by thrulookingglass » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:44 pm
My, my Ellie, haven't you struck the nail on the head. If not posing a larger question of life itself (Why am I here? What am I here for?) My first instinct was the over-used Col. Jessup/Capt. Scientology exchange: "I want the TRUTH!"<br>I'd be lying if I didn't say camaraderie. Don't get me wrong, I'm not looking for a bunch of 'yes-men'. I was researching the 9/11 conspiracy when I came upon RI. To say I was captivated upon finding Jeff's blog is an understatement. I remember clicking subject after subject on the right hand margin of Jeff's previous posts, reading and reading. I felt numb almost. Here's someone who finally gets it! All the bullshit, all the lies...they see right through it! Since finding the site about 6 months ago I have learned so much more. What do I want? An end to tyranny. More justice, peace, equality. I want to believe that these aren't outdate axioms that individuals themselves care about, think about, but more importantly act upon. I use RI to dilute the pollution created by the mass media's version of current events. I remember flocking to RI on 7/7 hoping for the locals’ perspective. I knew I could count on accurate or at least investigative journalism from the likes of those who have taking their time to answer your question or at least clarify their own positions. I don't know what makes RI special to me, but it is. I do feel (at least a small) sense of community here, which I find lacking in many other internet avenues. You need only look at the posts and the concerns for biaohantoi (sp?), and on 7/7, there were calls for antiaristo's assessment of the London bombings. More and more people are fed up with the corporate media's obfuscated version of reality. There are many events in my life and that others have shared with me that lead me to believe, or that have assured me that there is a much bigger world out there than convention can speak of. A friend of my family served in WWII as a B-17 co-pilot, in Korea as a fighter pilot who was shot down and spent 2 years in a POW camp, he then went on to fly C-5 Galaxy transports in Vietnam. He told me of a time he was scrambled to intercept a UFO (yup, that's right) with a wing man. That the object fluttered from one side of his aircraft to the other and seemed to be playing with his fighter. He obviously had no chance of intercepting the craft. He grabbed me and told me that these things were very real and to not doubt that. I can't tell you the immense amount of respect I had for this man, or of his sense of duty. I've known a lot of people in the service or who are employees of defense contractors who speak of these dubious and horrific conspiracies that subjugate the public that they swore to defend. Anyhow, just to draw this to a close...I heard Elvis Costello this morning and thought of all of us who, in some way or another, work towards a brighter day:<br>"And as I walked on<br>Through troubled times<br>My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes<br>So where are the strong?<br>And who are the trusted?<br>And where is the harmony?<br>Sweet harmony.<br><br>'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry.<br>What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding?"<br> <p></p><i></i>
