The New Medievalism

It is my firm belief that the Empire of the Eveninglands--these Orwellian States of Amnesia--is collapsing under its own weight and our modernity, which never really took hold of the imaginations of the masses, has lost its bid to do so.

So-called “post-modernity” is but a transitional phase. We are on the cusp of the new Dark Ages.

In the immortal words of Bob Dylan: “Power and greed and corruptible seed seem to be all that there is.”

It is no wonder that books on Stoicism and Gnosticism are selling like hot-cakes: for such are the tools of survival as the lights go out.

In times like these, we must form subterranean networks among individuals of good will. Hold prayer vigils. Designate safe houses for heretics.

The neo-fascists in the Republican and Tea parties are attempting to roll back the clock on worker's rights and women's rights.

It is open season on the middle class, on Muslims, on people of color.

Old age pensions, health care: these "perks" are destined only for the wealthiest 5% of the American population.

We are headed into the black hole of feudalism, where corporate CEOs are the land-lords and the rest of us are serfs.

It is a sad, indeed, a pathetic end to the American experiment.

Not with a bang, but a whimper.