Although my Masters is done, and this blog will soon fade out, I wanted to share this story I just read online with those still checking in as it really makes the point about the imperative of advocacy and activism.
Basically, the premise of this article in Orion magazine is that the world (not “our” world as the author notes) is looking down the barrel of a gun. He asks what a person would do, how they might act, if a person was rampaging their house, killing their loved ones.
“Would the question burning a hole in your heart be: how should I live my life right now? I can’t speak for you, but the question I’d be asking is this: how do I disarm or dispatch these psychopaths? How do I stop them using any means necessary?”
It is not enough he says to “be the change you want to see in the world” as the world won’t last that long. Being enlightened isn’t an option if there is no world to be enlightened in. Buying green won’t make a difference if there is no world to go shopping in. He argues that the question we need to ask isn’t about asking ourselves how we should live our life, but to ask the land that supports us“What can and must I do to become your ally, to help protect you from this culture?” Of course, you then need to be willing to listen and act on the answer if things are going to change.
To read the full article, see the “World at Gunpoint” in the latest issue of Orion Magazine.
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