Ombre de la Liberté
I tried to photograph something a little less tangible... something that was more in my mind than on Allée des Cygnes. "Getting it right" just doesn't seem to be an issue with my country's current administration or with most of the people that supposedly represent us (or our best interests) in the "hallowed halls" of Congress. We no longer have leaders here — at least none that seem to truly be leading this country. Lots of words spew forth from Washington, D.C. about patriotism and freedom, but actions — as we all know — tend to speak louder than words, and the actions that my government has been taking over the last five to six years have nothing to do with making this country a great nation. We continue to drive ourselves inward (as a country), like brat children that sneer through fences which protect all that they own. And now, "we" are considering sending the National Guard to the Mexican border! A couple of verses from a Jackson Browne song of a few years ago just came to mind...
They call him by "the Prince of Peace" And they call him by "the Savior" And they pray to him upon the seas And in every bold endeavor And they fill his churches with their pride and gold While their faith in him increases But they've turned the nature that I worship in From a temple to a robber's den In the words of the rebel Jesus We guard our world with locks and guns And we guard our fine possessions And once a year when Christmas comes We give to our relations And perhaps we give a little to the poor If the generosity should seize us But if any one of us should interfere In the business of why there are poor They get the same as the rebel Jesus from — The Rebel Jesus
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