Archive for March, 2009
Amerika
by Kate on Mar.08, 2009, under Blog, News
“And in refusing to allow a “good crisis” to go to waste, the strategic move to remake Amerika anew has begun.”
Kevin MuCullough, Townhall.com “Why Obama Wants America to Fail”
Reading some comments in the section of Townhall.com relating to the Obama stimulous package, one comment considers the American people slaves that will obey nomatter the neglect they recieve. In this ongoing battle for human rights, it is the first time in 200 years that “We the People” have considered the nomination of an African-American president.
As a resident of Utah, I make a point to note that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints once did not allow African-Americans as members. I mention this point to emphasize that the presidential frat had yet to name an African-American member (in the representation of We The People)… and that it took time for “Social” Values to change.
Social Values are a subject that has a difference from the Moral Values often put to a Social agenda. The difference between Social and Moral values is that while both are individual justified, the integrity of the Moral Value lies in the responsibility of a directive to act accordingly versus a Social justification which relies on the ownership of only ones self to justify their action.
Here is the cartoon example of what I mean. Lucy is open for therapy. Yet, is her brain open for a theraputic conversation? She is not digging below the surface level.
Like an elementary school aged crush in which your love is expressed by kicking the object of your affections’ shin and running away.
Does this make sense to you?
We have to work at developing the qualilty relationships as we grow older.
It takes work to integrate a melting pot of social and moral value in which individuals place their acountability for their actions.
CAN WE BE FORGIVE?
Once I heard that in some instances you can be forgiven yet not excused.
One example of this is when you decline the invitation enough times, eventually you will stop getting the invite.
When we make segregation’s of our “Moral Agenda’s” and fight over Human Rights we forget to talk about Social Rights.
Social Rights include Racism, Sexism and Homophobia. We are talking about ones right to be judged by Character rather than Ability, Color, Creed, Gender, Race, Religion or Sexual orientation. Pedophiles, Rapists, Domestic abusers including unmarried couples are what instill the greatest fear of any consideration of Sexual Deviancy.
When talking Racist, we open ourselves up to other types of judgment like sexism and other types of discrimination directed towards individuals.
When you imply the profanity, it’s just as bad as saying the four letter word itself.
Calling someone a slave in this country implies African-American human beings.
In the fight for Civil and Human Rights there is another fight, for the Social Right.
Social right is to judge someone by character, by action, to love with condition not for colors but for work ethic.
I say the path to destruction comes long before the charge for demolition is set.
When an antiquated structure goes upside down it’s cost for maintenance compared to implied value, the building will be taken down.
The land holders don’t mind the death of a vibrant shopping district when it’s easier than paying large property taxes.
It’s a buyers market and the sheep are stripping their foreclosed homes of everything from the copper wiring to the kitchen sink.
In the next epoch the poles are predicted to shift. Is it the end of slavery after all? Have civil rights succeeded to social right?
When we stop considering that it’s even possible to have slaves, we will stop having slaves.
As long as we compare people to slaves, we are acknowledging 1) helplessness = unaccountabilty , 2) our desire to have power over others = competition.
When we call people stupid, we face a third ugly reflection of ourselves in the mirror, that we don’t even want to see.
I refuse to bury my head in the sand and pretend like we are not so ignorant as to believe we are not still wanting to whip people to submission.
Kevin, nice try at ebonics, but it’s not just a change in letter we need it’s an attitude called, “Optimism”.
Let us not forget that things do not happen TO YOU, they merely happen. It’s up to us to affect the glorious futures of our children. Don’t let “occurrence” effect your positivity, because each little “letter” makes all the difference. (APATHY: DEFIANCE as SEGREGATION:INTEGRATION)
Here Here Momma welcome to the Sixties!
*edited April 16, originally posted March 8th dedicated to my best and longest friend, Zoraya Macias and her daughter Zoe. I love you Z’s*