(The track Deliver Me by Enya & Sarah Brightman plays)
I am at my keyboard again in hopes to churn up some poetic words to encourage people in some way. Encouragement for the people whether that is to create a BLOG of their own, send more E-mail to the establishments, boycott Fox News, help spread tolerance instead of prejudice, or hitting the streets in protest.
I am not equivalent to many who keep an open book here at Daily KOS when it comes to the use of words. If this were just another make believe world for me to create, things would be different, they would be quite different. Sadly this is not a novel I'm working on. The interactions I receive from many people are not characters derived from my imagination and the poetic flow that may depart from my fingers at any given time in normal circumstances has come to a standstill.
Join me in another kind of flow below the fold....
I feel mournful for America and that feeling never subsides. Our country is overwhelmed with calamity and the hopelessness that is felt about positive change never coming reaches from New York east coast to the California west coast. It reaches from the northern tips of Ohio to the southern shores of Florida. The cries echo from New Orleans all across our country where the people have been put out of place. It whimpers out from Minnesota to all who take time to read this entry.
Many people live their lives on a day-to-day basis and struggle with ways to survive. Some people may ask what do you mean by survive. Many in our nation cannot afford clothing, gas for work, medicines they depend on, electricity, rent for an apartment or for a home, and sadly there are people who cannot afford food. These people who have to struggle to survive do not have the social programs this once great country bragged about. Did we really ever have those social programs?
There are some that shout about that. That isn't something I would interfere with in any way. Shout from the rooftops that there are people that exist who are in need. They have been left behind with broken promises, callous leadership, and callous Americans who continue to beat them down and support the leadership. I recall the things I have seen take place over the last five years.
The people that walk through his or her own lives pretending that everything is going fine in America, or simply ignoring the reality. For that particular American it is fine. I see them driving SUV'S, and hummer vehicles, I see everyone keeping up with the Jones. I wonder how often in a day, a week or a month they try not being self-centered?
Who could blame them though right? The glamour of that is put all over the television. Who doesn't want that good life? That is all you see so that must be the only way to live. The big toys they tell us we have to have. The unsympathetic nature nonchalantly marketed to us from various television shows, commercials, talk radio, video games, movies from Hollywood, and even our news.
These talking heads tell you and I to be afraid of everyone who is not like us. The Caucasian people should fear the Mexican people. Oh no your jobs! Your security! Even though the Mexican people are just like the American people when you put aside your prejudice. They are looking for that better life, and just a way to survive. Hate them even though the jobs are being taken by NAFTA. The African American people should hate the oppressive "white" people. Remember African Americans you were slaves to the white man! The Caucasian people should not like the "black" people. Remember white people you were superior to the slaves! Dislike the Asians. The intelligence they possess threatens your own. The Christians should shun any other religion and those people who practice it. Everyone should be against Islam simply because it isn't Christianity. Hate all the Christians because they are being over run by the zealous Christians. Refuse the 9-11 truth seekers because they are "conspiracy theorists". Live your life in fear and be cautious of the Muslim communities. Hate the gay communities for "moral" reasons. This is what they tell us over and over.
These talking heads show you how to treat everyone who is not like you and I. The training videos and audio are abundantly available to us. They illustrate how to out shout the other. They illustrate how to interrupt with no courtesy at all to the other. Strike at the person who is different from them with a venomous tongue. They character assassinate. They are there to illustrate how to ignore important issues. They teach you and I how to spin out of uncomfortable situations, to lie. Video games are made about wars and murder and made available to everyone. (Mercenaries for the X-Box, Rainbow Six, Hitman) Teaching us that an insensitive nature is perfectly OK. Training us to accept sexism. They teach people how to be "Christian" successfully in the way that the talking heads want. They teach people how to keep secrets and accept secrets. Blackmail and threats are to be accepted. (Don Imus threatens blackmail of Chris Dodd)
This is propaganda in the most successful form being used to condition the people. Condition people to accept lower standards in just about everything we participate in, listen to, watch in movies, televisions, and all those wonderful video games they provide. They are rewiring us the way they want us to be. They swamp us with subliminal messages. Most do not even realize it is happening. They want us ignorant, loyal; most of all they want us at odds amongst each other.
These things in the training video and audio on a large scale are being accepted. Not only accepted but reiterated. Christians that claim to be true Christ followers are on the streets holding signs in protests that say, "God hates you!" Referring to the gay communities and Islam. A television show by the name of Survivor is now separating teams by race. People are being shown no courtesy or respect on FNC, in Yahoo chat rooms by majority, or AOL chat rooms when talks take place. This is even happening among neighbors, co-workers, and sadly families. BLOG entries have had comments that are left on them that are pure hate. A white bus driver in Louisiana moved African American children to the back of the bus so that the white children could sit up front.
We really should be shunning this bullshit. We should demand respect and give it in return. We should remember those who are less fortunate more than some of us do. The preachers and righteous should be spreading the word of tolerance instead of advocating war and hate. (Pat Robertson) Racism on any level should not be accepted. People should want to be united more than what we are. Men should respect women and women respect men equally. The truth should always win over a lie! Those who question authority who give us official stories should be supported, not punished. (9-11 truth movement) The peace activist should be exemplified as courageous instead of terrorist sympathizers!! Real Christians should be respected for the good they really stand for instead of being attacked for the belief they hold. All ethnic groups should be welcomed since we are the "melting pot". We are guilty of these things. To say you are not guilty of something that I have mentioned I believe would be a falsehood.
What have we become under this inharmonious dictatorial leadership? How have we been shaped by the propaganda they've pounded into our minds? Can we end the division and start to unite?
We have become complacent. Some of us are more than others. We have been shaped into a broken society that looks for enemies before we look for friends. The division can end. We have started to unite and will continue to unite. Our battle ahead is a great one including many different battlefronts. There is much to be done within our society and our system of government so that we shall never end up in this same place. The propaganda has to be shut off! The media consolidation needs to be broken up. Law and order should be restored to Washington D.C. The criminals within our government should be brought to justice. The lies should be corrected and stopped so truth can flourish. Tolerance should be advocated. Replace the prejudices.
World Can't Wait- JOIN! Drive out the Bush regime!
Camp Democracy- JOIN! Join them September 5, 2006
COUP Community- HELP! Start dialogue on the Constitution.
V911T- HELP!
Summer of Truth- HELP!
Day of Reckoning- INFORM!
ACLU- ADVOCATE!
Bill of Rights Defense Committee- INFORM!
First Amendment Center- INFORM!
Constitution- INFORM!
Project Censored- HELP!
Media Watch- HELP!
Slip of the Tongue Anti-Racism video- SPREAD!
Racism Hurts All Anti-Racism Video- SPREAD
In strength humble us when it is needed. In wisdom tolerate more than we do now. In courage we spread the word. In feeling we change and show with action. In this unite all people!