The Department of Defence didn’t get its name by accident. Edward Bernays who literally wrote the book on propaganda suggested to the Department of War that they change their name to the Department of Defence. They did so.
When was the last occasion in which the U.S.A actually defended itself?
The Department of Offence is closer to reality.
‘Lies are truth, war is peace’. Repeat the big lie often enough and it becomes ‘established fact’. Ignore reality and - sometimes - it just appears to go away.
What’s the difference between hallucination and illusion. There must have been a difference in order to need both words but in terms of ‘what’s going on’ the two words are entwined.
I’m not hallucinating but the reality in which I exist depends upon an unwritten contract between myself and the society in which I live. It’s breaking apart. The illusion remains that ‘there’s nothing to see here, folks.’ and on we go.
The Patriarch of the tribe of Tree Ferns who have happily made my garden home caused me real concern when this year’s crown of fronds looked mal-formed. Couldn’t help but wonder if it wasn’t expressing distaste for the wanton disregard humanity displays for every form of life on this gorgeous planet.
It’s ‘come good’ - late in the season - but a new crown IS appearing. Can’t help but marvel and feel reassured.
In much the same way, I wrote a song called ‘The Festival’ a few years ago but have never felt very confident about playing it. I didn’t play guitar on the recorded version.
For the last year or so I’ve been using my fingers to play notes rather than chords and this now allows me to play the song with a rhythmic definition that I hadn’t previously been able to achieve. Well - it’s not yet THAT good but - a new crown for this song is appearing in its own good time.
We put one foot in front of another in order to take our small steps and it becomes a dance - slow motion though it be.