The final days of empire give ample employment and power to the
feckless, the insane and the idiotic. These politicians and court
propagandists, hired to be the public faces on the sinking ship, mask
the real work of the crew, which is systematically robbing the
passengers as the vessel goes down. The mandarins of power stand in the
wheelhouse barking ridiculous orders and seeing how fast they can gun
the engines. They fight like children over the ship’s wheel as the
vessel heads full speed into a giant ice field. They wander the decks
giving pompous speeches. They shout that the SS America is the greatest
ship ever built. They insist that it has the most advanced technology
and embodies the highest virtues. And then, with abrupt and unexpected
fury, down we will go into the frigid waters.
Read the rest of Chris Hedges' essay.
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