Flash point

The world is a more somber place than it was even just five years ago. There are more unsettled people with less financial resources and less hope. I can see it everywhere on the faces of many people in transit or simply walking around.

Some of this is self inflicted and compounded by the isolationism and artificiality of social media. The hoarding of resources by the few has only exacerbated the problem which is why some are looking for saviors and increasingly more open to charlatans telling them what they want to hear. The masses are primed for it even in the US; previously thought to be the bastion of democracy.

Societies ride waves for a while until they begin to unravel in large part because basic human instincts never change. We don't think long term or reflect on the consequences of actions until it is too late to adequately repair them.

That we are headed for a global flash point is beyond question with the only doubt being the precise series of incidents that will get us there.