Planet Xphrynth
I subscribe to evolution but I also suspect that the dramas that play out on Planet Earth didn’t start on Planet Earth. I think the positive and negative types were seeded here from other planets and galaxies, just like pioneers who settled the American west. The Middle East conflict that’s been going on for a few thousand years? A tiny drop in the bucket. It’s possible that the whole shebang started Somewhere Else far, far away. Maybe a few players got kicked out for fighting and they were told: take your damn conflict somewhere else! So they came here and it’s still going on, like some endless video game. In fact, there is that intriguing theory that our lives are ALL a video game and there’s some kid in the Pleiades playing another kid on Sirius and we’re all just pawns in their competition. Let’s set that aside for now.
Obama and the Republicans (specifically, the controlling right wing lunatic fringe) are a good example. It’s like we suddenly shifted from Stalin (bush) to Jesus. You’d think they’d be happy! At last, someone has appeared who is capable, smart, knows what he’s doing, cares about humanity, the planet, animals, peace, wealth, happiness, SURVIVAL. One would think the Republicans would be SO RELIEVED. What if their guy had gotten in? We’d all be circling the drain by now. But at the last minute, just before the guillotine was about to collectively chop off all our heads, voila! The savior! How thrilling! A leader who actually knows what he’s doing and has our best interests at heart! It could not be more radical.
So what do the Republicans do? They have a meltdown, of course. Because although they have these strange trappings that make them feel like they are Good Humans with Good Values (flag waving, war, separation, fear, hate, revenge) they vehemently oppose all positive ideas…just because. Because they are the descendants of that ancient conflict on Planet Xphrynth—the ones who were hell-bent on destroying everything, even at the expense of themselves, their families and our planet. They feel like they’re doing Good but that is their biggest illusion of all. At least Al Quaeda and Hezbollah (toss in Cheney and Rush Limbaugh) are upfront about it: we want to kill you! I totally get that. What I don’t get are creatures like that spray-tan weirdo John Boener or Moose Woman who can actually connect pre-emptive war and oil drilling with Helping Mankind. I know they believe it—that’s why I’m convinced they are descendants from the Planet Xphrynth.
The good news is: they’re losing.They’re sputtering. Their time is almost up.
So stay positive, people not from Planet Xphrynth! We’re in the lead…
