It almost seems natural that a band of men will take over a plot of land or nation and then destroy it because we have learned, whether we admit it or not, that labouring to nurture life is not valued whereas destruction is seen as power.
Patriarchy exalts the great man who appears to have power and follows him as he destroys the world around him. The glorification of destruction is choreographed and the peasants are urged to go and celebrate this created 'great leader' even when it's apparent he is neither great nor a leader. Mussolini, Mao, Hitler and Stalin have all helped to destroy the world and we may feel powerless to do anything about it. Those who protest have been tortured, battered, imprisoned and murdered, and our indentured corporate media likes to showcase the failure and weakness of ordinary people.
It has always been the workers that save the world with their labour while the ministries of the establishment rush to erase our achievements and replace the noise with manufactured celebrity.
Recently we have woken to the breadth of cruelty and destruction of human dignity. When I say recently I mean since 1980's when programs that protected this relationship to the larger family were slashed, and indigenous species were destroyed by policies.
Afghanistan, America, Mexico, Peru, Australia, Russia, Canada, UK, Greece-- have all dismantled their arts for the sake of keeping the people ignorant, poor and angry. More or less following the Nazi playbook of the thirties which destroyed our human self esteem and traumatized nations.
The cost of lives during WWII and the struggle to rebuild nations was the main focus of our labour and our dreams - except for those who only focused on their ability to control their society.
The narrative was rewritten by the oligarchs who purchased media. Now we worship the money, knowledge, philosophy of those who by their habits and interests present people as dumb, undisciplined, violent, addicted and stupid.
Magic is created by those who are rich and beautiful. To believe in our creativity and intelligence is naive. Big is big is big and getting bigger.
It's a theme that keeps evil in the driving seat and contempt for life the main weapon against us.
Go out and care for others who have no power until they realize the power they have to make the world better.
If you fear the exhaustion of caring for one another, for our home and our planet - go to Afghanistan now it is killing their people. Watch how they are 'taking back their country' by punishing everything and everyone who is beautiful, who brings life into the world and celebrates it.
The mundane is what will bring us back to life, not the wizard and magician. Watch how your friends and neighbours deal with the day to day tasks using their power to bring relief, healing and friendship to the world.
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