...then you are a comrade of mine." Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
How many politicians ... how many soldiers ... are legislating or fighting
because of their gut reaction of disgust and anger over the daily injustices
that billions of poor people in the world suffer every day? Today it is
hard to find any. The main motives for their actions seem to be revenge,
personal power or gain, nationalist superiority, or just plain blind
obedience. Where is the view that, just as there is an ecological
connection between all living things and the ongoing losses of some
species affects all species, so there is an inherent connection between
all human beings. Americans are constantly told it is "us" vs. "them,"
or even more arrogantly, it is "the good guys" (us) vs. "the bad guys"
(them). We cannot kill and destroy others without it boomeranging
back to us, nor can we ignore, scoff at ... or cause ... injustice, without
it bringing dire consequences to us.
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