This is scary stuff. There is considerable risk is starting a blog. For my generation (late 40’s) the very idea of raising your head above the parapet and considering that anyone might be interested in what you have to say is a no-no. Those of you aware of Spiral dynamics will recognise the BLUE in the very ORANGE society that Ireland has become. While I recognise the rise in Individualism that gave use the Celtic Tiger as being necessary, I count myself among those concerned at the reality of the ensueing economic divide. On the positive side the willingness of many Irish people to explore modes of relating to the divine other than that put forward by the once dominant religion is welcomed.
So where do we go next? At the moment, it’s a bit like a kid that has overdosed on sugar, nuts. What is disconcerting is the extent to which any view other than the accepted consumerist one is rejected. Fianna Fail, always and only interested in staying in government, has a solid 40% support. The implication being that 40% of the Irish population want things to remain as they are. They themselves are not interested in long term planning, concerned about the environment that future generations will inherit or indeed about anything but the status quo from which they are benifiting. There is simply no justification for the numbers of 4WD vehicles on our roads that I can imagine, especially the clean ones that never, ever had to engage more than one wheel with the drive shaft.
Anyway, these are the issues that occupy my mind these days.
2 responses so far ↓
Andrew // December 19, 2006 at 16:04 |
Interesting… I wonder will the findings of the moriarty tribunal published today have an adverse effect on the 40%………………nah!
Brendan // December 20, 2006 at 09:15 |
This late-thirties guy can relate to much of what you’re saying, though wiht a few differences:
1) I see us more as teenagers who haven’t learned how to live with wealth – perhaps that holds out more hope of us growing up a bit sooner.
2) The sooner we grow out of all things divine, the better.
3) Orange/Blue? Wha?