as the American empire implodes on itself? Reminiscent of the US airlift out of Saigon during the Vietnam War, this weeks evacuation of the US embassy in Kabul portends bad times for the United States, which is beleaguered by much more than just military dysfunction.
By their very definition, iconic photographs, like a bolt of lightning out of a clear blue sky, are not really supposed to ever occur twice. Iconic photographs like the one showing Neil Armstrong taking the first step on the lunar surface, or the naked girl fleeing a napalm bombing during the Vietnam War are unique in that they capture the spirit of a generation or period of time, the so-called zeitgeist.
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Possible that our dreams can come true.