One distinct features of modern culture I dislike is decades-long parade of war performed in the name of ‘Progress.’ Wars defending “Democracy” and wars securing rights to shop are indistinguishable by now.

Everyone has a right to Walmart, McDonald’s, Disney, and a Big Bank in every neighborhood around the globe! Gays, queens, in-betweens, neithers, and no -ones like myself. Black, browns, greens, and yellows. Modern and not-so-modern cultures: We must all subject ourselves to the global economic empire the television calls Progress that promises to free us all.

But, like all illusions, the global empire masquerading as a freedom crusade will vanish like a bad dream. Seems like the eleventh hour of culture to me. Too many people hopped up on vain ambition, self-glory, and drunken delusion. Its an old story. The gorgeous dream a fool meets at a bar- by morning turns into a screeching-siren that drains his bank account.

That is what sirens do, I believe, distract people with all kinds of bewitching behavior, flattering them with fantasy, and illusions of pleasure? Then, like all fake things, they pull the rug out from under us when we least expect it.

That is the nature of the Big Lie. Hedonistic consumerism and wars fought in its name are the biggest crime against humanity we have ever experienced on planet earth.

Perhaps its the half-naked women all over media that has men rather dulled to the reality of anything BUT earning cash so they can have their own eagerly fawning female. That may describe why we know something is wrong, very wrong. But, can’t quite unglue people from largely fake fascination available 24/7 on their infinitely- distracting- media- machines.

Maybe a volcano, or more volcanoes will erupt? Maybe an earth-shattering spectacle like in a sci-fy movie will occur? If anything, I have learned in Copper Chronicles that people reap what they sow. People get what they need whether they like it or not. So, more wake-up calls must be forth-coming!

Then maybe out of the black and blue heap of humanity, people will begin to wonder: Maybe I was wrong and should amend my ways? Maybe greed is a cruel taskmaster? Maybe sexual desire is not the totality of human experience and motivation that people often imagine? Maybe there is more to life than glowing screens and fantasies sold to us on T.V.?