Winners and winners

" Other's weakness

cannot be  your strength. "

- Wasif Ali Wasif

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this is the lie

that far too many believe

this is the flaw in the American ethos

that we can get to that mythical place of wealth and power

by ourselves

that all that matters is that WE get there,

no matter what happens to others

that it is acceptable for others to LOSE

as long as we WIN

in fact we take a certain, sick delight

in using power on others

on having power over others

subjugation is the name of the game

marginalization, minimization

whether it be our country over others

our religion over others

our gender over the other

our race over others.

it plays out in so many ways

with whites marginalizing

men marginalizing

the rich marginalizing

Christians marginalizing

Ah, what we can do when we go to this place

where we ensure our safety

amass our wealth

build our egos

by making others less

we can play deadly and destructive political games in South America

we can abuse and use women

we can shame the poor

we can systematically destroy, literally, by taking away hope

and taking away life from young people of color

we can rejects and demonize people born LGBTQI

we can bully

we can ridicule

we can exclude

we can lie

we can even worship and cheer in our

fearful gatherings (such as CPAC and some churches)

a “leader” who embodies the lifestyle of a predator

feeding off of, devouring others

in order to exist

seeking to find his own strength

in the destruction of the vulnerable

but we cannot find our strength in the weakness of others!

for each person carries the DNA of the Sacred

we are all “children of God”

we are in this together

and the Sacred design is that we all find our way to that place

where Love lives and rules

together

no one left behind

no one excluded

or minimized

or marginalized

a philosophy of life that believes

We can diminish and crush others to benefit ourselves

is an affront to the Sacred

it tears at the fabric of who we are

the weakness of others is our weakness

and we can only find our true strength

by lifting them up

welcoming them in

embracing

loving

caring

helping

in the divine math

all means all