I am sure quite a number of
thinkers, real reformers, prophets and ordinary people must have said this
before. But we forget easily. Life and
its demands make us forget it. Our sense of helplessness, and the threats,
bullying by the powerful and the institutions make us think we are weak and
make us adapt.
Only the People can bring about true
reform – if we are united and help each other.
We are not united in our sense of
helplessness and our hopes because we have been forced by the system to become
slaves of the masters that have been created. Due to our disunity of purpose
and hope, we continue to be misled by the politicians and the institutions that
continue to take our away our dignity as human beings.
We continue to be oppressed by those
who abuse democracy for their selfish ends. We fail or simply think we have to accept a system
that does not throw us the best choice of candidates as leaders.
Hence we do not have leaders who
really understand the aspirations, needs and hopes of the common man. These
leaders do not understand that we want a safe home for our kids, that we want affordable
homes, food decent employment to live, and basic necessities like free
education,, free medical services, child and old age care and so on. All these can be done but they do not and
will not do it as efficiently as can be done.
The reason is simple: they do not and
will not face these challenges because they, their children and their cronies live a luxurious
life of aplenty. They cannot emphatise
with the needs that they themselves do not have. They themselves are stuck in the position to
sustain their status and lifestyles.
Do you not recognize them and see their
game?
Do you not see the conspiracy
between the politicians, the capitalist and their religious elites to keep the
People politically, economically and spiritually enslaved? So they can
perpetuate their position of influence and give the people an illusion of
reforms, and illusion of service?
They have managed to divide us, not
only along racial and religious lines but occupationally as well. We have been tricked into thinking we are
just civil servants, workers in the government sector, private sector and so on
letting us forget that we are at the end of the day – common, ordinary folks
who need each other.
It is sad that occupationally be
have been divided until we often become enemies of each other instead of cooperating
to enhance our quality of life. Thus, we become even weaker to confront the oppression
by the politicians, capitalists and the religious elites. We continue to be humiliated
slaves on God’s earth – struggling only to survive.
The People have to be united – doesn't
matter who we are occupationally, we have to help each other, help each other
to make our lives a little easier.
Our only defence against the oppression
of the politicians, capitalists and the religious elites is our unity and cooperation. Only we can bring about real reforms. We are
our only hope.
We have to make the 21st
century the era of the common People.
We and our children have a God given-right
to live in dignity.
Peace !
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