What do they have in common?
Both of them were powerless without followers.
Think for yourselves.
Be the change you want to see.
No further explanation for the evils of the world is necessary, but apparently the machine thinks differently. That said, allow me to explain. Obama and Bush are two sides of the same coin. This does not mean there isn't a difference, it means that we must as a species recognize the power that we all possess. We live in a world of choice, whether we realize it or not. Every action will be taken deliberately, whether we are conscious of it or not. All of us arrived at their destinations by your own actions. The job of any concerned citizen is to raise awareness, to enlighten, not to scold or punish. This requires self-determination, and a profound ability to see that ALL of us are capable of both good and evil. Obama is as worthy of praise as Bush is worthy of forgiveness. Poverty for one is poverty for all. If we can accept that Bush is merely a misguided, flawed and manipulated being who is no different from the rest of us, then we can truly begin to treat the wounds that are threatening our very existence as a species. Good night and good morning
This diary is an endorsement of no candidate.
It is an endorsement of our innate ability to question authority and demand control over our own lives.
No matter which institution you consider to be an intolerable nuisance upon your lives: religion, the press, your parents, corporations, your boss, popular culture, your best friend. What we all share is a strong desire to guide our own destinies. Some of us have been oppressed by government, some of us by the free market. None of us is wrong for being suspect of either.
Always demand that the world bend to your own will. If all of us demand freedom in our own lives, none of us shall be spared it in the world.
The dominant position of our times insists that excessive self-interest is inherent in our nature and it must be restrained. I agree completely with this position. My primary complaint with society is that as a whole this restraint is applied with gross inequality when one compares the punitive measures taken against those in power with those who are not.
We should all be free to criticize any authority. Your voice is as important as your bosses'.
That is our shared cause and we can achieve it.
You bet your ass WE CAN.
UPDATE And now a few songs to pass the time as I am flamed or embraced.
UPDATE for Clarity Thanks to homogenius in the comments for helping me with refining my core message.
Take away Hitler and Jesus' followers and they'd each be two crazy maniacs screaming on the street. That is how they are no different from each other, not different from all of us. There are no Christs or AntiChrists, only followers. We each must choose follow or resist two messages.
One a message of hate.
One a message of love.
It's up to each of us to find every opportunity to choose love, and not just at the voting booth.