The Light Has Been Lit

Let's Go Together. Unite Our Energy.

Daniel Celovsky

July 23, 2023

We can change everything.  And things are lining up for us to do just that. We have a path. The light has been lit on that path.

Let’s take a quick look at what this path gives us to work with.

As I write this, there are 470-days until the US general election. We have some time to work with. Awesome. Let’s use those 470-days wisely.

The two legacy political parties are struggling to keep their false legitimacy afloat. It’s collapsing.

On the Republican side, Donald Trump is proving to be resilient to all efforts to thwart him. The Establishment does not want him, but they cannot shake him. On the Democrat side, their corrupt ship is springing leaks all over the place. Their chosen candidate of Joe Biden is collapsing and their back-up Kamala Harris just cannot be salvaged as a viable replacement. No credible alternatives are on the bench. Their desire to run an uncontested primary contest is failing.

The establishment’s corrupt media is losing its grip through its own hubris and by holding to narratives that are now so obviously ludicrous that they expose the lies of their propaganda. Independent media outlets and podcasts are quickly replacing their role as trusted sources of information. The propaganda machine is losing its ability to influence.

Most of all, the policies of the corrupt establishment have become so painful to the majority that the desire for complete and total change is being energized across a widening population. Increase in support for legacy political parties is simply no longer possible to attain; only attempts to slow the exodus remain.

Political action groups and labor unions are springing up. These efforts no longer embrace the illusion of convincing the Establishment’s institutions to alter their course - but are focused on replacing those failed institutions. Independent and third-party political options are forming to fill the political void. Workers are organizing independent of their out-of-touch privilaged and corrupt leadership through efforts such as Workers Strike Back. Independent media outlets are leveraging social media to extend their reach and audience.

In the past couple of months, we have seen Dr. Cornel West enter the political fray with what is essentially an independent run for the White House. His vision is not a ‘candidacy’ but a movement.

Dr. West is very rapidly gaining support and building the critical force of an emerging united energy. Chris Hedges quickly initiated the effort to get Dr. West the infrastructure support of the Green Party. Jill Stein signed on as his campaign manager. Independent media outlets and podcasters - and even corporate media outlets - are giving Dr. West the critical air time to introduce this movement to the people. This has energy to it. We can embrace and elevate that energy.

What I like best about Cornel West is that he is non-partisan and his beliefs are rooted in decades of consistent advocacy for the poor and working classes. His foundation is solidly set on the right side of the class war we are in. He is an idealist. An idealist with the courage to act on his ideals to make them the reality. And that is what we desperately need.

He is not running to carry the banner of some political party platform. He did not seek out the Green Party. The Greens recruited him (a structural primary nominating process notwithstanding). I ran for the Greens a few cycles ago. The Greens did not demand an adherence to their platform. It is Dr. West’s own political agenda that is carrying the day - an agenda rooted in equity, justice, peace and humanity. Specific policies are merely a reflection of his morality. Which is all they need to be to get them right.

Put it all together and one thing is undeniable. We have the makings to change absolutely everything. The path has been lit.

As it stands today, the consensus is that the electoral option of Cornel West can generate possibly 10, 15 or even 20 per cent of the vote. It can generate the power to shift the electoral results within the two party duopoly. That power alone scares the Establishment. The Establishment is cracking.

But we have 470-days to work with. And we have a failed establishment to clearly contrast against. We have a media propaganda machine that is hemorrhaging its audience (once you see it for the propaganda it represents; it is impossible to go back to it) and independent media is rising to fill the void.

To hell with 10, 15 or 20%. Let’s go for it all. Let’s win it outright!!!!

But if we do this right, we do not have to just settle for a chance to take the Presidency. We actually have enough time to change not only the Executive Branch, but also the Legislative Branch. We can remove and replace the power dynamics in Congress while we are at it. I have written on this extensively in previous posts and the path we have now makes it absolutely possible.

There is only one ingredient we need to focus on to make this all happen. Energy. Our own energy. The energy of the people coming together in a common cause to elevate our lives and communities into a brand new world.

The tool we have to engage is unity. Standing alone you have no power. Standing alone I have no power. When we unite together our power springs into life. When others join us, that power elevates us all. Our power is in unifying with each other. Let’s unite and feel the energy of our community.

We do not have to even sell our mission to anyone. The majority we need is already sold. We just have to unite the majority under one organized umbrella. We are in it to win it.

Most people are now politically affiliated as Independent. And it’s a trend. When you reject a legacy political party (be it either Democrat or Republican), it is pretty hard for them to get you back. Face it - you left for a reason and that reason is never resolved. Based on this poll alone, we already can win it all.

People are leaving the legacy parties. Younger voters are avoiding them at the outset. We just need to make the light shine so every one of our neighbors can see the landing strip of where to land. Show them the option they have. Shine the light on the path - and welcome everyone to walk this journey with us.

It gets even better. Even those who declare themeselves to be Democrat or Republican supporters; many of them are receptive to considering a better option. Let’s give them one! Light the path so they can contrast their options and join us.

Do you need even more convincing? Consider that the 2020 election achieved historically high voter turnout. Yet, that still left a third (33.3%) of all eligible voters to pass on voting at all.

They even conducted a survey to explain the reasons these voters stayed home. 53% of them do not vote because they are not inspired to vote - they believe nothing will change under either of the options being offered. We can inspire them!!! By the way, the other three cited reasons for not voting were difficulty in registering; apathy/burnout; and the belief that the two legacy parties do not give them enough choice.

The two legacy parties have nothing to offer. That is a weakness we can exploit. All we have to do is light the path so our neighbors can see it. Our path is one thing: It is inspiring. It shines a light on the destination where lives are free and communities are vibrant and inclusive. Isn’t that what we all want?

How did things go so wrong? It got this way by the corrupted policies driven by the desires of the ruling class. The ruling class is comprised of billionaires who embrace a belief that more wealth and power is all that matters. Instead of peace; they deliver war. Instead of equity; they take more wealth than they can ever need. Instead of justice; they create a set of laws that oppress the many while exonerating the few. And they use corruption and extortion to exact their nefarious desires that are fueled by greed and oppression. They fit the definition of narcissistic psychopaths.

We all know this. And people have simply had enough of it. The greed and lust for power has exceeded its own sustainabilty. The time is right to change absolutely everything.

I will give the 1% one compliment: They are organized. We aren’t. So, let’s organize. We don’t have to sell anything. We only have to unite ourselves to embrace the power we actually have. We only have to shine a light on the path we all want to take. So that all our neighbors can see it and join us on the journey to peace, equality, justice, and humanity. We all want the same things for our lives, our communities and our kid’s futures.

Dr. Cornel West’s courage to enter the political fray has opened the door for us. The light on our path has been lit. Chris Hedges sees it. Jill Stein sees it. Numerous independent media outlets see it. I see it shining and I am going to join them on that path. And you see it too. Let it guide you. That is where we all meet up and travel this journey together. We are going together to the destination we all want.

That light shines a path for us all. As we add our energy to that path, that light shines even brighter and more people can then see it, find it, and walk that path with us. One path with a light that shines brighter and brighter and brighter with every one of us that joins us on our journey.

That light is our power. It is the sum total of each of our own energies when we add it all together into one force. It is a power that keeps adding with each of us joining together on the same path - all traveling in the same direction to the same destination. It is a road that is traveled together.

Let’s make it shine so bright that every one of our neighbors sees it and can feel it shining on them. We have 470-days to welcome all our neighbors on our path. Some will join sooner and make our light shine brighter. Others will join later - but we all go together and we all chart our futures together.

Every one of us can contribute something. Some more than others. Some in different ways. But every one of us can travel it in clear support of each other and all of us as one community. Simply declaring your support gives us all more energy. We need you. We need all of us. The power comes to us because we are together. In unity.

We do have work to do. Of all the thousands of groups that have organized to change things on one cause or another, they have all run up against the Establishment’s brick wall. They all know their only path to success is to remove and replace the corrupt system currently in-place. They all face the same common enemy and nefarious corrupt forces. Uniting to defeat that common enemy is the path forward. Coalitions need to be made. Coalitions for power.

Dr. Cornel West took the first step to light the path. The path has been lit.

All each of us needs to do, is step onto that path and make that light brighter with our own energy. See that light on our horizon: it is our light created by each of us standing with each other.

Feel the light shining on us. Every next step we take, we take it together. We define the path forward together. We combine our energy together so others can see the light and walk this journey with us. We all want to go to the same place. We all want to live lives that are fulfilled. We all want communities that are vibrant. We all want a society that is rooted in humanity.

An energy of love, compassion, inclusiveness and peace. That is our energy that we ourselves create by uniting together.

November 5, 2024. It’s the day we change everything. We can do this. How? By walking the path together.

Power to the People. Solidarity.

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King Jr.

Your comments and ideas are welcome. Uniting is the first step. And each next step will be defined by us all. Every step of the way. We all want to go to the same place. Let’s travel together and get there.