Some of you have written to say that things are not getting worse, and there is no more violence than there ever was. I have always been interested in figures, and how they can be manipulated. ("100% increase in..." Which could mean - two instead of one.)
 
As I stated, there is certainly a difference now that we have 24 hour news, but I have looked into other facts. Violent and aggressive we have always been. We are a violent species. Most countries are now occupied by invading forces. (Get that? Most countries are now occupied by invading countries!)

In my youth we never heard of anyone attacking anyone except with fists. I am sure some people did get stabbed - but not in my whole area. Now in that area, stabbings and shooting are daily events. With few exceptions, the most violent movies at that time were Walt Disney cartoons! (Ever checked them out that way? Even more so these days.)

Very different from the North Vietnam and Korean wars, these days it seems, reporters are not allowed to get up close - the government decide what they can and cannot report. We only learn what is really happening by
the reports of maverick reporters.

And even in the North Vietnam and Korean wars, we did not get the facts. I was in Hong Kong at that time and spoke to reporters just back from the front line. They said they could not even send in some of the true footage or they would get fired.

So what is this to you/us?
Well if it is true that we are all one, connected by unseen frequencies (as with radio waves, and the land under the oceans) then we are all part of what is going on - on every level, all the time. A lot of what we feel moment to moment may not be directly to do with ourselves, but the collective. And if there is such a thing as Karma, then we are all responsible.

Again, what to do? Open up. Let everything in. Feel. And remember to watch for any against-ness. In a smaller way, most of us, most of the time are doing similar things. Check it out.

And as always, don't take it too seriously...

Documentary:
The most dangerous man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers 2009

http://www.mostdangerousman.org/

Synopsis
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a leading Vietnam War strategist, concludes that America¹s role in the war is based on decades of lies. He leaks 7,000 pages of top-secret documents to The New York Times, a daring act of conscience that leads directly to Watergate, President Nixon¹s resignation and the end of the Vietnam War. Ellsberg and a who¹s-who of Vietnam-era movers and shakers give a riveting account of those world-changing events in POV¹s The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers by award-winning filmmakers Judith Ehrlich (The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It) and Rick Goldsmith (Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press).  A co-production of ITVS in association with American Documentary/POV. (90 minutes)

Watch Trailer:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1549665305/

Vietnam War opponent Daniel Ellsberg sees parallels in Afghanistan:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/10/vietnam-war-op
ponent-daniel-ellsberg-sees-parallels-in-afghanistan/1