Schizm

Take a careful look at this picture. It shows a soldier using a lever to pry open a crack. Not sure what the sign in the background says, but I'd guess it's Iran.

I was one of the few writers/bloggers/commentators, who decried the war in Iraq before it even started. I didn't support it from beginning, to middle, to now.

So let me be one of the first to say, I don't support the war in Iran. And I know what you're thinking. You're thinking: but there isn't a war in Iran.

We'll see. Russia has already pulled out its technicians. The drum beat has already started. I guess it's hard to understand or believe or imagine the inevitability of it if you don't understand the Vonnegut Imperative. That the future will be one where only some countries have petroleum.

I think only a handful of people know this. Meanwhile in South Africa oil has recently risen by the highest margin ever, and is set to rise again, by 30 cents.

When I mentioned this to my father, he mentioned the exchange rate. Ah, but it's not R7.70 to the $, it's R7.07. It's actually strengthened a little.

I've given my father books and articles to read, but he prefers not to read them. It's a common reaction. Because once we know where we stand, we realise there really is very little we can do, except expect things to get a lot worse in our lifetimes. Not a nice thought.

But perhaps, I hope, we can look forward to a world, at the very least, with more bicycles in it.

For more information on the War On Iran, click on the title of this Post.

Or follow this link: http://www.chomsky.info/articles/20070405.htm