What
a year 2006 is turning out to be for any socialist who wants to see
politically charged or socially aware cinema. The line up for this
year’s best film Oscar and the recent releases from Europe are a
testament to the film industry being in rude health in terms of
intelligent and heartfelt work.
OK, you’re already saying - there’s enough to worry about in the world - war, terrorists, human rights, technology, poverty, global warming - enough already! But one issue that looks set to dominate the global agenda over the coming years is America's high potential for an economic crash
Once there was nothing. But sooner or later something had to happen, so
it did. The something had no idea what it was. Large or small? There or
not there? Positive or not positive? Out or in? The something had no
idea but expanded to satisfy all possible answers.
And from this sea of chaos, our universe was born.
In all things stand all things. All is one, all is many. The universe
is singular - a sole unit, yet composed of endless singular units, in
turn built up from sprawling communities and infinite networks of
singular units. In each of these stands understanding of the whole,
just as one drop of blood contains the blueprint for a human.
As
generation after generation of subatomic particles built elements and
chemicals of ever increasing complexity, and as generation after
generation of chemicals spawned self-replicating networks that gave
birth to amino acids, chromosomes, unicellular bacteria,
micro-organisms, algae and plants, each singular autonomous system
progressed to a more complex form. A form with higher sensitivity, the
ability to express and define, the will to remember and record, With
each new generation of autonomous systems, some ended in positions
where their design inhibited them in their habitat, resulting in
failure and extinction; others ended in positions where they were
getting as much from the environment as they could hope to, resulting
in stasis and equilibrium; while others still were offered a cushion of
receptiveness, a position of advantage and security that allowed for
growth far beyond competitor species.