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People with passion for the freedom and justice of democracy face more anguish than those who choose to be numb and cloistered, who claim to be neutral and “non-political”. If the hope for a world of Truth and Love seems impossibly blocked, some would rather die, and they weep while others hide in aloof personas.
But the fact that we weep and mourn the loss is witness that the ideal is not just fantasy but is real.
It is common knowledge that lighting, cameras, acting, special effects are like shadows on a screen. Show business works hard to maintain the illusion for the value of their ticket sales. They don’t want you looking behind the set, costumes and make-up.
But there is that factor of the audience’s “willing suspension of disbelief,” voluntarily agreeing to accept the given façade and script for the sake of a good time. In the public arena this is compounded by…
We spend much time and energy in the necessary work of naming wrongs and speaking out in Congress, courts and public streets against the evils being perpetrated. This is a crucial work, as I said in the blog “The List … Continued
Most of us are still able to list evils and this indicates that the Good is not vanquished. In fact, the majority of people recognize evil because they still hold the ideals of righteousness. The challenge is our resolve and … Continued
The world used to hope that the USA was still a defender of Goodness, but with MAGA-America’s betrayal it is hard to keep the Light shining. Not that we didn’t see the copycat of Putin coming, but when we see … Continued
As necessary as it is to immediately remove the current American regime, it would still be only a step in the much bigger need for deeper change. The current regime is the manifestation of a global culture that has become … Continued
Throughout humanity’s relatively short history we can see points of breaking out as well as setbacks and reverting that marked changes in our development. Generally, the movement has been positive, like waking up or being born. Currently “backsliding” is being … Continued
In journalism classes I was taught to write purely objective articles. But eventually I realized that objectivity is actually theoretical – it helps us be honest and fair but is ultimately impossible.
As an artist I came to realize that having a viewpoint gives life to a work of art, without negating truth, justice, and fairness. We can come to appreciate that we are all in process; no one is perfect, and human society is always a negotiation with one another on the complexities of being good.
One of the challenges of our society is reducing issues to words and finding that we are always over-simplifying. We are unable to include all subtleties and variations that would fully honor the given issues, let alone the wide variety … Continued
When we are asked to name where our loyalties lie, most of us will have to say “Legion, for they are many.” Not long ago as the universe measures it a man possessed by the demon Legion fell at Jesus’ … Continued
