What a time to bring a child into the world.
The planet seems increasingly in turmoil; extremists elected to power in Palestine, another one elected President of Iran(who incidentally, denies The Holocaust but who nevertheless thinks a Jewish state should be established in Germany), a failed war in Iraq, endless civil strife in Africa, looming conflict between China and Taiwan, an eccentrically criminal regime in North Korea, global warming......
On an upside, Berlusconi has lost power in Italy. Er, that may be it.....
I guess the world has always been a sad and deadly place for many. It's just that information gathering and exchange zips around the planet so fast now that any nuance of trouble can be swiftly reported. And endlessly replicated through digital technology. And the hype; everything scanned for a cosmetic angle, a photo opportunity. Our obsession with images. The belittlement of the word.
A picture may say a thousand words, but that narrative is in the hands of the image maker, by and large.
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