TENT CITIES Through the years one end-product of American economic growth has been the Tent Cities in various parts of the world. Tent Cities as refugee camps, as the American juggernaut steamrolled into their lives in the form of adventurous military incursions – directly, or by proxy – or more commonly thru the Economic Terror On Third World Peoples otherwise known as Free Trade, Economic Liberalization, and Globalization.
Now the worm has turned; recognizing the good eatin’ is actually 180 degrees the other way. As multinational banks, insurance companies, and other financial entities hold out their golden chalices for liquid sustenance to wash down the feast of toxic derivatives thus digested, the denizens of the homeland are growing arm and leg weary from the toil of bailouts, the toil of more work for less wages, and the debilitating thirst from lack of liquid. Ity.
Alas, now comes the time to shed those gated enclaves and cul-de-sacs, vaulted foyers, ceramic tiles, and bonus rooms. Now comes the time for a domicile that promises to only increase in value, assuming a re-calibration of perspectives and priorities. Now comes the time to understand what it means to live in the tent cities of Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Soweto, Mexico. And oh, Southeast Asia. Now comes the time for life as a pilgrim or worse, until the realization of “who’s not your daddy anymore?” becomes as clear as a desert revelation.
The real idols of the American Dream have taken their booty and run. They are leaving behind a Reality Show – American Nightfall. Coming soon to an empty lot near you. photos – MSNBC
New Third World 