Today is the day

Six years of the "War on Terror" and my head is spinning.
Grasping for solutions, my chest tightens and my teeth clench with the manifestations of outrage.
"Send them to fight and leave them behind!"
How much longer can we put up with humanity's failure to put a stop to these atrocities.
"Move over American Soldier, my favorite show is on!"
America, your Idols makes me sick.

Buy a man a fish you feed him for a day, teach him to fish you feed him for a lifetime, show him a picture of a fish and you'll only make him hungry.

American's scream with outrage over the death of a child in a drive-by,
but remain silent when we drop bombs on children overseas.
Not in my backyard!
Give them an enemy and they will support your cause with reverent devotion.
Ask the Native Americans, the Irish, the Germans, the Italians, the Jews, the Africans, the Asians, the Mexicans and now the Muslims. (I am sure there are plenty more to add to this list).

So many preach the rhetoric of war with one side of their mouth, while speaking of peace, justice and equality with the other.
It may appear that we have shed our reptilian layers of racism and hatred in this country, but all along we have grown, manifesting intolerance, nurturing it in our psyche.

Forget the past and you are doomed to repeat it.

The carrot and stick approach works. Dangle consumerism in front of humankind and they will sign over their souls.
Silver platter and all.

Humanity has sold-out for Starbucks and Visa.

Freedom is free.
It is greed that has lead us down the path, paying the fare with lives.
Our youth are bearing the ultimate cost.

Humanity has become a virus.

Understanding, Compassion and Peace are the cure.