Objects in the Mirror may be Closer than they Appear

Now, I may be even dumber than I’ve been led to believe, but it seems to me that there is good cause to believe that killing of people on a massive scale and the obsessive control of the minutiae of other people’s daily lives is not in any way necessary to survival, especially not for the elites. That ethos is probably more pertinent to gang life in the inner city ghetto, or in certain war-torn parts of the third world. And, the scale on which the wanton global destruction is currently being conducted may actually lead to economic disadvantage and the real risk of self-destruction for much of the elite and their preferred habitat, not to mention general chaos for everyone.

Surely the elite could maintain their positions of wealth and power, and even enjoy the fealty of much of the gullible masses if they were simply even marginally more just and equitable in the conduct of business between and within nations. Certain benevolent despots in eras gone by used to conduct themselves this way, and civilization actually seems to have advanced at those times as a result.

But that m.o. doesn’t suit the current crop at the tippy top. They seem hell-bent on spreading destruction all over the planet. Just look at the predations in Iraq. Just look at the shit that passes for info-tainment or entertainment on the tube. It’s a shit swamp in flames, and these guys are all carrying flame throwers. I mean, what the fuck?

No, it’s not so simple. Their minds are tainted, infected, corrupted beyond recognition by average mortals such as we. Even Genghis Khan and his heirs did more to promote the sustenance and development of the human race in the wake of their massive destruction and predation than the current crew. These guys are traveling down a different hole, a very dark passageway that others have traveled before them, like Caligula or Hitler, only worse.

Look at the way the Western nations and the UN sat on their thumbs while Lebanon burned last summer for two months, as just one small example. It’s not even the first time that has happened. No, there’s more to the story than simple lust for power. The gratification of blood lust itself as become an end as much as a means to these guys.

Sorry, no popcorn and candy this time.