As thoroughly depressing as I've found this to be, I cannot avert my eyes or turn my ears away for that matter.
Corporatocracies may exist, as well as government and corporate sanctioned assassinations, takeovers of other foreign corporations, militias and governments. (See movies Zeitgeist and Zeitgeist Addendum).
Entertainment is named by many learned people as the way by which people are numbed into apathy. This is true.
But this is also true of entertainment (art): entertainment is needed, because if the human brain is bombarded with too much truth, too much pain all at the same time without reprieve, insanity and spiraling depression-filled helplessness and hopelessness ensue.
Entertainment, art, fashion, music, philosophy, literature....all exist to help us dream. My man, my homeboy and inspiration had A DREAM. He dreamed that "my [his] four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I HAVE A DREAM TODAY." (You should know these words were written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [may he rest forever in peace]).
He told us that he saw a day, dreamed a dream that we would all, in essence be one. That we could love without boundary, care without separation of us versus them. That we were all children of God, all worthy of the same rights as everyone else.
It is no mistake that his words of peace, of strength, of fighting, of anger tempered by compassion and kindness were framed in the words of "a dream."
We need to intellectually dream, to raise our souls to the level of the greatness of human potential and evolution. We need to dream, which is why when our bodies rest at night, our minds must dream to function in the morning. Make no mistake: WE NEED TO DREAM. And entertainment, art and especially LOVE are the things that soothe and re-balance the soul. Animals too, our pets help us dream, help us reach that level of calm love. and balance.
There's a theory out there (see Buddhism, Zen, Taoism, meditation) which is revolutionary; consider what it would be like if only every individual had the necessities of life and therefore could afford the time to dream their dreams and calm their souls. How much more peaceful would people be? If only everyone had enough so that they could dedicate time to sitting in silence and grounding themselves in the love that flows from star to sky, from sky to tree, from tree to soil and rock, from soil to foot, from foot to leg, from leg to heart and from heart to mind.
Problems would still exist as we are human; jealousy and violence (although more petty than before) and problems of the heart when it comes to love. But with the grounding that everyone could achieve, I have NO DOUBT that the mind and the soul and the heart could heal through art and that we could all live on eagles' wings; soaring with freedom and majesty.
We need art. I am a staunch supporter of the free word as I am of all forms of entertainment. Give me mindless television (in healthy, controlled doses) which relax the mind and give people a breather so that they are not overcome with suffering. Breathers allow for people to resupply strength for the hardship ahead. Give me comedy and fantasy and drama. Give me all of these things and I will show you a world that is more at peace for the challenges ahead.
In hopes that the hope we've placed in elected officials, especially Obama, are not mislead, and that in the breasts of these politicians, their hearts beat true to the words their mouths say.
"We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force...They have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our (and every WOMAN, man and child's) freedom. WE CANNOT WALK ALONE." -----Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dedicated to those who pursue truth and good change in the face of fear and threats against life. To those who inspire hearts and minds, who open eyes and who love. And dedicated to Andrew, who has opened my eyes in more ways than one....
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