Written by Lynn White
History is littered with stories of imaginary futures.
Bread, land and peace were Lenin’s promises
and the Bolsheviks believed them
and, like others before and since,
believed in themselves,
believed they could achieve them.
But power intervened,
power and conflict
external and internal
and internal contradictions
all in the mix
and look where it took them.
Such promises,
such imagined futures,
have a long history
and a large geography.
They were being similarly re-imagined
at that same time by the early Kibbutz movement.
Simplicity and co-operation in one harmonious state.
They believed they could achieve it,
believed they could set an example
for the whole world to follow.
But power intervened,
power and conflict
external and internal
and internal contradictions
all in the mix
and look where it has taken them.
We thought the monsters were defeated,
starved,
dead,
buried
with stakes through their hearts,
but they were sleeping
and being fattened
ready
to rise
in power
again.
So what is to be done now the monsters have risen again.
Text © Lynn White
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Yes, I am afraid history keeps repeating itself over and over. As soon as humans gain power, corruption follows hard on its heels. 🌹❌️❤️🌿