Misconception of the March of Millions
On the day of the Millions More Movement, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March, nay-sayers, disparagers, and cynics have chimed in once again to discredit the effectiveness and mission of an attempt that is founded upon good will. Major media outlets have even chosen not to acknowledge - or to downplay in their acknowledgement - the event in the arguable hopes of quelling its outcome.
Interestingly enough, it appears that the most vocal of the detractors are those who never attended the Million Man March - in person or in spirit - nor its subsequent marches. Most common of the comments is that the meeting served no purpose; lacking a cohesive agenda/plan for the African American community to follow, while others contend that Minister Louis Farrakhan exploited the event for self-gratification and to promote and progress the Muslim faith.
This brings an interesting statement to mind made by the eloquent Mahatma Gandhi which states: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." In "political warfare", the first step is always to discredit your opponent; or at a minimum, to skew and distort their comments and what they stand for. It's arguable whether or not this has been successful in curbing the Minister's attempts - although the misconceptions are quite evident - however, judging by the efforts at large committed at the hands of the government and media, it's safe to assume that the Movement is clearly in the "fight" stage; only to conclude in a "win".
The main misconception is of what the initial effort - the Million Man March - stood for. Before any grouping of people can go forth in any movement or cause, the participants must first be motivated as "individuals". You can't have an army without first having a soldier. Thus, the Million Man March was a move to arm, prepare, and motivate the soldier - as an individual - to do what is necessary to be effective in an army. The weapons are "character", "consciousness", "information" and "faith" in a war of "Injustice" promulgated in the guise of Democracy. Therefore, to justly gauge the effectiveness of this event would require one to query how the event "personally" inspired and/or motivated each individual; realizing that not everyone is a soldier in this fight; particularly, if the fight is not in the soldier.
The other misconception is a result of the division that is often inherent in religions. Some Black Muslims refuse to support Minister Farrakhan's efforts because they feel that he has strayed from the true teachings of Islam, while some Black Christians won't support him because he's a Muslim; feeling that his efforts are in direct contradiction to their Christian beliefs. The haze created as a result of their misunderstanding of these beliefs has obscured their view of the fundamental principle and commonality that exists regardless of their chosen form of worship: They're all Black people living in America; subject to the same atrocities set forth through racism and classism.
The Bush Administration's reaction (or lack thereof) to the Hurricane Katrina disaster was NOT determined by whose Muslim or Christian; no more that police brutality is; no more than racial profiling is; no more than injustice is; no more than AIDS is; no more than drugs are; and no more than Slavery and the Tuskegee Experiment were. The deciding factor is "who's Black" and "who's poor"; conditions that apply to both Muslims and Christians alike. Vain sighs of relief from affluent Blacks fall on deaf ears as their pretentious drunkenness is slapped sober with the realization that no matter how much money they may have.....they're still "Black".
Religious intolerances need to fall to the wayside if this movement is to reach it's fullest potential. This will allow the soldiers who have accepted the call to duty to fully function as an united army in the efforts set forth in the forthcoming Million More Movement. This isn't a battle of "Black vs White", but more so a battle of "Wrong vs Right; which spans the superficialities of "color" and "creed" only to reveal the quality of "character". It has been stated that ones "actions" are direct correlations to ones "beliefs". You don't measure one by what one says, but rather, by what one does. Therefore, one who does nothing, believes nothing.
On the day of the Millions More Movement, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March, nay-sayers, disparagers, and cynics have chimed in once again to discredit the effectiveness and mission of an attempt that is founded upon good will. Major media outlets have even chosen not to acknowledge - or to downplay in their acknowledgement - the event in the arguable hopes of quelling its outcome.
Interestingly enough, it appears that the most vocal of the detractors are those who never attended the Million Man March - in person or in spirit - nor its subsequent marches. Most common of the comments is that the meeting served no purpose; lacking a cohesive agenda/plan for the African American community to follow, while others contend that Minister Louis Farrakhan exploited the event for self-gratification and to promote and progress the Muslim faith.
This brings an interesting statement to mind made by the eloquent Mahatma Gandhi which states: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." In "political warfare", the first step is always to discredit your opponent; or at a minimum, to skew and distort their comments and what they stand for. It's arguable whether or not this has been successful in curbing the Minister's attempts - although the misconceptions are quite evident - however, judging by the efforts at large committed at the hands of the government and media, it's safe to assume that the Movement is clearly in the "fight" stage; only to conclude in a "win".
The main misconception is of what the initial effort - the Million Man March - stood for. Before any grouping of people can go forth in any movement or cause, the participants must first be motivated as "individuals". You can't have an army without first having a soldier. Thus, the Million Man March was a move to arm, prepare, and motivate the soldier - as an individual - to do what is necessary to be effective in an army. The weapons are "character", "consciousness", "information" and "faith" in a war of "Injustice" promulgated in the guise of Democracy. Therefore, to justly gauge the effectiveness of this event would require one to query how the event "personally" inspired and/or motivated each individual; realizing that not everyone is a soldier in this fight; particularly, if the fight is not in the soldier.
The other misconception is a result of the division that is often inherent in religions. Some Black Muslims refuse to support Minister Farrakhan's efforts because they feel that he has strayed from the true teachings of Islam, while some Black Christians won't support him because he's a Muslim; feeling that his efforts are in direct contradiction to their Christian beliefs. The haze created as a result of their misunderstanding of these beliefs has obscured their view of the fundamental principle and commonality that exists regardless of their chosen form of worship: They're all Black people living in America; subject to the same atrocities set forth through racism and classism.
The Bush Administration's reaction (or lack thereof) to the Hurricane Katrina disaster was NOT determined by whose Muslim or Christian; no more that police brutality is; no more than racial profiling is; no more than injustice is; no more than AIDS is; no more than drugs are; and no more than Slavery and the Tuskegee Experiment were. The deciding factor is "who's Black" and "who's poor"; conditions that apply to both Muslims and Christians alike. Vain sighs of relief from affluent Blacks fall on deaf ears as their pretentious drunkenness is slapped sober with the realization that no matter how much money they may have.....they're still "Black".
Religious intolerances need to fall to the wayside if this movement is to reach it's fullest potential. This will allow the soldiers who have accepted the call to duty to fully function as an united army in the efforts set forth in the forthcoming Million More Movement. This isn't a battle of "Black vs White", but more so a battle of "Wrong vs Right; which spans the superficialities of "color" and "creed" only to reveal the quality of "character". It has been stated that ones "actions" are direct correlations to ones "beliefs". You don't measure one by what one says, but rather, by what one does. Therefore, one who does nothing, believes nothing.
What do you belief???
rEvolution,
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