What we as people repeatedly do is breath new life into old concepts, ideas, and beliefs in the hope they will (this time) bring us a desired change. Here in America its every four years that we once again elect a new leader with the idea that "this time" our voices will be heard, and the changes we desire brought about. Once they inevitably fail we are once again discouraged, but hopeful with the idea that one day we'll find "the one". At what point are people going to realize that we need to stop resurrecting the same falsehoods? What is it going to take?
I hate to use the word, but we are brainwashed. We have been repeating the same actions for so long that many of us now believe that there are no other choices available to us. And that is what some want us to continue believing-namely those in power, and those with would-be power. The system is broken and does not work and yet we continue to embrace it because many of us have been trained to act and perform certain acts for our government. It can be a frightening idea-real democracy, solidarity-but also an example of what can be real if we were to embrace such a society. We are not truly free until we are truly in control of our own actions and lives. Right now, whether your willing to admit to it or not, we are not in control of much of anything. The government showcases itself as being a representative of what we want and need without considering the idea of individual thought. It makes choices often based on past failures, and ego without consideration for the people who will have to settle. We often like to think of ourselves as unique, and separate in action and thought. The government thinks of you as a clone of every other person on the planet. The only importance it places on you is how well behaved you are in addition to how easily you can be controlled.
So what will it take for you to break the spell? The truth, inspiration, and a taste of true freedom is a good starting point. The truth is out there, however, you will not find it on FOX News, CNN, or MSNBC. Because mainstream media is owned and operated by corporations that pay them to say certain things, and keep the truth to themselves. There are people rising up all over the world right this second, only you will never hear about them. They will never tell you that anarchists in Iceland recently overthrew the prime minister and caused him to resign, nor will you hear that capitalism is hanging on by a thread. Instead they will keep telling you that everything is fine, and that an American soldier killed in Iraq is more of a human then an Iraqi soldier even though they both have wives, children, bleed, and feel pain. And in between the lies and dehumanization of other cultures they will spread the word that to own more then thy neighbor makes you a better person, and what you wear and how white your teeth are will determine how much people like you. That you don't have characteristics, you have symptoms that can be cured with a simple addiction based lifestyle egged on with side effects of just one more pill. That the size of your waist is more important then your personality and what you have to say is worthless unless your a size zero. And certainly you don't want to leave home without treating yourself a dose of cancer causing chemicals spread across your face, and inked into your hair.
How much are you willing to pay to kill yourselves, or is there no price too high?
The end result is not only your life, but the lives of every living creature on this planet being destroyed in the name of greed and corruption. What will it take for you to finally stand up and see that there must be a dramatic change in thought and action. Step away from the box, go outside and start raising hell before it's too late.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Acceptance or Resistance
"One must start with the impossible in order to reach the possible." —Hermann Hesse
"I am an Anarchist not because I believe Anarchism is the final goal, but because there is no such thing as a final goal." —Rudolf Rocker, The London Years
What determines our choices in life is whether or not we feel that we have the power to make a choice. If we find ourselves in a position where we are chained, we have only two choices; acceptance or resistance. If you sit back and accept things for what they are you will simply become another statistic. However, if you take the path of resistance your actions will be forever carved into the bones of history. It is a black and white issue. No matter how deep you take it, no matter from what angle you peer in from, there are only two choices and they are both black and white. The choice is either or, not whether or not, and certainly there is no middle ground that is stable enough to stand on for very long. Where you take your stand will ultimately decide where you will take your fall. You will find yourself taking the path of less resistance, or rising up and joining the few.
So why would one want to take a stand on either side, and who decided that there ever was a “place” to stand? It is a simple answer that has always come with high risks. It is because if we accept everything that we are told, take it for face value we would have, and forever will remain slaves. There has always been someone willing to take the stand of leader and decide for his followers what is right, and what is wrong. However, not everyone agrees as to what is right, and what is wrong correct? It is then a necessity to take a stand. You either become one of the clones wandering the streets accepting everything that you are told as truth, or you rebel and question everything until you finally become your own person. There is an issue with taking a stand, however. You will be frowned upon by every one of those clones for being “different” and “non-conforming”, an outcast in the eyes of modern society. Even if you are fighting for the clones, you will in turn be shunned by them. It is true however, that some of them will of course silently cheer you on under their breath-afraid to take such a strong stand against everything that they have been taught, and yet know is wrong. But ultimately you will have gained a sense of freedom that the others have always sought after, but will never find as long as they continue to bend to the laws and truths that suffer them.
"I move in a society so devoid of ordinary reality that I am continually stopping to teach good sense, to give support, to help out, as a young gangster might help an old lady across the street on his way to the stick-up." — Paul Goodman
Are you willing to step forth when the rest of the world will stay behind? Are you willing to fight for the freedoms of people who silently want you to succeed, and some of whom see you as a “freak” or even an enemy? It is that true nature of ourselves that we follow instinctively that will lead us to exactly where we belong. No matter the cause, no matter the end result, if we take a path of resistance then every ounce of that effort is put forth as another step in the right direction, even if no one appreciates it.
So either you are a complainer; continuously yelling out into the night in a silent rage or simply being a sheep and doing what everyone else does-thinking and acting like a huge blob of unintelligible thought. Or you are one of the few that feel the urge to resist and rise up against what has been proclaimed as the truth and tearing it down to reveal the real truth that lies just beyond it. Acceptance or Resistance; stand up or be stepped on.
"Do not jump into your automobile next June & rush out to the canyon country ... In the first place, you can't see anything from a car; you've got to get out of the god-damned contraption & walk, better yet crawl, on hands and knees, over the sandstone & through the thornbush & cactus.
When traces of blood begin to mark your trail, you'll see something, maybe. Probably not. In the second place, most of what I write about in this book is already gone or going fast.
This is not a travel guide but an elegy. A memorial. You're holding a tombstone in your hands. A bloody rock. Don't drop it on your foot — throw it at something big & glassy. What have you got to lose?"
—Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaireot
"I am an Anarchist not because I believe Anarchism is the final goal, but because there is no such thing as a final goal." —Rudolf Rocker, The London Years
What determines our choices in life is whether or not we feel that we have the power to make a choice. If we find ourselves in a position where we are chained, we have only two choices; acceptance or resistance. If you sit back and accept things for what they are you will simply become another statistic. However, if you take the path of resistance your actions will be forever carved into the bones of history. It is a black and white issue. No matter how deep you take it, no matter from what angle you peer in from, there are only two choices and they are both black and white. The choice is either or, not whether or not, and certainly there is no middle ground that is stable enough to stand on for very long. Where you take your stand will ultimately decide where you will take your fall. You will find yourself taking the path of less resistance, or rising up and joining the few.
So why would one want to take a stand on either side, and who decided that there ever was a “place” to stand? It is a simple answer that has always come with high risks. It is because if we accept everything that we are told, take it for face value we would have, and forever will remain slaves. There has always been someone willing to take the stand of leader and decide for his followers what is right, and what is wrong. However, not everyone agrees as to what is right, and what is wrong correct? It is then a necessity to take a stand. You either become one of the clones wandering the streets accepting everything that you are told as truth, or you rebel and question everything until you finally become your own person. There is an issue with taking a stand, however. You will be frowned upon by every one of those clones for being “different” and “non-conforming”, an outcast in the eyes of modern society. Even if you are fighting for the clones, you will in turn be shunned by them. It is true however, that some of them will of course silently cheer you on under their breath-afraid to take such a strong stand against everything that they have been taught, and yet know is wrong. But ultimately you will have gained a sense of freedom that the others have always sought after, but will never find as long as they continue to bend to the laws and truths that suffer them.
"I move in a society so devoid of ordinary reality that I am continually stopping to teach good sense, to give support, to help out, as a young gangster might help an old lady across the street on his way to the stick-up." — Paul Goodman
Are you willing to step forth when the rest of the world will stay behind? Are you willing to fight for the freedoms of people who silently want you to succeed, and some of whom see you as a “freak” or even an enemy? It is that true nature of ourselves that we follow instinctively that will lead us to exactly where we belong. No matter the cause, no matter the end result, if we take a path of resistance then every ounce of that effort is put forth as another step in the right direction, even if no one appreciates it.
So either you are a complainer; continuously yelling out into the night in a silent rage or simply being a sheep and doing what everyone else does-thinking and acting like a huge blob of unintelligible thought. Or you are one of the few that feel the urge to resist and rise up against what has been proclaimed as the truth and tearing it down to reveal the real truth that lies just beyond it. Acceptance or Resistance; stand up or be stepped on.
"Do not jump into your automobile next June & rush out to the canyon country ... In the first place, you can't see anything from a car; you've got to get out of the god-damned contraption & walk, better yet crawl, on hands and knees, over the sandstone & through the thornbush & cactus.
When traces of blood begin to mark your trail, you'll see something, maybe. Probably not. In the second place, most of what I write about in this book is already gone or going fast.
This is not a travel guide but an elegy. A memorial. You're holding a tombstone in your hands. A bloody rock. Don't drop it on your foot — throw it at something big & glassy. What have you got to lose?"
—Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaireot
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