Two thoughts to ponder this weekend. They are related I
think.
The first comes from a billboard spotted on the internet:
“Why
is it only ‘class warfare’ when we fight back?”
Indeed! If a large group of people are made scapegoats by
another large group of people, who is calling which group a ‘class’? When the
group perceived as ‘lower’ or ‘lesser’ than the name caller, why is it class
warfare when one defends oneself? Isn't the class warfare the actions by one
against the other? Aren't they the definers of the warfare?
The second thought is from Maya Angelou:
“The
more you know of your history the more liberated you are.”
Seems to me Maya has this right. Only you have the
particular history. It is yours. No one has labeling rights over you. The more
you own your history the freer you are to live life honestly and openly. The
class label-er becomes known as the fraud. Not you.
February 9, 2013
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