Tag: civil defense

Couple of essays on safety, one from me and one from NLinStPaul.

See, I’ve been conditioned, and now seems to be a good time to confront that conditioning and knock it over like … well it’s  like one of those bouncy dolls, you knock it over and it bounces right back up and gets in your face.

Every time I think I got a handle on the news of the day, something new happens and blows that handle all to hell.

So I’ve been thinking about this notion of safety, and through some conversations here have expanded my view.

First, the word itself, “safety,” has been corrupted almost beyond repair.  After the actions of those in power we see “security” as a police state and “safety” as smothering our voice, our body and soul.

Now’s a good time to detour, for some body and soul, Coleman Hawkins (don’t know the personnel, and it’s not complete, but it sounds so nice), courtesy of YouTuber anvasquez:

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Yeah, like the sappy Sound of Music gem, courtesy of YouTube’s novafussion:

See, the newly elected Obama crew have to move damned fast.  They have to think and make good decisions using good judgment, but they have to move fast.  They’ve been handed power, if they can take it and hold it.

Now me, I’m not a politician.  I don’t think I have to move with the same speed.

Lot of talk about Obama’s foreign policy team, about threats to our safety from intelligence reports.  Tonight was tree-lighting time in Rockefeller Center, cops in my subway this morning, on the street all day, security vibes much evident.

Remember the term “civil defense?”