Time and again they tell us of
Natural
systems that are collapsing
Time
and again we glimpse
Species
as they are disappearing
Time
and again it is said that
such
and such practices are not sustainable
Time
and again we hear of
Shameful
waste that must be stopped
Time
and again we read about
Shocking
crimes in our own society
Time
and again we think that
we
must finally take a stand
time
and again we ignore
the
quiet truth that surrounds us all
Time
and again they tell us of
The
wondrous power of prayer
Time
and again we help ourselves
to
more than we can ever use
Time
and again it is said that
Clean
air and water cost too much in jobs and money
Time
and again we hear of
Liberal
plots against our family values
Time
and again we read about
The
ways our children fall even further behind
Time
and again we think that
Common
sense must begin to prevail at last
Time
and again we ignore
The
unread lessons of our musty past
Time
and time again they pummel us with
These
vital issues like gay marriage and abortion
Time
and again we see
The
free market drive up the price of disappearing goods
Time and again it is said that
Fuzzy
thinking and junk science are plotting against us
Time
and time again we hear of
The
costs of so-called environmental racism
Time
and again we read about
The
grinding poverty of the global masses
Time
and again we think that
Events
a world away do not affect us
Time
and again we ignore
The
subtle signals nature sends
Time
and again they share with us
Their
clear visions of our bright future
Time
and again we see
Too
many people carrying water and cutting firewood
Time
and again it is said that
Giving
our jobs away will help to make us richer
Time
and again we hear of
Subversive
media plots pushing a godless agenda
Time
and again we read about
CEOs
eliminating jobs and slashing benefits and getting huge rewards
Time
and again we think that
Surely
now things must, at last begin to change
Time
and again we ignore
The
legacy of our uncontrolled consumption
Time
and again they tell us of
Their
duty to defend us, as they attack
Time
and again we see
Peaceful
pictures on the wall and bulldozers out the window
Time
and again it is said that
Politics
and religion have a place in scientific debates
Time
and again we hear of
The
latest in unbelievable social atrocities
Time and again we read about
Dire
new threats to the environment
Time
and again we think that
Certain
trends can surely go no further
Time
and again we ignore
Things
we cannot, or do not wish to see changed
Time
and again they tell us of
Horrible
tragedies in far off lands
Time
and again we see that
Freedom
of expression turns an arrogant ignorance into a virtue
Time
and again our shopping habits tells them
Mass-produced
food at rock-bottom prices makes us happy
Time
and again we hear of
miracle
breakthroughs for baldness, impotence and weight loss
Time
and again we read about
People
just trying to obtain a little clean drinking water
Time
and again we assume that
Our
lives will continue in this style on into the Happily-ever-after
Time
and again we ignore
Global
facts which do not suit our national agenda
Time
and again they tell us irrelevant stories
Of
mighty civilizations that have crumbled into the dust
Time
and again we are pounded with
Another
complex issue reduced to a 30 second sound bite
Time
and again it is said that
Wars
of liberation will bring about freedom and democracy
Time
and again we hear of
The
inexcusable differences between the rich and the poor
Time
and again we read about
Poaching
and habitat destruction threatening one more species
Time
and again we are assured that
Corporate
globalization inevitably leads to a better world
Time and again we ignore
The
unsustainable overpopulation that further dims all our futures
Time
and again they tell us of
The
average person’s struggle to attain the barest needs of survival
Time
and again we see that
Some
casually waste more than most ever have to consume
Time
and again it is said that
Tax
breaks for the richest are the surest way of reducing poverty
Time
and again we hear of
Cultures
where women remain ignorant, veiled, barefoot and pregnant
Time
and again we see pictures of
Diarrheic
babies, bloated and hungry, with fly-encrusted eyes
Time
and again we are told that
It
is fruitless to try and fathom the mystery of god’s will
Time
and again we ignore
The
wanton destruction of the very earth that supports us
Time
and again they tell us of
The
power of local control to protect everything important
Time
and again we watch as
Hungry
people cut down trees as their goats graze the land bare
Time
and again our leaders assure us that
God
blesses our country and guides their great decisions
Time
and again we hear
Foreign
religious fanatics proclaiming holy wars against such infidels as us
Time
and again we are reminded that
God’s
gift of the soul separates us from the animals
Time
and again we ignore
Tainted
facts that emanate from pre-condemned sources
Time
and again they tell us of
The
need to ensure that their unnecessary sacrifice will not be in vain
Time
and again we see that
We
gain by the inhuman labor of the peasants who took our jobs
Time and again it is said that
The
miracle of compound growth will set us all free in the end
Time
and again we are made just dimly aware of
Tragic
events that can never happen here
Time
and again we are quite confident that
We
can simply muddle through the unforeseen effects of our unplanned
actions
Time
and again we ignore
The
myriad small changes, so that we do not see their net effects
Time
and again they tell us of
The
foolishness of taking expensive action, without real certainty
Time
and again we see that
We
need to trust them as they act in secret, relying upon their personal
faith
Time
and again it is said that
We
must globalize, downsize and outsource to compete
Time
and again we hear of
Heinous
plots against our beliefs and freedom by heathen enemies
Time
and again we re-assure ourselves of
The
correctness of our actions without re-examining our assumptions
Time
and again reports indicate how little our children are learning
Yet
we still treat them as if they were future world leaders
Time
and again we give a little thanks while praying for even more
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