How Billy Jack influenced a young Mickey Z.

(righteous anger)

When I look back at my life and where it’s taken me, it’s fun to track some of the influences that shaped my worldview and my behavior. Please allow me to introduce one (of many) such influences.

Sadly forgotten today, the Billy Jack movies have everything the young version of me could ever ask for. In the scene below, Billy Jack has just entered an ice cream shop after some spineless punks humiliated female visitors from the local Indian reservation.

First, the non-white customers were refused service. Then, the son of the town’s richest man/de facto boss made them “white” by pouring flour over their heads (after having his goon beat up the young man who had accompanied the girls).

Enter Billy Jack… (less than 3 minutes):

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Here’s a short bonus clip (1.5. minutes) for your viewing pleasure. When the rich man and his hired thugs try to slaughter horses, well… enter Billy Jack again:

You can call it righteous anger and we could use a whole lot more of it today.

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“Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.” (Matthew 21:12)

“Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.” (Ephesians 4:26-27)

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