It is easier to build monuments than to make a better world

 In light of the horrible Chinese statue that was put up to “honor” Martin Luther King, I want to share this  powerful poem by a young man who was only in his twenties when Martin was assassinated, Carl Wendell Hines.

 Now that he is safely dead
Let us praise him
build monuments to his glory
sing hosannas to his name.
Dead men make such convenient heroes:
They cannot rise to challenge the images
we would fashion from their lives.
And besides, it is easier to build monuments than
to make a better world.

We must let Hines speak to us as we try to overcome the fear and cynicism that says there is no such thing as a better world. For King is related to all who are called upon to help create the twenty-first century.

Your local government has probably signed on to remove your freedoms

Must read:

http://www.freedomadvocates.org/articles/illegitimate_government/iclei_primer%3a_your_town_and_freedom_threatened_20090804364/

The ICLEI Primer.   How your towns intend to remove more and more of your rights under the auspices of environmental issues.   The primer says it much better than I could, so I encourage you to go to the site, read and realize all this is by design, not by accident.

Government gone wild

There are so many examples of government control squeezing down on the citizens.   In Canada during the G20 talks, police engaged in “pre-crime” activities a la the film, Minority Report.  Citizens were arrested before they even did anything on the suspicion that they would cause a disruption at the event.  The same thing happens in the UK, and I’m sure it has happened here in the US, it just has not gotten reported yet.

http://indielogic.wordpress.com/government-gone-wild/ ‎ 

Subjects

• Monsanto and agriculture clampdown
• NAIS and local government empowering animal rights advocated to the destruction of farmers
• Indiana Supreme court rule trashes 4th amendment right to due process
• Pre-Crime as in “Minority Report” in London and in Canada