Mabel Encinas-Sanchez
photo credit @ Sharon Pittaway
This poem explores two ideas of rage: rages as a destructive force amplified by the mass media, and rage as an emotion that cannot be separated from thinking and from our being in a social world. With rage, there is understanding, and action to change the world.
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Mass media are supposed to refer to a middle layer
that neutrally passes messages from the powerful to the crowds
But mass media take a stance, amplify, reiterate their view
tell us what to believe
claiming that what they say is real
Mass media convey supremacists’ messages
that encourage rage and hate
justifying destruction and war
Paradoxically, I also feel rage.
But rage and thinking are part of a unity
body and mind, I and we
We humans choose what to do
With rage, abuses and inequalities become crystal clear
With rage, we distinguish natural disasters from genocides
With rage, we do together
fight for dignity, defend rights, seek justice,
building power with and power within
With rage, we take action to change the world
With rage, we care
