Mike, it is very sobering and angst-filled to realize one’s “idol” (or idealistic image) actually has feet of clay. In some ways tho’ it can be liberating to see the real deal (true history) and be accountable for it and try to move forward with way less hubris as a nation. Was it in the 70’s or 80’s that “consciousness raising” (not a b…
Mike, it is very sobering and angst-filled to realize one’s “idol” (or idealistic image) actually has feet of clay. In some ways tho’ it can be liberating to see the real deal (true history) and be accountable for it and try to move forward with way less hubris as a nation. Was it in the 70’s or 80’s that “consciousness raising” (not a bad thing!) was all the rage? To be more conscious of our actions/impact (consequences) is, I think, a good thing….maybe we should pay more attention to it!
Mine was Vietnam…my first protests…in the late 60’s & early 70’s. Lost friends there & others came back forever changed….how could you not be; other male friends & acquaintances left the country to avoid the draft. On another note, is at that time the (still stalled after all these years) passage of the ERA was on the front burner….had fellow college students tell me that if it passed then women could be drafted. My response was “fair is fair”, even tho I considered myself (still do) a pacifist & opposed the war. Whoa, trip down memory lane!
Mike, it is very sobering and angst-filled to realize one’s “idol” (or idealistic image) actually has feet of clay. In some ways tho’ it can be liberating to see the real deal (true history) and be accountable for it and try to move forward with way less hubris as a nation. Was it in the 70’s or 80’s that “consciousness raising” (not a bad thing!) was all the rage? To be more conscious of our actions/impact (consequences) is, I think, a good thing….maybe we should pay more attention to it!
And, "Teach Ins" during the Vietnam War.
Ha! I remember those!
Barbara. Yes. Being more conscious is definitely a good thing. I can honestly say I was not really conscious until we invaded Afghanistan.
Mine was Vietnam…my first protests…in the late 60’s & early 70’s. Lost friends there & others came back forever changed….how could you not be; other male friends & acquaintances left the country to avoid the draft. On another note, is at that time the (still stalled after all these years) passage of the ERA was on the front burner….had fellow college students tell me that if it passed then women could be drafted. My response was “fair is fair”, even tho I considered myself (still do) a pacifist & opposed the war. Whoa, trip down memory lane!
Barbara, the ‘be accountable’ part is the key. And to paraphrase the last line in the film Erin Brockovich, we suck at it.