The tower of instability
After my short period, last summer, watching the kids playing Jenga, I’ve derived a new theory to explain the political situation south of our border. Here we have a particular situation, where the daily news brings daily rebuttal of the lies told earlier in the news cycle.
Now, imagine those lies to be just like Jenga blocks (although there are certainly more than 54 pieces in play). A structure was erected by “the best builder”, starting in late 2016. All through the past year, we’ve had ongoing revelations of improper behaviours. Pull a block free, stick it into the pile elsewhere, play on.
For example, today we learned that a rather large amount of money was paid by the chief to his fixer. No reason released, but the amount dovetailed cleanly with a supposed payoff (you read the news, right?) Pull the Jenga block free, stick it in elsewhere, carry on.
Except that after more than a year, that whole structure is starting to wobble. More every day, actually. And eventually, gravity will win out. The tower will collapse, and we’ll move on to a new game (I can hardly wait). It isn’t over until it tumbles, but it will. That’s the reality show portion of life.
Meanwhile, peace in the east isn’t such a sure thing any more. The leader of “the world’s most mysterious country” seems to have flipped on his promise to end the dream of nuclear liberty (for his country). Now we’re back to negotiating, and the Nobel Peace Prize mentioned in the same breath as the name of a certain “best negotiator” is taking on the quality of a good old-fashioned mirage.
