I just finished watching Lord of War. The popular Hollywood drama flick featuring Nicholas cage and the cinematic genius of Andrew Niccol.
I watched this, in keeping with a series of African war lord documentaries that I have been sharing with my Squamish climbing friends this week. After long days of hauling ourselves and our gear up rocky faces and cracks, we return to my friends quaint abode in the "Valley Cliff" community and we try to remember for at least one hour how damn lucky we are.
Now I have always had a problem with this.
I watch these movies, I educate myself as much as I can without going insane and I get pulled momentarily from my embarrassing apathy to think that I " really should make a difference" and "do something with my life.".
Then I remember that the whole damn system is corrupt. I remember that my friends... my friends who are getting the powerful jobs are getting them because the powers that be know that these people are the ones who don't care to inform themselves, or dont care to try.
Its much easier to have a comfortable rich kid be your social responsibility coordinator than someone who feels the need to really help the people that your company is exploiting.
Theres the bottom line. They have us figured out.
Climbers aren't much better.
Climbers can be kept happy with a garden, a hang board, the occasional sunny day and a beater vehicle.
We all have our vices.
We all have our needs. The only problem is seeing beyond those.
More soon.
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