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"Th newspaper does ivrything f'r us. It runs th' polis foorce an' th' - PPT Presentation

The newspaper reporter Gene Kelly in the movie version of Inherit the Wind sa Sometimes words are used in such a way a phrase is tures the imagination with it may live on to to refute its original ID: 311679

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"Th newspaper does ivrything f'r us. It runs th' polis foorce an' th' banks, commands th' milishy, controls th' ligislachure, baptizes th' young, marries th' foolish, comforts th' afflicted, afflicts th' comfortable, buries th' dead an' roasts thim aftherward." The newspaper reporter (Gene Kelly in the movie version) of Inherit the Wind sa Sometimes words are used in such a way, a phrase is tures the imagination with it may live on to to refute its original intent. of a newspaper. The idea traveled from parody to purpose. the income gap has steadily, systematically widened The Comfortable and the Afflicted UUCSEA 02/27/2011 Richards / 4 of 5 He’s got enough money to pay the ticket. Snow removal won’t come through his street right away. that I want to retain my comfortato do that knowing that someone is in need. So I reach for outlandish, outrageous justifications for n every one of those pitiful excuses, I may feel The bad news is that humans will go to great lengths to make up stories that justify apathy toward suffering. The good news is that humans to simply say, “I don’t care.” There has to be a I once heard Noam Chomsky give a lecture on the tdepressing) to find out about how the media is by and ous listener managed to ask, “Mr. Chomsky, given what you have achine, is there any hope?” After a moment’s consideration, Chomsky replied, “There is hope in the very fact that this much time and energy and only mean that the individuals and Afflicting the comfortable means, to me, challenging the natural tendency to comfort from the uncomfortable truth of human suffering. It is natural to appreciate comforts; it is human nature to be comfortable with the reality is a human failing that we are sometimes able to grasp onto the most ridiculous stories in a vain attempt to protect ourselves from that uncomfortable reality. From Reagan’s picture of the welfare queen bilking the system and living a Jan Brewer’s vivid description of immigrants border illegally: “They're coming here, and they're bringing drugs. And they're doing drop houses, and they're extorting people and they're terrorizing the families.” These are ways of shifting blame onto y from those who might help; trying to keep us comfortable and of human nature: that same imagination to deceive ourselves into complacent inaction is the same imagination that can be used to inspire empathy for others. I can spend my time making up crazy reasons for helping that guy move his car, or I could use my imagination to put myself in his place. I am warming up now, but I remember how that wind felt. I am warming up now, but I remember when I needed to move my car and no one was around and the ticket was $150!! I am comfortable here, but how much mocan help him out and rest; and enjoy my meal; and count my fingers and toes once again. I can imagine a dozen reasons for inaction, but I can also imagine what it must feel like to be him, that someone can help him. The Comfortable and the Afflicted UUCSEA 02/27/2011 Richards / 5 of 5 We comfort the afflicted, not so that we can be completely comfortablecomforters. We afflict the comfortad but to make ourselves aware of the affliction that surrounds us; to make us aw It is not, then, a vital one; a natural flow; an intentional engagement with the realities of this life; a chance to let our gratitude fuel our compassionate commitment to others which results in Do you hear? Hear the cry fear won’t still, hear the heart’s call to will, do you hear in the hush of your soul? From the place where we stand to the outermost strand, do we hear? All the dreams, all the dares, e prayers—they are yours, mine and theirs—do we hear, do we hear? May we keep our ears, minds and hearts open. *Thanks to Mother Jones magazine for these statistics: “It’s the Inequality, Stupid!” by Dave Gilson and Carolyn Perot, March/April 2011 issue.