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VOLUME THREE
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8Citizen
SoundcheckThe ONLY guide of i ts kindfor the NB/SM Metroplex!
5Cover StoryTeresa and the Elvis cupcake.
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12The CountysMost WantedLook Mommy!Daddys in the paper!
Ask a MexicanGustavo offends intwo languages.
15Last Word
Colby says "impotent".Office staff chuckles.
14 SportsBurrito gorging at Las Palapas.
1st WordThe Comal Springs continue
to dry up, while the Islanderscontinue to chase people out
of a state waterway.3
Hot in the KitchenOur diva of the dish gets
her goulash on.
11Ombudsman
Opa Karl is all ears andready to believe you.
Due ProcessRathbun vs Scientology4
Around & AboutI t 's a Jeep thing,
yo u wo ul dn' t un der st and .6
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You Like Water?Just thought wed keep you up
to date on local spring flows,you know, since our previous
Mayor signed control of them
over to the San Antonio Water
System. But first, a photo of the
Comal from last Weekend:
Have a nice walk
As of press time:
Comal Old Channel 51cfs
Comal New Channel 28cfs
Remember, according to a former City
Staffer, SAWS had a HUGE fear that wed
sue them to keep the flows at 200cfs, so that
same staffer got us to sign onto EARIP andgive up our right to do that. Perhaps former
Mayor Pospisil thought she was Mayor of San
Antonio instead of New Braunfels. That would
explain all of this.
Note to Mayor Casteel: Youre a lawyer.
Please get us out of EARIP. Thank you.
Accident Waiting to HappenHeres a truck driver realizing that the truck
hes driving cant fit through the Landa Streetunderpass, despite multiple sign-based warnings:
Good thing fire engines are made
out of foam rubber #tightsqueezeNo plan to improve clearance there,
but fortunately theres a six-figure deal in the
works to beautify the underpass.
The Forbidden IslandThe number one question we get on a weekly
basis is this: Whats going on with the
Forbidden Island of Booneville Avenue? The
answer is the same as ever. People swim, people
paddle, Islanders harass said people until theygo away, and nothing will ever change until
somebody stands up the bullying.
This week, we got a new
question. A local lady asked us
for information on swimmingdown there. Our answer
seemed so helpful, we thought
youd enjoy it as well.
First of all, youve got to find
a way into the water. Theyve blocked
off all of the city streets that end at the river,
so youll have to go around the barricades.
Case law has established, over and over again,
that its illegal to prevent people from entering
waters from the ends of streets, but youll have to
circumvent the barriers nonetheless.
Then go for a swim. Youll be yelled at
and threatened, at which time youll have to
make a decision to go away or stay put. If
you leave, youll embolden the Islanders. We
suggest you stay. The Islanders will probably
call the police and attempt to have you cited
for trespassing. So far, police have shown up in
these instances, but have refused to issue ticketsfor trespassing. Take the bull by the horns and
call the police yourself and report that youre
being harassed. If you can get them to issue
a ticket for harassment, consider yourself on a
roll. Were guessing the police dont really want
to deal with any of this. In any case, the first
party to call them usually has the edge.
Let us know what happens. Well assist
in your defense should you be cited fortrespassing (but not for any other offenses, so
dont punch anybody). The odds are the police
will try to talk you into leaving. We recommend
that you ask to be arrested, cited, or left alone
to swim. Press the issue. Demand a police
decision. The Islanders have gotten away with
this harassment for decades, and until a judge
rules against them or people see that the threats
are meaningless, theyll continue to.
Get a waterproof case, bring your
phone, and record the harassment. The
recording is important, as youll be accused
of all manner of tomfoolery if you cant prove
otherwise. Besides, wed love to have video of
the harassment to post on our Facebook page.
Enjoy your swim.
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Update:Rathbun vs ScientologyMonique Rathbun argues that a local judge
was correct when he rejected the Church ofScientology Internationals bid to have her
lawsuit dismissed on First Amendment grounds.Rathbun is suing CSI and other related
persons and entities for what she says was asustained period of harassment and surveillance.The Church admits to sending its personnel to
confront and spy on Rathbun and her husband,Marty Rathbun. However, CSI argues that the
actions were taken against Marty Rathbun for
criticizing leader David Miscavige and foroffering Scientology services outside the Church.Marty Rathbun was once a high-ranking memberof the Church and has accused Miscavige of
physically abusing Church employees.CSI is seeking to dismiss Monique
Rathbuns suit, claiming that it violates theChurchs First Amendment rights. The Churchutilized the Anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against
Public Participation law (Anti-SLAPP), which
is intended to protect people from being suedand silenced by large, powerful entities.
In April, Judge Dib Waldrip, whose district
includes Comal County, rejected the ChurchsAnti-SLAPP motion on the grounds that its conflictwith Marty Rathbun was a business dispute,
thus the measure does not apply. Waldrip alsosaid that Anti-SLAPP does not apply because
Monique is claiming physical injury and duressstemming from the harassment. The judge also
denied that her lawsuit is based on, related to,or is in response to the Churchs exercise of itsFirst Amendment rights.
CSI promptly appealed to the Third Courtof Appeals, arguing that Waldrip was wrong
in his ruling, going as far as to accuse thejudge of being hostile to Scientology.
Leslie Hyman, who prepared the appeal
response as part of Moniques legal team,wrote in the brief to the Third Court of Appeals
that CSI was misusing the Anti-SLAPP lawto shield the Church from responsibility for
stalking and harassment and Moniques suitis about the right to be left alone.
The main thrust of Hymans argument
on behalf of Monique is that, by CSIs ownadmission, the conflict between Marty and
Church was one of a business nature. CSI saidthat it ordered the surveillance of Marty to seewhom he was offering Scientology services to,
and to investigate what the Church says weretrademark and copyright violations for using
its materials. The Anti-SLAPP law cannot be
used in a suit arising from a business dispute.
Many times during the course of severalhearings, lawyers hired by the Church
referred to Marty as operating a Scientologybusiness. Waldrip argued that if Marty wasoperating a Scientology business, then the
Church is as well.Indeed, Moniques appeal response
quotes one of CSIs attorneys as defining, incourt, the organization as an administrative
business entity.CSI cannot have it both ways, Hyman
argues. If it wishes to claim that its actionsin harassing Mrs. Rathbun had a commercial,business purpose, it must suffer whatever
consequences come with that decision.The Church charges fees for all of its
services, which can reach as high as thousandsof dollars. The services are mandatory for
Scientologists. As well, members must alsopurchase numerous writings from founder and
science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.In fact, Hyman argues that the Anti-SLAPP
motion is, in essence, legal harassment by the
Church. The Church of Scientology has longbeen accused of abusing the legal system by
dragging out lawsuits against it. More thanonce in the brief, Hyman uses Hubbards own
words that the purpose of the suit is to harassand discourage rather than to win.
Hyman also defends Waldrips rulingagainst CSI on the grounds that Monique isclaiming bodily injury, which is immune from
Anti-SLAPP. Waldrip said that only a full trialwould be able to establish whether Moniques
claims are legitimate, thus to throw out the suitwould be unfairly premature.
Monique has claimed that the sustainedharassment and surveillance caused her
migraines, anxiety, fears of strangers,nausea and sleeplessness. Hyman notes thatMoniques claims fall within Texas definition
of bodily injury and cites a Texas Supreme
Court ruling that emotional distress can be acause of bodily injury.Hyman then argues that Moniques suit
does not violate, nor is in response to theChurch practicing its First Amendment rights.The attorney says that Church officials visited
Moniques family, friends, coworkers and ex-husband to disparage husband Marty with
personal and dubious information. Hyman saysthat since such information does not qualify as
a public discourse, the suit is not a violation ofthe Churchs First Amendment rights.
Nick Rogers covers courts and crime for the TX Citizen.
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Elvis has left the building and is now in my belly.
Elvis has become an American musical
archetype, so much so that he is simply referred
to as The King. This is for good reason. Rockmusic may have died as simply a fad had it
not been for Elvis, who launched the genre into
musical primacy. He was rocks first global star.
And he was cool. With his striking good looks
and resonant voice, Elvis embodied 1950s
rebellion, sporting chinos, eye shadow and
fingernail polish. In fact, the King is so famous
that other musicians have written songs about
him, which makes him Meta Elvis.
But the pressing question we all want ananswer to is: What does Elvis taste like?
He tastes amazing.
For those who love Elvis, or those who
simply love cupcakes, Sweet Dreams Bakery
has blended all of the Kings favorite flavors
into its signature Elvis Cupcake.
Sweet Dreams owner Teresa Garcia, who
is originally from Matamoros, Mexico, grew
up in love with Elvis during the 50s and 60s.
In Matamoros, we didnt get the Spanish
TV channels, she said. We got the channels
from the United States, so they would play
Elvis movies. I couldnt understand everything
they were saying, but I loved them.
When asked what she loved about Elvis,
Teresa said, Everything.
He was so, so handsome, she said.
I would watch his movies and say, Oh, my
God. Hes so good looking.Teresas daughter, Kirti Kana, who also
works at the bakery, said that the idea for the
cupcake came about as she and her mother
were watching a documentary about Elvis.
The documentary was talking about
Elvis favorite foods, and my mother said, Wecan do that. We can make a cupcake out of all
of those ingredients, Kirti said.
Thus, a cupcake legend was born.
(Before describing the beauty of this
cupcake, I wanted to say that because of my
respect for you, dear readers, I will spare
you the expectant clich puns that would be
inevitably delivered by more blas newspapers.
You will not find any jokes using Elvis songs
and lyrics, such as: All Shook Up, LawdyMiss Clawdy, Hunka, hunka, Do the
Hucklebuck, Surrender, et-freakin-cetera.)
The cupcake is a blend of chocolate cake
infused with banana cream. The icing is a
mixture of cream cheese and peanut butter
drizzled with caramel. And, as a bonus,
the cupcake is topped with a small slice of
caramelized bacon.
These seemingly divergent flavors blend
together into a surprising whole. Even though I
could taste the ingredients separately on the first
bite, the pastry never became a cacophony. This
is because as the moist cupcake rapidly melted
in my mouth, the flavors joined together in a
harmony that would do the Jordanaires proud.
The lightly salted bacon sensitized my
palate (which, honestly, is not that sensitive)
and put my taste buds in overdrive for the
next bite of sweetness. The bacon also helpedthe different flavors blend together that much
better. I ate my piece of bacon midway through
the cupcake. This refreshed the exiting flavors
while preparing my taste buds for more. Salty
and sweet mixtures are a traditional, thus
successful, culinary tactic. Think, for example,of the number of candy bars that are based
upon nuts and chocolate.
Teresa worked hard to try and find just
the right bacon for the cupcake. At first, the
bacon was harder, crunchier. But we found a
softer type of bacon that blends better with the
cupcake, she said.
And, like the King himself, this cupcake is
rich. You eat one of these mamas, and youre
more than satisfied for some time.The Elvis Cupcake is exquisite baking
alchemy that, unlike more traditional forms of
alchemy, tastes great and doesnt blow up.
I am obviously not the only one who is
impressed by how good this is. The Elvis
Cupcake is the bakerys biggest seller and
Sweet Dreams sells dozens of them a week.
A lot of men buy the Elvis cupcake,
daughter Kirti said. We get a lot of wives
coming in to buy them for their husbands.
But why do guys love the Elvis Cupcake so?
I think it might be the bacon, Kirti said.
Guys love bacon.
This is true. The Elvis is a manly pastry
(a man cake, if you will). One bite and even
the most passive gentleman will lurch over the
cupcake, wrap his arms protectively around it
and snarl at passersby. I know I did.
For those of you who love the cupcakeor have never tried it, this is a good week to
grab one because Saturday, Aug. 16, marks
the 37th anniversary of the Kings death. So
go ahead, get a cupcake and think of Elvis.
Though already moist and tender, the cupcake
can withstand a few man tears.Besides the Elvis, Sweet Dreams has a
rather impressive assortment of cupcakes.
Women, Kirti said, seem to prefer strawberry
or the chocolate ganache. Kids, she said, love
the Big Red, which is a cupcake that has been
soaked in Big Red soda (Warning: Do not give
this cupcake to children before naptime).
Teresa said one of her favorites is the
Oreo Cupcake. I love the chocolate cupcakes
the most, she said.I also tried the bakerys Nutella King,
which is a vanilla cupcake stuffed with Nutella
and topped with cream cheese icing sprinkled
with pecans. The cupcake was so good I would
have wept, but I was saving my tears for Elvis.
Truthfully, I think the Nutella King should be
part of the food pyramid.
One of the reasons Sweet Dreams wares
are so good is because Teresa and Kirti are
always trying to improve.
We want our customers to tell us if they
think we could do something better, or what
they do and dont like, Teresa said. Its very
important to want to improve, to get even better.
Sweet Dreams Bakery, which just more
than a year old, is located at 989 Loop 337
in the shopping area next to Buffalo Wings
& Things. The Bakery is open 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday, and on Saturday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. or until they are sold out. Their phone
number is 830-626-5523.
COVER STORY:THE KINGS CUPCAKE
COVER STORY:THE KINGS CUPCAKE
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Dear X Citizen:
You guys want to be entertained
by your tax $$$$ (you already paid for
the show) show up the week of August
18 and sit in on one of the Comal
Appraisal Review Board meetings.
You would think you are in the 1950s
at a very primitive process that our
Appraisal District runs. Or just walk
into the new building and watch all
the employees being unproductive --
thats a little entertainment too. Never
worked for the county so that might be
the norm sorry. Who made the decisionto buy that huge building to house the
Appraisal District? Maybe thats why
the county taxes continue to increase
to pay for the new buildings and an
old outdated Bubba system. If you are
a Bubba of someone in the building
they will lower your taxes believe me.
If not you are paying! With the volume
of new houses and new companies
in Comal County our taxes should be
going down-right.
If you get a chance come see
another Comal County Bubba system
out of control.
Comal/New Braunfels is a great
place to live. We just need to correct how
our County/City is run.
Tanks for listening.
See ya,Gary Brooks
Dear Gary:
I sincerely understand how you feel.
Several years ago, I attempted to see if
I could live without any material possessions.
As a result, I was living in a cardboard box
in an alley. My annual property taxes ran
$6,000. Admittedly, my cardboard box homewas a two story with three bedrooms and two
baths, along with a Jacuzzi. Still, because it
was a cardboard box in an alley, I thought that
$6,000 was a bit steep.
After that experience, I decided to look
into how our property tax rates are set in Comal
County. While I understand your frustrations,
it is unfair to label the process as a Bubba
system. The truth is that tax assessments are avery complicated, if antiquated system that is
more than 150 years old.
Firstly, the appraisal district looks at the
square footage of your home and the area
in which the home sits. Then, the square
footage and average property prices of
your area are numerically plugged into a
complicated derivative formula, which is
based on the price of opium.
Secondly, the figure produced by the
derivative is sent to workers at the appraisal
district to double-check the calculations.
Because the system has not been changed
in more than 100 years, the workers must
tabulate those figures using chicken bones.
What you perceive as unproductive
behavior is likely just the workers waiting for
the next shipment of chicken bones.
In the third step, the approved
appraisal figures are sent to the Comal
County Illuminati. There, robed ancestral
descendents use questionable magic to
call on the restless spirits of their ancestors
to approve or disapprove the figures. If
approved, the numbers are sent to the
various taxing entities. If disapproved, the
figures are sent back for reexamination.
If those ancestral spirits just happen to
say that their wealthy Illuminati descendents
should only pay a property tax of $2 and
a bucket of cheese, what can you do? The
spirits have spoken.
Also, it was these ancestral spirits
who ordered the building of the massive
Appraisal District building. The building had
to big enough to house a large pentagram
with flaming urns.
However, I must point out, that senior
citizens with homesteads have their property
tax rates frozen, so they arent subject to the
whims of the ancestral spirits. The reason for
the frozen tax rates is because senior citizens
have a more limited income and need their
money for teeth and guns.
I hope this helps to broaden your
understanding of the complicated and magical
machinery that is tax assessments.
Not if I see you first,
Karl
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By Gustavo Arellano
Dear Mexican: Im not Mexican,
but my son-in-law is. He is intelligent,
bright, enthusiastic and pleasant
to spend time with. He came here,illegally, at the age of 18 with his aunts.
He and my daughter are married, have
a three-and-a-half-year-old son, and
have gone through the entire process
of filing papers and paying fees so he
could enter the country legally. Last
week, at the inst ruction of la migr a,
he went to Juarez, Mexico to apply
for his visa. He had his physical after
wait ing in line for nine hour s. hen ,
on Wednesday, he stood in line for
his 9:45 a.m. appointment from 7:00
a.m. until the consulate closed at
4:00 p.m. He was told to come back
tomorrow. He showed up at 6:00 the
next morning and was finally granted
his interview.
One question that is asked in the
interview is; Have you ever used
drugs? Well, being the honest person
he is and not ever wanting to be accused
of lying, he answered truthfully, Yes,
I tried some with a friend about 6
months ago.
It is from this experience that I
have learned our own U.S. Government
doesnt care about honest people; it just
wants to appear drug-free. He was
told he was banned from the U.S. and
to reapply in two-and-a-half years! My
daughter is beside herself with grief.
She cannot afford to pay for childcare
without the help of her husband, so
she will be forced to quit her job. My
grandson believes his daddy doesnt
love him any more or he would come
home. And my son-in-law has learned
this lesson: if you want to enter the
U.S. legally, dont admit to having done
anything wrongperiod.
My daughter and grandson now
are in mental health counseling, but
their plan is to move to ijuana where
a family member owns a home they
can live in. My daughter will commute
to San Diego if she can find work. Andfor the next five years, while they go
through the entire process over again,
I will miss watching my sweet little
boy grow up. I will miss having my
only daughter and best friend with
me, and I will miss having my loving
son-in-law here where he belongs
with his fami ly.
Ive written to my senators
asking for intervention and Im
going to get an appointment to see
an immigration lawyer, but Im not
terribly confident. Do you hold out
any hope for them at all?
Dear Gabacha: Ever hear that canard
by Know Nothings that Mexicans dont
want to enter el Norte the right way?
Your yerno is Exhibit Nmero One on why
we dont. Throw in the stupidity of our drug
war, and coming into this country legally
is more unjustly harder than trying to get
your ta to write her tamale secrets down
in recipe form. Honestly, the best thing for
your son-in-law is to cross over illegally, as
undocumented folks nowadays seem to have
more protection than those who try to do it
the right wayand while I have no problem
with that whatsoever, how ###### up is
that weve come to this? Wait, that cameoff VERY conservative, so let me save my
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Rhubarb is very popular in Alaska and extremely popular when made into a dessert for our
guests. Rhubarb grows great in cold weather climates like New England and is often mixed
with fresh strawberries to make pies. It was brought to Alaska in the late 1800s to help battle
scurvy, which is a illness brought on by a lack of the vitamin C found in fresh citrus fruits, andwas a plague among Alaskan fisherman and whalers at sea. Although rhubarb has the texture
of celery, it is often classified as a fruit.
Due to its abundance here in Alaska, I find myself using it often in our galley. Here is what we
prepared this last week. Chef April and I hope you try it at home and enjoy it like our guests do.
Alaskan Rhubarb
Dessert
2 pounds rhubarb, sliced crosswise
3/4 inch thick
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose four
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter,
cut into pieces
1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Vanilla or strawberry ice cream,
for serving (optional)
STEP 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, combine rhubarb, sugar,
and cup flour; set aside.
STEP 2: In the bowl of a food processor, combine remaining 1/2 cup flour and the butter. Pulse
until the butter pieces are pea-size. Add brown sugar, oats, and cinnamon. Pulse to combine.
Sprinkle over rhubarb.
STEP 3: Bake until rhubarb is tender and topping is golden; 35 to 45 minutes. Serve warm with
vanilla or strawberry ice cream, if desired.
Until next time, Eat, Drink & Be Sherri!
Sherri
Copyright 2014 by Eat, Drink & Be Sherri. All rights reserved.
Sherri Gallagher is a New Braunfels chef who grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she began cooking at the age of
8. This summer Chef Sherri will be sailing on the M/V Liseron which sails weekly from Sitka to Juneau, Alaska. On board,
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crew, so get ready for some amazing new recipes! Chef Sherri can be contacted at [email protected].
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On Serenity and Impotent RageGod, grant me the serenity to accept the
things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
Above is the Serenity Prayer, an intonement
designed to instill inner peace adopted and
made famous by Alcoholics Anonymous.
Beyond its value to recovering addicts, its
good advice for all of us, and apparently sorely
needed at the moment. One way of interpreting
the prayer is that we need to avoid the impotent
rage that can cause us to lash out in ways that
have no hope of making things better and
almost always make things worse. Several
stories currently in the news illustrate how taking
some time to recite the Serenity Prayer might
reduce the commonality of wrathful actions
resulting in disastrous consequences.
Theres no doubt that the example getting
the most ink currently is the accident that
resulted in the death of Kevin Ward Jr. in a race
at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park. WardJr., apparently enraged by an accident that took
him out of the race, decided to vent his wrath
at Tony Stewart at close range by exiting his
car and entering the track, still full of zooming
cars. He was promptly run over. The result was
both tragic and comical in its predictability.
Theres no question that Kevin Ward Jr. would
have been better off sitting in his car reciting the
Serenity Prayer than acting as he did.
For those who would argue that thereis nothing comical to be found in any fatal
car accident, I say that they have clearly not
watched enough Saturday morning cartoons.
Im thinking of any of the numerous episodes
where Wile E. Coyote, after his explosive
device baited with birdseed fails to go off
killing the Roadrunner, proceeds to jump on,
hammer at, and otherwise abuse the trigger
until it finally, at no surprise to anyone,
detonates. Who hasnt laughed hysterically
at the charred visage of Wile E.? Most of us
recognize that there is a cautionary lesson
to the levity. Perhaps Kevin Ward Jr. never
watched cartoons as a child.
More likely, Ward Jr. did watch cartoons
and had watched Stewarts racing style as well.
While Stewart cannot be legitimately blamed
for Ward Jr.s death, he certainly cant be said
to have the coolest head in racing. Stewart,fairly or unfairly, is developing a reputation
as the Dick Dastardly of the racetrack. His
driving style is frequently critiqued as overly
aggressive, and out of his car, he has all of
the calm and grace of John McEnroe. Stewart
could probably use a little time with the
Serenity Prayer himself.A story that offers no punch line is the one
from a St. Louis, MO. suburb, where 18-year-old
Mike Brown was shot and killed in an altercation
with police. The details of the incident are still
in question, but there is no question that Brown
was unarmed at the time of the shooting. Its
no surprise that the shooting prompted outrage
from the community, another black man shot by
police under questionable circumstances.
Protests over the shooting were almost
immediate. The protests were peaceful, but as
often happens, righteous indignation quickly
brought on violence. Local stores were looted
and burned in rioting that followed the protests.
This is something we see too often.
Impotent rage brings people to a boiling point
where they begin to act irrationally. (No, Im not
excusing the behavior!) Similar, though far more
extreme, actions could be seen during the L.A.riots after the Rodney King verdict. Certainly,
some of the blame goes to opportunist thugs,
but anyone who has seen footage of a looter
carrying off a broken T.V. set or a single shoe,
should recognize that there is very little clear
thinking going on in such situations.
Not the least of the problems with this
is that the rioters are, more often than not,
destroying the very neighborhoods they live
in. The long-term economic damage is hardlyworth anything absconded with in the chaos.
While its always difficult to do, saying the
Serenity Prayer in such circumstances would be
far more productive than seething with anger or
even running out to a legitimate protest. After
all, the prayer doesnt propose inaction in all
cases, only that we rise to action in areas where
something positive might be accomplished.
Taking the time to consider what steps might
prevent future tragedies like the one that befell
Mike Brown would never lead to rational people
choosing to riot. Protests might have some value,
as would holding law enforcement to account
and pushing for a complete investigation by
an unbiased group. Just as important, and
probably most effective, would be for members
of the African-American community to use their
superior numbers at the polls and vote out
politicians who seem complicit or drag their feetin such situations. Property damage doesnt ever
have an upside, though.
America isnt the only place to find such
examples. The Serenity Prayer has international
applications as well. The situation we see in
Iraq is more calculated than simple impotent
rage, but theres no question that ISIS (nowISIL) would not have been anywhere near the
threat they are if they hadnt found support
among the oppressed and enraged Sunni
population in Iraq.
The Sunnis had legitimate grievances with
the Shia led government. Without a voice and
facing persecution that was unlikely to end
anytime soon, Sunnis turned to the ISIS extremists.
The Sunnis actually have more of a history as
moderates and secularists in Iraq, but people
who see no way to change a desperate situation
often turn to actions that offer no real solution.
The Palestinian conflict with Israel in
Gaza might be seen through the same lens.
A people faced with unacceptable conditions
and no way to change their circumstance in
the near-term, might foolishly turn to violence
that will only make things worse. The Serenity
Prayer would caution against rash actions,supporting instead careful consideration of
what might be changed for the better and how
that might be accomplished.
Support for Hamas and the continued
lobbing of rockets at the hated Israelis has
resulted in nothing but catastrophe for the
Palestinian people. What other than blind
rage could drive a people to take actions
that will predictably result in the destruction of
their homes and the death of their children?
Obviously this situation, like all others,
is complicated and cant be distilled to
simplicities, but the first priority should always
be to consider the consequences of any given
action before jumping to it. That doesnt seem
to be happening in Gaza.
The ubiquity of examples where the
Serenity Prayer might apply is no surprise. Its
simply human nature to make poor decisionswhen faced with frustration. That doesnt
change the value of the Serenity Prayers
advice, though. Individually, we all need to
acknowledge that there is nothing we can do
to change world events, but if we take some
time and set rage aside in favor of carefully
considered action, we could very easily make
our own lives better.
You can read more from Kelly Colby at yourfirstshrug.blogspot.com.
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