"My end draws nigh; 't is time that I were gone ..."

And answer made King Arthur, breathing hard:

 "My end draws nigh; 't is time that I were gone.

Make broad thy shoulders to receive my weight,

And bear me to the margin; yet I fear

My wound hath taken cold, and I shall die."

 

         So saying, from the pavement he half rose,

Slowly, with pain, reclining on his arm,

And looking wistfully with wide blue eyes

As in a picture. Him Sir Bedivere

Remorsefully regarded thro' his tears,

And would have spoken, but he found not words,

Then took with care, and kneeling on one knee,

O'er both his shoulders drew the languid hands,

And rising bore him thro' the place of tombs.

 

("Morte D'Arthur", Alfred, Lord Tennyson)

 

Tennyson's Arthur knew the time of Camelot was over.

He did not retreat into hesitance or illusion as Sir Bedivere did, but embraced resignation.

After ten years of a collapsed economy and experiencing a moral descent from which no civilisation ever returned, all the things that have happened to Canada are signs of decrepitude, of a failing nation that rested on past laurels, that destroyed itself but its pride will not let it accept the obvious:

Remember, not all Canadians suffer TDS. Sane Canadians realize it’s just a game they usually win. The last time the USA men’s team won was The Miracle on Ice. In all, Canadian men have 9 men’s team gold medals. The USA has 3.

What really shocked Canadians is the realization that 49 of the 50 states are better off than Canada financially. They accept that America in whole has a better economy. What galls them is that those southern states are better off. The TDS crowd believes slavery is still alive in the SEC states. ...

So why are Canadians allowing all those people in who are a drag on society? Poverty is a choice. Sudden success takes time, energy and commitment. Alabama is an overnight success 80 years in the making.

Unable to deliver on the economy, Ontario Premier Doug Ford allowed bars to open at 6 AM on Sunday for the big game. He said, “Let’s all come together, support local businesses and cheer on Team Canada!”

His bread and circuses through beer and a hockey game failed to deliver the thrill of victory. Meanwhile sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue, got sweeter.

Bread and circuses, indeed.

Let these serve as distractions from the larger issues, some being that arrogance and sloth are making people unwilling to accept new realities instead of strive for a better future.

After ten years, there can be no future.