‘Catastrophic
Consequences’
This was the phrase that jarred me awake as my radio
clicked on last Thursday morning. Clearly it was the end of a sentence I will
never know the start of. But it is a global sentence for sure.
In the post election fug – what better than to
speculate about what may have preceded the declaration of calamitous cataclysmic
ruin (I do like tautologies).
Had there been another earthquake or had a ‘fashion
icon’ gone for the wrong hairstyle / dress / shade of nail varnish.
Was it a general statement about the West’s failure
to step up to its global responsibilities, had there been an outbreak of
another virus that might affect white people (see blog 105 Ebola – What’s really gruesome).
Maybe a celebrity had shown her boobs at a celebrity event
in front of other celebrities and was now pictured in celebrity magazines being
gawped at by people who give a shit about celebrities.
Had another cover-up of child abuse / tax evasion /
political corruption been uncovered.
Had a famous couple had another baby / tattoo /
row/wedding/divorce.
Perhaps the queen had a nightmare about the country
being run by someone NOT from Eton?
Are the icecaps melting faster than ever – sea-life
struggling to survive in warming, polluted oceans, are people dying in their
thousands on open waters in un-seaworthy boats having been taken advantage of
by people traffickers or did some guy, being paid more per week than the
economy of a small town, fail to kick a bit of leather into a net.
Did the press forget to spend pages and air hours
‘breaking’ stories that were on the internet three days ago.
Or did someone who is in magazines a lot kiss ‘n
tell.
The real irony is that we are living a Cataclysmic
Catastrophe and the Consequences are starting to show. (see bog 12 Armageddon will not be televised) No hyperbole
required.