Friday, October 24, 2008

Fear Mongering Is For Losers


But....

Some great insight from the worlds most visionary thinkers might be useful right now.

Yeah...I know. It can be hard to break with the herd and be "different". You know in your heart and Soul that the world does not have to be this way and those who profit from the fear and destruction would prefer that the majority of people never come to that simple realization. It is the ultimate crime against humanity to divide a people and call it unity.

“Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.”
-Albert Einstein
If you see the little bald man pulling the levers behind the curtain, in pointing it out you are called an agitator, a traitor and the new right wing code word for terrorist... "liberal".
“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”
-George Orwell
America has convinced itself, with a little help from those who find it insanely profitable, that it is more honorable to lead with the fist than the heart. A "If you are not with us, you are against us" thing. Compliance is expected...even when the "us" is lying.
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted in a profoundly sick society.”
-Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual philosopher
I would ask, from the heart, that those of you who identify and align yourself with leaders who use your own narrow-minded beliefs against you, to lift up the blindfold of fear and hate... just a little...just enough to take a peek at what is really going on here....
“When the rich wage war, it’s the poor who die.”
-Jean-Paul Sartre
My sincere hope is that one day enough of us will come to the realization that our collective belief that a better world is not really possible is all that is holding us hostage to the present one.

Or we could just wait for the inevitable outcome of apathy...
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” -John F. Kennedy
Peace Y'all

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4 comments:

Preston said...

Great post and great use of the quotes, too. The George Orwell quote is my favorite and I list it on my blog!

A Progressive Girl said...

Greetings Preston,

I love quotes from great minds...I like to try and use them in the blog whenever I can.

Thanks for reading and commenting!

kim

Chandira said...

Great post! Indeed..

Thought you might be interested in somebody that does speak the truth about all this. Here's some interesting (and strong) reading about peace. Not your usual 'wussy liberal' stuff, but a strong voice for real peace, and how to get there.

http://www.ispeace723.org

A Progressive Girl said...

Greetings Chandria,

thanks for reading and taking the time to comment!

I will check out the link...thank you.

kim

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