https://johnpavlovitz.com/2019/07/16/america-is-dead/
"Not the America that I idealized as a boy; not the glittering beacon of
equality I imagined it to be through the vaseline-covered lenses of my
maleness and straightness and whiteness; not the star-spangled stuff of
towering billboards, celluloid dreams, and black and white movie
reels—promising every human being open-armed welcome and the
unencumbered chase of life, liberty, and happiness.
That America, I’ve come to learn, never really existed. Its freedom and
abundance were never fully available to everyone here. It had been built
on the land and the backs of people who saw only a fraction of the
promises made by the anthems and the slogans. I grieved the passing of
that America long ago, like a childhood myth you one day wake up and
realize you’ve outgrown and can’t fool yourself into believing anymore,
as much as you want to."
Via Janet Logan.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
