there's no way a wounded corps wouldn't heal itself (out of blue!) that's why world keep find its own way; as I've pointed previously: with or without us. Surely that we should take action before someone does it for us;
Its so ridiculous, our belief that we are in charge of something ... at the end we're all passengers of a drifting boat, heading nowhere...
Much have been said (and has been actually a buzz) about how extreme right wing(ers) are getting in power in so many countries. Examples are all over.
Is this a sign of change?
Of democracy?
Or just an assault to a recent past?
Let's get all these mixed up.
We are on the verge to say that minority have an empowered voice given by context circumstances (meaning media and social networks), we may also point out that a new kind of democracy is emerging from the social networks, and that would be the true representativeness of citizens;
E.g. if parties don't exclaim citizens requirements, they try to be heard by other means, and that can be interesting in a certain philosophic way, but could be not considering society rules, laws, constitutions. Somehow it feels like there's a chain link missing somewhere....
We have many examples that parties follow their own agenda besides citizens aspirations, and that can be extremely frustrating to the weakest link : the citizen; Having a distorted weight of its representation; So peoples opinions are diverse and divided about many subjects, and its easy to follow a trend (even if's fabricated to serve a purpose) - and this is something that is somehow dangerous;
You can have a muscled opinion that arises from "followers"; in a minute at "click" distance. And that muscled opinion evolve to a movement and gets democratically to power.... you can see where this goes...
So its democratically dangerous power given to something to someone barely randomly;
Yep "the joke has come upon me" @Pixies Nimrods son
There's some kind of shadow in the exterior acts that, as a both way cynicism, keep randomly appearing. These grey areas that developed countries like to ignore, are, in my opinion, just human affairs, pretending what they want, when (redundantly) in reality our own reality just don't allows us to be otherwise. (dissimulation, cynicism, backstage maneuvers)
From ancient times we just live by war affair; Firstly, by our own inner fight that keep clashing when facing real world. Such struggle, just end with the release of the beast: our true nature;
Are we just beasts that occasionally have some head wind blow, and try to balance the dichotomy of fire, fury and harmony?
It doesn't matter rather to live in balance if that means that we can't preserve our own kind. That simply doensn't makes sense. If we are war bodies, we are in the same way truce messengers.
So many lives lost every day by the easiness of gun purchase... and that is governments and their leaders fault; only; The place in the SUN for GUNS should end.
We just can't live by the fascism of our nature.
BTW Is also our nature to think.
today the Lyon is at sleep
see how proud he is
with calm he tries to keep
look at his gold fur
smooth as the litle feather
that laid just in front
no story to tell
just pity found
and the world in a shell
with eyes around
today such quietude is vain
see how lucky we are
to always be insane
to have gone so far
to dream and restrain.
(Gallardo Santini)
Wonder if there's a mystery in life.
There are so many secrets, shadows, unknown roads;
Some riddles defy our imagination, put us even over the edge of it.
Lately seems that there's a trend to what i consider a lack of imagination hence a lack of mystery;
Suddenly everyone's knows everything (which in my point of view, it could be good for the society's awareness point of view ) ....like knowing the shape, color, smell and even flavor of an Apple, does it define what can possibly be done with it?
There's a trend for mass consumption for stupidity, and a convergence for the "equal", yes being Global is just like this; Its a "new" dictatorial paradigm, controlled by intermedia (internet + media), pushed my marketing means right into the citizens eyes.
So being original and creative means necessarily what ?- if it mostly depends on the citizens aspirations, requirements and they're all seem to want the same?
Don't have an objective answer for it, because democracy reveals during the times by so many ways....ah ah ah: Global democracy limits seem to be dictated by citizens which by the way make them arrested!
Nowadays, there is so much info that easily anyone gets puzzled, or with at least a doubtless opinion :)
so many information sources, so many opinion makers, so many words.....and what about its speed, range, subjects ...arghhhh
Its really insane, trying to understand what is really going on; One says one thing, the other say other. One know that is a ruthless batlle to take a side on the way.
Lets take Siria.... how ,much of the recent images are propaganda? but i'm not a journalist, nor an influent person that should get news first.
Fake images, videos, politicians...etc
So, information is the set of logic facts that have really ocurred within a context. Most of the times there are different pillar power that lead the info to take personal advantages.
i have 2 metaphors for these freak show...
one is sex; like (possibly) a sex addicted person , you just can't get enough of it (either imposed by the marketing means, or by exacerbated self awareness/ consciousness)
the other one
as fire works....almost everyone likes to look the sky to the color pallete;
just don't try to pick up the canes while they still launching them.
Are you looking for the pearl in your life? Are you sure you know what to do with it?
well most people guess they don't; but they were not taught to, so whats in it to blame?
if we are just chemistry reaction, we can't blame ourselves for nothing, synapses are different from each brain. If we are a reaction of our environment, then our environment is sick; We can measure and analyse life from different angles, but that shouldn't serve us as an excuse to don't balance nor getting proper global answers that fits us all as (at least) human beings.
Careful with what you wish for.
(recommend easy to read the Pearl from Nobel Prize John Steinbeck)
Mainstream wanted citizen wishes, as mundane desires, most surely lead to emptiness; no wonder there are so many shallow short thought, with no ideal to (at least) follow.
But now i'll just shut up, and go to another party, in some private paradise island, flying private jet airplane, where i'll have my DB10 Aston Martin waiting, using my "spero lucem" watch, suited in by De La Renta, and unsuited by a lot ... most probably i'll not know a single soul in the next day and be alone the rest of that day... fortunately i've made some businesses and met some presidents.... until the next party.
Which weight should be given priority to, in order to develop some more balanced strategy?
(yes... still on Europe with Greek focus matter).
I mean, by one side there are hidden agendas ( not talking about conspiracy whatsoever! , mainly greed as key motivation) institutions, bureaucracy, agreements etc, by the other (perhaps) ideals, political agendas.... in the middle citizens. If there's some sort of communication problem, its urgent to keep talking preferentially with a genuine translator, with no preconceived ideas (if its possible)
Poor you, if you are lack of ideas and ideals.... but poorer if you have put trust in bad leaders.
Mental note ... to remind myself that easter, should be a time for reflection and refrain consumption voracity.... we really can't tell what is beneath our skin until we get to the next layer.... at this onion peeling like lifetime, where each layer is taken faster than the previous, there's seems to be an amorphous rules set for humans, that more than ever, doesn't seem to fit or adapt easily to person mundane needs. Being or remaining original not easy due to constant marketing bombing (almost) all over; Just get real.
As Aristoteles foresighted, in my personal point of view, and as a conclusion, all citizens should have, by default, an highly degree of freedom and for that should be responsible and their leaders as well. The problem is that we can't have unbalanced weights in the same scale. Lets take tyranny forms/shapes in any way, mostly have resulted in decayed societies; Even the greatest empires didn't last, because at some point someone lost their focus on what was essential at that time, being that efforts on technology development, army defense, or leisure. Whats the point of having power in the hands if that sames hands are full of dirt and disrespect for the basics.
I don't believe in fairy tales, but todays disproportions can only bring suffering (.... ) Drucker (management consultant) seen it in the industry context, where he discoursed about the huge salary gaps between workers at a same organization in the XX century, that would undermine the path of such unit and hence, globally, societies. ( and this just one bit of an issue....)
So what could be done? How to teach someone to refrain its power and greed desires, if even the controlling institutions can't assume their role and mostly have doubtful and promiscuous relations with their pairs. By the way, what is a modern society? Where do go democracies? Are citizens aware enough to get empowered to be heard?
Even the great leader and visionary has to be humble to see by the citizens eyes.
New changes on the way, as new thinkers get inpowered. (lets take Greek example)
What is the meaning of such changes? what will this bring to people?
I really don't have a formed opinion about Syriza (far left wing greek party); for what
i've seen in the news, i'm not very keen on someone that promises to break international
commitments.
One could question if present economy models are society/state sustainable,
or deeper, if markets should control much of societies (this is just a personal conviction) .... but...
couldn't there be some new good ideas to make persons independent of such exploiters?
My true billion dollar question would be "what would be a credible alternative, that could develop economy without jeopardizing people's wishes and requirements?" - well, this would demand at least an honest answer.
I believe that this will have repercussions on EU countries, some early followers will have their chance to call themselves to the process where some populism will prevail, nevertheless of the major buzzwords they have.
Austerity has many faces.... if by one side there are public/private overweight on spending, over credit, by the other controlling institutions, markets, banks and other .... let this happen and it was under the legal umbrella. This promiscuous relation between give and take should be balanced ....
Well mentalities have to change....current rules are not enough and sin for being arrested by old fashioned models.
I vote favourably for economic development to achieve peoples wishes (general growth, better wages, employment, education, healthcare, protection to unprotected elderly, children and disabled), but no citizen should be arrested for its supposed good demands.
Watching the overall scene and north european countries behaviour.... more then ever EU will have the Portuguese meaning of "I", the selfish optic side of the europeans.... which in fact is the opposite of what the European project should be..... as i've said before true leaders wanted.....badly!
