Myth, ritual
and symbol
are universal
cultural
experiences.
No matter
what society,
they provide
a feeling
of unity.
What happens
when we
disagree
and see the
symbols
differently?
Or consider
the myth
less
an archetype
than a lie,
if not
a lot
of hype?
And when
a ritual,
once seen
as habitual,
is challenged
in its practical
sense,
the experience
actually
makes much
less
sense.
Here we are,
4 years hence,
since
a governmental
ritual
at The Capital
turned into
a capital
offense.
The myth
of The Big Lie
and the coup
attempt
to deny
the count
to certify
the 2020
election,
has as
its symbol
the shaman
guy,
among the
other signifiers
of election
deniers.
1/6
is its
own
homegrown
day
of infamy;
a reminder
that tyranny
begins
in one party
singularly,
without opposition
institutionally,
or any
accountability.
Myth, ritual,
and symbol
are as
meaningful
as we make
them.
In this
case,
cultural,
they also
reference
the actual
factual
fractious
reality
of a singular
day
in January.
Insist the truth
remains whole
in future
memory
to protect
our fragile
democracy.
lou sight 