Sometimes we like to complain, or maybe we feel down, or we are fed up with the government on any level. So as the week draws to a close, I just wanted to share a couple of sites with you to help you put things in perspective.
We can often get so wrapped up in our own little lives that we forget that we are a pretty small part of humanity and that the planet has a lot going on outside of ourselves. Enter Foreign Policy magazine. They continuously show us how diverse and big the world is and how we fit into it. This month is a failed states issue, focused on dictators and countries who are barely even still existing-with an enlightening article about Ronald Reagan, too. They have complied a photo essay of the world’s most failed states, called Postcards From Hell. While we are worried about the cost of gas, many countries are falling apart completely. Take some time and check it out, it is a beautiful pictorial and merits time and attention. Thanks to Fellow blogger Joe.My.God. for pointing this out to me.
The other is Huffington Post. There are a great many images here of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Right now, a scene is being played out in the Gulf that is likely to be the worst economic, environmental and political disaster of our lifetimes. It has already bigger than Exxon Valdez in scope. What it will do to the economy of Gulf states and the livelihood of those living there is yet to be seen. The ramifications on foreign policy, energy legislation, and economic recovery cannot even be calculated. This with has great images of not just a bunch of animals, but politicians, hearings, oil, beaches, people…. all sorts of things that are being affected here. My hope is that somehow the price of shrimp and gas may finally wake up many to the real problems with a fossil fuel based lifestyle, since environmental destruction doesn’t seem to be nearly as important as comfort, or we would never had started selling Hummers.
I can talk all day, but the images on these sties speak louder than I ever could, so take some time to look some of them over.



