Since these two days don't always coincide, it is well to note that in spite of the fact that every day is Earthday, or needs to be if we are to survive as a species, it is also well to note that the brightness of the night sky frequently brings groups out into the night to walk about, because of the reflected light of the sun partially illuminating the dark side of our planet. In the spirit of this walkabout, perhaps it is well to remember that our entire culture has been plunged into the dark side, economically, culturally, educationally, religiously, environmentally, etc. The Great Grandmother Moon, continues to bring at least a partial light in which to "see". There may be a few bumps and diversions along the trail, but let us start along the path, into this great darkness.
First we must take our bearings and orient ourselves in the fading glow of functional twilight. Fifty years ago, constant court challenges fought back against the sweeping changes brought about by the New Deal. Even though the reforms of FDR would be felt for thirty years, and more, the long slide toward poverty that the majority of workers are currently experiencing began to be felt after a generation that was the unknowing recipient of all the new deal prosperity and the rewards of long-term investment in our nation. Just as the Divine Right of Kings obscured truth, rather than elucidated it 400 years ago, the myths that we have been steeped in continue to foist lies upon us, represented to us as truth.
Darwin, for instance represented to us the theory of survival of the fittest and it gave another shot in the arm to the dead religion of dog eat dog and the lie that life is short, and humans are cruel, brutish creatures, each out only for self interest. The poor chap was deferential to the theories and beliefs his forebears had laid down for him too. If he only knew his level of privilege, perhaps he would have been able to conceive of survival of the luckiest, as we see is true today. We are each infinitely lucky, first that our species has not been obliterated by nuclear winter. Lord and Lady both know that we have stood at the threshold of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) of generations. Like looking down the barrel of a loaded gun, the major world players have held the power to wipe out humankind for decades. We survive, because we are the luckiest.
The oligarchs today pat one another on the back and tell one another that they really do have the best interests of the rest of us in mind, but growing numbers are seeing this is not the case. Oligarchs, cannot help but understand the world in ways that they have had presented to them. Getting them to understand that the drug war, combined with race based law enforcement, equals genocide, seems an insurmountable task, but rank and file police officers see the truth of it played out. There are black neighborhoods in America today, where half the young black population is incarcerated or on paper. with unemployment at fifty percent, we have driven hopes and dreams out of the black community just as we are driving them out of the poor white communities, only with vengeful punishments and bigoted hate.
More and more people are coming to understand that this is indeed our darkest hour. The more than four trillion dollar attacks on the Iraqi and Afghan people that have left a trail of destruction, mayhem and poverty that are dwarfed by the pain and misery of the continuing drug war that we fight against our own people. The Earth, mother of all creatures teaches the exact opposite. Growth and even in death, nature leaves only resources for the next trophic level. When we destroy entire cities, towns and villages, nothing can grow upon the rubble.
This Full Moon Earthday, let us spread the message that it is time for all of us to walk out of the dark ages, time to enlighten the conversation, time to speak truth to power and time to refrain from allowing the lies of the past determine how we approach one another and the world around us. we the People have the power to stand with and for one another. We all see what happens when the wealthiest among us decide who shall rule...
We the People began Earthday, We the People must take it back from the big money donors, the corporate welfare recipients who have commandeered the festivities, those who would distract us from the true meaning of the day. We must remember that Earthweek is a thing and that a week is still not enough to keep the ideas which were shared during the first Earthday alive amongst the people. Every day needs to become Earthday if we are to leave the next generation with hope and a reasonable expectation of carrying on the species. We are the ones with the most to lose, we will have to take matters into our own hands.
Share time with friends, family, community, let everyone know that caring for the Earth is just as easy as assaulting it, and all we need to do to experience abundance is to learn to behave according to nature rather than seeing ourselves at odds with it. Science continues to prove that we are one with nature, we just need to start acting like it.
First we must take our bearings and orient ourselves in the fading glow of functional twilight. Fifty years ago, constant court challenges fought back against the sweeping changes brought about by the New Deal. Even though the reforms of FDR would be felt for thirty years, and more, the long slide toward poverty that the majority of workers are currently experiencing began to be felt after a generation that was the unknowing recipient of all the new deal prosperity and the rewards of long-term investment in our nation. Just as the Divine Right of Kings obscured truth, rather than elucidated it 400 years ago, the myths that we have been steeped in continue to foist lies upon us, represented to us as truth.
Darwin, for instance represented to us the theory of survival of the fittest and it gave another shot in the arm to the dead religion of dog eat dog and the lie that life is short, and humans are cruel, brutish creatures, each out only for self interest. The poor chap was deferential to the theories and beliefs his forebears had laid down for him too. If he only knew his level of privilege, perhaps he would have been able to conceive of survival of the luckiest, as we see is true today. We are each infinitely lucky, first that our species has not been obliterated by nuclear winter. Lord and Lady both know that we have stood at the threshold of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) of generations. Like looking down the barrel of a loaded gun, the major world players have held the power to wipe out humankind for decades. We survive, because we are the luckiest.
The oligarchs today pat one another on the back and tell one another that they really do have the best interests of the rest of us in mind, but growing numbers are seeing this is not the case. Oligarchs, cannot help but understand the world in ways that they have had presented to them. Getting them to understand that the drug war, combined with race based law enforcement, equals genocide, seems an insurmountable task, but rank and file police officers see the truth of it played out. There are black neighborhoods in America today, where half the young black population is incarcerated or on paper. with unemployment at fifty percent, we have driven hopes and dreams out of the black community just as we are driving them out of the poor white communities, only with vengeful punishments and bigoted hate.
More and more people are coming to understand that this is indeed our darkest hour. The more than four trillion dollar attacks on the Iraqi and Afghan people that have left a trail of destruction, mayhem and poverty that are dwarfed by the pain and misery of the continuing drug war that we fight against our own people. The Earth, mother of all creatures teaches the exact opposite. Growth and even in death, nature leaves only resources for the next trophic level. When we destroy entire cities, towns and villages, nothing can grow upon the rubble.
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This Full Moon Earthday, let us spread the message that it is time for all of us to walk out of the dark ages, time to enlighten the conversation, time to speak truth to power and time to refrain from allowing the lies of the past determine how we approach one another and the world around us. we the People have the power to stand with and for one another. We all see what happens when the wealthiest among us decide who shall rule...
We the People began Earthday, We the People must take it back from the big money donors, the corporate welfare recipients who have commandeered the festivities, those who would distract us from the true meaning of the day. We must remember that Earthweek is a thing and that a week is still not enough to keep the ideas which were shared during the first Earthday alive amongst the people. Every day needs to become Earthday if we are to leave the next generation with hope and a reasonable expectation of carrying on the species. We are the ones with the most to lose, we will have to take matters into our own hands.
Share time with friends, family, community, let everyone know that caring for the Earth is just as easy as assaulting it, and all we need to do to experience abundance is to learn to behave according to nature rather than seeing ourselves at odds with it. Science continues to prove that we are one with nature, we just need to start acting like it.
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