You pointed out a very important difference between our current governor and Robert Ray! Trumpanzes who are electing people of like stature of our current governor, have lost all context of the suffering people at our borders go through attempting to simply stay alive and allow their children to thrive. Building fences to lock others out, also lock us in! We are no longer the people discribed on the Statue of Liberty. We have become very people her tablets are talking about who created those people Once the place of hope and happy to take in the hopeless; now we are solidly a desperate hopeless state that talks the talk, but walks away quickly.
The quality of our leadership over the last fifty years has gone from empathetic to pathetic as both parties have gradually, or quickly , turned a blind eye to the suffering of people both within and without our borders. It is more important to stuff the pockets of the rich, than relieve the suffering of the poor and down trodden. Those finding themselves on the bottom are growing each day, and they are quickly finding there way there by supporting fascist ideology that clearly marks the line in the sand between the "haves" and "have nots". Once you cross that line, you become the "untouchable" and deserve less and less help. Eventually you reach a state where you are the "enemy" and completely disolve into a world where you are to be blamed for all the problems of the world. Your suffering will not end there.
. The fact we stay in a constant stream of wars, created by the very same people that profit from crushing so many, insures their position. It justifies turning hopeless people into soldiers and cannon fodder. (not unlike Vladimir Putin) Eliminating the very people they pushed to the bottom and stole their wealth; now reduces their numbers and the chance they will revolt! If anyone thinks they can get in the way, will find themselves on a one way flight into the ground or disappeaed!
We are living in the period of history best discribed by the Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times!" How it comes out in the end seems to be a mystery, and what answers for a good way out of a bad situation does not appear to be as easy as how we got into it. Ignoring all the signs that have reasonable grounding in science is absolutely wrong and staying the course will destroy us as a people and leave us in the same shape as the Do-Do Bird, extinct. Now that is one hellava curse!
I should have added, Gov. Ray and Gov. Reynolds and their advocates would be very hard pressed to say they are even from the same political party. In most respects, they are not.
I enjoyed this column immensely. It serves as a reminder that once upon a time we had leaders who tried to do the right thing.
You pointed out a very important difference between our current governor and Robert Ray! Trumpanzes who are electing people of like stature of our current governor, have lost all context of the suffering people at our borders go through attempting to simply stay alive and allow their children to thrive. Building fences to lock others out, also lock us in! We are no longer the people discribed on the Statue of Liberty. We have become very people her tablets are talking about who created those people Once the place of hope and happy to take in the hopeless; now we are solidly a desperate hopeless state that talks the talk, but walks away quickly.
The quality of our leadership over the last fifty years has gone from empathetic to pathetic as both parties have gradually, or quickly , turned a blind eye to the suffering of people both within and without our borders. It is more important to stuff the pockets of the rich, than relieve the suffering of the poor and down trodden. Those finding themselves on the bottom are growing each day, and they are quickly finding there way there by supporting fascist ideology that clearly marks the line in the sand between the "haves" and "have nots". Once you cross that line, you become the "untouchable" and deserve less and less help. Eventually you reach a state where you are the "enemy" and completely disolve into a world where you are to be blamed for all the problems of the world. Your suffering will not end there.
. The fact we stay in a constant stream of wars, created by the very same people that profit from crushing so many, insures their position. It justifies turning hopeless people into soldiers and cannon fodder. (not unlike Vladimir Putin) Eliminating the very people they pushed to the bottom and stole their wealth; now reduces their numbers and the chance they will revolt! If anyone thinks they can get in the way, will find themselves on a one way flight into the ground or disappeaed!
We are living in the period of history best discribed by the Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times!" How it comes out in the end seems to be a mystery, and what answers for a good way out of a bad situation does not appear to be as easy as how we got into it. Ignoring all the signs that have reasonable grounding in science is absolutely wrong and staying the course will destroy us as a people and leave us in the same shape as the Do-Do Bird, extinct. Now that is one hellava curse!
Thank you, Steve, for your thoughtful, insightful reply. You make many compelling points and I greatly appreciate your observations! --Kurt
I should have added, Gov. Ray and Gov. Reynolds and their advocates would be very hard pressed to say they are even from the same political party. In most respects, they are not.