The Passivity of Hope

Hope breeds passivity beyond comprehension as the multitudes sit idly by awaiting some higher power to take care of things for them. We have been asleep at the wheel for far too long, and now that it is time for action the world is placing all of its eggs in a basket called hope. Even Obama counseled his countrymen that there would have to be sacrifices made, and hard work to be done, by all. But a country so lulled by its own magnificence still believes in the old paradigm that the world taxation system is still in full swing and will continue to bring in the riches of the globe. We refuse to see the current tide of change at our own peril, for instead of taking the bull by the horns and creating the world that we desire, we are standing down while the very people who created this mess tell us that they can get us out of it. I say it is time to place your hope for change in yourself, not some outside icon. If there was ever a time when the powers that be are not going to come to your rescue, it is now. The greatest opportunity to create something new, something that works for more than the military-industrial elite and its entourage of a few complicit first-world countries, is upon us. This is our chance to align our consciousness along the lines of higher principles, to live up to our potential as human beings, not brainwashed remote-controlled automatons. It is time to wake up to the reality that there is going to be no more free ride, not for America, and not for the world. We are all going to have to work hard if we want to avoid allowing ourselves to descend into the depths of our own worst nightmare for humanity at large. Those who do not know are responsible for their ignorance; those who do are responsible for idly standing by.