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Copyright 2021 John F McMullen

It was the best of times,
It was the worst of times
The greatest
opening line of
any book ever
(except perhaps
that of the
Gospel of St. John)

Yet it seems to
apply more than
ever today to the
Two Cities of
our country in
the 21^st Century

Great changes
Technology Revolution
Civil Rights Revolution        
Sexual Revolution
Gay Revolution
all too much to digest
        the Pill
        the Internet
        same-sex marriage
        rampant agnosticism
        nation-wide pandemic
        larger non-white population
and the country split

Red vs Blue
Democrats vs Republicans
Never-Trumpers vs Pro-Trumpers
Vaxxers vs Anti-vaxxers
Internationalists vs America Firsters
White Nationalists vs Black Lives Matter

All fed by Social Media
bringing us into
the Age of Gullibility

Forty years ago:
        Nut conspiracy theories stayed in local bars
Today:
        Someone gets online and the theory goes out to millions
and the Capitol gets stormed

How do we recover?
Damned if I know
But, hopefully, somebody
will have answers

The Entire “Tale of Two Cities” Quote
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,
it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness,
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

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