DREAMLAND

Fairy tale dreams

Fantasy is by it's very purpose transformative.

In that it transports one anyplace but here. A

nirvana of one's own liking where everything

is as it should be. Well, at least as far as we're

concerned. Within said self imposed cocoon

all is good and anybody who disagrees with

one - is bad. But such a haven isn't limited to

sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows. Rather a

plethora of institutional fantasies exist right

here in America. Veritable paradises where

those involved maintain an isolated state of

mind - where perception is anything but reality.

Be that of a religious or political nature.

Heaven on earth 
Religious fundamentalism is just one of those

institutional forms for fantasy. It thrives within

a myopic context of defined dogma. Based on

the historical and cultural context of written

words. Within said confines all is pre-ordained.

Hence one's life as long as they play by said

rules. The only challenge being when external

forces intercede from beyond the norm. Faced

with alternative reality, said accolytes have a

choice to either adapt or reject the facts of life.

The same applies to modern day cults. However

the difference is their credos are often based on

the power of an individual personality alone.

Spellbound 
Which brings us to the most fantastical affinity -

politics. In theory political groups align behind

clearly defined principals, structures, rules, and

regulations. The exception being dictatorships

where one personality defines all of the above.

Which may be part of the reason why America

is engulfed in a conflict between fantasy and

reality. Our political process split between fact

and the figments of one man's imagination. A

crisis that threatens the core of our republican

democracy. Yet a challenge that is fortunately

temporal at best. Soon a new reality will usurp

our current state of delusional fantasy.