Beyond the Blog and Back to the Basics

I am overwhelmed. There is a virtual revolution going on amongst caring Kenyans who find a space not invaded by political pollutants. At least I have managed to find a space where likeminded people share and care about what is going on. Facebook, My Space, Blogger.com, literary blogs like Kwani and other art scenes have all joined this virtual revolution.
Arriving within the blogging paradigm is perhaps the closest we can get to returning to basic principles of decency. It is a personal space that allows for an interaction of perceptions, allows for building communities, allows anyone who has access to participate. But, that is as far as it goes unfortunately and because we are stuck with limited access, we are ending up preaching to one another. Yes, it will make us all the stronger for it as a Kenyan community who hopefully will live to see the day when this will translate to better living standards for all. Until then however, it will remain within our virtual reality of aspirations. We need to go beyond the blog.
While there is an urgent need to resolve the political stalemate and bring all perpetrators to justice, typical methods such as a call for sanctions against the current regime, will only end up hurting the innocent again just as mass protests have done nothing but led to the death of hundreds and displaced hundreds of thousands.
We are where we are because we allowed ourselves to be deceived. And now a handful of Kenyans are left to pick up the pieces and that handful certainly does not include politicians or the international community. Both only have their own interests at hand. We must pause for a moment and carefully think about supporting desperate stereotypical measures. Keep it simple. Let's go back to what it takes to be a good human being...

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