The Monkey Pox: An Experiment in Fear EP38 : Monologue
For those of us who see the patterns in the world around us, the grieving process after a tragedy like the one in Uvalde, Texas might be slightly different than the rest of those around us. We still discover the news in similar ways: through notifications, things sent to us from friends, or shows like this.
We receive the information but it processes differently, because we know there is more to look for.
Past the emotions, past the media circus, there's a plan. One meant for all of us but not by us. A plan to do what man has always tried to do and that's rule over others by will or by force. And we at The New Prisoners and all of you listening to this reject that plan. We grieve differently, but we still grieve.
For those on the other side and for those closer to ours that don't understand that very point, here's my take on it at least:
We can no longer trust what we are being told on the news. No matter what team presents it to us. We've learned to become critical over the past several years, and some of us a lot longer, and we know now that emotional reactions to news is exactly what The Global Corporatist Oligarchy wants from its subjects. It wants us to give up our rights, turn off our critical thinking, and submit to our ruling class. Well, ladies and gentleman, you know what our answer to that is gonna be every time you tune in here “Hell no!”
Does that mean we are cold and callused?
No, it just means we have learned to process things differently. Its funny that the other side that always boasts about the discoveries of Darwin, but in a piece from this article you can see that throughout Darwin's own life he was always critical of what was presented to him.
In a letter written to Charles (Darwin) several months after their marriage, (Darwin's wife) Emma suggests an appreciation for earnest doubt as a means of seeking truth:
The state of mind that I wish to preserve with respect to you, is to feel that while you are acting conscientiously & sincerely wishing, & trying to learn the truth, you cannot be wrong … See the letter
In the letter, (Emma) expresses concern that the exclusive pursuit of science, which involves ‘believing nothing till it is proved,’ might influence (her husband's) mind regarding ‘things which cannot be proved in the same way, & which … are likely to be above our comprehension’. She urges him to ‘consider & study the chain of difficulties’ on both sides, and settles finally on this point: ‘but I believe you do not consider your opinion as formed’.
And, as Darwin would later reveal to other correspondents, his opinions on certain religious matters remained unformed. Darwin practiced conscientious doubt, something to be viewed not as a state of disbelief, but as a state of inquiry, an openness with regard to nature and to revelation, like the openness that he and Emma so valued between each other and this might have been a bond, rather than merely a void, between them. This is not to suggest that tensions between the couple were resolved. But the evidence of their shared reading and correspondence does indicate that religious differences were not merely suppressed in their marriage; rather, that the foundations of belief and of doubt were a subject of ongoing discussion and mutual concern for many years.
What can we gather from that?
That doubt can be a part of a healthy mind and relationship with others, as long as it is recognized, and it can be a healthy practice of faith.
I can't tell any one of you the proper way to grieve but I can tell you that you are not alone. The loss of innocent life tears at me probably the same way that it tears at you. I feel the anger and the sadness that the families of the victims must feel and I'm sure you do to. But for those of us who have picked up the skill of critical thinking somewhere in life our process doesn't end there and I'm glad it doesn't, because we are the people who want the truth.
No matter who it hurts or what evil it reveals. No matter how terrible the actions of our own teachers, police, and government may be, we want the truth. Regardless of how insane the reasons for these killings really are or how truly evil the intentions of all of it may have been, we demand the truth.
Because we're the ones put on earth to do something about it. There is no one else. They are all asleep and we're on guard whether we want to be or not. Whether we can sleep at night or not. Whether the screams of children being shot, or the picture of them bleeding out while police stand casually down the hallway, following orders, ever leaves our minds we demand the truth. And until we get it we will not stop, we will use the gifts we have been given, and we will not attempt to unclasp the hands of those who need it to find their way home, just as we wouldn't censor the information needed to get there.
No matter whom or what it upsets let your pursuit be truth. Let your actions bring the changes necessary for people to accept it. And may something greater than all of us clear a place, maybe on a beautiful hillside someday, where our memorials will stand to remind everyone else of it.