Just Before The Fall

"That does not look like California."

"In many cases, the final stage of an oppressive regime is the desperate use of violence to repress the will of the people that have been systematically hurt."

From the 'outpost' the live video from around the world seems nearly surreal. And yet those who are eloquent but still in deep denial carry on as if a select audience will protect them from coming to grips with their now-failing obsession.

"Fascinating how latecomers to the meeting changed the informal and supportive initial tone. It was as if reinforcements were called in to selectively apply 'horizontal' protocol. Could it have been a somewhat justifiable suspicion of the unfamiliar demographics?"

© 2011 Buzz Hill