upon trillions of dollars have been spent by our federal government over the last eight years, where did that money go? Who has it? It had to go somewhere; it didn't evaporate off the face of the earth. I know that there must be very wealthy people out there some place just living it up on our nation's misspent wealth.

On another front, we see Kim Jung Il rattling his sabers, you would think that a man who has everything this world has to offer, would know how to use his free time better. It just seems like a gigantic waste building rockets, war machines and weapons of mass destruction when there is so much hunger all about. I think he wants to destroy instead of create. If the people in the North were friends to the people in the South, there would be a great exchange of wealth between the two peoples. Consequently, there would be a great cultural growth in that country as a whole, both would prosper. However, for this to happen some things will have to change concerning the strong-man in the north, he needs to start thinking of the big picture, the Korean people.

Elsewhere, my plea for peace between Israel and Palestine seems to be falling on deaf ears. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth has left both sides decimated and full of fear, doubt, and overwhelming resentment.

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