Perhaps it will all come to nothing. Certainly, with Congress and the White House under the sway of people whose moral compass points ever downwards, with the highest court ripe for the molding by these people, with a national news media that avoids hard truth the way a cat avoids water, it is difficult to imagine the break of dawn coming anytime soon. We are down to the ethic of total opposition, and as lonely as that estate may be, it is what we have, and we owe it to those who have suffered beyond our comprehension to continue as we began.
I refuse to concede defeat in any way, shape or form. Yet I must consider the possibility that all efforts will come to naught. In doing so, I am reminded of a scene in 'The Lion in Winter.' Geoffrey, John and Richard await their executioners, and Richard demands that they face their doom with strength. Geoffrey scoffs, "You fool. As if it matters how a man falls."
Richard's reply: "When the fall is all that's left, it matters."
While I don't think the fall is all that's left, I understand pretty clearly the grim prospect before us. Will the GOP collapse under the weight of its own inner contradictions? Will the conservative hard core overreach and wake people up to the true nature of their intentions? Don't count on it. If we're waiting for someone else to screw up, we're screwed already. "The ethic of total opposition" is what we're left with. By no means all: we need to fight and keep fighting for electoral reform; we need to create an ongoing visible media presence to keep our issues on the front burner. But total oppostion is what it's gonna take to stop this doomsday machine. And we must stop it.
No compromise in defense of mother earth--and of our families, our communities and our real, honest-to-goodness moral values.
What would Jesus do?
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