Most Americans go about their daily lives unaware that they are living in the shadow our government is creating.
That shadow is present in Iraq and Afghanistan and on the tarmac when the fallen troops are returned to this country. That shadow was created in false presentation of weapons of mass destruction and the need to get the Taliban before they come here. That shadow hides the lies of deception, deceit and despised torture.
There is a shadow creeping cunningly through our political system that hides the fact that only the banks benefit from the bailout crisis, which, or course, those in the investment world caused through their greed and total disregard for those who now pay the price: the unemployed and underemployed. There is a shadow spreading through our airwaves that deceptively feeds us the drivel that extends the shadow, leading us to not only believe that which is untrue but to be gloriously consumed by our own consumption.
There is a shadow blotting out the middle class as the top 5 percent enjoy their not-so-hidden wealth and the other 95 percent are only fed the crumbs of delusion supplemented by the intellectual repression of an educational system based on standardization and lack of support for true creativity.
Unfortunately that shadow is growing and even death may become part of that shadow. For now you can buy your coffin or urn from Walmart. I guess it may be true, “only the shadow knows.”
William Gay
Montpelier, VT
