Well, no matter how long one is able to push off the unpleasant words and thoughts, eventually there are no more delays possible. I am not the only one who has said much of the same words, along the same vein to be posted today. However, these words come from a different place. It comes from one who has been shouting out, pointing out, celebrating and mourning the events and themes relevant to today, to the time of our times.
It comes from broken heart. It comes from reaching a point of overflow of the shattered remnants of two nations. And in fact, of the world itself, with no one and nothing following and adhering to rules of conduct which are integral parts of the makeup of these nations These words come from a plain old citizen of neither power nor influence of statistical importance. This is simply one voicing opinion mirrored by many others round the world, readers of my blog (for which I am amazed and thankful). and their content points out a terrible shame and a curse that we have brought upon ourselves.
We have seeded the clouds above with all that is necessary to send down the hail and the fire and the torrents of water, literally and figuratively now destroying at ever faster pace with ever more frequency and power. We have enabled it all. Through the years some have stood by the side, so engrossed in their personal lives and careers, they paid no attention to what they thought was not relevant for them. Some of us spoke up but the voices were weak, drowned out by the raucous cheers of those who bought into the lies presented to them, as if handed to the world at Sinai from the Lord Above. Some jumped enthusiastically onto the bandwagon of new government principles - or lack thereof. Crooked rules and negativity of the government as in days gone by.
Corruption, bribery cabalistic planning, plots to quest and conquest. Making money was the goal. The sole driving motivation as caring for others, asking from those to whom much was given, is dying, due to a new selfishness raging through the nations. The pleas were ignored and principles of Honor and care were pushed aside, neglected and derided, shoved into dark, dusty corners of dank and dark closets. Excessive lifestyles for some while the majority of the nation struggled to pay their bills. To put food on the table and clothes on the backs. A roof overhead. Trying to ensure a future positive for themselves and for their children.
Food pantries ran out of food. Foundation money went elsewhere, perhaps into the 16th house of some of these nabobs of industry, throwbacks and emulators of the thoughts and behavior of those of bygone times. Another Gilded Age but only for some. All the corruption, all that we had worked to eliminate returned with a bang. Quests and conquests bought and paid for with “donations" to a man and his followers, intent upon wrecking the cultural background, historical sites and the truth of history, and the ethical background of this nation.
Talking heads of government puppets, and those of the media, falling down on the job, reporting news as they thought their particular audience would like to hear rather than the truth of the reality. Integrity fell into the lexicon of old-fashioned and dead terms. In their refusal to speak the truth, to present it io the public to hear and understand, they chose to forget the once noble occupation and purpose of those who transmitted and explained the news to the public. The noble, honest, and encouraging voices of Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow faded into echoes of the past, dying, forgotten and thrust aside as useless.
These words come from the little girl earnestly reciting the words of the Pledge and singing patriotic songs. It is the voice of the older child inspired by the words of JFK. It comes from the older teen, the young adult, so disappointed and disillusioned by the antics and lies of following administrations, even as progress was beclouded by the wrongs that remained. Governments which grew steadily more corrupt and more at ease with the presenting of lies as facts. An adult willing to work with those compatible souls who continued the search for realization of the Impossible Dream, becoming more impossible by the hour. Gradually so many of us became disheartened, so disappointed, but never gave up hope until the decade of Trumpian interference, dealing great blows to what was left of the once great America.
Too little, too late became the reality of this nation. A weakened America, one which had taken steps backward, stomped upon the ethics and principles of its founding. The world was and remains in woeful times. Government leaders neglecting their task to serve their constituents. There is greed and corruption rampant throughout. It is a terrible thing and even more terrible when all this effects my two beloved nations, my two homelands, America and Israel.
So, it seems I have written some of what I need to say but yet have managed to avoid some of the worst, some of it will be the hardest.
Yesterday, today and tomorrow as we insist on consistence and remain in the ugly muck. Or will we regain ourselves, stand up straight and make a way out and into a better world for all.
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