#clem sunter

[sweetmielie]

Almost in our 3rd pandemic year and there's reasonable talk of "the end"..

I think it's important to contemplate and to be aware of impending dooms because they can be very important reminders of what matters.

I know we're all burnt out from literal "doomscrolling", but after we've taken our mental health breaks or found kinder and better ways to wade through the quagmire of reality, we cannot turn a blind eye.

Some things I've seen recently are this piece by futurologist Clem Sunter on the state of the world in 2022.

And, I recently learned of the Doomsday Clock which gets reset every January, and is always just mere symbolic seconds away from midnight (read: the end)

Look alive people.

[farming24-blog]

One of the red flags which Chantell Ilbury and I have identified for South Africa turning into a failed state like Afghanistan and Somalia is land grabs. Of the four flags we have, it is probably the most lethal and emotional. The heated controversy stirred up by Pieter Mulder’s remarks shows what a tinderbox issue land is. It would appear that you can use history to justify any views you wish to take on the subject from preserving the status quo to turning the whole place upside down. No issue divides citizens more deeply.