I was reading another diary and I looked up something that caught my eye. How sad it is that the people have become this mentally unstable. People who have been raised at the same table, shared the same holidays, worked along beside each other and many raised by the same parents or raised their children…
Category: Democracy
“Our democracy hangs in the balance.”
That is the first sentence of an op ed now up at the website of The New York Times, whose title is America, This Is Your Chance and which is subtitled “We must get it right this time or risk losing our democracy forever.” The author is Michelle Alexander, perhaps best known as the author…
Barr just took over the sentencing. We have a dictator and no rule of law.
MSNBC just reported with the Breaking News that Barr has taken over the sentencing of Roger Stone and it appears he is trying to make the Mueller Report disappear. Well Susan, he sure learned his lesson ( Trump) didn’t he? He learned there is absolutely no rule of law even when juries are involved. This…
It appears we have a King. The New Pledge we are witnessing.
Oath of offices for republicans, disregarded by a sham Senate impeachment trial, apathy and unconcern and downright distraction from half of the voting public and denial plus addiction is what 2020 looks like so far. We have loyal followers of the so called King. It is no longer All the president’s men but all the King’s men….
Stand up..Speak up…Be kind but fierce and act like the powerhouse you are.
There is a secret to leadership and importance and I know because I have failed many times and it is not what happens to you in life but how you react to the things life throws. I believe, we all are important and have a measure of leadership about us. Sometimes leading is not what people…
To Former General Mattis: Be a Real Patriot and Tell Us What You Know About Trump.
I’ve never served in the military. I grew up in a strict household under my Dad and went to private Catholic schools were there was always some authority figure bearing down. Therefore, the last place I wanted to be was in the military. As time has gone by though, I have gotten to know some…
The tragedy of Notre Dame. A lesson and a question.
As an Irish Catholic, it broke my heart to see that magnificent spire collapse through the flames, and down to the floor so far below a few days ago. But you don’t have to be an Irish Catholic, or even religious, to feel the sadness and loss of an iconic symbol of peace, hope, and…
Why I have not been blogging
in case anyone cares. There are a variety of reasons. Let’s start with the more mundane, or rather, those involved with my personal life. This has been a very difficult school year, for a lot of reasons. Perhaps when I note that I have been assaulted by students 3 times this year (no injuries and…
'If democracy can die in Wisconsin, it can die anywhere'
I was born and raised in Wisconsin and lived there most of my life. Now on the West Coast, I see what’s happening in my home state and am heartbroken about it. First, voter suppression and gerrymandering were used as blunt tools to distort the will of the state’s residents; now state Republicans are outright…
Oligarchical Militocracy
When we don’t vote for war, and our wars are both economic and militaristic what else fits? We still have a sort of democracy, where we get to vote for our representatives every now and then. Where it falls apart is that our representatives can’t even be bothered to vote whether we should still be…