Comments on: We must not be silent.. http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/09/28/we-must-not-be-silent/ "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."-Teddy Roosevelt Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:34:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dusty http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/09/28/we-must-not-be-silent/#comment-1978 Dusty Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:22:06 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/09/28/we-must-not-be-silent/#comment-1978 I have the video up on my personal site that shows the soldiers basically firing at point blank range and killing the Japanese journalist who was armed with only a video camera. The Monks also did this in South Vietnam prior to the beginning of the Vietnam War if you recall... I have the video up on my personal site that shows the soldiers basically firing at point blank range and killing the Japanese journalist who was armed with only a video camera.

The Monks also did this in South Vietnam prior to the beginning of the Vietnam War if you recall…

]]> By: earl bockenfeld http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/09/28/we-must-not-be-silent/#comment-1974 earl bockenfeld Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:18:08 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/09/28/we-must-not-be-silent/#comment-1974 Yet the people of Myanmar still march, only armed with the conviction that their government is unjust and that it can be changed through non-violent means. They are awe-inspiring and humbling, not only for their courage, but for their steadfast committment to dignity in the face of in indignity. Days like this make me both admire the human spirit towards freedom and despair for our chances as a collective of freedom-lovers to ever truly reach the pinnacle, to really succeed in toppling the ugly side of human nature, the side that craves oppression. Will we ever win? It seems unlikely. But when I feel like that, I remind myself of this quote from Camus: <blockquote> The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy. </blockquote> Everyday I see those monks walking down the street I am deeply inspired and ashamed at my self for lack of activism. Yet the people of Myanmar still march, only armed with the conviction that their government is unjust and that it can be changed through non-violent means. They are awe-inspiring and humbling, not only for their courage, but for their steadfast committment to dignity in the face of in indignity.

Days like this make me both admire the human spirit towards freedom and despair for our chances as a collective of freedom-lovers to ever truly reach the pinnacle, to really succeed in toppling the ugly side of human nature, the side that craves oppression. Will we ever win? It seems unlikely.

But when I feel like that, I remind myself of this quote from Camus:

The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

Everyday I see those monks walking down the street I am deeply inspired and ashamed at my self for lack of activism.

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