Narrative

Lots of narratives being pushed these days and difficult to know which one to believe.  Our intel agencies appear to be under funded.  The corporate marketplace is getting more and more difficult.

People need work and healthcare.  Labels detract from both.  If we fail to fight oppression we will become oppressed.  I prefer non violent routes.  If the oppressed become the oppressors we end up with a new version of the same problem.  Seems to be the same cycle through much of the world and history.  People get pushed too far.  They stop forgiving.  When they stop forgiving they stop working with each other.  Chaos ensues.  People that lose wives and dream jobs end up with more time on their hands.  Not always great for society as a whole.  Some roll better with the punches than others.

I wish I had a historian friend.  Someone who could show me the precursors to a good balanced society.  Even well meaning people can’t always understand the cause and effect.  I am trying to.  Hopefully others lives are better than mine right now.  Democracy while beautiful can be a bit fragile without great protections in place.  The power of technology and corporations and media all together seem like they might have more power than the government meant to protect them.  That seems like it could make the situation much more volatile.  Just saying things are volatile might make the situation more volatile.  

Being left in silence makes it more difficult to know what can be said and what shouldn’t be.  If we say the stock market has better days ahead it might make the stocks better.  If we say gloom and doom it might add to more difficult times.  Part of the problem with predictive analysis built into supercomputers.  Words have greater consequences.  Those who say nothing and those who say everything can both add value to the system and can both detract.  Not always clear how the words will effect the system.  I would like to think that time and practice can make for better decisions. Not always.  I try to believe the best and leave the rest in God’s hands.

Truth and a positive spin.  Because smiling for the camera can help raise people’s spirits out of the gutter.  Would much rather give something real for people to smile about.  Has to be painful for the doctors to see all their losses on a giant scoreboard.  I like knowing what’s going on and a jaded work force is less productive.