Commentary by Brother Giovanni - Image courtesy of the Pizzaonian Art Institute, Abe Straction, curator (C)2012
A nation is most vulnerable when it is evolving between value systems. When the old values and symbols that define us as a country begin to fade away, and the new values that will redefine us have yet to arrive, a nation is in a very dangerous time. It is during these transitory times that demagogues usually appear.
These periods of major shifts in values can not only change a nation, they can rip its people apart and make them weaker and less able to survive. Look at Washington, DC if you need an example. These periods in a our countries history may be more dangerous than war as a threat to our nation’s survival.
We have always believed the core values that bind us together as a nation will allow us to survive. Fundamental to this belief is that when the new symbols and values arrive, they will encompass these same core values. This may not be the contradiction this appears to be.
In the United States these core values can be summed up in the phrase “evolving to a more perfect Union” because that’s what we have been doing these last 241 years … and it’s no secret we aren’t there yet.
The question now is: What are we trying to evolve to?
That’s up to you and me. Pay attention, it’s all happening before your very eyes!
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