following The Age of Division, will be quite literal in the wake of metaphoric waves of barbaric division with electricity blackouts everywhere as we huddle in our cold dark cave-like houses.
Kenneth Clark in Civilisation concisely described such a state as what was brutish and backward about pre-civilized life and living conditions. And what will be the relief and salvation from such primitive existence when the power goes out 24/7 for interminable days on end? Will politicians, business and industry ever have the will and wherewithal to (re)build the needed grids to keep themselves, ordinary folks, cities, countries, and the planet alive?
In the past several years, we have witnessed a steady, willy-nilly, mindless unravelling of authorities, institutions, law and order, and any kind of permanence, safety, and security.
With climate change rapidly accelerating, we continue to see how we have ‘done it to ourselves’ with predictable self-destruction. If indifference, a lack of caring and concern for others, and outright hate are the practices of the day, then what, if anything, will pull us back from this final lemming-like descent into the abyss?