Lyrical Laments - 7. Chapter 7 Current Events

8 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

  

Thanks, Val. I had to let my fear out  

 we had dreams, but did we give our children the same?

You speak to all our fears Gary.  Most days I’m in denial.. then I get angry. Then I try convince myself this is an alternate universe.. But then I wake up... It is worrisome and sad, but we need to try to find the light of hope I think. 

Like any thinking person, I just don't get it.... In school, I said the Pledge of Allegiance every day and stood for our Anthem when it would be played...but that was a different world; people would say naive, I would say, no--we knew bad things were out there in the world, but the way to defeat them was by standing together, believing there was a way for us to come together to solve problems as a whole.  Somewhere that vision--and it was more than patriotism--was lost in favor of falling for the lie that Self is more important than Belonging.  From earliest times, successful societies have known that you accomplish things as a group, while keeping your individual identity close to your breast as you joined others in building society--be it a Pyramid or a Constitution.

Sure, society has problems--none has ever been perfect--but even the founders of the Civil Rights movement had the vision of uniting all of us into one proud people...Martin Luther King must be turning over in his grave at the actions of those who claim to be proponents of Equality today--their 'equality' comes at the cost of tearing down everyone else to the lowest common denominator rather than raising everyone to the level where the Dream can become real.  'I have a Dream...' has turned into: 'I don't have a plan, but I'm going to trash everything others believe because I'm angry.' 

The Russians must be laughing their asses off because they lost the Cold War on the field of battle, but are gloating--and perhaps abetting--those who are dismantling our unity one step at a time.  It won't take terrorist threats from outside to end our country, we're more than capable of doing it ourselves.

On the winds of Time today, the Song of Truth is blown away in the Whirlwind of Lies....

This is despairing and angry and perfectly expresses how I feel when I read and see what’s going on in the world today.  

It's enough to make you weep.

On 10/14/2017 at 10:29 AM, Valkyrie said:

  

Thanks, Val  

On 10/14/2017 at 12:56 PM, Parker Owens said:

You speak for me: for my outrage, for my bewildered soul. What happened to the world we hoped for, the one we tried to build?

I struggle with what the world is becoming... I'm trying to keep the faith... Thanks, Parker  

On 10/14/2017 at 1:44 PM, mogwhy said:

 we had dreams, but did we give our children the same?

I'd like to think we did, moggy, but do they stand the chance of being fulfilled? Thanks...  

On 10/14/2017 at 2:57 PM, Defiance19 said:

You speak to all our fears Gary.  Most days I’m in denial.. then I get angry. Then I try convince myself this is an alternate universe.. But then I wake up... It is worrisome and sad, but we need to try to find the light of hope I think. 

 

 

I run the gamut of emotions too, but I am afraid mostly... it's as if we can't stop the careening down treacherous paths. Thanks, Def  

On 10/14/2017 at 3:43 PM, Dmrman said:

Even my tears can't begin to express the humbling truth , The Fears, and the Grounds we thought Had been covered, and addressed only to find... the pains, and agony still digress in the poverty of persitant, pernicious words,thoughts, and actions.... trying to appease by way of apathy, antisemitic mindsets..... Using different tactics to dictate their sense of  what is "NORMAL" or accepted and tolerated ...... The " FEAR" if not real" Should Be ...." The ground gained... Only Temporary... As We are numbered, and exsposed .... for the world to Know who, and what we are.... the Fear while less... can bring Destruction...! But Only if we let it...!!!! Well wrote and spoken from the HEART As a vet of Homaphobia, and Bigots... We have at our age experienced Moral breakdown and Hatred Very bad, But not at its Worste.... But...... "We Can.....NEVER .... give up!!! " Thanks Gary... We both have been through it, and in it this long... to Give up Now !!!!!!

You're right, but the fear and worry are tiresome... gained ground is fast disappearing, and the world seems powerless... Thanks, Bob  

On 10/14/2017 at 7:16 PM, ColumbusGuy said:

Like any thinking person, I just don't get it.... In school, I said the Pledge of Allegiance every day and stood for our Anthem when it would be played...but that was a different world; people would say naive, I would say, no--we knew bad things were out there in the world, but the way to defeat them was by standing together, believing there was a way for us to come together to solve problems as a whole.  Somewhere that vision--and it was more than patriotism--was lost in favor of falling for the lie that Self is more important than Belonging.  From earliest times, successful societies have known that you accomplish things as a group, while keeping your individual identity close to your breast as you joined others in building society--be it a Pyramid or a Constitution.

Sure, society has problems--none has ever been perfect--but even the founders of the Civil Rights movement had the vision of uniting all of us into one proud people...Martin Luther King must be turning over in his grave at the actions of those who claim to be proponents of Equality today--their 'equality' comes at the cost of tearing down everyone else to the lowest common denominator rather than raising everyone to the level where the Dream can become real.  'I have a Dream...' has turned into: 'I don't have a plan, but I'm going to trash everything others believe because I'm angry.' 

The Russians must be laughing their asses off because they lost the Cold War on the field of battle, but are gloating--and perhaps abetting--those who are dismantling our unity one step at a time.  It won't take terrorist threats from outside to end our country, we're more than capable of doing it ourselves.

On the winds of Time today, the Song of Truth is blown away in the Whirlwind of Lies....

Yes, we are proving capable of our destruction without any help from others. I  won't get political, but what happened to global responsibility? What has been served by division and isolation and protectionism? Where is the concern for decency, truth, and human rights? Why has it all fallen by the wayside? Why is hate allowed to flourish... ? I thought we'd learned for our mistakes and left that behind... my uneasy feeling that it was illusion has proved right... hatred didn't go away... it just simmered in dark places, waiting for its time to rise again. Thanks, buddy  xoxo 

On 10/14/2017 at 8:19 PM, LitLover said:

This is despairing and angry and perfectly expresses how I feel when I read and see what’s going on in the world today.  

Thanks, Lit... if so many of us feel this way, why is is going on? Unfortunately, there is another side....   

On 10/14/2017 at 9:10 PM, dughlas said:

It's enough to make you weep.

Yes, dugh, it is... thank you  

On 10/15/2017 at 5:48 AM, Bucket1 said:

Thanks, B  

45 minutes ago, Dmrman said:

And thank you...!! for being a mouthpiece...!!!  

I have no problem being a mouthpiece, buddy  

2 hours ago, Dmrman said:

 

Boy am I ever Sloooooooowwww...! I never even caught the Pun at the Moment...! That Brain Fart Must have been more Tramatic than I realized...????? Heee Heeee..........?

We all have them  

An intriguing poem that eloquently explains what is meant when we speak of the curse of living in interesting times. We have made gains that others feel threatened by.  They have pushed back, but we are still ahead of where we were before.  After teaching many decades, I have trust in the new generation to push the pendulum of change back again.  Once more we will go forward with new force to change the world for better in many ways.    

7 hours ago, raven1 said:

An intriguing poem that eloquently explains what is meant when we speak of the curse of living in interesting times. We have made gains that others feel threatened by.  They have pushed back, but we are still ahead of where we were before.  After teaching many decades, I have trust in the new generation to push the pendulum of change back again.  Once more we will go forward with new force to change the world for better in many ways.    

I keep hoping so, Terry, but the hate and brazen actions against women, gays, trans, and the law are shocking to me. Some days I have to avoid all social media and news. Something big is happening, and I am scared. Not for me so much as for the younger marginalized ones. I hope our youth can stop the tidal wave of hate and discrimination sweeping across the world, because it seems we are going backward at an alarming pace. Peace, my friend.