Monday, October 21, 2024

ONCE UPON A TIME

 There was clarity in the world. There was an acknowledgement that the power of humans paled in comparison to the power of the Lord, whomever, whatever was considered to be the Lord. Just as today, that Lord went under various names and representations which in turn allowed for much wiggle room for negative feelings to arise. Choose my name, you are my friend; choose another name, you are my enemy. So simple. So basic. So **** **** stupid. So destructive a path, yet over the millennia this was the chosen path, allowing for various manifestations which in turn enabled cruelty beyond all description, all in the name of the Lord. Convenient, to say the least.

Why does mankind resist a worldwide adoption of compatibility and understanding that we are one? No clue. The only 'justifiable' reason for enmity between religions or practitioners of a false, perverted version is when that religion calls for oppression, repression and slaughter of all other religions, generally in some hierarchal ladder of hate. The resultant ugliness is blessed as a Holy War, justified and dedicated to the 'proper' version of a Lord.  This Lord demands cruelty, behavior unacceptable beyond any possibility of approval, and yet it flourishes and is approved by many. Worse, its ugliness, and disastrous outcome is forever present, even sought after, for no matter the prevailing dominant religion, almost all practice that barbaric false religion and oppress each other as each takes its bloody turn at the top of the ladder. Even more outrageous is when these religious wars take place within a religion, each internal sect attempting to dominate and shed the blood of those who disagree with them. When a version of peace is declared it is claimed to be the beginning of a new era. War is set aside. And then, shortly down the line, there we go again.   

This consistency is debilitating to the hopes and dreams and any lasting possible progression of humanity. The other night a Frontline presentation   'neutral', of the year between October 7, 2023, and today was aired. Evidently, we all must recalibrate our dictionaries. Fair and neutral means to trace the thread of cause and consequence. It needs to examine and present the woes on both sides. and keep those threads straight. People must understand that to declare violence upon one group of people and shout of a bloody victory, a horrendous bloody temporary victory, does not shield one from the inevitable consequences of its actions. For every action there is a reaction, and that reaction might not be very pretty, nor to the taste of those who bear its brunt. 

And so it has been over this past year as the armed forces of Israel demanded of Gaza to pay a heavy price for their support of Hamas. A repayment of the self-confessed joy in the streets of Gaza on October 7th documented by their own videos as they reveled in their own bestiality, as they slaughtered civilians, babies, the elderly, raped and attacked, burned alive and beheaded - all to great shouts of victory, ululating "Allah hu akbar" all the while calling for blood. 

Then reality struck. It sank into their heads. It beset their eyes. They no longer felt that joy. There were tears in their eyes as family members were lost due to their own actions. The end would only come about with a surrender by Hamas, a refutation of Hamas and its doctrine by the people of Gaza, a public mea culpa, and most important of all, a return of our hostages alive and dead with detailed accounting of what exactly had happened. Without that taking place - no progress. Truth must be clearly seen and acknowledged. To have otherwise is to lay the grounds for further vile acts and horrific consequences. 

The truth is frustrating beyond belief.  The downplaying of the grief of the bereaved and violated Israelis was outrageous. Once again, I found myself descending to the rather futile act of shouting at the screen. Demanding why they don't portray the truth. Yes, Gazans paid a heavy price, but they had earned it, caused it, initiated it. The results are theirs to own.  For every action there is a reaction and the purveyors of hate, those who cry out for Allah, those who strive to perpetuate a vile JewHatred in the streets of the world need to learn and internalize a lesson. Hit me once and maybe I will look away. Hit me twice - you have my attention. Hit me three times and four, now we will give you what you deserve, what you wished for. War will be waged as it must, not as you wish. Nor as you demand, nor as the weak leaders of the world and the supporters of murderers demand in loud, angry, hate filled voices.  

 Generally, it is those who initiate war who inevitably lose that war. Even the victors can be considered losers, for there are no winners in war.  The consequences are dire and take years to overcome. If even then. Heads will rule on both sides of the issue. And certainly, there has been no movement in any positive direction as a result of this war and its brutal initiation. What was the point? Dear God, what was the point? How dare one invoke the name of the Lord as excuse for egregiously wrong, immoral behavior and for approval of slaughter. One day, maybe, the human race will actually make use of its entire brain potential and finally, see the light. One day. Maybe. I doubt in our lifetime.  We need to do better. We need to stop calling on a Lord to bless our most unholy demands and plans. He is not ours to boss around. Upon that realization we will improve our behavior. One day. Far away day. 

But maybe.  

We can complete that title.  

 Once upon a time -and they lived happily ever after.  

Maybe. One day.   

   


 


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