The Coming End of the Great Nation-State

Over the past several years, I have sent links to articles by Georgianne Geyer. She is a columnist that I have admired and respected throughout the years. When I returned from a year of study in Costa Rica in 1995, I began to see my country in a different light. I began to understand that it was still continuing on a dangerous course, and that it needed to be changed as soon as possible. Hence I began my sortee into public education.

12 years later, embattled and embittered, a recovering teacher am I. I thought we would progress. Little did I understand how much I had underestimated my generations capacity for stupidity, ignorance, and smugness. As we go marching towards chaos, anarchy, and tribalism, as the warning signs that inhabit for former countries of Lebanon, Yugoslavia, and Sierra Leone, we face the most critical crisis of our times. The destruction of the nation-state.

We have elected two extremists as president. The 60's tune out crowd and wannabes don't seem to have the intestinal fortitude to handle the struggle that is necessary. I have seen improvement, then watched it reverse as the two extremes began a bloody death struggle starting with BC's impeachment followed by the 2000 election. The phony post 9-11 unity was quickly unraveled, and here we are. Where will we go? What are we to do?

I wish I had the answer. I'm searching though. I find it important to search.