Signs of the Apocalypse (and Other Signs)

Posted by Ty Fischer on Feb 13, 2009 4:02:11 AM
February 13, 2009
 
 Today, I woke up in a different country—a stimulated (or at least pre-stimulated country). For my part, I deny feeling any better. I am less confident about the future. Here are a few signs of the Apocalypse that I note today:
 

1.     Bail Out Math, Sign 1: The Math Department went to work this morning breaking down the stimulus math in interesting ways. Here is the first sign: The total cost of the stimulus is equal to spending $20,000 an hour since the time of the completion of the Great Pyramids.  

2.     Bail Out Math, Sign 2: A Hillsdale professor noted that this stimulus bill is roughly equal in size to all currency presently in circulation in the economy.  

3.     Bail Out Math, Sign 3: The final number of the compromise is $789 billion. As a history wonk. I have noted how much $789 looks like 1789. Aristocrat should hold on to their hats this might get interesting.
The next sign . . . .

Sign 4, Insanity Abroad: If you read this horrific story, note which crime is the felony and which is the    misdemeanor: http://www.wxyz.com/news/national/story/Deputies-Ohio-teacher-cut-class-for-prostitution/o7iRkJWjGUG7KJ70jNRDaQ.cspx 

Sign 5, Insanity Right Here in the Shire: The front page of the Intelligencer Journal greeted me with this story concerning the next curricular moves of the

School District
of
Lancaster

(McCaskey for you locals). This sex-ed program would be for Middle Schoolers (6th through 8th grade):  

http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/233735  
 
Sign 6, Bail out and Insanity: Some people (outside of long term care) think that the bail out is not big enough and that teaching like what is mentioned above will stop rather than exasperate problems.

The conclusion, however, is obvious, those in power will remain in power. No consequences of vast stupidity will be allowed to stand. Reality will be rewritten and insanity will be preached as wisdom by people that don’t just look sincere…but are sincere.

Another, more promising, sign:

This morning the prayer in our secondary homerooms from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer was:

For Our Country

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favour and glad to do thy will. Bless our land with honourable industry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogancy, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in thy Name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that, through obedience to thy law, we may show forth thy praise among the nations of the earth. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in thee to fail; all which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.