A fascinating read. . . “I do think there is a fear of freedom – a fear among the powerful that people might find something better to do than create profits for capitalism.” “The end of work as we know it will seem unthinkable – until it has happened.” https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/19/post-work-the-radical-idea-of-a-world-without-jobs?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
As the great James Baldwin once said, "Nothing can be changed until it is faced." When is our community going to stop hiding history from our children? York leaders unfortunately have a long record of attempting to avoid honest discussion of the issue of race and discrimination and we see where that has gotten us. …
"Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it. . . Once you learn that, you'll never be the same again." - Steve Jobs
A friend of mine just reminded me of a wise shift of perspective that is pretty helpful when dealing with politics, work and many other challenging arenas. Each of us encounters much adversity each week. We see those challenges as an annoyance, but the truth is they may be just what we need. As the …
Continue reading Who is the teacher? And who is the student?
We need James Baldwin right about now to sort all this out. (Baldwin is in the center in photo above). If you haven't read "The Fire Next Time", "Another Country" & his book of essays "The Price of the Ticket", you're missing out on the powerful wisdom of one of America's greatest writers of all …
The forces and systems of repression are very organized. We must peacefully organize too (even more than we already are). There are 198 peaceful ways to beat what we are facing and turn this world around. Here they are: https://clearblueskyoutwest.com/2017/08/17/198-methods-of-nonviolent-resistance-marching-is-only-one-of-them/ We can't afford to wait for others to change their mind. A wise man once …
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Many people say, "How could I embrace those awful Trump voters?" Here's the thing. I honestly think we're talking about a small percentage of Trump voters when we say some are incouragable. Seriously. Take a step back and think about it. A huge number of Trump voters (including people you and I know), are not …
Continue reading WHY WE DEMOCRATS SHOULD EMBRACE MOST TRUMP VOTERS
See short video clip of Jeff Sessions testifying about this here on PBS Newshour: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/watch-lawmaker-asks-sessions-why-theres-an-fbi-report-about-black-extremists-but-not-one-about-those-who-are-white THE FBI SAYS IT'S NOW TARGETING "BLACK IDENTITY EXTREMISTS". What is this, the 1960's Hoover COINTELPRO illegal tactics all over again? LOOK 👀 ....... Black men are 20% more likely to be pulled over, 3 times more likely to have …
