A nation too close to call.

 

When I was hearing about record voter turnouts, I was very excited. The idea of a resounding rebuke of hate and fear filled rhetoric seemed a certainty. But this didn't happen. Yes, the House flipped and there where some exciting election results. A first-ever female and Democrat governor in Maine generated a broad smile. Wins by Cortez in NY, Pressley in MA, Tlaib and llhan, and more, were very heartwarming. It shows progress is being made.

However, there really was no "blue wave." What we saw was a wave of murky waters. We learned that the rhetoric did not only excite the right wing white supremacists, but it also awoke a sleeping cord in many right learning voters. There are a variety of reasons for the GOP Senate victory, but amomg them must be listed a reaction against an inclusive society.

We are a nation too close to call. We are not a nation in the middle, but we're neither left nor right. We are a nation divided. Will healing occur over the next few years? I'm not optimistic. There may well be so much gridlock and so many investigations that galvanization will increase.

If ever there was a time to build bridges, it's now.

Don't vote ...

 

Don't vote if you support hatred, lies, deceit, racism, xenophobia, Russia, bullying, the end of democracy, Wall Street, more tax cuts for the rich, mysogyny, ally bashing, destruction of the environment, dumbing our children, no health care, fear.

If you are ...

If you are a POC, LGBTQ, a white person with any degree of compassion, a woman, a young adult, a senior, and anyone who cares about our planet, education, health care, democracy, civil rights, freedom, constitutional rights, and peace, then you really need to vote 

 

 

Soul of the Nation

On November 6th, you'll have the chance to vore for the soul of the nation. Will you vote darkness?

Or, will you vote Light?

 

If you don't vote, you have chosen darkness. 

Indifference

Next Tuesday's elections are more important than any I can remember in my lifetime -- and that includes when I was on the ballot. That's saying something.

Now I know politicians say all the time, "This is the most important election." But this one really is that important. The stakes really are that high.

The consequences of you not voting -- or not doing everything in your power to ensure your friends, family, and neighbors vote -- could be monumental.

America is at a crossroads, and control of Congress may be decided by a handful of razor-thin House and Senate races. Dozens of governorships and thousands of state legislative seats are up for grabs, with major implications on whether we can draw fairer maps for the next decade.

Make no mistake: The direction of the country will come down to who turns out and who stays home. And the greatest threat to our democracy is indifference.

Indifference is exactly what cynical politicians want from you. They're counting on it. Their success depends on convincing you that your vote doesn't matter. They know their agenda is unpopular, so the only way to keep power is by shrinking the electorate.

Don't let them.

If you're mad at politicians trying to take us back to the days of health insurers denying people with pre-existing conditions of care ... Vote.

If you're sick of politicians giving huge tax cuts to billionaires, only to tell you we have no choice but to slash Medicare and Social Security ... Vote.

If you're upset with politicians denying basic climate science as our communities continue to pay a steeper and steeper price ... Vote.

If you're outraged by politicians refusing to pass common-sense gun laws in the face of a tragic epidemic ... Vote.

If you're frustrated with politicians failing to adequately stand up for the rights of immigrants, or women, or LGBTQ Americans ... Vote. Vote. Vote.

Barack Obama





 Indifference is a Choice | Intentional Encounter

Intentional Encounter

 

Vote lies

You can #vote for lies, or you can #vote for truth. And the truth is not coming from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

 

"It's time we stop..."

PLEASE READ THESE LYRICS AND THINK!





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5M_Ttstbgs

Lyrics

There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's s time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Songwriters: Stephen Stills
For What It Is Worth lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc

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President Obama Doesn't Have Time For These 7 Excuses Not To Vote

Marginalized

"Marginalization is the process of pushing a particular group or groups of people to the edge of society by not allowing them an active voice, identity, or place in it. ... Some individuals identify with multiple marginalized groups, and may experience further marginalization as a result of their intersecting identities."

 

Are you marginalized? Do you feel that your vote won't  make a diference? Do you feel that politicians ignore your needs and that voting makes no difference?

Guess what, if you fail to vote you'll always be marginalized. At one time Latinos felt, and were, marginalized. Then they discovered that if they vote, and vote as a block, they not only affect policy, they actually affect who wins. Any marginalized group that began to vote as a block, even if not organized, can have a powerful voice in politics. This has been the case for many minority ethnic, social and racial groups since the 20th Century.

The solution is not to say home on election day. The solution is to vote.

George

 

Not interested?

VOTE IN NOVEMBER, OUR NATION DEPENDS ON YOU

 

Know your politicians

Ask yourself:

-Has my Congressperson/Senator represented my interesys?
-Is my life better because of how they voted?
-Do I have better health care, schools, roads?
-Do I feel safer?
-Is my environment cleaner, safer, and preserved for future generations?
-Do they take huge donations from special interests?
-Do they vote party line or do they take courageous stands that may not be in keeping with party dogma?
-Are they just say "yes?"

Be informed.

 
 

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A Sovreign State

"A sovereign state is, in international law, a nonphysical juridical entity that is represented by one centralized government that has sovereignty over a geographic area. ... It is also normally understood that a sovereign state is neither dependent on nor subjected to any other power or state."

 

"Before U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in New York to deliver this year’s address to the United Nations General Assembly, his top national-security officials promised that he would affirm the importance of sovereignty in U.S. foreign policy and world affairs. As National Security Adviser John Bolton put it, Trump planned to “talk a lot about American sovereignty.”
He did, and that was precisely the problem. The president fails to recognize that sovereignty isn’t a one-way street — and that institutions like the UN, far from threatening sovereignty, in fact establish the conditions in which it can flourish." https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-09-26/trump-s-united-nations-sovereignty-speech-missed-the-point

It is ironic that Trump proclaims sovreingty (which is every nations right), and then tries to tell Iran, China, Cuba, Venezuela, all the Europen nations, African nations, Japan, and just about everyone else to do what he wants them to do or be punished. Bully, sanctions, tarrifs all come to mind.

Do you see the problem with this? 


 

If democracy is to survive

You must vote. You must participate, otherwise, like a car never used, it freezes up, rusts, and ultimately falls apart. If you care at all about democracy, you must vote!

 

 

Small numbers of voters have changed the course of this nation. Your vote does count.