Conflicting perspectives

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And then the worldly context of any discourse:

It was a time of hope, it was a time of fear,
it was an age of science, it was an age of ignorance,
it was an epoch of climate change, it was an epoch of disbelief,
it was a period of dreams, it was a period of politics,
it was a spring of recovery, it was a season of collapse (1)

feeling was the new reality,
belief was the new truth

it was a time of all too many zombie movies and TV dramas (2),
it was a time of all too many alien terrors from outer space

it was a time full of heroes, a time full of villains

[1] Cf. Dickens, Charles (2010-12-01). A Tale of Two Cities (p. 5). Public Domain Books. Kindle Edition.

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

[2] Lots of character-driven stories, eh.

1 comment on “Conflicting perspectives”

  1. Nuance
    Conflicting perspectives, as noted in this editorial about rejecting binary perspectives.

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