TWENTY SIX LEAD SOLDIERS

I never thought I would have a blog. I never liked the idea of writing in a public outlet, but then I thought: "What? You never liked the idea of writing on a public outlet? You want to be a proffessional writer, and you don't want to write publicly?" Do explain, my dear, occassionally foolish self.

Carl Marx once said, "Give me twenty-six lead soldiers and I will conquer the world." He was reffering to the alphabet, the written word. Adolf Hitler once said, "If you tell a lie long enough and loud enough, people will believe it." Both of these men used these truths to dominate others. Though they used these tools for harm, they had picked up on a brilliant truth. So what if you didn't use those twenty-six lead soldiers to conquer? What if you used them to liberate? What if you didn't speak that lie long and loudly? What if you spoke the truth to the best of your understanding and ability? If the war of the world is being fought in a battle of words, then the only way to counter the attacks on freedom and justice is to respond in kind.

Those who have a voice of any kind must use it, even if you are only just learning how.