Merry Christmas everybody, I hope you all
have a blast and forget for a while what world are you from. Because, frankly,
reality is way too tough for us to be dealing with, and that is something we’ve
said for too many damn years… and then tomorrow went missing, and we forgot the
river underneath us, running and taking everything with it. So, away from the
jingle bells and the celebrations, we should know that it would only get
bitter[er]. Whatever, Santa did put under that mistletoe is no surprise; he put
nothing at all.
Since it’s almost 2015 in few days, I figured
a make a ‘new year’s resolutions’ list- but then, since I’m too tired of the
‘new year, new me’ type of crap, I decided to realize the world’s previous new
year’s resolutions. Instead of the ‘I want to do this, I want to do that’ bullshit,
why don’t I give you a little list I like to name: a Reality Check.
It’s almost 2015 and no wannabe destinies were
fulfilled, no shiny promises are kept, and for sure our expectations of a
better tomorrow were crushed. We found ourselves as humans sinking in
disappointment wondering: who to blame?
It’s almost 2015 and Zionism still exists and
it’s widely practiced. Israel is still around, with its inhumane, savage,
fascist crimes. It’s almost 2015 and the USA still conquers the world with
terrorism, making ‘peace’ as their excuse but it is only greed that drives them
to kill people and steal their lands and resources. It’s almost 2015 and peace
is nothing but evil, war and oppression in a mask.
It’s almost 2015 and Hindus and Muslims are
fighting over religion in India, Shias and Sunnis are fighting over Islam in
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain and many other countries. It’s almost 2015 and
people still despise, discriminate and even kill each other because of their
religion. It’s almost 2015 and people [mostly in the Arab World] don’t even
have the right to choose their religious beliefs/disbeliefs. It’s almost 2015
and things like The KKK and ISIS still exist.
It’s almost 2015 and racism is alive and well.
It’s almost 2015 and justice still is abandoning Mike Brown and many other
Black people. It’s almost 2015 and African American teenagers get killed for
playing with toy guns. It’s almost 2015 and equal rights did not yet come, and
the word ‘negro’ is still a funny thing to say coming out of a white mouth.
it’s almost 2015 and America did not even witness one true black president (if
you’re counting Obama, you’re naïve).
It’s almost 2015 and stereotypes still exist:
people hate Islam because of Osama Bin Laden, people hate Judaism because of
Zionism, people hate all Americans because of Gorge W. Bush and Barak Obama
(but really do you ever see stereotyping of white people because of the KKK or
McVeigh?). It’s almost 2015 and we judge people based on their color, religion
etc.
It’s almost 2015 and the world is still giving
Noble prizes to people like Shimon Perez. It’s almost 2015 and Christopher
Columbus is still seen a national hero and not a filthy thief and/or settler.
It’s almost 2015 and Native Australians and Indigos are still treated like shit
in their own lands.
It’s almost 2015 and women around the world are
assaulted, discriminated and oppressed. 20,000 women die per year because of
‘honor’ killings (e.g. an Arab woman who got raped is more likely to be killed
than to receive justice). It’s almost 2015 and women in Saudi Arabia are not
allowed to drive. It’s almost 2015 and sexism, bigotry and homophobia still
exist, prostitution still exists and burqas still exist. It’s almost
2015 and women cannot practice their rights; women in the Arab world will be
blamed for getting raped; women in the Arab world will be called names if
they’re successful and independent; women in the Arab world are
expected-virgin-brides; women in the Arab world will be attacked if they stand
up for themselves. It’s almost 2015 and women are called the most disgusting
humiliating names if they choose not to get married or get pregnant.
It’s almost 2015 and democratic Israel jails
people because of their Facebook posts that demands resistance. It’s almost
2015 and civil marriage does not exist in the Arab world nor does freedom of
speech or freedom of expression. It’s almost 2015 and journalists are fired
from their jobs or even jailed for saying the truth, and the mainstream media
is still the biggest hypocrite in the world. It’s almost 2015 and the
withering, weary, and sad Arab ‘spring’ is still ongoing. It’s almost 2015 and dictators still exist in
the world.
It’s almost 2015 and gender is what’s between a
person’s thighs. It’s almost 2015 and femininity still is something that must
be in a woman, just like masculinity is required in a man. It’s almost 2015 and
a boy is made fun of for being sensitive and a girl is brought down for being
physically strong.
It’s almost 2015 and we’re still voiceless,
we’re still silent, we’re still waiting for divine...
Don’t get
me wrong though; I’m not saying this to be pessimistic, I am saying this to be realistic.
Even though it’s 2015, hope shines from the flesh of corruption and fire
after all only eats itself. There is positivity, but we need to work towards
it, do something about it. And only, then we can assure tomorrow is coming.
…. Happy New Year everybody!
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