I try not to. It’s so easy to allow myself to reflect on the fucking horrors of the world, but I know it doesn’t do any good.
I think one of the general things that gets me down is the absence of genuine truth in the media and in government. In some parts of the world bribery, corruption and greed are commonplace, but we were brought up in the West to believe that as a society we’re somehow more noble and honest. That there’s accountability and due process and controls in place that stop cronyism, and that the law is there to protect us from harm and injustice.
Of course, you just have to scratch the surface to see that it’s all a lie - it’s always been about money, greed and self-interest at the top, and so it remains.
I try not to. It’s so easy to allow myself to reflect on the fucking horrors of the world, but I know it doesn’t do any good.
I think one of the general things that gets me down is the absence of genuine truth in the media and in government. In some parts of the world bribery, corruption and greed are commonplace, but we were brought up in the West to believe that as a society we’re somehow more noble and honest. That there’s accountability and due process and controls in place that stop cronyism, and that the law is there to protect us from harm and injustice.
Of course, you just have to scratch the surface to see that it’s all a lie - it’s always been about money, greed and self-interest at the top, and so it remains.