Throughout history, we have heard plenty of stories about names and dates and important battles that supposedly made the world what we have today, bu the vast majority of stories that really made the differences back then, not a particular commander or theologian. No, it was the rank and file people, the teachers and mothers, the tinkers and farmers. In the realm of actual-factual history, many millions would often die at the hands of a vicious ruler and history remembers the ruler, not the genocide. Humankind has roughly a thousand stories we tell ourselves. Who won the Franco-Prussian War? (for instance) That has a definite answer. Current history excludes the majority of messages about how individuals whose names are forgotten to history played an important part in molding, shaping and refining it. Native people, for all their accomplishments are often overlooked because it would infringe on the all white male, all the time scenaria that were perpetrated on humankind for generations. Blacks, Mexicans, Womyn, etc. have been cut out of our collective consciousness.
We humans were matriarchal, but the war machine consumed whatever had been left of culture. I see daily examples of men being given too much power, enough to destroy. We so desperately need the womyn, and their stories, that I cannot express it strongly enough. If we realized that there were hundreds, thousands, sometimes millions of lives squandered for the proclivities of those who ultimately took power and control away from whole societies, perhaps the thousand stories will be about the humble, those who were sacrificed and those whose toil led to the possibility of revolution and war. Instead of the betterment of generations that they were told their hardships was for, they were just sacrificed to fear and hate to allow power to be wrested from the public and given to autocrats and fascists. As undemocratic as warfare, terrorism and manipulation are, they seem to flourish in a world that tells itself that democracy is good.
Humanity and/or mankind will always be constrained by their terms. It ignores half the population, so in essence, each sex should probably have five hundred stories each. Womyn I have known can often be smarter, more committed and stronger of spirit than many men, but let us continue to use outdated terms to run cover for those men who just so happen to be inept. Truly, it is a certain kind of skill to show up when the work is done, to stand around talking while your contemporaries are hard at work and/or to make huge drama out of unimportant things. Gossip, if you had to pick one thing to lead the pack of evils let out of Pandora's box, does more damage than good 100% of the time. This too undermines the validity of the stories we tell one another and how we think we got where we are today. Remember, it is all hearsay and the individuals suffering on the ground for every major war and/or rebellion that we speak of in history are summarily forgotten in favor of dates and who won.
There are literally billions of stories that are current with our lives today for generation upon generation, the population of the planet increased. The online resource "WWII Deaths video"
will get you to an amazing resource. The producer is looking for people to help him to create more content regarding the peace dividends that we were promised and how educating the public about war and peace can transform the decisions we make regarding war and invasion of sovereign nations. Remember the Peace Dividend that we were supposed to realize after the end of the Cold War? I do. There were supposed to be billions of dollars of savings from ending the military insanity that took place during the time the Iron Curtain was closed. The current infatuation with destabilizing states in the Arabian Peninsula, primarily secular states that have modernized and that exhibit relatively high standards of living only proves the inability of the war machine to relinquish a single dollar for social programs. Ninety-nine out of a hundred stories seem to be about wealth and power and how these two qualities are inseparable. I have said frequently the very same thing that the founding Revolutionaries of our nation have said. We must all hang together, or we will surely all hang separately. There is absolutely nothing new about this story. Of the thousand or so stories that we may hear, this is perhaps one of the most telling ones.
I have never felt that there was truth behind many of the stories we tell ourselves. The "dog eat dog" world has always offered me opportunities for abundance. Often, when I pared down my belongings to near ridiculous levels, The abundance became acutely clear. The "survival of the fittest" mantra ignores reality. Our current President is the best proof of that fallacy. Anyone who looks around themselves dispassionately will see the opposite is often true, or perhaps the rule is more along the lines of survival of the luckiest. Had I been born into a three billion dollar inheritance, which I squandered in less than a lifetime, perhaps I too would aspire to be President. This has nothing to do with fitness, just dumb luck. The chances of any President of the United States rising to the level of importance that is required to be included in the thousand stories we tell ourselves is remote. Our nation of less than 1/3 of a billion has no bearing on what the other 6 3/4 billion are experiencing. If our contributions to humankind's thousand stories are commensurate with our numbers, we (the U.S. of A.) would be entitled to around 147 of them. If I were to be allowed only 147 stories, I can't think of one that I would recount about a President. not one would be about war, not one would involve cheating another human being or relegating them to a position lower than myself. Even our current President is fulfilling the need for a coyote story.
Coyote is the character that comes to the wedding party and leaves a stinky fart. Mayhem, chaos and playful disregard for decorum are this spirit's way. In the end, humanity is enriched, but during the story, terrible distress and disgust abound. Sound familiar? Interesting that the term is used for those who smuggle people across borders and is it any wonder most people would trust a wolf long before trusting a coyote. The club of rich and powerful men who are willing to destroy civilization for wealth is as old as permanent settlement. The characters playing these roles today are just sequels to much older stories. Derivative and insipid as they are, there are still those who are infatuated with their current drama. The true test will be generations hence when none of their names will be remembered.
We humans were matriarchal, but the war machine consumed whatever had been left of culture. I see daily examples of men being given too much power, enough to destroy. We so desperately need the womyn, and their stories, that I cannot express it strongly enough. If we realized that there were hundreds, thousands, sometimes millions of lives squandered for the proclivities of those who ultimately took power and control away from whole societies, perhaps the thousand stories will be about the humble, those who were sacrificed and those whose toil led to the possibility of revolution and war. Instead of the betterment of generations that they were told their hardships was for, they were just sacrificed to fear and hate to allow power to be wrested from the public and given to autocrats and fascists. As undemocratic as warfare, terrorism and manipulation are, they seem to flourish in a world that tells itself that democracy is good.
Humanity and/or mankind will always be constrained by their terms. It ignores half the population, so in essence, each sex should probably have five hundred stories each. Womyn I have known can often be smarter, more committed and stronger of spirit than many men, but let us continue to use outdated terms to run cover for those men who just so happen to be inept. Truly, it is a certain kind of skill to show up when the work is done, to stand around talking while your contemporaries are hard at work and/or to make huge drama out of unimportant things. Gossip, if you had to pick one thing to lead the pack of evils let out of Pandora's box, does more damage than good 100% of the time. This too undermines the validity of the stories we tell one another and how we think we got where we are today. Remember, it is all hearsay and the individuals suffering on the ground for every major war and/or rebellion that we speak of in history are summarily forgotten in favor of dates and who won.
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| Lakes Michigan and Huron are four feet higher than they were just one year ago. This entire field of rocks has been removed by the waves. The stories we tell can just as easily be subsumed by new knowledge. I never tire of telling the truth and for this post, I remind readers that the second most expensive thing on earth is ignorance. The most expensive thing is education! |
There are literally billions of stories that are current with our lives today for generation upon generation, the population of the planet increased. The online resource "WWII Deaths video"
will get you to an amazing resource. The producer is looking for people to help him to create more content regarding the peace dividends that we were promised and how educating the public about war and peace can transform the decisions we make regarding war and invasion of sovereign nations. Remember the Peace Dividend that we were supposed to realize after the end of the Cold War? I do. There were supposed to be billions of dollars of savings from ending the military insanity that took place during the time the Iron Curtain was closed. The current infatuation with destabilizing states in the Arabian Peninsula, primarily secular states that have modernized and that exhibit relatively high standards of living only proves the inability of the war machine to relinquish a single dollar for social programs. Ninety-nine out of a hundred stories seem to be about wealth and power and how these two qualities are inseparable. I have said frequently the very same thing that the founding Revolutionaries of our nation have said. We must all hang together, or we will surely all hang separately. There is absolutely nothing new about this story. Of the thousand or so stories that we may hear, this is perhaps one of the most telling ones.
I have never felt that there was truth behind many of the stories we tell ourselves. The "dog eat dog" world has always offered me opportunities for abundance. Often, when I pared down my belongings to near ridiculous levels, The abundance became acutely clear. The "survival of the fittest" mantra ignores reality. Our current President is the best proof of that fallacy. Anyone who looks around themselves dispassionately will see the opposite is often true, or perhaps the rule is more along the lines of survival of the luckiest. Had I been born into a three billion dollar inheritance, which I squandered in less than a lifetime, perhaps I too would aspire to be President. This has nothing to do with fitness, just dumb luck. The chances of any President of the United States rising to the level of importance that is required to be included in the thousand stories we tell ourselves is remote. Our nation of less than 1/3 of a billion has no bearing on what the other 6 3/4 billion are experiencing. If our contributions to humankind's thousand stories are commensurate with our numbers, we (the U.S. of A.) would be entitled to around 147 of them. If I were to be allowed only 147 stories, I can't think of one that I would recount about a President. not one would be about war, not one would involve cheating another human being or relegating them to a position lower than myself. Even our current President is fulfilling the need for a coyote story.
Coyote is the character that comes to the wedding party and leaves a stinky fart. Mayhem, chaos and playful disregard for decorum are this spirit's way. In the end, humanity is enriched, but during the story, terrible distress and disgust abound. Sound familiar? Interesting that the term is used for those who smuggle people across borders and is it any wonder most people would trust a wolf long before trusting a coyote. The club of rich and powerful men who are willing to destroy civilization for wealth is as old as permanent settlement. The characters playing these roles today are just sequels to much older stories. Derivative and insipid as they are, there are still those who are infatuated with their current drama. The true test will be generations hence when none of their names will be remembered.
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