Home > The Murder of Emery: Wilhelm Reich 101
I came across a passage by Wilhelm Reich that resonates true today, as it did in 1953 when he wrote it, as it did 2000 years ago from which he referenced it. The passage is from the book “The Murder of Christ”, and is as follows:
“This is the way it has been and has remained to this very day and will go on being for quite some time. They will not cease to kill this way until they have been rendered powerless to kill the soul in every human fruit already in the womb before it saw the light of day.
They will kill Jesus Christ for a crime they themselves imputed, they themselves invented, they themselves committed a thousand times; a crime Christ never dreamed of, never was close to, never possibly could have concocted.” (Wilhelm Reich: The Murder of Christ, p.87, The Noonday Press, New York, sixth printing, 1971)
Countless scholars throughout history have shared this message. The message is simple: The ruling class have persecuted and crucified all who have dared to challenge their power. The oligarchy have been able to do this by manipulating the masses through fear, misinformation, and by placing slaves in positions of power to do their bidding.
Bill Hicks paraphrased this passage during his performances with his “it’s just a ride” routine. He, like Reich, prophesized his persecution. Both men were wise enough to see the folly of our choices as a society and both knew themselves well enough to choose freedom rather then conformity.
Both these men highlighted the fact that we have been blinded by our apathy and have forfeited our freedoms by accepting our bondage of ignorance. Their words refer to those that we have sacrificed, and to those that we continue to sacrifice, to maintain the status quo, even though it paves the way for our destruction. From innocent women burned at the stake, to the assassination of those of us who have been brave enough to speak a truth that is plainly visible to all, but hidden from our conscience.
The most recent victim of our collective is one, Marc Emery. Like Reich, the ruling class has branded Emery as one of its greatest adversaries. The reason that Mr. Emery is considered to be such a danger to the Empire is because he is, just like Reich was. The philosophy of both these men threatens the status quo, hence the witch-hunt. Reich’s words in the above passage can easily be re-written as follows:
“They will kill Marc Emery for a crime they themselves imputed, they themselves invented, they themselves committed a thousand times; a crime Emery never dreamed of, never was close to, never possibly could have concocted”
If collectively we, as a society, begin to realize that our attempts are futile in waging a war on nature, then the elite would no longer control us. We would be free. The ultimate question is, are we ready to govern our lives as if we were children of God the way Christ would want us to do, or are we about to crucify another innocent?