Dear Folks,

Conspiracy Theories aside, who, =really=, is the man who sold our world?

Where is Bowie, these days, when we need him most?

Do you have faith?

Faith in our leadership?

If not, then...

Why not?

Better listen to this, from times gone by, when the world made more sense...

And, to any young people who might be reading my words....I say....

Eat your little hearts out, since....those days, long gone, were so much better...

Just listen the lyrics of Deep Purple.....

The Vietnam War was so much better, then.

There was, at that time, far less the sense of hopelessness about the world.

Instead, we had anxiety, in our naivete.

You really cannot win in this world because....

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Well they'll stone you when you're trying to be so good;
They'll stone you just like they said they would.
They'll stone you when you're tryin' to go home;
And they'll stone you when you're there all alone.

{Chorus}
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned!

Well they'll stone you when you're walkin' on the street,
They'll stone you when you're tryin' to keep your seat,
They'll stone you when you're walkin' on the floor,
They'll stone you when you walk in through the door.

{Chorus}

They'll stone you when you're at the breakfast table.
They'll stone you when you are young and able.
They'll stone you when you're tryin' to make a book.
They'll stone you and then they'll say good luck.

{Chorus}

Well they'll stone you and say that it's the end,
Then they'll stone you and come back again.
They'll stone you when you're riding in your car;
They'll stone you when you're playing your guitar.

{Chorus}

Well they'll stone you when you are all alone.
They'll stone you when you are walkin' home.
They'll stone you and then say they're all brave,
They'll stone you when you're sent down in your grave.

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This is just the way the world works, unfortunately.

I wish it were not so.

Best regards,

Gamma

It’s always a bit curious to watch someone relocate halfway across the world, only to drag the entire psychological baggage of the place they left behind right along with them.

The whole point of coming to an exotic place like SE Asia, for most, is to step away from that constant noise of politics, conspiracy theories, and reduce life to simpler, more immediate concerns, the price of eggs, chicken and rice, whether the air con is cold enough, or whether or not to go for a happy ending massage in the afternoon.

Yet somehow you seem more fixated on the problems of the West now than when you were actually living in it. At that point it stops being about the world out there, and starts looking more like a bad habit you unsuccessfully left behind.

"Wherever you go, there you are."--Confucius

48 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Well they'll stone you when you are all alone.
They'll stone you when you are walkin' home.

Who is stoning you?

Give me their names.

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

Who is stoning you?

Give me their names.

The world, in general.

Don't you feel it?

You've never seen bigger corruption before.

6 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

The world, in general.

Don't you feel it?

Take it easy.

Bob Dylan is a false prophet.