Today, it has been a month since Trayvon Martin was killed with no arrest of the killer and there is a national debate about racial injustice in America. On the anniversary people are wearing hoodies in marches on the streets, in churches, and on TV, in solidarity with Trayvon and all who are killed in the continuation of unjust systems. Also today the arguments are being made before the Supreme Court about the Affordable Health Care Act ('Obamacare') that basically boil down to are we all in this together, the democrat view, or is it everyman for himself and forget the women, the republican view. It is a day when our government has paid the families of the civilians murdered by a soldier in Afghanistan, a day when Obama has angered Republican candidates by working with Russia who they want to call our #1 enemy, and a day when China has joined Russia in agreeing to work with the UN for peace in Syria. It's a day of Justice and it is the Eve of Lady Gaga's birthday. But today is a day in the balance, waiting for Justice. Tomorrow will be the first day of a new era where we will have more justice because at this moment of balance the scales will tip and we will choose the path of Truth. Because Truth will always win in the end, it is the greater power. We seek justice by loving the truth, knowing we will reveal it, and that it will become a new standard of justice. Worldwide, in Syria and in America, especially for black people, injustice is perpetuated by bullying people with violence and keeping them impoverished and disempowered politically. There have been so many murders to keep things unjust as well, maybe ten thousand in Syria recently and many more than that in the black community in America. Trayvon Martin is a symbol of this injustice and the response shows how many people relate to the fear of injustice and are ready to change it. People are raising each others' awareness about injustice and we will get to the truth and truly have justice if we really believe in it.
Belief is the key and everything about hoping for the best is the way to go, from seeking a just end to bullying, murder, war, and poverty, to helping our neighbors and families and strangers, re-electing Obama, and spreading awareness and assistance for issues worldwide. We need hope for this more than anything, hope that is even faith in the truth, our actions and abilities, and each other. The belief we need is that we can and will reach a world of justice for everyone by working together and focusing on it. The movie "The Hunger Games" is a huge success now. It just came out but could become the biggest hit of all time. There is a scene made for the movie to sum up the oppressor's perspective that I saw in a clip on TV. The idea is that a little hope is necessary to keep oppressed people going but too much can be fanned into a flame for revolution. I think the bullies and oppressive systems underestimate hope and the power of Truth - of course they don't realize truth will always win or they would not waste their lives in lies and cover-ups. We are seeing that when we have hope and really believe in it we can change things, we can change everything. The truth will win and the systems and people allied with it will prosper eventually, while those who hide it and oppress people will either change or lose their power. Systems based on injustice will fall, it is just a matter of how much hope we can gather together as to how long it will take.
Some might say I live in a fantasy world, that we will never have a world without war, injustice, poverty or even money. I say that by living in that world in my mind I can better make this world what it should be, a better world like the one in my dreams and fantasies. Gaga has said that she lives "halfway between fantasy and reality" and recently that "we need fantasy to survive because reality is too difficult". We're in both, and fantasy is better both because it is not "too difficult" and because it is required to make reality better. Of course reality is important too and fantasy shows us where our duty lies to improve reality. And we have to become aware of reality and share our opposition to injustice, we have to engage the real world with the hopes of our greatest fantasies and dreams. Knight Rider is a total fantasy, and is hilarious for being ridiculous in many ways but it is also sadly ironic for being so "American" in it's themes of justice and help for the powerless in the 1980's when in America there was terrible injustice, much of which continues today. But the dream is real, and the idea is that the most powerful car and the coolest driver will be on the good side of Truth and Justice - and this is true. The Truth is the most powerful and will win if we believe in it. Systems that deny that will fall. KITT's rival is KARR, the prototype that had the programming error of having self-preservation as it's top priority. KITT was improved with a top priortiy to protect life and this is the difference between good and evil. Looking out only for oneself, perpetuating injustice and hoping the truth will never come out, is evil, while helping each other and believing that Justice will be served and we can make it happen is good. Gaga has some badass black cars in her "Marry the Night" video. The inspiration for this song was when she felt defeated in persuing her dreams but faced and married her fears and became a total badass. We need to do that in America and in the world - look at the things we are scared of, knowing we are better than our fear and that truth and justice will win, and be bold enough to take the actions that are good - to help each other and understand each other and seek truth and justice together , and avoid the actions that are evil - to "defend ourselves" and deny each other and resort to lies and bullying and scaring people. Michael Knight knew he would always win and in the 80's we knew, watching him on TV, that Justice would eventually prevail. Now we see ourselves on TV and in social media and realize that we are the Knight Riders and have the power to change the world believing that "one man can make a difference."
But we have grown and can make the dream more real than in the 80's, too. Because we can really see ourselves globally now and can expect that not only will we make the right decisions for truth as individuals but we will hold our governments accountable to do so as well, locally, nationally, and globally. In this way I think we should expect to see government as a good thing and make it that was, as democracies. We should empower everyone to vote, raise awareness and use our collective good judgement for the greatest good. In this way, the government, like KITT, can never be too powerful, as long as it is always Good. And if it is bad, of course we will change it, because we will reach our dreams, we will make our fantasies come true, and we will "marry the night", face our fears and become whole with the things we denied or ignored until we all belong in a peaceful worldwide family. Today, like an episode of Knight Rider, all the goodness and evil in the world are in perfect balance, but it's time to tip for the Good. The Age of Justice and Goodness begins tomorrow - Lady Gaga was, is, and will be Born This Day, and our world will be reborn with her, 3-28-12. Paws Up and Hoodies Up!!! (''') (^)
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