Ira

Dies Irae

So much style without substance
So much stuff without style
It's hard to recognize the real thing
It comes along once in a while

Wrath is defined in the American Heritage Dictionary as "Forceful, often vengeful anger". We indeed live in "Days of wrath". Anger has become the coin of the realm in politics and much of the public discourse. So many seem to want to own the problems, yet avoid, if not outright ignore the solutions. So often it seems its more important to feed the anger, like some sort of internal furnace to keep the heart warm, than to actually address the issue at hand. However, this is phenomena is not solely relegated to the body politic, it seems to have now spilled to the body catholic.

It doesn't matter who you are, or what, or how, you believe, it's apparently more important to simply be angry than to actually contribute anything of consequence to a stiuation. This is by no means limited to either end of the political, cultural or religious spectrum. So many rant and rave, and at the end of they day, their words are hollow and pointless. It would appear that the point of discourse is simply to rail against something or someone, and never offer any substantial alternative. When finally pinned down, those who prefer argument over discussion have no rational basis for their diatribe.

Anger is no better substitute for rightness of thought than conviction of belief is for truth.

Substituting cowarldy acts of violence or vandalism for converting minds has become the norm for so many, they think nothing of vandalizing someones vehicle if they believe that it is a detriment to their environment, rather than discussing it with the owner, and simply leaving if they fail to convert them. They feel it is more effective to simply skulk in the dark of night, and smash windows and scratch poorly spelt, tired slogans into the paint.

Once again, we seem to be losing grasp of reality.

Some of our views are spaciaous,
Some are merely spaced....