HORMONES
You can build a machine that goes to the Moon
Talk across the world
Design the shape of a new teaspoon
Make a camera that records the beauty of a moment
Write a poem
That speaks of new love in a ferment
When you can breed a new type of flower
Or make a garden gnome
You should be able to see further
Than your last hormone
Together we could build paradise here on Earth
With a bit of wisdom
And a whole lot of shared mirth
Build the machines that take away the drudge
Travel the universe
On a wink and a nudge
When you can talk to the world
On your cheap car phone
You should be able to see further
Than your last hormone.
OPHER 31.12.97
Foreign policy and public opinion seems to operate on the whim of hormones and not brains.
People are whipped into frenzy by the press.
Politicians go for popularity and votes.
The public react to headlines.
The people behind the scene manipulate the news.
Who are these people and what do they want?
Democracy runs on emotions. The manipulators of emotions lurk in the advertising agencies, think tanks and spin-doctors.
The truth is not what happens but what is perceived to have happened.
Instead of people whipping up public emotions for profit, power or advantage we should have more cerebral discussions. Decisions on how the world is run should be made with electricity – not chemicals.
