Looking at my Reflection

 I am pretty darn handsome, even if I do say so myself!

I can't explain the fascination, but I both love and hate my reflection. Sometimes I jump back in fear and other times I feel the need to protect myself and others around me. It could be a mirror or water; it's all the same reflection, isn't it?

Where did that other Maltese come from? Is it friend or foe? Why doesn't anyone else see the other dog? These are some of the questions that intrigue me, that I ponder every day.

When you look at your reflection what do you see? Are you a leader or follower? Are you an manager or a participant? What does America look like to you?

I see only fragments of the great country America once was. I see despair in the eyes of our population as they struggle to find work and keep food on the table. I see skepticism and distrust in our leaders as they work with the "other side of the aisle" and purposefully deceive us with propaganda. I see humiliation and torment in the eyes of the persecuted.

But I also see hope and promise. There is always hope for better things to come; promise of new leadership and direction for our great nation. But for this to happen, each of us needs to search our soul, ask God for guidance, and pursue the path that will take back our country from the present evil that lies within our halls of government and justice.

We must ignore those that claim all great deeds were done by their own hands. We must overlook oration and rely on facts. Great deeds are accomplished when great minds and souls work together. One person cannot claim all the credit. We now see through all the attempts to alter, ignore or twist the facts for self gratification under the guise of Change.

"All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume."

          Noam Chomsky (1928 - )

 

"Why is propaganda so much more successful when it stirs up hatred than when it tries to stir up friendly feeling?"

Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970) 

Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves." 
        Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)