Alt-right (alternative right) is the new ideology born out
of a changing presidential administration that promotes the swing to a more far
right conservative way of thinking towards white supremacy. Whether done
advertently or inadvertently, the climate of the president-elect Trump is
turning back the clock on America’s progress of racial and gender equality. For
those who are threatened by the transiting of a homogeneous white majority in
the US to a more diverse populous, voting for Trump and the alt-right movement
is the only way for them to resist what has been predicted to be the end of a
ruling class of elites whose prominence pre-dates the discovery of America. Today, the
same sentiment regarding immigrants, elite dominance and controversy is occurring in nations across the globe such as England, Brazil and the Philippines.
Interestingly, when we strive to be supreme we want to
dominate. It is in-born within our society. Many want to be supreme, on top, the
best and the only, in whatever they do and look down on others who are below them that are lacking in goods or qualifications. It makes one feel special
attracting heightened attention and a certain privilege treatment. We watch sports games and want
our teams to be champions forever and we pay a pretty penny for it, even
though, we know that no one is a champion forever. In sports, as in life, no
one or nothing reigns supreme forever. Whether it was the Pittsburg Steelers,
the LA Lakers or New York Yankees, each team had long consecutive
championships, but failed to last forever. Quite, frankly, our world was not
set-up that way as there has always been a time when the energy of power sweeps
from one end of the spectrum to the other like the law of conservation and momentum. Throughout history, every empire has fallen, the Persian Empire, the Roman
Empire, the Mongol Empire, the Byzantine Empire and others have fallen and new empires emerged. Every
race has been slaves including white people who were slaves for 1500 years in
Europe.
As a baby-boomer, who grew up in the era of the Civil Rights
movement, the current spike in a climate of overt hate and racial discord is
nothing new, but a simple reminder that even though the masses have somewhat moved
in a more positive direction, there are those who don’t feel good about this
shift in population because it means a shift in power. They are threatened and
feel that they will not be treated the same by others in an exchange of power
predicated on a hierarchical system based upon racial discretion. Trump is
their “trump card,” the joker, who spoiled what progress is certain to obtain.
I recall the time of former Alabama Governor, George Wallace,
and how outspoken he was regarding his support of racial segregation, often
times speaking without censorship and condemnation. Backed by the Ku Klux Klan,
he won the governorship in 1962 running on a platform of racial separatism. He
is best remembered for standing in the door to prevent two black students,
James Hood and Vivian Malone, from entering the University of Alabama with the
assistance of the National Guard. As a very young girl, I remember watching the
scene on television and thinking how can someone be so mean? Just as today,
kids across the nation are watching history repeat itself through the antics
and disingenuous behavior of some of those backing Donald Trump’s presidency.
After serving four terms as governor, Wallace unsuccessfully ran for the
presidency of the United States in 1976 losing to Jimmy Carter.
Yet, through the hailstorm of bigotry, negative television
news programming of killings, water spraying and dog biting of black protestors,
African Americans still found solace and happiness. How we did this is equally
as important to many today as yesterday. Below are some old and new things one
can do to eliminate a state of depression:
1.) Stay
connected to love through the family unit and your local community of friends
that resonate with love and compassion.
2.) Maintain a belief in God or whoever your
higher power is because that’s where your inner strength and power is coming
from. Your faith will provide the mental calmness and patience necessary to
sustain you through these times.
3.) Change
your perspective about today’s crisis. The current election is a reflection of
how some of the masses were really thinking. The truth has emerged and that’s a
good thing. We live in a democratic society and many, swept under the carpet,
are letting their discontent be known because they now feel safe to do so.
Additionally, it shows us how we are being triggered by their discontent and it
allows us to become very clear about what we are really wanting for our nation
while paving the way for future solutions that are inclusive of all.
4.) Keep
your eyes on the prize. What we really want is to feel good, live in peace and
harmony and experience love. In your mind’s eye, imagine a world that is
peaceful and loving, where everyone is happy, getting along and living
side-by-side.
5.) Pray
or meditate and use your intuition as your guiding light. Things that are being
reported to us by the media are not always true. The more you pray or meditate, the more you
become aware of your intuitive faculties and see through the illusion.
6.) Use
this time to become more self-aware to discover our eternal being as having the
same qualities as God.
Finding the space between anger and fear in a chaotic
society can be a daunting task, however, if we choose to “alt-high,” we will
find the peace we’ve been wanting, sitting there waiting for us. Alt-high is
alternative to the more high. It is striving to act your highest at all times
even when things don’t seem to be going your way. Alt-high does not mean being
complacent, but it means asking the question, “What would God do?” You’ll know
by the way you feel, if you’re going in the direction God would take. Positive
change may not come over night, but when it happens, it does so magically. One day, we will look back on these times and
see how many pieces of the puzzle had to fit perfectly for a shift to a society
rid of a fear consciousness.
At the end of the day, love really does conquer hate. Although
his legacy of racial scorn is in the history books, Governor George Wallace
became a different man later in life and was voted Governor of Alabama in 1971 with
overwhelmingly black support in building a new image that courted blacks. After
a shooting that left him in a wheelchair, he asked for forgiveness from Civil
Rights leaders for his earlier actions promoting white supremacy and racial
divisiveness. He became self-realized with a new awareness of self that could
have precluded his mistreatment of other human beings, but was necessary for
his own evolvement.
