Posted on 10/21/2009 3:36:29 AM PDT by Scanian
Growing up, I was expected to be quiet. Silence is necessary to maintain secrets.
Parents drinking? Keep your mouth shut. White kids targeted at school?
Don't tell or you'll be sorry.
When you have no words to describe your world and no one wants to hear about it anyway, a part of you goes mute. But this doesn't mean you stop observing and sensing.
When my mother flew into rages, I knew something was wrong. When my parents were rarely home, I sensed that this wasn't normal.
Being robbed of language is a state of isolation, of suspended animation. It's like that bad dream where you try to scream but can't. It's the ultimate disempowerment.
Recently I wrote a couple of articles for American Thinker which included strong words like evil and trauma.
Another AT writer creamed me for using extreme language. I understand her concern about conservatives sounding irrational.
At the same time, someone needs to holler, "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!" when they're in your line of vision.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Words mean things.
A lie can be more telling than the truth when you know it is a lie. ^__^
We should try using words, but I think we’re long past words.
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