WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Broken: “Seem like every time you stop and turn around / Something else just hit the ground”
byVanderleunonDecember 17, 2022
Berlin’s giant AquaDom hotel aquarium containing 1,500 fish explodes
“And now at the end of a long day time for a relaxing martini at the hotel bar. . . .”
All of which is a fine reason to both bemoan a broken world and broken mankind and still take joy in watching Sheryl Crow and Jason Isbell hit the groove and rock Bob Dylan’s Everything Is Broken
Broken lines, broken strings
Broken threads, broken springs
Broken idols, broken heads
People sleeping in broken beds
Ain’t no use jiving
Ain’t no use joking
Everything is broken
Broken bottles, broken plates
Broken switches, broken gates
Broken dishes, broken parts
Streets are filled with broken hearts
Broken words never meant to be spoken
Everything is broken
Seem like every time you stop and turn around
Something else just hit the ground
Broken cutters, broken saws
Broken buckles, broken laws
Broken bodies, broken bones
Broken voices on broken phones
Take a deep breath, feel like you’re choking
Everything is broken
Every time you leave and go off someplace
Things fall to pieces in my face
Broken hands on broken ploughs
Broken treaties, broken vows
Broken pipes, broken tools
People bending broken rules
Hound dog howling, bullfrog croaking
Everything is broken
This song about everything being broken was penned by Bob Dylan in 1989 .. at a time when NOTHING was broken. But apparently Bob had insights about the scene that evaded the cognition of lesser mortals
And now, that everything is truly broken, where is Bob’s latest magnum opus of protest. And how about you, Conscience Of The Nation, Neil Young. You were so preciously shattered about 4 kids being killed at Kent State. What about the 4 million who died during and in the aftermath of the Fall of Saigon .. Four mil in Indochine, Four mil in Indochine … (Why? .. Why? .. Why?)
What about the 4 people who died on Jan 6 .. two of whom were clearly murdered. Why no “Four Dead at Capitol” … Four dead at Capitol, four dead at Capitol .. (Oh, the horror!)
Great observations. While it’s broke bad, we’ve not seen how bad it’s gonna get.
The key is to manage to navigate the shit show easily. Living on top of a mountain has its advantages.
Oregons HB114, perhaps the harshest in the nations going to go down in flames. Nobody in the enforcement side of govt intends to comply, they clearly recognize the Unconstitutional communist written for wha it is.
ghostsniperDecember 18, 2022, 9:41 AM
Seems you Oreganians need some lessons on how to control your wimmenz. The top 3 people in favor of that criminal law are wimmenz. Wimmenz that need taken out behind the shed. Currently a man has stepped up and put a choke collar on this act of tyranny. He’s the person that should work the hickory switch behind the shed. Round em up, march em out there so they can get their just dessert. BTW, as a natural human rule, I don’t allow other people to dictate much of anything regarding anything I am involved with. People that feel the need to involve themselves in the natural rights of other people clearly have too much free time on their hands and need to be strapped to the wheel for such a period that it is determined they have learned the error of their ways.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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But, but, but…muh egalitarian Benetton rainbow utopia?
Jason Isbell is the shizzle
KWS Band did it better
https://youtu.be/i47LeHY2Z2Q
This song about everything being broken was penned by Bob Dylan in 1989 .. at a time when NOTHING was broken. But apparently Bob had insights about the scene that evaded the cognition of lesser mortals
And now, that everything is truly broken, where is Bob’s latest magnum opus of protest. And how about you, Conscience Of The Nation, Neil Young. You were so preciously shattered about 4 kids being killed at Kent State. What about the 4 million who died during and in the aftermath of the Fall of Saigon .. Four mil in Indochine, Four mil in Indochine … (Why? .. Why? .. Why?)
What about the 4 people who died on Jan 6 .. two of whom were clearly murdered. Why no “Four Dead at Capitol” … Four dead at Capitol, four dead at Capitol .. (Oh, the horror!)
Dont get me started …
Great observations. While it’s broke bad, we’ve not seen how bad it’s gonna get.
The key is to manage to navigate the shit show easily. Living on top of a mountain has its advantages.
Oregons HB114, perhaps the harshest in the nations going to go down in flames. Nobody in the enforcement side of govt intends to comply, they clearly recognize the Unconstitutional communist written for wha it is.
Seems you Oreganians need some lessons on how to control your wimmenz. The top 3 people in favor of that criminal law are wimmenz. Wimmenz that need taken out behind the shed. Currently a man has stepped up and put a choke collar on this act of tyranny. He’s the person that should work the hickory switch behind the shed. Round em up, march em out there so they can get their just dessert. BTW, as a natural human rule, I don’t allow other people to dictate much of anything regarding anything I am involved with. People that feel the need to involve themselves in the natural rights of other people clearly have too much free time on their hands and need to be strapped to the wheel for such a period that it is determined they have learned the error of their ways.
Read all about it here:
https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_114,_Changes_to_Firearm_Ownership_and_Purchase_Requirements_Initiative_(2022)
Here the World Economic Forum is described as a cult. In order for them to prevail they instigate the breakage. Some profound analogy for your consideration…
https://bombthrower.com/the-wef-isnt-a-cabal-its-a-cult/