UNLIVING HISTORY
First, let me state as did Michael Jackson, that history is more about his-story than her-story. In fact, I’ve never heard mention of herstory, have you? Given that women have been treated as chattel for thousands of years, and only been “given” the right to vote in the USA since 1920, a mere 100 years in the course of human his-story, it’s not surprising that history has been rewritten, not just by conquerers, but by male conquerers. And often exceptionally violent ones at that. “History is written by the Victors” (Winston Churchill).
It’s easy as a male in contemporary USA to assume that this injustice, like that of Native Americans and the descendants of slaves brought to America, as well as non-citizen immigrants, have all been “fixed.” Easy to assume, but sadly blatantly untrue. “Great” nations are often built on violent foundations, it’s just that they are easily forgotten by the descendants of the conquerers.
From where does the, call it misinformation or just “spin,” come? How does it continue its grip on a country and its people? Myth? “Natural” His-story? Propaganda? Deliberate deceit? How can it be brought to an end. I’m reminded of a similar question, namely, how does a perpetrator atone for past sins? Especially if the need to atone is more out of guilt or fear of “being exposed,” than genuine grief and sorrow? Can innocence be “restored” through victim forgivenness? I don’t think so. Which belies the question, how can this despicable, archaic infrastructure be “fixed?”
Legality aside (though making it illegal is a possible first step), what benefit is there to the victim to “forgive” a violator? A more “healthy” mental attitude by “letting go” of the infractions, pain and hurt? I suspect that, as unfair as it is, “letting go of the infractions,” and starting afresh may be the only way. No return to innocence; simply older and wiser.
It may not seem on the surface that THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor is about unliving history and re-writing a better, more plausible future, but it is my contention, it is. In fact, this is at the very crux of Sci-Fu, the “new” literary genre I have supposedly introduced with this work, giving readers the opportunity of peering over the edge of madness at a plausible, science-based future. Perhaps by looking into the future, we can discover a solution to gender inequity, and a new infrastructure upon which we can build our living history.
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It’s easy as a male in contemporary USA to assume that this injustice, like that of Native Americans and the descendants of slaves brought to America, as well as non-citizen immigrants, have all been “fixed.” Easy to assume, but sadly blatantly untrue. “Great” nations are often built on violent foundations, it’s just that they are easily forgotten by the descendants of the conquerers.
From where does the, call it misinformation or just “spin,” come? How does it continue its grip on a country and its people? Myth? “Natural” His-story? Propaganda? Deliberate deceit? How can it be brought to an end. I’m reminded of a similar question, namely, how does a perpetrator atone for past sins? Especially if the need to atone is more out of guilt or fear of “being exposed,” than genuine grief and sorrow? Can innocence be “restored” through victim forgivenness? I don’t think so. Which belies the question, how can this despicable, archaic infrastructure be “fixed?”
Legality aside (though making it illegal is a possible first step), what benefit is there to the victim to “forgive” a violator? A more “healthy” mental attitude by “letting go” of the infractions, pain and hurt? I suspect that, as unfair as it is, “letting go of the infractions,” and starting afresh may be the only way. No return to innocence; simply older and wiser.
It may not seem on the surface that THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor is about unliving history and re-writing a better, more plausible future, but it is my contention, it is. In fact, this is at the very crux of Sci-Fu, the “new” literary genre I have supposedly introduced with this work, giving readers the opportunity of peering over the edge of madness at a plausible, science-based future. Perhaps by looking into the future, we can discover a solution to gender inequity, and a new infrastructure upon which we can build our living history.
The Edge of Madness
eBook Now On Sale!
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