Link to my Novel, The Campaign
Just a shameless promotion post for my novel, available on Amazon and other ebook sellers The Campaign By Trip Powers
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Bulwark against Change: Human Nature, excerpt from The Campaign
The following is an excerpt from my novel, The Campaign. It is the first of four speeches delivered by the candidate, Jackson Turner, about the "Bulwarks against change". It's been a while since I have used this blog, and reading through my first attempts shows that I am still concerned about similar issues. The Campaign, Chapter 28 “Thank you for your warm reception. I hope that by the end of this speech I will have earned it.” More applause. “When I announced my intention to run for Senator, I made a pledge that this campaign would be about uncovering the realities that we all face, and the forces which keep us largely in the dark. The forces which support the status quo of injustice and inequality. One of my favorite quotes from anthropologist Marvin Harris led me to see things that we are not supposed to see. He made the claim that “Art and politics fashion the collective dreamwork that prevents us from understanding the realities of our social lives.” ...
A start
I have basically stopped following the news. I jump back in around elections and scan a few blogs from time to time, but the stories of savagery that confront me every day are simply too much. It is debilitating. There are so many battles to fight and I gotta make a living and raise a family. I have given up on issue based politics as I watch many more tens of millions being pored into an abortion debate that seems to defy logic. Mistakes happen; idiocy happens - that is the human condition - thus abortion is with us. The only question is whether it is only for the rich, very dangerous, or widely available to all. The rest is just noise. And that is how I feel about the vast majority of news today. It ignores the "reality" of situations and allows the focus to be on idealistic and unattainable goals. War on Drugs anyone? So here I am at my desk, typing away for no one. My political consciousness has been forged by a fin...