Something feels different right now, and it isn’t just politics, it’s reality cracking open. I think what a lot of people are feeling right now is the slow, nauseating realization that the ideals we were handed regarding the world have been held together with duct tape and spit. Really, nothing short of being bedtime stories for adults. But the stories aren’t holding up. The façade is cracking. The stage lights are flickering, and the whole set is collapsing under its own weight.
People are commenting on my posts that this is the end of the world. I understand that it feels like the apocalypse. But apocalypse doesn’t mean the planet explodes, or it’s the end of life as we know it. It means something is revealed or uncovered. The word apocalypse comes from the Greek word apokalupsis, meaning "unveiling," "revelation," or "disclosure," referring to the uncovering of hidden knowledge. At this time in history, I feel it means the moment you cannot unsee what you have seen. It is the end of denial, not the end of existence. And honestly, that is almost worse, because you can survive a disaster, but you cannot go back to sleep once your eyes are open. You just can’t.
We are watching the death of illusions, and illusions do not die quietly. They die screaming, kicking, tightening their grip, demanding obedience, labeling questions as dangerous, calling dissent a threat, and wrapping control in the language of safety. The old world does not step aside with grace, it throws a tantrum because power does not retire, it has to be dragged out of the room kicking and screaming.
The truth is, the oligarchy is not a conspiracy with a secret handshake, and it’s not a villain in a dark suit. Although I have to admit, when I think “World Super Villain”, I think Klaus Schwab. The bald head, the weird outfits... Am I lying?? LOL! Sorry, I digress. Oligarchy happens when money, influence, media, and government merge into one big self-protecting pile of crap. It is a system that rewards the ruthless, punishes the honest, and then smiles at you on television like everything is fine. That is why people feel crazy, because the disconnect between the script and reality is becoming too fucking obvious to ignore.
So, are we headed toward something better?? Maybe. Probably. But not automatically. Collapse does not guarantee rebirth, it only creates the opportunity for it. This is important to remember. The question is whether people will wake up into wisdom, or wake up into paranoia. Whether we will stop worshiping institutions, stop outsourcing our conscience, stop begging for someone else to save us, and start becoming ungovernable in the most boring way possible, by telling the truth, living with integrity, building real community, and refusing to be farmed for fear. I strongly suggest reading that again.
The spell is breaking. The collective hypnosis is wearing off. People are realizing that the emperor is not just naked, he has been naked the whole time, and we were all politely clapping like idiots. Folks, this might not be the end of the world. This might be the end of the performance.
~TL
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