The Ally Image

What do you experience mostly, love or hate?

Maybe the answer is... it depends. I love my kids, dog and/or spouse but I hate injustice. I love truth and I hate lies. I love allies and I hate enemies. All well and good, common sense, maybe.

If you're a religious or spiritual person, you're probably aware of the pitfalls associated with hate. If you're a strictly science based person, you probably know that cultivating hatred compromises mental health. Justifications for hate are a slippery slope whatever your perspective. Extreme caution should be exercised when allowing hate into our experience.

Chronic feelings of hate makes us bitter, sick and old. Consistently activating feelings of love brings us health, joy and connection. Any questions?

Which would you rather cultivate within yourself, love or hate? Which would you rather inspire in others?

Marshall Rosenberg invented this amazing technology called non-violent communication, a language of rapport that is especially helpful in resolving intense conflicts. We ALL see things differently, no two persons see the world exactly the same way. If the differences are extreme, communication is essential, especially for a functioning democracy. Marshall said that when we form an enemy image of others, we loose the ability to connect and communicate.

Do enemies of America, of democracy, exist? Who are America's allies? How can we tell?

Those who are encouraging American's to form enemy images, do not want a functioning democracy. Especially those who are encouraging Americans to hate other Americans.

America is being prodded and goaded by media, established media, social media, so called independent media including podcasts to form enemy images. We are being told to hate each other. If there was a single criteria for judging whether your information source is accurate or trust worthy, notice how much they advocate hate. Are you hearing judgmental labels like libtards, fascist, rascist, marxist? Are your media sources encouraging you to see your friends and family, your neighbors as enemies?

How does Democracy survive? We the citizens of the USA figure out how to come together, to notice the agendas of tyranny, divide and conquer. To reconnect and respect each other in spite the fragmentary forces we can't quite identify. Separated, isolated, angry, we become powerless to effect the change we can all agree on.

Let go of anger. Refuse to submit to hate. Choose love. Your democracy depends on it.