"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
Albert Einstein
The last six years have cost America much more than many of us could ever have thought possible. We've lost over 3,600 Americans and over a half a trillion dollars as a result of Bush's occupation of Iraq. Sadly, we will lose more before it's over.
We almost lost an entire city to Katrina, and the struggle to recover is still not over for many of our friends in the Gulf. For some, recovery will never happen.
We lost nearly 3,000 people in the World Trade Center on 9/11, and the mastermind of the plot is still roaming the mountains of the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. Or maybe he's dead, who knows? President Bush, apparently, "is not that concerned".
We've lost the trust of most of our allies in the world. Lost good jobs to oursourcing. Lost any expectation of privacy when we pick up the phone to make a call. And we're teetering on the edge when it comes to global climate change.
But something we have not lost, despite the best efforts of the Bush administration to distort and distract and deceive, is the truth.
Truth, as JK so often reminds us, is the American bottom line. And as long as we don't let them, as long as we recognize and remember that it's We the People who make up this great country, and not Bush and Cheney, they can't take it from us.
Teach your children well, friends.
What is Truth?
Johnny Cash
The old man turned off the radio
Said, "Where did all of the old songs go
Kids sure play funny music these days
They play it in the strangest ways"
Said, "it looks to me like they've all gone wild
It was peaceful back when I was a child"
Well, man, could it be that the girls and boys
Are trying to be heard above your noise?
And the lonely voice of youth cries
"What is truth?"
A little boy of three sittin' on the floor
Looks up and says, "Daddy, what is war?"
"Son, that's when people fight and die."
The little boy of three says "Daddy, why?"
A young man of seventeen in Sunday school
Being taught the golden rule
And by the time another year has gone around
It may be his turn to lay his life down
Can you blame the voice of youth for asking
"What is truth?"
A young man sittin' on the witness stand
The man with the book says "Raise your hand."
"Repeat after me, I solemnly swear."
The man looked down at his long hair
And although the young man solemnly swore
Nobody seems to hear anymore
And it didn't really matter if the truth was there
It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair
And the lonely voice of youth cries
"What is truth?"
The young girl dancing to the latest beat
Has found new ways to move her feet
The young man speaking in the city square
Is trying to tell somebody that he cares
Yeah, the ones that you're calling wild
Are going to be the leaders in a little while
This old world's wakin' to a new born day
And I solemnly swear that it'll be their way
You better help the voice of youth find
"What is truth?"
And the lonely voice of youth cries
"What is Truth?"
Comments (2)
Posted by fedup | July 17, 2007 7:33 AM
Awesome post and awesome video. I never listened to Johnny Cash much but what a wonderful song. Now I know why my daughter has him listed as one of her favorite musicians and why her quote on myspace is :
"Those in power write the history and those who suffer write the songs."
Truth is the bottom line and it is long overdue that we as the citizens of this country start demanding it all the time.
Posted by Kerryvisionary | July 17, 2007 11:39 AM
This is a beautiful video, Faith. It gave me the shivers because it *is* truth. That is, in my opinion, John Kerry's greatest mission in this world. To tell the American people the truth, all the time, and until they hear it.
The Johnny Cash song is for and about JK and everyone who has been inspired to bring truth to leadership and keep that sunlight shining even in the most hallowed halls of government.
The young man speaking in the city square
Is trying to tell somebody that he cares
Yeah, the ones that you're calling wild
Are going to be the leaders in a little while
This old world's wakin' to a new born day
And I solemnly swear that it'll be their way
You better help the voice of youth find
"What is truth?"
The young JK knew to speak the truth and he has kept that conviction through the years. Now it is his turn to help the voice of youth find "what is truth." And they are listening.
Thank you for this post that will give them the chance to hear what they need to hear.