there they say outright that globalization is dead. (sailors on passing ships hear it shouted on the islands). but there's still global trade. it's still a world economy. with all those economies of scale. ever since the fall of the berlin wall the multinationals have not had to worry about geopolitics they could just concentrate on making money - and now that era is (partially) over.
at the time of the anti-globalization demonstrations horsemouth used to argue there was something worse than globalization (and here we are seeing it).
the mighty triple negative have something new out (lots of wailing and gnashing of teeth).
last night john went out to meet friends and returned somewhat late (after some jazz in biddles). horsemouth was anxious to sneak him into the building quietly (to minimise disruption to his fellow housemates).
elsewhere the will be wild podcast - the undermining of elections by officials in elected office. now, of course, horsemouth doesn't particularly believe in elections neither as measurements of the democratic will nor as direct expression of it. nonetheless this anti-state current on the right has horsemouth worried. it has mobilised people and established a base, the political effects of it will continue to be seen as it shifts the republican party away from the establishment and towards the mob.
horsemouth's plan is to retire to the hills.
yesterday himself and john went for a wander up into the hills of walthamstow. they called in at the wetlands centre and the william morris museum before getting the bus home. the stars of book-buying were not in alignment (john emerged from the salvation army with a copy of bound for glory by woody guthrie). horsemouth missed his opportunity to check out the famous walthamstow passivhaus -maybe another time.
today he does not know. perhaps a leisurely morning and then a slow issuance to the train and plane.
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