The image above came to me in an email that I received back in late July. I was being offered a chance, as you can see, to watch a video that would focus on the Jeffrey Epstein controversy. I presume that anyone reading this blog posting will know what I am talking about. Click the link I have just provided if, by any chance, you don't.
This particular opportunity, urging me to "Watch now," was one of many opportunities presented to me, and others, to hear from informed observers about what the Epstein controversy may mean for the Trump presidency. I get scores of offers, like the one above, on a daily basis - not all focusing on Jeffrey Epstein, of course. I can watch videos on Substack, or on YouTube, or on other platforms, touching on almost every important political issue, and I do not think I am alone. All of us are being asked to use the Internet and modern technology to watch informed people talk about the most important political issues facing the nation. Many of us spend a lot of time doing that.
I virtually NEVER actually watch one of the videos being offered. Those who know my prejudices will remember that I think that "observation" can be a kind of trap for those who would like to make sure that our democratic self-government works the way it is supposed to.
"Watching" does not preclude "doing." That's obviously true. However, when time is limited (and that also is true of our time, always), we need to decide what is more important - watching other people talk about important issues, or saying and doing something about them ourselves.
I am quite serious in urging all of us to reflect upon the possibility that when we put ourselves in the role of "spectators," we can, completely inadvertently, disempower ourselves as "actors."
We definitely do need to know what is happening in the "political world" in which we most immediately live. Even more than that, though, we need to assert our own, personal control over that "political world." That is what "self-government" is all about. This blog posting is just a reminder that if "we, the people," actually intend to "run the place," we need to spend a considerable amount of time organizing with our friends and neighbors to advance the kind of policies we think are most important.
Should we all "Watch now?" Maybe, but way more important than "watching" now, we need to be "acting" now.
There are lots of ways to do that. Join up with "Indivisible," or start one of those "Civic Health Clubs." Or - and, here's a thought - "Run For Something!" I am someone who did just that, and I recommend it!
Image Credit:
https://katiephang.substack.com/p/epstein-coverup-analysis-w-katie
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