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Thomas Cary Kinder Fiddling While We Burn
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Mad Nero fiddled while his empire burned, the story goes-a fire he organized. What is it that our empire's leaders learned? Nero's brilliance, it seems, they've recognized. They've doused the planet with their gasoline and other lethal fuels, struck the matches, and now they fiddle, make a little scene, distract us while the world around us catches. They argue over taxes. Meanwhile, war and poverty and climate change grow hot. They act as if their fiddling matters more, as if their global arson matters not. How long before the people feel the heat? Let's hope before the burning is complete. |
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