The worst thing about a bully is they steal our time. Here in the good ole USA, the bully always wins. Case in point, donald trump. Revolution won by the strongest aggressor is not a win. Sometimes it’s better (French Revolution), sometimes it’s worse (Bolshevik Revolution), but usually it is just a different flavor of what we already had (American Revolution). It’s just a different system of a few, controlling ALL of the resources of the Earth, while the many toil for the benefit of those few.
True freedom is time. It is agency over how, where, and when we spend our time. Time is our most precious commodity. It is also what many give all they have in order to exist. How is that just?
Relinquishing control over all of our disposable time, leaving nothing for the creative process, is not a life worth living. Everyone who is born on this planet has the right to engage in the creative process. It is a birth right as a human being.
Yet we are consistently fed the narrative, the poor are lazy and unworthy of wealth. To make it worse, the poor buy it. An aggressor loves the uneducated for they are the most easily manipulated.
“We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated — I love the poorly educated.” –donald trump1
Freedom begins with rewarding integrity rather than aggression. It will be lasting and positive when it is committed to:
How do you stop the bully?
- recognize – fact check words and scrutinize actions
- disengage – withdraw your attention
- starve – give your energy ONLY to those who behave impeccably
When we are able to do this in unison, our freedoms will be secure. We will no longer exist to suffer on this planet, we will thrive with her.
1Fact check: donald trump did not win the vote of the young, the old, and the highly educated. And he most certainly did not win the majority. He won the vote of the uneducated who are over-represented in our grossly outdated electorate voting system. Quality education for ALL citizens is paramount for a free and just society. It is key in creating an environment where tyranny cannot take root and grow.