The Power of a Word

A word is so powerful that one word can change a life or destroy the lives of millions of people. Some years ago a man in Germany, by the use of a word, manipulated a whole country with some of the most intelligent people. He led them into a world war with just the power of his word. He convinced others to commit the most atrocious acts of violence. He activated people's fear with the word, and like a big explosion, there was killing and war all around the world. All over the world humans destroyed other humans because they were afraid of each other. Hitler's word, based on fear-generated beliefs and agreements, will be remembered for centuries.

The human mind is like a fertile ground where seeds are continually being planted. The seeds are opinions, ideas, and concepts. You plant a seed, a thought, and it grows. The word is like a seed, and the human mind is so fertile! The only problem is that too often it is fertile for the seeds of fear.

Karl Rove knows this universal truth only too well. So does Dick Cheney. And they told George Bush and now he knows it too. The seed they plant is always fear based. They told the nation that if they elected a Democratic president back in 2004 there would be hell fire to pay. They told the nation again before the recent midterm elections if you elect a Democratic congress terror will reign.

So the nation was manipulated by the power of a word and the nation elected a Republican president in 2004 and terror still reigns. Terror rules our sky and our hearts and our minds every day and a mission that was supposed to be accomplished in Iraq 3 years and 7 months ago proved to be an outright lie. Just as the reasons put forth to the entire world congress citing why we had to invade Iraq was an outright lie.

Our current administration understands the impact of a single word, and what it means to plant a seed of fear and then water it and care for it so that the seed develops and grows sturdy, deep roots with branches that expand out all over. Our current administration understands what any mobster mentality does. The only way to rule is by utilizing fear based tactics. Since they cannot literally hit each and every citizen of this country over the head, they do break each and every one's mental kneecaps by constantly reminding them that if the Republicans aren't in power, there will be no one to protect them.

The newly elected Democratic majority has an enormous mandate to carry out. They have to prove to us that they are more powerful than the bogey men. They have to prove that they have the courage and the means to protect us. Otherwise there will be another Republican president elected in 2008 to remind us that their club is bigger than the other guys'.

Ref: Video of Bush Giving You the Finger