Universality

Since this is the first post on the new blog, I thought I would write about the general theme of future posts... universality.

Universality can be summed up by simply saying "what is right for me is right for you, and what is wrong for me is wrong for you". Another way of saying this in the context of this blog... "being American or of the U.S. Federal government is in no way a mitigating factor for crimes against humanity."

Another related theme would be "all death and suffering is bad, and the severity of a situation can be judged by the number of people experiencing death and/or suffering." This will likely play out by pointing out events in this world, past and present, that involve much more death and/or suffering than we can even imagine as Americans.

Example: While said actions/words of said international leader should be condemned, for our media to cover said actions/words in such a light with no sense of irony is appalling. The terror brought and deliberate interference of the functioning of democracy domestically and globally by our nation's leaders far outpace said international leader.



America has become august indeed in its arrogant "lofty rhetoric and messianic narratives" (Chomsky). We are like a child forcing our grubby little hands into every country's resources with whatever force necessary. This is played out in our little recognized system of what I call neo-corporate-mercantalism.

The greatest irony of it all is that there is not a greater place to live in regards to opportunities and freedom of expression. The only problem is that we seem to be striving for the destruction of humanity and the planet as we know it.

If I can accomplish one thing with this blog, it will be to push one reader over to the "right side of the world revolution of values" (Dr. King). This is a movement that started long before I was born and will continue long after I'm gone. It's a movement to shift the values that have dominated human history to this point (money, power, God is on my side) to values that recognize the humanity of all people and reject the notion of divine preference of one group of people over another. It's a lofty goal and one that may make me sound like I'm self-righteous. Maybe I am a little (a lot) full of it, but I prefer to err on the side of trying too hard to save the world.

Peace