Help Not Wanted
Start with the British Red Coats.
They believed they were the good guys.
The Confederate States believed they were the good guys.
The German and Japanese fascists believed they were the good guys.
The Red Revolution in China believed they were the good guys.
The Klan believes they are the good guys.
Today, the Proud Boys, Boogaloo, Q believe they are the good guys.
The Republican Party believes they are the good guys.
Every one of these groups, organizations, and clubs has a sign in their window.
That sign says, help not wanted.
What does that mean?
To want help, you first must come to realize you need help.
You get a flat tire, there's no spare, and you call AAA to get help.
The storm blows the roof off of your house.
You call your insurance because you need that roof repaired.
You have a toothache.
Do you knock it out of your head like Tom Hanks in the film Castaway?
No, you go to a dentist because they have the knowledge on how to help you.
Help not wanted.
Most of us can recognize when we need physical help.
We have a broken bone, a cut, an illness.
However, a significant portion of Americans remain unaware of the need for moral guidance.
They can't see the fairy tales of the 'white hood' have become ingrained in their culture.
They can't feel the emotional temperature rise around them as selfish, tyrannical voices shout allegiance to their great leader.
They can't hear people cry as they deny them the right to exist.
They don't need any help because their god is on their side.
They know power makes right.
They are defending their race.
They are defending their belief.
This is why they can't be helped.
Help not wanted.
The only way to change the course of a river is through real effort.
To redirect to control floodwaters, civil engineering takes decades of continuous effort.
To have a civil society takes decades of continuous effort.
You can't just brush your teeth once and think you're done.
The waters of strife, of dissonance, of anger and hate will always be with us.
The rain will fall on a sunny day.
But we are not predestined to drown in a flood of hate.
We have the ability to control the political climate.
We can build dams of justice so everyone feels safe.
We can build bridges of compassion so everyone feels love.
We can bring the ideal of the big tent to life, making it a welcoming space for everyone.
Not just hope it will happen.
But remember, our help is not wanted.
Many of our brothers and sisters are comfortable like ducks in the rain.
We who live in the sun just have to keep on getting on.
The lost will come to dry off of their own free will.
When they are ready.
Peace
Daniel J Frey aka Toby