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Yesterday, I wrote about the kinds of people George Bailey (from the movie It’s a Wonderful Life) represents: Decent, hard-working family members who are constantly giving everything of themselves to others.
These decent people, unaccustomed to asking for help for themselves, often struggle asking for help in their own time of need. They suddenly find their personal resources “on empty” when trying to fend off vicious attacks by corporate bullies, as represented by the Mr. Potters of the world.
Due to unprecedented corporate & lobbying influences on the legislative and judicial branches of our country right now, our country is so full of George-Baileys-under-attack at this time, that there are few left who can lend a financial “hand.”
Today, thanks to Twitter mate @yellowdog71, I watched a great video with clips of George Bailey fending off Mr. Potter, from moveyourmoneyproject.org:
Stories of overcoming adversity and bullying, whether fictional or true, are a great way to re-connect to the honorable values of your family and community, including the national and global community. The occupy movement has reinvigorated the “yes we can” beliefs that surfaced when our citizens overwhelmingly elected Obama.
While our Congress has cowered to the vicious bullying of corporatists and Dominionists, the occupy movements across our country have re-invigorated the standing-up for our long-held values for which our Veterans have so valiantly fought.
And so, on this Veterans Day, please be reminded that reaffirming the solemn oath of “one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all” is our national obligation, our moral compass, and the law.
Tags: bullies, corporate bullying, George Bailey, Veterans Day
