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New Year’s Prayer
It seemed like virtually everyone in America was eagerly anticipating bringing in the New Year last night. The bulk of the year was taken up with the worst plague in modern history, More than 1.8 million people died worldwide from … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, 2021, America, Black lives matter, Breonna Taylor, commitment, conspiracy theorists, cops, coronavirus, culture, Donald Trump, economic disparity, economy, election fraud, equity, faith, fascism, George Floyd, government, greed, hate, heroes, Homeless, hope, hungry, inauguration, Jacob Blake, loved ones, narcissist, nature, New Year, normal, plague, poor, power, pray, Presidency, protests, quaarantine, racism, understanding, unemployed, vaccine, wish, world citizens
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George Floyd Died Today
George Floyd died today. And another piece of America went with him. I want to believe that the racist culture in which our nation and our entire history is so steeped is in decline, and perhaps white women calling police … Continue reading
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Tagged America, black men, citizens, class, Confederate flags, Covid-19, culture, death, died, equity, George Floyd, Georgia, history, less than, Michigan, Minneapolis, New York, North, oppressions, other, people of color, police, poverty, power, privilege, race, racist, South, swastikas, systemic racism, United States, white
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My Heroes Have Always Been Human
We live in a world in which no one can be a hero anymore. There is always something problematic about those who are admired by others. There is always a past, a mistake, a misstep of one sort or another, … Continue reading
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Tagged abus, adulation, adult survivor, championship, change, childhood sex abuse, culture, death, disappointment, fame, families, fault, forgiveness, healing, heroes, human, hurt, Kobe Bryant, love, misstep, mistake, offenses, penance, rape, redemption, sin, society, spiritual evolution, sports, stars, superstardom, victim, wealth
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On Trump and Racism
Donald Trump is a racist. That is it. Period. Donald Trump is a racist. There should be no further discussion. It is a fact. But in this day and age there apparently are no “facts,” only “fake news,” lies, … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, African countries, African-Americans, America, apologists, Aryans, black communities, capitalism, Charlottesville, Chinese, co-workers, colonialism, culture, Donald Trump, economy, emigrate, Europe, exploitation, fake news, friends, Haiti, Hmong, huddled masses, human, immigrants, Irish, Italians, Lady Liberty, melting pot, Mexicans, Muslim, neighbors, neo-Nazi, newspapers, Norway, politiicians, Presidents, race, racism, racist, Richard Nixon, shithole countries, the F word, Twitter, United States, Watergate, websites, white nationalists
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The Failure of Donald Trump
Some of my friends and relatives voted for Donald Trump. Some of my co-workers watched the inauguration on television at work while I sat at my desk and fought back tears at what my country had become. They did what … Continue reading
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Tagged American people, beacon, campaign, Christians, conspiracy theories, culture, disabilities, Donald Trump, downtrodden, election, government, human being, hypocrisy, inauguration, Jesus Christ, justification, leader, misogynist, narcissist, political affiliation, politics, poor, powerful, President, protocol, rich, Scott Walker, supporters, sycophants, Twitter, White House, Wisconsin
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A Single Bluebird 