Yesterday, I was contemplating Wifredo Lam's painting at the Tate, thinking, "oh, how our world and his world look similar now... Helpless refugees, scary governments, stateless lost souls...
What have we done to this world? How can we be here again?
98 years ago, in November 1918, Europe was almost destroyed and finally signed the armistice. In the streets of London, everyone was waring its "poppy" flower, in remembrance of the end of this terrible war between neighbours and nations who could have been partners. So people do remember! We cannot afford to forget! We almost destroyed each other, in this so called 'Western world' and destroyed others with us...
Now, 'America' is voting for its most scary president in its history. Then, they 'saved' us by entering the war in 1917. The UK and France ended that war but mishandled their victory, especially France, by pressuring the German people and we know where that leads.
We cannot afford to forget. We cannot afford the fearful propaganda to win.
At least, in Europe, we have a few legal bases that could protect basic democratic values... freedom, aim for equality.
I'm in Belfast, to report on the consequences of an exit of the United Kingdom of the European people on Northern Ireland.
Will human beings ever learn to grow and get a lesson from their past mistakes? Will they ever realize the only thing we have to do to live together peacefully is to respect each other and respect ourselves first consequently?
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I choose openness, knowledge, travel, friendship, and love. I choose to comfort myself with more art and more music...
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Massive Attack - 'Dear Friend' (ft. James Massiah)
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