This entry was inspired by the work of The White Helmets written by Raed Saleh. It is a heart-breaking story of carnage caused by those who only seek their own power, not that of the people. See
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/21/opinion/we-have-tried-every-kind-of-death-possible.html
Where have all the flowers gone? Gone by scorched earth warfare.
Where have all the young girls gone? Bombed under rubble like the girl pictured in the article.
Where have all the young men gone? Shot or bombed by somebody who doesn't like the side to which these young men have gone, often enticed by glory rather than defense of their homes. Often killed by someone in the sky enticed by those who don't like the people that enticed the young men to war. Someone who probably goes to a safe barracks with a good warm dinner.
Where have all the graves gone? Buried under more rubble, certainly not to flowers.
When will we ever learn?
Not very soon:(
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Thursday, October 20, 2016
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Jobs: The Times They Are A-changin'
As I drove up Central Entrance in Duluth I was struck by how many billboards were LED billboards. Those that weren't were often a set of big panels screwed to the supports.
What are all those who pasted up great rolls of paper doing now? The panels are probably placed up in a fraction of the time needed for the rolls of paper. "As for changing [an LED billboard], it's as easy as clicking with a mouse button, rather than sending out a crew to pull down and replace a billboard message." - LED Billboards: Outdoor Advertising in the Video Age
But this kind of change is happening throughout many businesses; jobs are going away because of changes of business practices and technology. They won't be coming back and those who think they will are deluded. We have to change our whole education system to train people to adapt to change.
I don't hold out much hope for this. It was in 1963 that Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-changin'" was introduced. In the same era Pete Seeger wrote "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" with the line "When will they ever learn".
The times are are still a-changin' and we still haven't learned.
What are all those who pasted up great rolls of paper doing now? The panels are probably placed up in a fraction of the time needed for the rolls of paper. "As for changing [an LED billboard], it's as easy as clicking with a mouse button, rather than sending out a crew to pull down and replace a billboard message." - LED Billboards: Outdoor Advertising in the Video Age
But this kind of change is happening throughout many businesses; jobs are going away because of changes of business practices and technology. They won't be coming back and those who think they will are deluded. We have to change our whole education system to train people to adapt to change.
I don't hold out much hope for this. It was in 1963 that Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-changin'" was introduced. In the same era Pete Seeger wrote "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" with the line "When will they ever learn".
The times are are still a-changin' and we still haven't learned.
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