Reframe the story

[magenta]

We need to reframe the story. This is not the "apocalypse" - that is defined as "the complete final destruction of the world, as described in the biblical book of Revelation" or "an event involving destruction or damage on a catastrophic scale". We are hearing and telling the wrong story. Many people have died, more will die. The world is not being destroyed, in fact, the ironic silver lining is the environment is in slightly better shape. The people who have the most to lose are the richest, and want to manipulate what is going on to save their fortunes, rather than saving people. There are no killer zombies, only killer billionaires.

Comments

[dreamshark]

It's kind of an economic apocalypse, although for those who want to completely dismantle and rebuild the US idea of "the economy" that might be good news in the long run. It seems likely that our economic model will undergo major change, possibly moving towards a more socialistic model. Or it could move more towards totalitarian oligarchy. Either way, I think a period of major societal disruption, collapse, and rebuilding is pretty much the apocalypse story.

On the plus side, I'm sure that pollution is being reduced dramatically, at least in the short run. And at least for the time being, people do seem to be moved to help their neighbors more than usual. Or even pass a huge bipartisan bill through Congress for the first time in recent memory (word still out on that one).

Personally, I think it's the Fourth Turning.

[cynthia1960]

This