Someone once said it takes a village to raise a child. It appears that a village can also destroy a child.The Zimmerman trial is over, well maybe it is over. Some in the village are outraged at the not guilty verdict and some are pleased. The village appears to be schizophrenic.
I'm trying to find that village in the photograph. It seems to look quiet and best of all deserted. I don't dislike all individuals but then again I am not in love with the concept of the collective conscience.
The collective view of humanity is very attractive to our culture. I am a cynic because when I see a collective group of human beings I see a mob. Mobs tend to be brutish and and of course there is no such thing as a collective consience. Mobs impose their will through force, and if you are not a member of the proverbial village the mob will attempt to destroy you.
The village I live in now is pretty brutal. The village I live in now has murdered at least 48,932,474 children, and yet the villagers rail against violence. The village I live in now sells violence on the movie screen, televison, video games, and music, yet the villagers are willing to give their rapt attention to some musician or actor that speaks out against violence.
The village in the photo appears to be empty from the outside, unfortunately in my village it is many of the villagers that are empty on the inside.
