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3/13/96

Historical Revisionism

Right now, in the United States, there is an active attempt to rewrite our history going on, right as I write this. It is subtle. It comes from the desire to forget our mistakes. Indeed, its effect is more widespread than the U.S. It is happening all around the world. There are those who would have us believe that the Holocaust never happened. There are those who would have us believe that the Europeans who came to North America were perfectly justified in their actions. There are those who would have us believe that the tribes who came before us were savages and beasts. There are also those who would have us believe that Native Americans lived in a Utopia, until the Europeans came to destroy it. There are those who would have us believe that Germany is no longer a facist state, even though they use Nazi-like tactics to supress their population from speaking or sharing. They think that by telling publications not to use the letters D-O-O-M, in that order, they can somehow heal the wounds inflicted by Hitlar. They are gravely mistaken. There are those who would say that white men were created by mad scientists. There are those who would say that black men are the "mud people". There are those who would say that women exist strictly for the purpose of pleasing men. There are those who would say that men are pigs. Some people believe the welfare state to be the cause of a dependency class. Others believe the welfare state to be the way out of poverty. There are groups who believe that a small but devious bunch of conspirators are ruling the course of human events. Others think that we are living in a senseless anarchy, where everyone does as they please, with no real governing body. There are churches who profess to be the end-all and be-all for the human race. They believe themselves to be the only hope for humanity to survive. Some churches admit that they are not for everyone, but these kind of churches do not really teach dogmatic doctrines to their congregations. Instead, they all have people make up their own belief systems for themselves. Hence there is no central belief, or any central belief which guides them is constantly vulnerable to alteration. Hence, they are not true churches. They are social get-togethers. In order for members to truly form a church, they must share a common value or belief system. Churches which do not do this ARE NOT CHURCHES. They aren't even religions. Some people say that free love is what is killing our culture. Others say that it's the only workable solution to the world's problems.
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE TRUE AND CAN BE PROVEN!

Where does this leave YOU? Which doctrines will YOU believe? It is something that only YOU can decide. YOU must take a look at the world and see what makes the most sense to YOU. If none of it makes any sense to you, then I share a common belief with you. It doesn't make sense to me either. I just have to live with it. Everyone in this world has to find a way to cope with it, one way or another.

What do I do? Well, recently, my beliefs have been in a sort of constant fluxuation. Some days, I wake up and think about how wonderful God is. Other days, I wonder how such a being could even exist. A few days ago, I was harboring conspiracy theories, today I'm more inclined to think that all the people in the world are bumbling idiots just wandering around with blindfolds on. Sometimes, I get scared and think Madonna has got my mind in an eternal trap that I'll never get out of. Other times, I welcome this eternal trap, as it gives me a chance to believe that I am loved. IT IS CRAZY! I AM CRAZY!

So, should we just forget all this craziness? Should we wipe from our memories the pain of the past? If we do, we might find innocence, or at least the illusion thereof, and live happier lives. But if you don't remember your mistakes, how can you learn from them? I don't have the answers. Well, some of the time I feel like I do, and that feels really good when it happens. Should I be thrown in an insane asylum? Maybe I should, but I hope no one does it to me. Even if I am crazy, I'd like to think that I'm doing some good here. I'd like to believe that some of these words are making people laugh and others cry of happiness, and I hope they can inspire people to love one another a little more. I have learned, from Madonna, that giving other people these feelings actually makes me feel much better. Is it just a self-designed hoax to repress and deny all the bad feelings from my childhood? It could be, but I still like it.

So, what shall we do with history? Throw it away? Alter it? Fabricate a new one? That is something for each and every person who lives in this world to decide amongst themselves.

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