The tyranny through fear that Kony has accomplished in his region of
Africa has an undeniable effect on the psyche of the youth. However
different the tactics the tyranny over the minds of youth perpetrated
here in the U.S. is no less impactful and likely much more pervasive.
In fact, the producer of the Kony 2012 video himself is a victim of
this tyranny and he demonstrates evidence of it in his video. Sadly
it has so affected his mind that it has lasted well into adulthood and
will cause him to destroy his own life’s work.
For comparison, let’s first look at the tyranny perpetrated by Kony
and its lasting effects. It is clear from the video that victims are
impacted well beyond the physical grip of Kony. Fear rules the state
of mind of those who have escaped his grasp and even those who have
never come into contact with his army. It is the tyranny created by
this fear of constant danger that controls the behavior of his victims
and their communities. The hope of overcoming such tyranny is created
by the organization Invisible Children that made the Kony 2012 video and others that have
transformed the communities, building schools and organizing basic
security.
On the other hand, there is less hope for victims here in the U.S. of
ever being able to overcome the tyranny of the mind that has created
the impression that we are all servants to our government.
Ironically, in the nation founded in self governance, we have made the
government our master. Not only is this the view of those inside of
government but it is so implanted in our minds that it becomes the
solution to every problem we confront.
This is even the case for
the producers of the Kony 2012 video that are tackling a problem half
way around the globe that does not and has no reason to involve the
U.S. government yet it becomes the end game of an otherwise amazing
success story. With all of the things already accomplished what sort
of self destructive mind set must it take to allow the U.S.
government to take over your life’s work. It seems so sad that the
biggest viral video campaign ever pulled off will only lead to
bureaucrats taking over all of the good work already accomplished.
If
only founding principles and the constitution were taught in our
government schools instead of indoctrination enslaving the minds of our youth into believing that the U.S. Government is their master. Only tyranny of the mind can explain such a twisted plan to stir up a large part of the populous to ask our representatives to violate the constitution in order to take money from the same populous only to waste most of that money with an inefficient bureaucracy to form a posse to chase down a bad guy half way around the world on a trail that is six years cold.
So what's the solution? One more simple approach may be to just do what our state
department does when it tries to avoid a constitutional conflict: just hire Blackwater to consult
with local governments to from a better police security force.
As for the U.S. tyranny over the minds of young Americans, it's not as easy to solve, but it begins with you.
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