What's Most Important Is Not On Television
Via the powerful influence of television content, we believe we know a lot about a lot of things, when in fact, we only know a small portion about a little bit from a minority worldview.
(From, Television & Substance Abuse)
Under attack and don't know it
In a war and don't know it
Perhaps because, TV hasn't shown it
Lack Of Television Coverage
Hauling Up The Morning With Herman Wallace
Ancestor Herman Wallace can now help us more in the fight to restore civility to society.Political Prisoners
All of us are subject to be political prisoners if we speak too much against injustice. Speaking freely is not so guaranteed and not so free. President Barack Obama alluded to this in his speech at Madiba's Memorial Service beginning at the 12:40 mark when he said, two things:
1. “Around the world today, men and women are still imprisoned for their political beliefs...”
2. “There are too many leaders who claim solidarity with Madiba's struggle for freedom but do not tolerate dissent from their own people.”
Listen to the entire speech here.
This is history and is still the current status quo national policy in a world that television and other media tells us is a global society. This is used to falsely imply ubuntu, but has nothing to do with it. Nothing's changed except forms of oppression. Colonialism and enslavement have been replaced by capitalism and a supporting cast of institutions that make inhabitants dependent on these oppressive regimes.Related Posts
Life Is Larger – Poem Against The Death Penalty
And then there's more to the story of world famous political prisoner Madiba Nelson Mandela at Freedom Rider: Talking About Mandela. Be sue to read the comments section also for a fuller understanding of the pluses and minuses of his legacy.
