Blind, Deaf, Dumb

Blind, deaf and dumb, Westerners, the richest of the world, have the severest impairments. Blind to the inequities that exist in our own backyard, we trip over them as they eat out of our trash. Deaf to the voices of children, families and elderly constantly burdened by poverty, we ignore their voices that are rarely addressed by the media. Dumb, we fail to question these societal injustices in our churches, businesses, bars, clubs and homes. The wealthy in American are numbed by the green in our wallets. Worst of all things is the American failure to act in the face of perpetual, cyclical poverty.