Meanwhile...
this is beautiful and spot-on perfect.
It doesn’t seem so, perhaps, but this is the spirit and passion that I feel for the need to get rid of Trump & Trumpism, so that we can continue to journey on this road.
We have to tend to some problems first. Then move on...
this is beautiful and spot-on perfect.
It doesn’t seem so, perhaps, but this is the spirit and passion that I feel for the need to get rid of Trump & Trumpism, so that we can continue to journey on this road.
We have to tend to some problems first. Then move on...
https://twitter.com/GreekNemesisGR/status/1312794222379110402
This is what that seminal passage in the Declaration means..."Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness".
The REASON for having a government is not for government's sake. That was the greatness of the American Experiment. It was to enable, to release the bound up potential
The REASON for having a government is not for government's sake. That was the greatness of the American Experiment. It was to enable, to release the bound up potential
of the human spirit, in its best aspirations and possibilities.
It is easy to denigrate it by pointing at any of the many failures historically, and contemporary. And still, you'll not find a better "star" to set our course toward...
It is easy to denigrate it by pointing at any of the many failures historically, and contemporary. And still, you'll not find a better "star" to set our course toward...
It is the basis of BLM, Civil Rights, Wealth equity and the notion of basic human rights made possible...All the longings We the People have in terms of Justice, our children, our world, is possible Here.
But not at the moment. And arguably not for a long time.
But not at the moment. And arguably not for a long time.
"Trump-ism" has been brewing for a long time. It is finally been tapped and released like some old oil well gushing out its crude uncontrolled and uncontrollable...
And even this is a reason to ask 'Why?', and see if there is a way to heal these wounds. To seek life, not death.
And even this is a reason to ask 'Why?', and see if there is a way to heal these wounds. To seek life, not death.
I take all this and much more to be the meaning of Lincoln's various addresses. He understood this, and wondered out loud whether such an experiment was strong enough to endure the stresses of his times. Which are similar to our times. Which present the same questions today.
@elonmusk says it here about as well as it can be said...There has to be a better reason to get up in the morning and do one's work.
There is. There are many things going on. Sadly this Trump Theatre is consumptive of too much energy and attention.
There is. There are many things going on. Sadly this Trump Theatre is consumptive of too much energy and attention.
But it has to be done, so we can get on with the far more important work, and much more satisfying, of following our star as a people, a society... and each person having the time and space to follow their own star....
Learning how to understand this astonishing moment & life.
Learning how to understand this astonishing moment & life.
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