Do We L ack E n ergy or W ill?
each other in giving.
Mr. Carter is concerned
that "human identity is
no longer defined by
what one does, but by
what one owns." What we
must do is give of our
selves.
by Jam es B. L am bert
Americans are stricken
with a "crisis of con
fidence," cites our pres
ident. He says that our
infection is deeply
rooted, and that it is
a "fundamental threat
to American Democracy."
President Carter diag
noses: "Too many of us
now tend to worship
self indulgence and con
sumption." How do we
respond to these strong
words? Shall we weigh
our evidence in ourselves
or confidences in Mr.
Carter as our leader?
We have had a "crisis
in confidence" in our
leadership since at
least the sixty's. We
have easily blamed screw
ball henchmen who tote
an assassin's weapon
which kills, or subdues
the public appearance of
the living. Is it more
a crisis of leadership,
or fellowship — or is
it fellowship, Mr. Carter
--that infects our nation?
Our philosophy— each
to his own— is and has
been so accepting, so
devastating, that it is
a wonder that our nation,
or world, has sustained
our proliferating indul
gence .
Are we at a turning
point? Is there yet a
place to turn? Yes. we
must mobilize. We need
an army to stave off a
threat as grave as World
War II. We need an army
directed by a chief and
his generals. We must be
implemented as soldiers
to flesh out the sub
stance of decay. What
will precipitate our
forthright attack upon
the crisis of energized
will? Are we up to the
task? Do we recognize
that the enemy is us?
We saw Jack and Bob
Kennedy, Malcolm X, and
Martin Luther King slain
in our living rooms.
Men who towered, toppled
before us. The living
babble of Chappaquiddick
and speak of survival.
Still, Allende dared,
cared, and found that
hemispheres make little
difference. The CIA was
there protecting our self
interest. Who should
dare when to dare is
to die? A spirit of
fear understandably drives
the leaders into hiding
to a Camp David or
less reknowned refuge.
Yet, "bold and force
ful" President Carter re
turns and televises
his message. He explained
our predicament and delin
eated pointed proposals.
He listed his shortcomings
and defined our own. He
courageously asked that
we vest him with our sup
port and sacrifice.
We must root out our
selfishness, or factional
interests. Truckers must
empathize with farmers,
the sunbelt with the cold-
belt, the rural dweller
with the city dweller,
the coffee drinker with
the Brazilian. Sitting
Bull, in Chicago with
Bill Cody's Wild West
Show, was truly impressed
at the ingenuity and
wealth of the white man.
But surveying the poor
there, he was equally im
pressed that the white
man didn't know how to
use his genius or spend
his money.
Inflation threatens
Americans. It has al
ready impoverished the
poorly oiled developing
countries. Do we care
that a single jeep ex
ported to Brazil cost 7
bags of coffee beans 25
years ago, now costs 45
bags today? Countries
overseas are hiking their
prices; oil is just the
beginning.
If we don't correct
our myopia, it will be
done for us, and harshly.
Nervy President Carter
enjoys prayer luncheons
with Latin American
leaders. He believes
that we must share one
another's burdens. Our
compassion'may replace
our consumption and
fill our cup if not our
gastank.
We would do well to
follow the tradition of
the Northwest Coast Indi
an's potlatch. Outdo
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Carter believes that Jesus
Christ leads— is— the wav.
May we console our lead
ers and not ruffle them
as they rotate in and out
of the head position.
We must go to war with
our crisis. What pearl
in the harbor will firm
our resolve? It may not
matter so much what“it*
is, as that it be general
ly and fairly discomfort
ing. Leadership and we
must understand its
utility, pull together,
and stabilize each other
with mutual concern.
What might we give
up with negotiation and
ginding arbitration?
Fifty-five percent of
our oil is consumed
by transportation. Eighty-
five percent of that
mount is consumed by
the auto. We might close
gas stations Friday
through Sunday to move
the recreation fleet
from the "freeways,"
rapidly develop mass
transit systems for com
muters, move work closer
to home, ration all energy
consumption until body
heat keeps our living
space warm. These ex
amples could help us to
share a smile, ideas, and
a growing sense of one
ness. We'd probably get
fewer colds.
Our lead gander must
beckon us to leave fam
iliar ground; and Christ,
may his cunning and wit
save us from the shotgun
in a blind.
We are at a turning
point; we are over a
barrel. Our demands and
OPEC put us there. We
can be thankful that we
have been encouraged
to examine who we are
and what we want to be.
The developing world has
percieved our gluttony for
decades. Our President
exhorts us similiarly
today.
We need turn to our
selves, the only place
to start. A power strug
gle is within us. As
Eldridge Cleaver's
"Soul On Ice" comes afire,
so we need an esprit de
corps to replace our
spirit of fear.
The "do-line" of NORAD
is flashing warning-
Defend North America. Our
logisticians and commander
in chief need plan our
attack so that we pre
vail, so that we have
courage and direction.
A recent Harris poll
tells of people— would-be
soldiers— that want
strength and guidance.
They want wage and price
control. They aren't
confident in themselves;
they want regulations.
The confidence in them
selves will increase as
they percieve a curb in
their appetites, a new
freedom under authority,
a new destination.
We have a long journey
ahead of us. Like
geese, we must fly with
a singleness of direction;
each able to see where he
is going; each able to
rest in the wind-swath of his
his fellows while a
leader buffets the re
sistance ahead. Mr.
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