‘Commentary’ Archives
Cut Worms And Radishes
By Peter Molenaar “Cut worms” are members of the largest family in the Lepidoptera, i.e., they are larvae of a moth. It was not a rabbit which murdered your tender young tomato, it was the devil incarnate. Behold the innocent one, plump and curled in the form of a C beneath the severed plant. What role in nature did its ancestors play? What Karmic consequences might ensue should you destroy it? In this matter, I choose to honor my Christian grandmother. Straighten the “worm” between thumbs and forefingers, meditate briefly, then pop it in two. On the other hand, experienced gardeners will follow mitigating steps: 1.) weed and rake the garden clean before turning the soil in late autumn, 2.) turn the soil again come spring, 3.) plant a trap crop. Who can eat a hundred radishes? Plant them in April, weeks before setting out expensive transplants. A few fallen radishes will reveal the whereabouts”¦ Hmmm”¦philosophical [...]
The “Food Chain” of Violence
BY FRANK ERICKSON Why do Whites get to use violence to fight terrorism, but Blacks do not get to use violence to fight racism? What is the difference between hurling bricks and bottles at police after what happened to Freddie Gray and hurling bombs at Afghanistan after what happened on 9-11? Who are the true rioters and looters? The crime is not racism. The crime is people of color responding to racism, in a manner that is viewed as unacceptable. The burden of ending racism is on those subjected to it and how they respond to it. The U.S. government having access to violence in the form of “War” as a vehicle for fighting terrorism does not come from the U.S. Constitution. Anyone can write up a constitution and claim it gives them the right to “war.” “War” is a very simple straight forward physical phenomenon. It comes from being on top of the violence “food chain.” Those with the most lethal violence have [...]
