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. "Invincible" George W. Bush no longer has ANY war benefit to his popularity ratings, as shown by the latest Newsweek poll:Q: "Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?" 7/10/03 Approve: 55% Disapprove: 37% 1/23/03 Approve: 55% Disapprove: 38% Didn't Dubya watch any Disney movies? The villains always fall as a consequence of their own hubris. Same survey, when respondents were asked who they'd vote for in a Bush-Kerry matchup... Bush 50% Kerry 41% A nine-point lead is NOTHING with over a year to go. Your activity will make the difference. Return to the Irregular Times Main Page
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