It is a time of freedom and fear, of Gaia and of borders, of many paths and the widening of
a universal toll road, emptying country and swelling cities, of the public bought into
privacy and the privacy of the public sold into invisible data banks and knowing
algorithms. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the
planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection.
These are the times when maps fade and direction is lost. Forwards is backwards now, so we glance sideways at the strange lands through which we are all passing, knowing for certain only that our destination has disappeared. We are unready to meet these times, but we proceed nonetheless, adapting as we wander, reshaping the Earth with every tread. Behind us we have left the old times, the standard times, the high times. Welcome to the irregular times. CBC Breaking News: UN report on civilian casualties to remain out of public hands From tonight's "As It Happens": "The first draft suggested the US military tried to cover up after an airstrike at an Afghan wedding. Today, the UN released the official, final report. The document went directly to the American and Afghani governments. And that's where it will remain - out of the public eye." Hear the full 7/30 CBC report at http://www.radio.cbc.ca/programs/asithappens/. - Theo Lock Contributing Editor, Irregular Times Return to the Irregular Times Main Page
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