WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE TRUTH?

     Yesterday afternoon we managed to sneak in a movie. It is called Phoenix and is in German with English subtitles. Very much worthy of the time to see it and the thoughts and topics it engenders in one's mind. It is a post Holocaust movie set in Berlin, but could be anywhere and goes far beyond what you might think. In fact, it portrays more human emotions and motivations than many another movie of similar topic.
     What makes a person do what he does? What makes a person tick? How does a person convince oneself that he is innocent of wrongdoing, of base motivations? What makes a person feel he can hide the truth not only from himself, but also from the world? And most important, what does that person do when the truth smacks him in the face and there is no running away, no hiding from it and the real consequences are there for the seeing and then what? What does one do with the truth, in many cases the unwanted and unvarnished truth?
     Go see the movie, probably at some point will be shown at the Movies of Lake Worth, but I will not tell you the ending. Suffice it to say that at the end I wanted to punch the screen!
     But the most important thing to take away from this movie, beyond the general lessons of the Holocaust and its consequences is the realization that its consequences go on and on, that one cannot hide from them and one must be forthright in facing the truth of the whole matter and one's responsibility in a mess, the role an individual plays in a societal disaster,to put it simply, and then understand that these truths transfer to life in every aspect of it.
     So what do we do with the truths that are being exposed here in the Village? Do we just ignore them or tut, tut and say that it will never happen again? Or do we hear the lies of those exposed and for an easier life for us, do we accept these lies? What do we do with the consequences of all this?
     What do we do with the truth about the Rag, about UCO, about its personnel? What do we do with the truth when a volunteer at UCO states openly in a comment that she/he posts anonymously because she/he does not want to be thrown under the bus. What do we do with the truths of the firings of volunteers such  as Howie Silver or Bettie Lee Bleckman or the Greggs or Neil or the witch hunt that tried to burn Dorothy at the stake? Folks, what do we do? We cannot ignore the truth forever.
     And now there is a new rumor about the CAM.
 Well, is he or is he not still an employee of UCO and if not, why not? What is the truth? Just as the miserable and rotten truth and all the stinking lies came out about the roads, about the huge raises in fees we are going to face, about our unpreparedness to face post Millennium talks, to deal with scuzzbags of the earth such as Donald Kelly and the people who enabled him to successfully attack the fabric of life here in the village- and that includes all of whom knew and allowed this to happen - none other than David Israel, Ed Black, Joy Vestal, the whole jolly crew!
     What do we do with the truth, folks, what do we do? What do we do with the facts about the security contract that never should have been? When are we going to realize that the truth is that we need someone who has experience in dealing with contracts, with budgets, to head UCO? When are we going to realize the truth that character counts in the head of UCO and his/her aides? When, folks, when?
     When do we shake ourselves and get to work in dealing with the consequences? It is manageable right now - if we tackle the situation head on NOW. That is the truth of the matter. Think about it and then step up and out and join the truth seekers, the reformers, those who wish the Village well and do not look to it for validation, for power, for control. The truth, as they say, is out there - and not very far away either. What do you do?