The writing's on the wall, folks.
If you believe that the Universe or God or the Goddess or Buddha or Captain Kangaroo speaks to us through happenings in the world, well, that voice is screaming right now at the top of its lungs.
That voice is saying, "Hey, Stupid, it's time to change course; take a sharp left RIGHT NOW!"
"Why?" you ask. "Our country's plugging away on a straight course. When things get tough, don't the tough get going? This is no time to try something different. What we're doing is the only thing we know how to do!"
Dah! I say. You don't have the slightest idea what you're doing. So listen to your Granny, and listen up now. I'm not going to say this again! (OK, I will say it again, and then you'll be sorry because then I'll send you to bed without supper, too!)
Look at your country, the good old USA. We're spending $1 trillion a year at least on our stupid occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq and Pakistan and Libya, plus scores of other bases around the world.
We're defending all our friends in Europe, while these countries, according to Rep. Barney Franks, are giving their folks health care. My country is sending me Social Security of $7,759 a year. That's it! No raise in two years. And I worked all my life while producing five kids who in turn are educating America's children, producing America's food, defending American corporations, designing America's computer networks and one is studying to offer his productive services in computers, as well.
I am now (thank God) working 25-plus hours on my feet selling home renovations to clothes shoppers. I must work to pay for our involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq and Pakistan and Libya and hundreds of other bases around the world. I must work to pay for our support of Karzai and other corrupt leaders around the world. I am working so we can send military aid to Israel while thumbing our nose at Somalia. I'm working so millionaires can keep their tax cuts to be invested in Swiss bank accounts instead of creating jobs.
Meanwhile, over the weekend and into today, we see the stock market dipping into the muddy bottom of an economic swamp. We see 200 of our most able and smart young Navy Seals shot down over Afghanistan. Put these two disasters together and what do you hear Captain Kangaroo or God and the Woman in the Moon telling us?
Dummy, it's cut back our military occupations around the world and get our financial house in order. It's spend whatever little funds we have not on foreign occupation, but on needy human beings in this country and even beyond in some cases. It's raise taxes on millionaires and above, and invest in this country's infrastructure, including its health systems.
It's about time we do something sensible. And if our elected leaders won't listen, then it's time to follow one of our Founding Father's (Thomas Jefferson) advice: Another revolution (hopefully nonviolent) is all that is left.
The gods and the god wannabes are speaking. Listen! If you can't hear them, listen to your Granny!