Whisper it softly but these are bad times we live in, literally.
A mass delusion has swept the planet, the extent of which is not lessened by the fact it is hardly commentated upon. People are unable to tell the time and this failing has nothing to do with race, creed or location. North, south, east, west, rich and poor nations alike are blighted by this fin de siecle occurrence.
The time I'm talking about is not the simple matter of looking at your watch, or knowing what time the train leaves Shinjuku but the big time. Not virtual reality but real rock-bottom reality. The time of our lives, to be precise, which is still, whisper it very softly, er, er, the 20th century.