The Revolution Will Not Be Televised... Or Will It?



STEVE HOLT!

 I posted once before on the subject of revolution. Then, it was Egypt. Now, it is Libya. Before Egypt it was Tunisia and even now Bahrain and Syria continue to fight for the right of self-determination.

Little attention was paid to Tunisia, more to Egypt, much less to Bahrain and Syria. Now that The UK, The United States and France have begun bombing Libya in support of the rebels the story is finally starting to get the attention it deserves.

Your mom may be cool but she will never be this cool.

These brave men and women who are so valiantly struggling against the forces of oppression for their own freedom are heroes. They deserve our attention and they deserve our respect. Yes, there is a lot going on in the world right now. Japan is having technical difficulties with their oceans and we should not forget about them.

That said, I feel that the media's long standing practice of passing over the plight of the people in favor of pacifying the populace with soundbites of  plutocrats and propaganda is unforgivable.

We are all a part of the collective soul of mankind and we should never give up on these people. We should not only care about them as brothers and sisters in humanity but as leaders towards a new freedom. They are an example for the rest of the world, ourselves included. Especially ourselves included.



More of this please.

 Look at the people of Wisconsin rallying to stop Gov. Scott Walker from stripping their rights to collective bargaining. Some people called them communists and worse.  The press, the politicians, the angry mobs of Fox News-ers have all taken jabs at these brave people. But, the people of Wisconsin didn't let anyone tell them what to do except their own conscience. They marched right into the State Capitol building and planted themselves like trees beside the river of truth.  Now progress towards stopping an unjust and evil breach of citizens rights has been made and the people have seen Scott Walker for what he really is; a corporate stooge and a traitor to the people.

The people of Wisconsin have stood up to big government and corporate interests and stand a good chance of winning this fight.

Our country was founded on the principle that we are REQUIRED to stand up for what we believe in, regardless of the consequences and regardless of the odds against us. There is a better world for us if we just stand up.

You know you want to.

Don't fight it.

My St. Patrick's day was a lot like this, except more Irish-y

Back to Libya. These people had their rights taken away so long ago that most of them will be experiencing freedom for the first time in their lives.

Can we even imagine a life like that? It is hard, but it will be easier when we get there.

Think about it like this. If the police raided our homes this morning, how many of us would be in jail by this evening? I know that I would. I know that almost everyone I know and have ever met would be too.



Muammar Gadaffi. Does this count as a photobomb?

 Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. Did you ever pirate a song? Hack your neighbor's wi-fi password? Do you indulge in the joys of controlled substances?

Do you consider yourself a criminal? No? You probably are.

Because most of us mean no harm, we simply forget that we are constantly breaking the law. We forget that these "crimes" we are committing have landed other less fortunate people behind bars doing long stretches. 

We are all good people, we mean no harm to anyone. We enjoy our lives and we abhor being controlled. That makes us criminals. For that we will be punished. Someday the authorities will know all the secret things we do. It is much, much later than we think my friends. The day is coming. Yet it is within our power to halt it. We stand up now. We do like the Egyptians, the Tunisians, the Libyans. We do like our American forefathers. We stand now or we kneel later. Who then shall be saved?



Remember these wise words?