Boomers Lament

Ole Noah led a quiet life until one day, when Creator YWHW told him to build an ark.It’s a good thing that he did. . . a lot has happened since then. After the great flood, the world was repopulated with humans, people. . . men and women. As the human race spread out across the wide world, different levels of authority were manifested. Some folks worked and grew crops; some sought precious metals. Some enterprising people put crops and metals and animal skins and whatnot together to make useful things that people could use to do whatever. . . In the historical development of these agricultural, industrial and mercantile developments, some men like to take charge of things; others were content to do just do their jobs, maybe raise a family, cultivate crops, crank out a few trinkets, tools or toys. As the humans spread out across the world, certain men emerged beyond mere leadership to military control, recruiting soldiers along the way. So we witnessed the rise of empires. Strong men, pharoahs and kings asserted their hegemony over tribes and nations. Solomon, Nebuchadnezzar, Artaxerses, Alexander, Caesar, Genghis Khan, William, Henry, Charles, George, and a host of others. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the paths to leadership shifted beyond mere military might.Men began to measure power and authority according to wealth. Especially in Britain and America, financial power and technological mastery made it possible for entrepreneurs to take charge of institutions. . . manufacturers, financiers, distributors of goods and service were taking charge of things, while government people tried to make sure the powermongers were playing by the rules. In America, Carnegie, Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Ford and many other resourceful entrepreneurs were calling the shots. In recent years, one of those wheeler-dealers managed to get himself elected president. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the old world of northern Europe, the Russians had tried to implement some Marxian theories to establish a communist nation, but . . . long story short . . . it didn’t work so well, so they took a giant step backwards and launched an effort to work toward a quasi-capitalist system. But that wasn’t working out so well either. . .so one wise guy who had figured out how to manipulate the Russians and their institutions took charge of the failed soviet state and morphed it into a good ole boys club, run by any oligarchs who were willing to work with the new czar. Who is he? you may ask. . putin in feign; ask me again and I’ll tell you the same. As for protest, Navalny nailed it, but they got rid of him.

Such is the fate of some dissidents, who are not as fortunate as our greatest Americans. . . back in 1776-81. But I digress (after attending Hamilton last night.) Bottom line: nowadays we have a trilateral rendition trying to run the world. We’ve got a magamaniac capitalist in the west, an excommunist bureacrat and a Chinese wise guy calling all the shots. Today I heard that Vlad the Mad invaded Romania. . . sorta like when trump sent the oath bleepers and those other gangs to try and steal the election in 2021. And that’s the way it is, May 29, 2026

(Where’s Walter Cronkite when you need him?) Glass half-Full