User blog:Spikewitwicky/May 6th, 2015 - Spike's Journal Entry



It's a rare day when it rained quite a bit out here in Autobot City. One of the reasons Prime decided to move out here was due to the lack of moisture.

Jumal is back. It was an ugly, messy, convoluted meeting. He accused me of being a media whore because I let Mel do a profile on us. I got mad... and accused him of opting to take easy, cheap shots at the Autobots when he should really be after the leaders of the countries where peoples lives are being oppressed. I called him self-righteous. He called me self-pitying. Just...ugly.

And of course... when both of us left, and I started to think about our meeting, I started to stew on what he said.

And I fully realize he has a point. And to be honest, if there was a grade for human rights for the past year, I would be given an 'F.' Yes, we had other fish to fry. Fish that could have destroyed the Earth a few times over (see Galvatron, the Quintissons). But I see fewer and fewer nations actively rally against human rights violations in China, Yemen, and again, our own country. And I imagine there are a few people in those countries who are hoping for a little Autobot intervention. "If other countries won't get involved, Autobots, you're our only hope."

Except, it can't really function that way. Prime's right. We have to be the change we want to be. There will have to be a time where there is enough global outrage, where the rational people in the world will say "enough!" And right now, sadly, that tipping point doesn't appear to have been reached.

Side note, dad's been spending a few days with Buster. Wonder how that's going. Buster's graduating with his phD later this month. I'm looking forward to seeing his new office digs on campus. Spikewitwicky (talk) 18:29, May 6, 2015 (UTC)