Ten Geographers Who Think The World Is

Moral Crusade: Public Activity Undertaken By Middle-aged Men Who Are Cheating On Their Wives Or Diddling Little Boys. Moral Crusades Are Particularly Popular Among Those Seeking Power For Their Own Personal Pleasure, Politicians Who Can't Think Of Anything Useful To Do With Their Mandates, And Religious Professionals Suffering From A Personal Inability To Communicate With Their God.

After A Period In Which Technocrats Attempted To Become Stars And Stars To Become Politicians, The Political Void Has Been Occupied By The Force Of Mediocrity, Which Can Easily Master Enough Of The Star Techniques To Produce Inoffensive Personalities And Enough Of The Rational Vocabulary To Create The Sounds Of Competence.

Happy Hour: A Depressing Comment On The Rest Of The Day And A Victory For The Most Limited Dionysian View Of Human Nature.

Panic: A Highly Underrated Capacity Thanks To Which Individuals Are Able To Indicate Clearly That Something Is Wrong. Given Their Head, Most Humans Panic With Great Dignity And Imagination. This Can Be Called Democratic Expression Or Practical Common Sense.

Of Course, Corporations And Governments Have A Right To Something For Their Money. They Pay The Wages. But They Don't Have The Ethical Right To Literally Purchase The Copyright Of A Citizen's Potential Contribution To Society. In A Democracy They Should Not Have The Legal Right To Silence The Quasi-totality Of The Functioning élite In Order To Satisfy A Managerial Taste For Control And Secrecy.