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Hic Est Tempus Maioris Metus

2D Fantasy posted on Aug 17, 2016
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English translation (approximately) of latin title: of This is the time f great fear. 1989, fall ot the Berlin's wall. 1991, dissolution of Soviet Union. The Cold War ended! A new era of peace and prosperity began... or not? Is it only impression of mine or something gone wrong? The younger generations, born after that age, cannot understand and they join this world as it is, as ordinary and normal. Unfortunately many promises have been betrayed. The new era of peace and prosperity never arrived. Ironically, as often happens in history, the new era is, as possible, much worse and more dangerous than the previous. A friend of mine, who is a physicist, told me the the one represented in the image above is a thermonuclear (hydogen bomb or H-Bomb) explosion. Probably it is one of the image of the Tsar Bomb, the Western nickname for the Soviet RDS-220 hydrogen bomb, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated, tested on October 30, 1961. Estimated over 50 megatons yeld (over 3,000 times Hiroshima's A-Bomb); remains the most powerful man-made explosion known in human history (for more details see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar_Bomba). I'm not interested in strategic issues and nuclear weapons themselves. The main issue is another: the crazy world of Cold War was, after all, safest than the world of today. Ironic... isn't it? My friend physist, who knows many things behind the scenes, told me that the thermonuclear global war would never occurred (and this is a fact!), because in those days there was real fear. Alcohol, drugs and more there were too, but not like today, in ALL areas and levels of society. At the time, the fear and a little common sense prevented the catastrophe, but today who can guarantee? You can really believe in leaders today? Politicians who change their minds (and political direction) at any time. And they are often unable to solve problems, rather they creates more ... but what we elect them to do? Financial speculators who flaunt omnipotence and invincibility, playing (because this is the real term to use) on financial markets destroying the real economy (on this regard I recommend you read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-frequency_trading). All this permitted by international institutions that none of us has elected. Why do we let him go? Democracy? What democracy? We vote but then another is decided and did it anyway. And there is always a justification for this (economic crisis, terrorism, etc.). Faces changing but oligarchies are always there, ever richer and everyone else poorer. Someone once said, in the world there are resources for all but not for everyone's greed. During the Cold War there were international rules, questionable if you want, but at least they were clear and not continuously changing. Today the nations leave projects and historical paths, difficult but progressive, in favor of falsely patriotic opportunism. Everyone wants to do as they like. It is convenient to leave the trouble to others after creating them with foolish choices. Human being has personal and global limitations. I found reasonable to try to overcome our limitations. Otherwise I think is insane to overcome natural limit. Is it acceptable that so many people want to take the role of God? I don't think so! The megalomania, sense of invincibility and omnipotence of many peoples is really dangerous, today more than the past days. During the Cold War the possibility that there was a real nuclear war was quite low. I repeat: fear and common sense have always prevailed. We would not be here talking about, otherwise. Today the story is another. Today no one can guarantee anything. They have lost credibility and authority. So many words, but also a lot of manifest inability ... or maybe I have to think of a crime will? People who hold our lives are stupid or criminals? The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. All of us have, intentionally or not, participated in this madness. We have degraded the world we live in and we are destroying what little civilization we had hardly built. And yet we can not stop us. What I've shown in Figure I thought I left behind, instead today I see it in front of our path. Is it the goal of mad rush our contemporary society? What will we leave to our children? Our grandchildren will never come into the world? And what world? All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Please, continue to do nothing. Our children will thank us!

Comments (170)


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pregiato

11:19AM | Wed, 21 September 2016

Immagine ben fatta che rispecchia gli attuali tempi. Bravissima Whylma e grazie per tutti i tuoi commenti

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QXI

7:08AM | Thu, 22 September 2016

Excellent Work!!!!

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EdKline

4:42PM | Fri, 23 September 2016

Very compelling work. Great composition and expression, well done.

Ed.

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tallpindo

12:13PM | Sun, 25 September 2016

The picture I have seen of Soviet nuclear tests above ground had haloes around the mushroom cloud. This picture with it's red cast looks like the classic Trinity shot from the first Los Alamos test. Using such stuff for anti-intellectual ravings just misses the point of the weekend bar fight and sticking the other guy in the gizzard which us with an ounce of brains consider "low life." Avoiding "low life" is an institution with our potential lady friends as we mature out of college and we eventually find the captains of industry who like to mix with the workers for lunch. I've eaten pickled eggs served with pretzels at Jo Jost along with Polish on rye in Long Beach and I've eaten at the management club cafeteria when it was open to those of us in certain building on a certain floor. The discussion of nuclear danger with the President of the Sierra Club was about San Onofre not military uses.

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Ferretmania

1:57PM | Sun, 25 September 2016

Excellent work and composition !

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beas62

7:40PM | Tue, 27 September 2016

Too true. Thank you for your thoughts.

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Savage_dragon

11:16AM | Thu, 29 September 2016

Wow!!

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Trifid

1:22PM | Sat, 01 October 2016

Excellent creation and reflections!

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sharky_

1:51AM | Mon, 03 October 2016

We're walking on the edge of a very thin line....and things hasn't gotten any better since your post. Nice work... Aloha

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Vagabund

10:51AM | Wed, 05 October 2016

Impressive work!

:-)

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ia-du-lin

1:18AM | Sun, 09 October 2016

Great concept, great image!

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K_T_Ong

10:49AM | Sun, 09 October 2016

Disturbing pic. The intent stare from the face in its upper middle and the image of the nuclear explosion seem to come together to form a symbol of some terrible evil against which we are almost helpless. And we know that this evil came from our own kind, of course -- Homo 'Sapiens'.

My great fear is that we may well be living in what Hindus call the Kali Yuga, the Age of Darkness. Have you read James Howard Kunstler's The Long Emergency or watched Michael Ruppert's Collapse? Things are reaching the point where there's nothing much we can do anymore except prepare for our own survival as far as we can, perhaps by joining some eco-village. Such is the sorry state of affairs we now all face.

I think there will be a major global collapse at some point, after which those of us who survive will have to return to a pre-industrial, agrarian way of life. From there hopefully humanity can start again, wiser and less greedy and violent this time.

By the way, I notice you always upload an image only on the 17th of August each year. Any special reason? :)

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stramp

11:33AM | Wed, 12 October 2016

Your absolutely right Mondwin. Great piece and eyeopening commentary. The so-called Shepards have led the sheep astray and clouded many eyes to believe their great lies. Peace to you, be safe.

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ArtistKimberly

7:38AM | Fri, 14 October 2016

Delightfully Beautiful Work,

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Blackbirdx61

6:26AM | Sat, 15 October 2016

Ominous. Very cool : )

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bugsnouveau Online Now!

3:17PM | Sat, 15 October 2016

Absolutely wonderful work all around

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Navi

1:20PM | Sun, 16 October 2016

Very nice artwork here, nicely done ! :)

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CearesMods

4:44PM | Wed, 19 October 2016

interesting image and sights / thoughts, but i must mention to be creative is the best way, to understand who we are, how we really are - creativity combines mind and emotion, you can only be creative with both, and through creativity you will find back to yourself, while you experience yourself as complete - or so to speak as complete human.

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Deane

3:57PM | Thu, 20 October 2016

We have let the nuclear genie out of the bottle and there is now no going back. Worryingly, the 'Doomsday Clock' stands in 2016, at three minutes to twelve. Given the many global uncertainties and crises prevailing, a worrying advance over the cold war and preceding years. We can only hope that the policy's of nuclear brinkmanship and lessons learned in 1962, are not forgotten and allowed to resurface in a new guise. Thought provoking text and image - great work!

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Sarahdar

6:58AM | Sun, 23 October 2016

it is a frightening picture, your story. it is the truth, which makes it even more frightening, awesome job on the story and image

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JaneEden

8:40AM | Fri, 28 October 2016

Amazing image and sentiment, hugs Jane xx

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tuxedomask

12:22PM | Sun, 30 October 2016

Excellent!!

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corvair42

12:38PM | Sun, 30 October 2016

Wonderful Creation!!!!

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TheArtisticHermit

1:28AM | Wed, 02 November 2016

Loving the concept! Excellent work :D

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SuSoleil

6:58AM | Wed, 02 November 2016

Wow, very thought provoking.

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DustRider

4:59PM | Sat, 05 November 2016

Outstanding image and concept!!

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Marinette

9:20PM | Sat, 05 November 2016

Mi piace il tutto <3

renderRud

2:07PM | Sun, 06 November 2016

Took a first look on your gallery - very fine work! You have your distinct style of composition. Here - despite the dark words - the picture is brilliant!

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renecyberdoc

1:20AM | Mon, 07 November 2016

wonderful presentation.

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miwi

4:26AM | Fri, 18 November 2016

Great to see an image from you! Well done and an excellent bit of writing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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