Common Sense Movement

I feel part of a growing number of publicly silent, non-activist yet fast growing, politically non-organised global group of vigilant people who are conscious, though weary of all the crap we are being served as well as the ridicule of operations from the individual level all the way to the political and religious plain. It is a metaphorical body of people who have respect and consideration for others, the environment, all living creatures and morally sound law & order. It doesn’t value political correctness, popular opinion, or mob rule. We are people who have more compassion for the victims of crime, including those who act in self-defence, than for the offenders. People who believe in honesty, decency and core values. We distinguish and teach our children right from wrong without political spin or agenda driven perversion. We know that ‘reality TV’ is real only in the context of a mostly scripted play. We know that the perversion of the human mind is the greatest threat to our survival on earth. We perceive reality using our natural senses, not some gadgetry controlled by others. We refrain from using hype to convey our views and opinions, instead we ride the wave of passive activity through conversation. This is closely related to ‘Guerrilla goodness’, in other words, non-organised ‘doing good’ without expectation of an outcome or reward. Whatever walk of life we call our own, in essence we are ordinary people who find agreement in seeing things the way they are. We are not pushing any agenda or some world view. We create no following, instead we just grow. We simply find common ground based on common sense.

Making a Contribution

We are frequently asked to make contributions towards various causes, organisations and society. Most commonly, those are obvious, direct contributions, such as visible charity or fees paid and services rendered to a club. But what about all those, often inconspicuous contributions we make, like raising kids, or earning and spending money to keep the economy ‘ticking over’? In the same context we make a contribution to society simply through our presence and participation, in that we consume and produce goods and provide and receive services, thus we create jobs for ourselves and others. Not to forget all the lessons we subconsciously teach by example, on how to, or how not to live. We make a contribution to society every time we stand up to unfair governance, oppression, injustice or tyranny, in fact every time we question the establishment and hold them accountable. In the cartoon ‘The Wizard of Id’, long term prisoner ‘the spook’, on being paroled, was asked by the king if he was now ready to make a useful contribution to society, he replied: “I already have, I spat on your portrait on the way in.” Of course, in typical medieval fashion this landed him back in the dungeon. Quality art and literature are a contribution to the mental and spiritual wellbeing of humanity. It all works well, as long as a balance is maintained i.e. not an excessive number of people are making only a spiritual contribution while the rest of society does all the ‘hard yakka’ for them. Every time I drink Whisky I make a ‘spiritually financial’ contribution to the liquor industry as well as a generous contribution to the nation in form of a substantial alcohol tax!