An Unflinching Populous

from ON046 - Collection by Question Everything

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--- An Unflinching Populous (2013) From Give It Back Vol.2 Benefit Comp (2013) 1859 recs ---

- Words:
Yet more tragedy, suffering and devastation
And this is (just) what the media reports
Reality is far more bleak
And incriminates many more of the puppet masters

All the stories are received, and then transmitted in conversation
At most you will hear insincere sympathy
But all accept and remain unflinching: despite the horror
World news breaks of a corporation's negligence
The resultant ecological disaster continues
No action is taken for several weeks
And still, where is the rage?
An unflinching populous plod on with “their” day

Within months, news of severe flooding - killing thousands
An unflinching populous remains, clicking “make donation” at most
and at least a response of an apathetic sigh

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- Explanation (recollection):
The world had become much smaller thanks to the information age which, although not without its limits, censors and bias has given people a greater sense of what is happening beyond our immediate situation. However, with so much information and the speed at which it travels, it creates a barrage of at times multiple/competing tragic events. Unfortunately, this can become white noise and dull our sense of humanity as opposed to strengthen our sense of solidarity and compassion.
Before long, the news however it is received, is processed with the same apathy as an advert; inconvenient and somehow invasive. It is sickening that this turn away reaction happens and upon noticing, it leaves the impression that we have become more desensitized to the suffering of others than when the information moved slower, was shorter in supply and was more consciously sought.

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from ON046 - Collection, released June 6, 2023

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