Society wondered how low it could sink. Over the eons, Society certainly had its hills and valleys. As did Culture. There had been glorious periods of development, at times lasting decades. And there had been the inglorious periods of bread and circuses, of inquisitions, at times lasting decades. Still, considering their worst lows, Society and […]
Better Drones Arnold was a top military researcher. He knew missiles and drones could be disrupted electronically and miss their targets. A better idea than a computer-controlled drone was a drone with a human strapped into it, controlling its flight. Arnold developed drones and missiles with small cockpits–only children could fit in. Arnold had lengthy […]
Peace And Modern Technology Peace was upset. It felt ignored, neglected, a forgotten afterthought. The world’s attention was focussed on bombs and guns and the flames of death. Even language had changed. World leaders used to sound regretful when launching attacks. Now they spoke joyfully about power, about the greatness of their weapons and troops. […]
Peace? God created Peace but never energized it. Peace often asked God why She created Peace only to never use it. God’s reply was always Peace was a good idea but the time was not right. Peace was discouraged. Eons passed. The time was never right. As 2025 unfolded, Peace again spoke with God. “You […]
War 2026 War was on the move again. It never stopped, really, but occasionally slowed. War was born with humanity, gaining power and consciousness from any conflict. As humanity and civilization grew, so did War, until War was Itself. War considered itself crucial to humanity’s growth. War spurred research of all kinds. And it was […]
Peace In Our Time Peace in our time was finally achieved. It is a strange tale. In an alternate universe, Earth’s leaders believed war was needed, that war was good–destroying the old meant building the new (though most of the new was identical to the old.) Democracies and autocracies thrived—they were just, cursed with implacable […]
Regime Change Power was irresistible to the Peace President, whose definition of being a Peace President including killing enemies (that created peace.) He had his military kill drug runners in speedboats instead of simply arresting them. He upped the ante by having his military invade a country and arrest its leader, bringing him back in […]
Wars, Gods and Insects History demonstrates people try to solve problems by blowing them up. At first clubs and spears were used, then war planes and tanks, then atomic bombs, then satellites and drones. The Gods were pleased. The Gods fought continually. Lesser Gods started wars and had to be kept in their place. The […]
Golden Donald From his earliest days, Donald saw himself as golden. Destined for greatness, he was. His dad raised him into wealth and privilege. He dyed his hair blonde, used tanning spray to turn his skin gold. His dinner plates were decorated with gold leaf, most everything around him was gold, including his toilets. When […]
The Lure of Sycophancy We are all, Carl believed, sycophants. What we personally believed meant little in real life because to please colleagues, friends and family we normally agree, rarely argue. In his early twenties, Carl decided that greasing the wheels worked as an amateur–why not go professional? Sycophancy offered many careers everywhere. Getting into […]
The Seventh Commandment, Revisited The Christian God was increasingly unhappy with how His flock interpreted His commands. The other Gods did not have strict rules but the Christian God did. Specifically, He gave His followers ten commandments, yet His believers broke them all, some regularly. God felt the worst problems lay with His Seventh Commandment. […]
The Lure of Sycophancy We are all, Carl believed, sycophants. What we personally believed meant little in real life because to please colleagues, friends and family we normally agree, rarely argue. In his early twenties, Carl decided that greasing the wheels worked as an amateur–why not go professional? Sycophancy offered many careers everywhere. Getting into […]