Monsters among us

It rises in the night. Out of the primordial darkness it emerges, spewing acid from it's forked tongue. A harbinger of all our worst fears, it attacks and slowly kills its victims.

And what do we ask?

Why was she there? What was she wearing? What did she say? ''

Already we have begun to blame the victim. Why is that?

What did the little acolyte do that made him a victim?

Was the girl too fat to be treated like a human being?

Are not all things about human beings sacred? No matter their race, religion, size, shape, sexual preferences, gender preferences, clothing choices?

Abuse, both physical and emotional continues on because our society accepts it. Not all men. Not all women, but enough that we go for the juggler, scapegoat the weak, act like it is survival of the fittest and since it is illegal to outright kill them, we do everything but.

How brave does a leader have to be to instill compassion and have a no tolerance policy for things that do not generate money, but make it not okay to mistreat human beings?

 Pretty brave.

If the football coach calls one of his boys for a sexist remark, it makes a difference. If a university president requires classes that promote equality of all people, it makes a difference. If the president of a huge corporation has a good human resource unit, it makes a difference. If using people becomes uncool, it makes a difference.

That monster came out of the primordial darkness of our civilization. It thought it was justified in taking what it wanted because that is what real monsters do. Otherwise other monsters might think less of it.

Time to redefine monsters I think.

If you do not stand up for what is right you are enabling monsters.