Alexander - Truth

[guest587]

I just watched The Covenant. It's a touching film that talks about the interpreters who served the US military during our 20 some odd year struggle with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The interpreters were promised visas. In 2021 of August, when we pulled out- the Taliban took complete control a month later and is said to have killed a reported 300 interpreters and their families. Many interpreters are still in hiding.

In the film, a covenant is formed between a US Soldier and a native Afghan when they find themselves obligated to help the other. This is the song that plays at the end of the film.





Lyrics
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The truth is that I never shook my shadow
Every day it's trying to trick me into doing battle
Calling out "faker" only get me rattled
Want to pull me back behind the fence with the cattle
Building your lenses
Digging your trenches
Put me on the front line
Leave me with a dumb mind
With no defenses
But your defenses
If you can't stand to feel the pain then you are senseless
Since this
I've grown up some
Different kind of fighter
And when the darkness come let it inside you


Your darkness is shining
My darkness is shining
Have faith in myself
Truth


I've seen a million numbered doors on the horizon
Now which is the future you choosin' before you go dying
I'll tell you 'bout a secret, I've been undermining
Every little lie in this world come from dividing
Say you're my lover, say you're my homie
Tilt my chin back, slit my throat
Take a bath in my blood, get to know me
All out of my secrets
All my enemies are turning into my teachers
Because
Lights blinding
No way dividing
What's yours or mine when everything's shining


Your darkness is shining
My darkness is shining
Have faith in ourselves
Truth


Yes, I'm only loving, only trying to only love
And, yes, and what I'm trying to do is only loving
Yes, I'm only loving, trying to only love
I swear to God, I'm only trying to be loving
Yes, I'm only lonely loving
Yes, I'm only feeling only loving, only loving
You say it ain't loving, ain't loving
Ain't loving, my loving
But I'm only loving, still only loving
Swear to god, I'm only loving
Trying to be loving, loving
Loving, loving, loving, loving
Yes I'm only loving, yes, trying to only love
I swear to god, I'm trying but I'm only loving
You say it ain't loving, ain't loving, ain't loving
Ain't loving, ain't loving my loving
But I'm only loving, loving, loving
Loving the truth

Truth

[StillStanding]

I really hate to talk the way I am fixing to. I wish it wasn't the way it was. There are soooooo many dead people who helped America. What I seen in the military back in 2000 abouts... We have really been doing bad things everywhere. For a really long time. It isn't propaganda. Everyone from other countries that I have seen ABSOLUTELY HATE US. Especially Latin America. I mean hate us bad. There is a reason for it. It is because the us leaves a whole lot of empty promises lying around and then throw death at them. Seriously selling drugs and guns and war across the globe. Deceitful leaders. NOT MY LEADERS. I wish I could speak to one of their people. Go right past the BS government...whichever one it is cause they are all in it together looks like.

[guest587]

Yeah, that's really sad. It seems we have a reputation of abandoning allies while making profits off war.

[Jitendra Hydonus]

Yeah, that's really sad. It seems we have a reputation of abandoning allies while making profits off war.

The United States has changed Allies over the years, quite like many, if not most countries in the world. We should take into account that Allies like friends often change over the years. That does not necessarily mean they were abandoned. It may just mean they grow apart in their views and interests. Abandoned is a strong word which should be supported by examples to be believable.

[guest587]

I think the film The Covenant, which was a beautiful movie, gives a pretty good illustration. But it isn't hard to find such an example where the USA is accused of abandoning "allies." I often wonder if we were ever their allies to begin with, or if we were there to support our own interest. I am referring to any such promise of friendship with another nation. All of this is in regards to Still Standings comment. I agree with Jeff. In my eyes, Joe Biden is an illegitimate president protected by special interest and is not my leader. And those special interest have just about used him to the point where they too can abandon his protection. I don't have it figured out, this is just a laymans point of view. I think this feeling of, "not my leader" and "not an accurate representation of the will of the people" has long presided over many of us living here in the US. All the more reason I stand with RFK JR and many Spiritual Leaders before him-
We must first resolve to make peace in our home, rather than inflict our will upon others.

No one nation is perfect, I do not make these comments without recognizing the great strides this nation has made. At the same time, I do not pretend this nation is free from abuse of power, decadence or deceit.

I hope you enjoy the song! It really is an amazing song, and if you get to see the movie, an added bonus! OF COURSE, to each their own. 

RESPECTFULLY~

NAMANAMANAMANAMANAMANAMANAMANAMANAMANMANMANMANMUNMUNMUNMUNMUNNOOOOOOOOOOSTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
hhehehehehehe. 

[Jitendra Hydonus]

I have seen that part of the problem of keeping promises in this country is a result of a change of presidents. As an example, if Trump becomes president which appears likely at this time, Ukraine could easily see are country cannot be relied on for its help in supporting democracy. And countries all over the world will not see the U.S. as a country who can relied on to support Mother Earth and its environmental concerns as well. All this will change as it did between 2016-2020. We withdrew from the Paris climate accords and we abandoned NATO. The same can be said for the Reagan years when the U.S. was understandably unbelievably weak in its support for truth. The Contra-Sandinista affair and our support of dictatorship around the world became a huge mistake and resulted in the same type of mistrust that is mentioned below….

I really hate to talk the way I am fixing to. I wish it wasn't the way it was. There are soooooo many dead people who helped America. What I seen in the military back in 2000 abouts... We have really been doing bad things everywhere. For a really long time. It isn't propaganda. Everyone from other countries that I have seen ABSOLUTELY HATE US. Especially Latin America. I mean hate us bad. There is a reason for it. It is because the us leaves a whole lot of empty promises lying around and then throw death at them. Seriously selling drugs and guns and war across the globe. Deceitful leaders. NOT MY LEADERS. I wish I could speak to one of their people. Go right past the BS government...whichever one it is cause they are all in it together looks like.

The article below sheds further light on this issue.

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/19/1004991965/afghan-interpreters-who-await-visas-after-helping-the-u-s-now-fear-for-their-liv#:~:text=The%20nonprofit%20No%20One%20Left%20Behind%2C%20which%20works,because%20of%20their%20association%20with%20the%20United%20States.

I can also understand the sentiments of this persons support of a maverick on the political scene….although I am not entirely sure how RFK will deal with our promises made by other presidents in their tenure. In the U.S. political leaders are not guaranteed permanent employment. And some of them made promises to end wars like Trump, who never honored his promises while others botched their promises with messy withdrawals; Nixon, Reagan and Biden.

I think the film The Covenant, which was a beautiful movie, gives a pretty good illustration. But it isn't hard to find such an example where the USA is accused of abandoning "allies." I often wonder if we were ever their allies to begin with, or if we were there to support our own interest. I am referring to any such promise of friendship with another nation. All of this is in regards to Still Standings comment. I agree with Jeff. In my eyes, Joe Biden is an illegitimate president protected by special interest and is not my leader. And those special interest have just about used him to the point where they too can abandon his protection. I don't have it figured out, this is just a laymans point of view. I think this feeling of, "not my leader" and "not an accurate representation of the will of the people" has long presided over many of us living here in the US. All the more reason I stand with RFK JR and many Spiritual Leaders before him-
We must first resolve to make peace in our home, rather than inflict our will upon others.

No one nation is perfect, I do not make these comments without recognizing the great strides this nation has made. At the same time, I do not pretend this nation is free from abuse of power, decadence or deceit.

I hope you enjoy the song! It really is an amazing song, and if you get to see the movie, an added bonus! OF COURSE, to each their own. 

RESPECTFULLY~

NAMANAMANAMANAMANAMANAMANAMANAMANAMANMANMANMANMUNMUNMUNMUNMUNNOOOOOOOOOOSTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
hhehehehehehe. 

Although we are obviously 🙄 not consistent in the U.S. we also know the consequences of nations who have despotic leaders who are. Let us take as an example; Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. These are leaders Donald Trump has praised. Do we want to take that course of action in our case?