tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post2499874593492013412..comments2023-10-24T08:13:45.842-06:00Comments on Only in New Mexico: SignsJim Bacahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14019944863771287149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-43550829442947693302014-05-10T01:24:21.043-06:002014-05-10T01:24:21.043-06:00Re: "...climate change and craziness are both...Re: "...climate change and craziness are both growing in the USA."<br /><br />This is going to be a real big deal, I think. Economic decline may be in the mix, too. Whether it's because the economy recovers but the good salaries don't come back, or through economic displacement caused by climate change, we're in for some interesting times.<br /><br />Leaked documents reveal that the government is aware of the potential for social upheaval, as is the Pentagon. Some people think this is why local police forces all over the country are being militarized. A lot of military hardware has been handed over to local police agencies. We got our first glimpse of it here -- the armored vehicles and the cops dressed like the military -- during the recent protests downtown.<br /><br />Militarized cops aren't yet stationed at city council meetings and as far as I know the mayor hasn't requested an armor plated car, but don't be surprised.<br /><br />This isn't going to be pretty. It will manifest in aggression and violence. Watch for the appearance of certain behaviors. It starts in pockets. Say, at a certain business establishment they are more rude than usual. You just leave pissed off, but people who work at other businesses leave pissed off and start doing the same things where they work. Pretty soon it's being done that way everywhere. More people are pissed off more of the time, and there's no way for it to diffuse itself. It spreads to all the places and ways people have interactions.<br /><br />Be on guard against it. Stay strong. Be humane.<br /><br />And fight against its sources, greed and ignorance. The accumulation of wealth, and therefore power, at the top. To borrow a phrase Jim used in an earlier post, "Time for head knocking."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-46623551101055189842014-05-08T23:30:17.397-06:002014-05-08T23:30:17.397-06:00As a species, humans have doomed themselves, and s...As a species, humans have doomed themselves, and seem to be doing their best to bring everything down with them. That short-sightedness you mentioned in your May 7th post results not only in voting against our best interests, but in putting short-term profit above the long-term consequences of our actions. It's as if we're blind to the big picture.Ok, thenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599365315593474937noreply@blogger.com