More apocalypse, less angst
i’m really glad i don’t have a television right now as the online images and accounts of new orleans are more than enough for me. i’m not going to blog anymore about katrina because it stands for me as an infuriating example of how… Continue Reading “analysis katrina”
four days after the storm, the situation in new orleans is getting increasingly desperate with a suspension of some rescue efforts declared this morning due to rescuers being shot at. what is left of the city seems to have descended into a chaotic free-for-all… Continue Reading “desperation katrina”
these days i feel that in order to write, i have to allow myself to grieve – a situation that acts as a powerful deterrent to committing my thoughts publically. it is not that i am unhappy in my life – in fact things… Continue Reading “grieving the planet”
i often feel that symbolic actions, non-violent civil disobedience and “peaceful” protesting leave a lot to be desired in terms of effect. this is not to say i don’t believe in a diversity of tactics, but it’s always a question of which tactic fits… Continue Reading “tipping point”
part of my weekend (a goodly part in fact) was spent reading derrick jensen’s latest work, endgame: the collapse of civilization and the rebirth of community, which is not yet in-print but available via his reading club. due to be released next spring in… Continue Reading “a dialogue on abuse, systemic and personal”