Month: January 2014

Well it finally happened. Though there’s slim chance anyone noticed. But the conscience revolution just may have begun in the United States today. Last night at 1 am to be exact. But more on that in a minute. Oh I know what you’re thinking. “What conscience revolution is that Mr. Ambassador? You mean the one that started way back in the nineteen-sixties when we were marching in the streets for women’s rights and civil rights and to end the war in Vietnam?” Uh, yes, that one. And point well taken. But see, that’s not a revolution. That’s a revolt. By a relatively small number of people. Though we were able to make great strides towards more equality, pass the Civil Rights Act, garner more pay — and more say — for the female portion of our society, and yes even brought the Vietnam War to an end eventually (though some could rightly argue that America’s retreat from Vietnam had little to do with the will of the people and everything to do with the fact that the powers that be in Washington finally realized it was just an unwinnable war), these are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to truly eradicating the myriad injustices in the world today, not to mention the ones in our own backyard here in the land of the free