Today working in the backyard garden it occurred to me that I should take a ‘before’ picture so I have something to compare to it to in the late summer. But I forgot to take a picture before sundown. Well, there always is tomorrow.
Or is there? Today a powerful article called We Stand on the Cusp of one of Humanity’s Most Dangerous Moments came across my computer. It is an article about doom, how we lost the struggle for America and how the USA will eventually self-destruct. However, at the same time it presents hope, how we must continue to resist and, like the monasteries of the Middle Ages create sustainable community within this country to preserve the culture and what is best about the USA. This article deserves to be read by all who are concerned about the future of America. I made it the Featured Article on www.nonviolentcow.org .
The analysis of where America is going reminds me of a recent interview with the filmmaker Michael Moore. In the interview Moore was showing some frustration of how people would praise his documentaries but were not getting the message. He felt his message and warning were being ignored. I’m not such a big celebrity as him, but I do know a thing or two about being ignored. So I decided to write him an open letter about the road toward rejection he was traveling.
Open Letter to Michael Moore
Dear Mr. Moore
“You are slowly become one of us, the ignored and rejected. First they, powers that be, praise you and your work, calling you a ‘prophet of our times’. When you continue with the same message they, left and right, for better or worse, personalize the message to you, so they can ignore the message. Finally, if you continue to speak the truth, as you know it, they, liberal and conservatives, marginalize you as much as they can, and if that does not work, you persist in speaking the truth as you know it, and you are ignored. This is the most difficult stage, being ignored, to deal with. I am not sure you, due to your fame, will ever get there, but if you do, do not feel alone. We the rejected and ignored of society are many, mostly poor and ordinary persons.
We have lost the battle but still resist. We look for community of others who are also marginalized, rejected and ignored. We try to form sustainable communities within the greater society that, in the USA, is quickly deteriorating before us. Read the article: We Stand on the Cusp of One of Humanity’s Most Dangerous Moments, to read more about our future so, if you get to the ignored and rejected stage, you will know where to find us.”
If I ignore my garden it will not grow. If we ignore the signs of our times, the message or the messenger, the truth will still persist. Ignore at Risk.
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