Democracy, Truth, & The Great Law of Peace
An Open Letter to Mainstream Media Journalists
By INDIAN VOICES COLLECTIVE
During this unprecedented time in which a global pandemic, the rise of authoritarian leaders, and social justice tensions have coalesced to threaten the very fabric of peaceful societies in the U.S. and around the world, it is of the utmost importance that truth and the collective wisdom of All Peoples take center stage.
Destiny has placed us in one of the most chaotic and electrifying periods in human history. Not since the Civil War has the country been so volatile and deeply divided. The public desperately needs real journalists... not mere mockingbird reporters that simply repeat entrenched partisan narratives that sow division. When journalists only report along party lines to support a given narrative, it casts doubt on all journalism. It is a messy world we live in, and truth doesn’t always fall along partisan interests. But it needs to be reported anyway.
It is difficult to overstate the urgency of this moment, and of the desperate need for truth and wisdom to outshine the threatening darkness. Truth must be shouted from the rooftops in every language in every nation, city, town, and village.