something occurs to me.
its connected with this topic but not directly.
i'm listening to tonights show (well, last nights)
it starts with 'god bless the USA'
i found myself pulling back to look at things from a wider more abstract perspective.
it cant be denied that americans do love their country.
something which continues even as the administration tries to destroy it.
and on the one hand i think, well, if you love your country so much,
how can you stand there and let it fall down around you?
are you so blind that you'll pump out patriotism
while ignoring the fact that you're being attacked?
some see it, and they are attacked by those that dont.
i went from there to thinking about the mechanism of the solution.
so,,,, its about getting the message out
almost like having a baton (the message) being passed around from person to person
surely from a bigger picture perspective, the overall objective is bigger than any one persons opinion.
'the greater good' you might say.
possibly something that should be supported, regardless of the views of any one person....
so what would i do if the baton was passed to me?............
do i pass it onto the next person, with the greater good in mind....
or do i throw it on the floor because of my own reservations?
cause its not really about me is it?
whatever is going on, affects everyone
and that includes those who's opinions are opposed to my own.
the crap we face, is all encompassing,
and requires an all encompassing solution...
not just one which is relative to my own perspective.
its not 'me', its 'we'
i try not to attack things without a very good reason
but if i were honest, i have said things that havnt helped matters.
so i'm resolved to considering the greater good.
bickering amongst ourselves serves no purpose
how much energy is wasted that way?
how many genuinely helpful things never get off the ground
because of 'in fighting'?
being polarised, divided and ruled is why we're in the situation we are in.
i think we should bare in mind, that even though your views may be opposed to mine,
that does not make you my enemy.
we are both being attacked by a third party. which we ignore as we fight amongst ourselves.
steve



