From the mind of critic: “If we believe so much in a country that we pledge allegiance to a symbol of it, do we truly understand we can only remain as a country if we’re indivisble, where all of us have equal access to liberty and justice? Do we believe liberty and justice are just words, and we’ve been saying them so long that we don’t even think about what they mean, kind of like church on sunday? Or do we realize they’re more than mere words we aloofly recite because of tradition, they’re calls to action against anybody and anything who portrays themselves one way, while living a completely different way? Words and language are something that matter, and don’t matter at the same time. On one hand, they help us make sense of the supposed chaos, so we can faithfully, reasonably and realistically state our ideas so not only do we understand them, but so can the public when we share them. On the other hand, they can also greatly increase the chaos, making it a concept nobody can deny, by distracting thinking and non-thinking minds alike into believeing things to be true, without taking the time to figuring out if they actually are true. What is the answer, how do we figure out what’s true and what’s not true? First, we must assertain what we think and believe, not what somebody else has told ud to think and believe. Second, we must analyze the messages we recieve past and present, and see if they’re backed up with action. Empty words and promises are just that, empty. We could promise all day that we believe in liberty and justice for all, but then heavily skew all the advantages to one side. Trust but verify are words to live by, The more we verify the meanings of the words we hear and use, the more faith we have in them. Concepts and motives can never die, they can only be fogged over. May we all be the foglights” 🙂