Written by: Rick Staggenborg, MD on Nov 17, 2009 7:13 AM PST
This essay is dedicated to General George Marshall, the chief architect of the plan to rebuild Europe and Japan as democracies from the ashes left by the war between the fascists and their democratic and communist opponents. He proved that when the country unites to peacefully and generously encourage democracy and freedom, America can be a powerful force working on behalf of the people of the world. Let us hope that Europe and Japan remember that Americans are at heart good people, and that our 30 year dalliance with fascism was an aberration, not an expression of our true national character. We will need their help if we are to restore democracy to America.
It is our task to awaken the sleeping giant in America that is a people inflamed by the righteous anger at the perversion of the American ideal in the name of American exceptionalism. Neither this country nor the world can afford to tolerate any longer this naïve worldview that threatens the continuation of human society. The kings and kingmakers are now lined up like dominoes, and we are at the tipping point where victory is assured if we are wise and humble enough to work together toward this final goal.
This is an issue that resonates with conservatives as much as liberals, more so even than the desperate need to establish a sustainable system of universal health care by taking out the bloodsucking leeches of the medical insurance, pharmaceutical and corporate medical provider industries.
The secret is that love alone conquers all. We must learn to love all our brothers and sisters as we would like to love ourselves if we are to become the Doctors who will Heal the Ourselves and the teachers who will educate a new generation to take us beyond this pale version of reality and to the stars.
Shiva will not destroy this world. He only dances to the music that we collectively direct. If the rumor that the Dalai Lama is the last incarnation of Buddha is true, then the End of Days is indeed upon us. Abraham brought together the twelve tribes of Israel, but some tribes were lost. As Muhammed reminded us, all the believers in the great Western religions are People of the Book. Together, let us find the lost and return them to the comfort of Abraham’s bosom, in which dwells the true heart of humanity.
In the memorable words of Faces Small:
Over bridge of sighs
to rest my eyes in shades of green.
Under dreamin' spires
to Itchycoo Park, that's where I've been.
What did you do there?
I got high!
What did you feel there?
Well, I cried!
But why the tears there?
I'll tell you why:
It's all too beautiful,
It's all too beautiful,
It's all too beautiful,
It's all too beautiful.
I feel inclined to blow my mind,
get hung up feed the ducks with a bun.
They all come out to groove about,
be nice and have fun in the sun.
Tell you what I'll do (what will you do?):
I'd like to go there now with you.
You can miss out school (won't that be cool).
Why go to learn the words of fools?
What will we do there?
We'll get high!
What will we touch there?
We'll touch the sky!
But why the tears then?
I'll tell you why:
It's all too beautiful,
It's all too beautiful,
It's all too beautiful,
It's all too beautiful.
I feel inclined to blow my mind,
get hung up feed the ducks with a bun.
They all come out to groove about,
be nice and have fun in the sun.
It's all too beautiful,
It's all too beautiful,
It's all too beautiful,
Ha! It's all too beautiful.
Note to the reader: Please do not feed the ducks with bread. It damages their feathers. We all deserve to fly, if we can.
Rick Staggenborg, MD
Coos Bay, OR (near the duck pond at Mingus Park)
Since writing this, I would change a couple of things. Most importantly, it is not just the US who is trying to impose fascism on the world. The G-20 and others are all playing along to further what they beleive to be their own short-sighted interests.
ReplyDeleteThe Anglo-American conspirators who have nearly succeeded in reversing all the gains of the American Revolution are spearheading the effort, using their influence in these two governments to lead a coalition of the willing to sacrifice the rest of us. However, these men do not give two cents for the countries these govenments are supposed to represent.
When governments are dictated to by the international corporate terrorists who start wars for profit and power, they are fascist. We can stop the worldwide fascist movement easily and peacefully if we work together, because there are a million of us suffering under the yoke of fascism or totalitarianism for every one of them.