Another great post. I was thinking about the elections and how the candidates from both parties have very little differences between them–for my area, both candidates are spouting the oil and coal companies’ mantra of “jobs and price increases” for limiting their ability to poison us. My state pours 17 million pounds of toxins into our waterways every single year, and its killing us softly.
I think those of us whom are discouraged should go to the polls, and write in the name of a leader you admire–not necessarily someone who is a candidate, nor someone whom is alive. It is a way to protest the lack of choice, the lack of leadership, and taking the $100,000+ salary while doing absolutely nothing.
Carol A. Hand
Nations, like people, grow older. I remember the words of a former professor. “Many believe that people change as they age – that older people become more fearful and conservative – but the research says otherwise. As people age they only become more of what they always were.” I’ve not read research about aging for decades, so I can’t verify the truth of that statement, but my observations suggest it holds true for many people. I wonder if it holds true for nations as well?
This morning when I awoke, I found myself thinking about the nationwide push to limit who will be able to vote, and I remembered the words of Noam Chomsky.
“A decent democratic society should be based on the principle of “consent of the governed.” (p. 43).
He adds,
“Those who hope to understand the past and shape the future would do well to…
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