Monday, August 30, 2010
Andrew Wyeth said,
"I dream a lot. I do more painting when I'm not painting. It's in the subconscious."
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Americans don't act on rational thought.
A lot of people have gotten up in arms lately about a proposed Mosque a block away from NYC's ground zero. Many people are angry, many are simply opposed to the plan. But Americans always seem to react purely on emotions and not on facts. Since 2001, this country has practically made hatred toward Muslims a prerequisite for patriotism.
Prohibiting Muslims from building a mosque near the WTC site because of the terror inflicted by Al-Qaeda is NO different than prohibiting Christians from building a church near a mass lynching and rally site because of the terror inflicted by the Ku Klux Klan.
To condemn Islam for Al-Qaeda is the same as condemning Christianity for the Klan.
Many of America's citizens are afraid of anything or anyone that feels or looks foreign or just different. "We don't want no Mexicans. We don't want no Muslims here." So many of us have forgotten that we all were not wanted here at some point. The only people with legitimate claim to this land are the many Native American nations that were here long before any of the rest of us. Nobody wanted the Irish or the Catholics when they got here. Whites kidnapped and stole and forced Blacks to come to this country, but I still hear Whites saying "Why don't you go back to Africa!" Jews had been vilified long before there were Muslims or Christians and that didn't change when they emigrated to this country either. It's all xenophobia; it's all fear of anything different.
Most American Christians are so unfamiliar with Islam their immediate reaction is to fear it, which leads to hate. If many U.S. Christians were to learn even just a little bit about Islam, they might find their previous opinions were unfounded and irrational.
Prohibiting Muslims from building a mosque near the WTC site because of the terror inflicted by Al-Qaeda is NO different than prohibiting Christians from building a church near a mass lynching and rally site because of the terror inflicted by the Ku Klux Klan.
To condemn Islam for Al-Qaeda is the same as condemning Christianity for the Klan.
Many of America's citizens are afraid of anything or anyone that feels or looks foreign or just different. "We don't want no Mexicans. We don't want no Muslims here." So many of us have forgotten that we all were not wanted here at some point. The only people with legitimate claim to this land are the many Native American nations that were here long before any of the rest of us. Nobody wanted the Irish or the Catholics when they got here. Whites kidnapped and stole and forced Blacks to come to this country, but I still hear Whites saying "Why don't you go back to Africa!" Jews had been vilified long before there were Muslims or Christians and that didn't change when they emigrated to this country either. It's all xenophobia; it's all fear of anything different.
Most American Christians are so unfamiliar with Islam their immediate reaction is to fear it, which leads to hate. If many U.S. Christians were to learn even just a little bit about Islam, they might find their previous opinions were unfounded and irrational.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
What If the Tea Party Was Black?
White America would be instantly outraged by and immediately condemn the actions of the Tea Party if it was made up of Black Americans.
Patriotism is love for my country, not hate for those who are different than me.
Patriotism is love for my country, not hate for those who are different than me.
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