GOOD OVER EVIL, REPEATEDLY

 One more time—with feeling—

Over these past couple of days, I’ve been in a dark place.  Personally.

And every time Highland Park comes to mind, my heart hurts.  Though I do not know the people who were so savagely wounded or killed, I find myself grieving for all of those who were in the line of fire and the traumatized survivors, extended families and friends, as well.  

 I hurt every time I think about the war we’ve been waging against hatred based, mean-minded bigotry ever since a president was ELECTED (by whom???), whose brutish nature empowered the worst side of human nature to run wild through our streets, terrorizing peace-loving families beyond belief.  Can it be true that ‘the savage beast’ has garnered the strength to overwhelm the kind, loving, compassionate side of human nature throughout our nation?  No way! I say!  Not as long as every good-hearted individual prioritizes his/her right to vote for like-minded candidates, suggesting that united, good will win over evil, repeatedly.

So sayeth I, who recently, have had sound reason to value the precious nature of life more deeply than ever before.  We cannot be so short-sighted as to forget that within every generation, hard hearted power mongers arise throughout the nations of the world, and the USA is no exception to that rule. How many Doctor Jeckles are actually Mr. Hydes under cover of night? 

Bible stories remain classic based in being timely, throughout history, for sound reason.  If Goliath signifies a hitler, ben laden or trump, then who is today’s David?

I think we, who live in The United States of America, have a hard time wrapping our heads around the fact that evil can override good in a nation where the constitution drafted by our founding fathers outlined belief in democratic principles based in the better side of human nature.  However, we have enacted laws of conduct, because both sides of human nature inhabit every nation.  And as happened during WWI and WWII, I believe that the war we’ve been fighting ever since trump unmuzzled and unleashed the worst side of human nature to stomp loudly throughout The USA has awakened our growing awareness of the fact that setting a high value on equality is your responsibility and mine if freedom is to triumph over power mongering anarchy within our lifetime, yet again.  The difference being that today’s anarchists are not across the ocean but within our very midst.

David is not one person.

David symbolizes the combined strength of the kind, caring, loving, compassionate, forgiving side of human nature, which upon re-awakening within each of us, suggests that within every generation, the inherent strength of community based in brotherhood must rise over the savage side of human nature—repeatedly.

So, if quiet good guys continue to outnumber loud mouthed bad guys—and I sure hope that’s true—then all of us with like-minds who strive toward preserving our hard won freedoms must go out to vote for those whose values are in agreement with our own.

If Congress has not worked for the betterment of we who make up the majority of their constituents then is it not time to place a high value upon our right to shake up the status quo at the polls?  

Imagine your vote in the shape of a slingshot.

And if anyone appointed to The Supreme Court of the United States of America has broken any laws then is that person to be held above the law, or can that threat to society be charged with past crimes as would be any other citizen, and then if found guilty, be unseated?

When crimes as deviant as sexual harassment are dismissed that opens the door to outright abuse.  Just saying.

Annie