Another brick on the wall Pt2;
As I saw the president Obama stand up and give his speech to the world, shivers went up my leg. I am joking it didn't, but it did get me thinking;
This signifies an era.
This is not a onetime thing; this is how we have to think from now on.
This is how we evolved. We are done with authority telling us right from wrong without explanations. We are done with them ruling and judging without explanations. We are done with this partisan crap.
We need to realize that we can change. We can improve. We don’t have to stand stagnated in our old long held dogmas. We have the power within, to collectively take grab of what we think is right.
It is time for the younger generation to dictate policy in Chabad.
The old are out. They are done. We live in the internet world.
There is someone that can change Lubavitch. I guarantee you this; there will be a time when a young man and/or young lady will get on “Facebook” and the blogs collect all the people and make a revolution.
(if it is a woman replace all "he" with "she")
He will demand we change our schools. Demand that we change our councils. Make it transparent.He will demand that there be no more oligarchies, demand that our most eligible go on "shlichus" that we abolish the family territory garbage. We should take it away, revolt. There will be no more elite. There will be no more terror from the rich. There will be no more corruption in our midst. He will help fix the dating issues. He will clean up 770 by annihilating all inane political fight, and he will demand that we kick out idiots and extremist.He will say that we should and will make a real rabbinic program, where we can be proud of our kids, and proud of our leaders.
We have had enough of this 1930 Russian style of management. The transistor is 45nm.
The day will come. I just hope it is sooner rather than later.
Enough! Change. We can and we will.
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13 comments:
Is this your manifesto?
I don't really mean to be sarcastic. I admire your enthusiasm. I might think it misplaced, but it is nonetheless a wonderful asset.
You missed the part about him arriving on a donkey and throwing lightening bolts at all who stand in the way of his mission.
Nemo being sarcastic? Is the lovefest over? Thank heaven for small mercies.
You guys are laughing, but i truly believe it can be done.
That is the problem with us Jews. we analyze issues we perceive to be wrong but we lack the courage to actually get up and change.
Nemo,TRS, i think you should really ask yourself if you think it is possible. MLK had a dream and it came true, people laughed at him.
When will we believe in ourselves?
I hope you don't think I believe in what you stand for.
MLK's dream came true? Ha, tell that to 3/4 of the population of inner city Philadelphia!
MLK's dream came true in the sense that racism was overcome in electing a high officer. It still has yet to achiever equality for all black men.
In any event, MLK isn't single-handedly responsible for the Civil Rights movement. There were lots of people working in every part of the country.
Lubavitch can't be changed by one person. Undivided leadership is important, but it cannot possibly hope to accomplish anything if vested in one person. If anybody is going to change anything, it will be a group of people.
That's if change is possible ...
There is a key distinction between Lubavitch and Civil Rights: CR was about human suffrage and dignity which weren't available to black people unless change happened. The impetus was that a whole class of people were being maligned by society.
There is no human element lacking in Lubavitch. There is no opression from without. Everything that is wrong with Lubavitch is self-inflicted, and I believe that many people don't have a problem perpetuating the problems.
Change cannot occur unless everyone wants change. To effect change in Lubavitch will require a complete paradigm switch. This is especially true because you will have to work with existing Lubavitch communities, institutions and infrastructure.
Good luck.
“it will be a group of people”
I agree one hundred percent. That is why the time is ripe for opportunity. Now it is easier to gather the people. Now it is easier to communicate the wishes of the people. Now it is easier and simpler to find the people who want to help, and want to do only well. Now it is easier to collect votes.
“There is a key distinction between Lubavitch and Civil Rights”
Who cares if it is from within or from without? It can be changed from within; by gathering the sensible people.
I think you should dust of your history book about the CR. There was as much if not more evil from within. The blacks did not believe in MLK. They fought him as much. He had to convince his own people first on how to proceed.
“Martin Luther King had difficulty convincing his followers to commit to the course of non-violence, many said that they had been slapped on both cheeks and kicked on the other two, and they had no more cheeks to turn. He replied:” Violence must never come from any of us. If we become victimised with violent acts or intent, the pending daybreak of promise will be transformed into a gloomy midnight of retrogress”
TRS, about what do you disagree?
I don't agree with you that lubavitch is totally broken and that we need a new leader etc. Do we have issues? Yes. Do we need a new paradigm? No.
Who cares if it is from within or from without?
This wasn't my point. My point was on the oppression.
Civil rights was a fight against the deprivation of basic human needs and dignities. There will always be a driving force and uniting power to better the state of human condition.
Lubavitch has much different problems. The problem is a spiritual deprivation. We are cheated out of the values which our system purports to instill. But it doesn't affect our everyday lives and make us suffer. It may leave us yearning for better, but it's collective strength will not achieve unification. There is no undying human desire to achieve spiritual betterment. And there are other alternatives as well ...
It can be changed from within; by gathering the sensible people.
You'll probably have to dump a lot of the current Lubavitch community to accomplish this ...
You are wrong. Go ask former Beis Rivkah girls if they want to change to school for the better. ask them is they want their kids to go to such a school or if they would like to to improve it.
Ask allot of the modern,moderate people in this community. Ask your friends if they want improved education. If they want an open community council that actually helps them instead of sitting on their backsides.
I think you underestimate the power and will of the people. Make no mistake, they are being oppressed from within and from without.
“There will always be a driving force and uniting power to better the state of human condition.”
True but the manner to go about to change that, the inner psychology had to be changed.
Same goes for out forefather in America. They had to change the ideas and culture. Impress on them how a government should and must run.
Same goes for moderate Muslim communities. It takes time for them to change, adapt. But it has happened. Turkey, Egypt, and other countries are trying to become democratic. Change the way the people think. And it is possible.
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