It's mid August and much has happened since my last post. We continue our journey, we learn, we grow and some of us require a bit of prodding to move along-- Indeed, some of us need what I like to call "2x4 therapy" before we can wake up. The shift in our national leadership has been happily welcomed by many folks, here and around the world. But there are some among us who are so miffed, so angry that the Bush-Cheney regime was repudiated, that they are having a tantrum.....a nine month long tantrum! They are unable to see that they have been lied to.
It is too painful to recognize that husbands and wives, sons and daughters were sacrificed in a war that did not have to be. It is difficult to acknowledge that "our guys" used the tactics of torture that we accuse our "enemies" of employing. And-- yes, our girl , former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin continues to exemplify the latest in negative leadership and "makin' stuff up!" Her supporters still haven't really asked themselves why she quit-- because to answer this question would bring them to a very scary place. Delusions die hard.
Those of the right wing persuasion are truly suffering now. Why--because it is clear that the Palins and the Becks are as clueless and confused as the base they proport to lead. The anger of the teabaggers and the anti-healthcare mobs is easy to manipulate. These mobs are malleable because of their own personal historic traumas-- upsetting events in unexplored lives become the fuel for political reactivity. They can't defend themselves against their former abusers, so they "pay it forward" to the designated enemy du jour. They haven't been able to process years of humiliation, so they seek to frighten or shame others. This is why they are called "reactionaries."
LO AND BEHOLD, the right wing does not have a monopoly on this malady. Left wing, progressive, greenthinking folks can demonstrate "highminded"reactivity too. From the uber- vegetarians who deny their children appropriate protein, to the self-righteous peaceniks who HATE folks that disagee with them-- it goes on and on. Blind is blind whether from the left or the right. When we take our political direction from our own unexamined feelings, we are as lost and confused as the teabaggers, if slightly more literate. We can elect good leadership, pass good laws, clean the oceans and the rivers. But we leave the sewer of our emotional traumas undisturbed at our own peril.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
What does Sarah Palin mean for us ?
Greetings and Peace to you all--
Apparently, however, some of us are not at peace, even on the eve of a most positive and momentous occasion--the inauguration of President Obama. As we remember Dr. King and his dream today and look forward to the enactment of part of that dream tomorrow, there are still shadows that lurk. Out of that darkness emerges the questionable political future of one Ms. Sarah Palin. As the adults take charge in Washington and hopefully the healing begins-- many of us-- especially astute women-- still consider Ms. Palin a threat. We wish her well personally, but want to be certain that her national political aspirations are OVER. She has proved herself to be a destructive force, a dishonest player and a purposefully ignorant fraud.
Most recently, the issue of her "son" Trig's birth and parentage has re-emerged. It is crystal clear to me that Ms. Palin did not birth that baby. I will not speculate on who is the actual mother etc.. That is not the point. The point is that anyone who is watching with eyes wide open can see this woman was not pregnant. She is/was using the child as a "prop" in her quest for power. I do encourage you to look at the websites and blogs where the photos of Ms. Palin during spring 2008 appear-- look at Palin's Deceptions.com and others. Explore for yourself. This issue is only the most extreme example of the behavior of a dangerous demagogue. The unmasking of such a "would- be leader" is part of the necessary process of our own political maturation and personal evolution. We are developing the tools to sense lies and dishonesty -- within and without. True change comes from within. Those who cannot look honestly at their own conflicts and wounds are often more susceptible to manipulation by others.
In future posts, I hope to explore the tangled tango of public positions and personal pain--what do we project in the public arena that has as much(or more) to do with our personal dramas than any current question. I look forward to your comments.
Apparently, however, some of us are not at peace, even on the eve of a most positive and momentous occasion--the inauguration of President Obama. As we remember Dr. King and his dream today and look forward to the enactment of part of that dream tomorrow, there are still shadows that lurk. Out of that darkness emerges the questionable political future of one Ms. Sarah Palin. As the adults take charge in Washington and hopefully the healing begins-- many of us-- especially astute women-- still consider Ms. Palin a threat. We wish her well personally, but want to be certain that her national political aspirations are OVER. She has proved herself to be a destructive force, a dishonest player and a purposefully ignorant fraud.
Most recently, the issue of her "son" Trig's birth and parentage has re-emerged. It is crystal clear to me that Ms. Palin did not birth that baby. I will not speculate on who is the actual mother etc.. That is not the point. The point is that anyone who is watching with eyes wide open can see this woman was not pregnant. She is/was using the child as a "prop" in her quest for power. I do encourage you to look at the websites and blogs where the photos of Ms. Palin during spring 2008 appear-- look at Palin's Deceptions.com and others. Explore for yourself. This issue is only the most extreme example of the behavior of a dangerous demagogue. The unmasking of such a "would- be leader" is part of the necessary process of our own political maturation and personal evolution. We are developing the tools to sense lies and dishonesty -- within and without. True change comes from within. Those who cannot look honestly at their own conflicts and wounds are often more susceptible to manipulation by others.
In future posts, I hope to explore the tangled tango of public positions and personal pain--what do we project in the public arena that has as much(or more) to do with our personal dramas than any current question. I look forward to your comments.
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