Trump,politics and civility

As we get closer to this election,  I reflect upon my experience at Sorenson.  Sorenson is where I learned civility in politics.

I learned to be passionate and yet pragmatic.  I learned to listen and hear. I learned to respect differences and to work towards a common goal; despite these glaring differences.

Then, there's Trump. A self professed "billionaire " who has been bostered  racist, mygonist,  white supremacists and just folks who are afraid of people of color having a voice.

Trump stirs up people with his racist hateful retoric . He promises a great America; yet he is hell bent on destroying her.

I am in awe of his power to unearth these racist folks and I am determined that he will not get in office.

I am just a shocked that the Sorenson classmate that I expected to stand with Trump, did not; but the one that did not expect to stand with Trump, did.

Politics makes strange bedfellows and will unearth the true values of their supporters.

I stand with the Democratic nominee.  I am against Trump and for civility.

It's not even about "sides." Trump isn't on the Republican side (unless he manages to take over the party). And he's not on the Democratic side, obviously. This isn't a Democrats vs. Republicans thing, this is Reasonable Humans vs. Racist Authoritarians.

Courtesy of my friend, Waldo Jaquith

1964 or 2014 and Ferguson

The last few days have been rough.
I have be saddled with a summer cold. For days I have watched and read about the unrest in Ferguson.
This must be how our parents felt.
Watching the police issue martial law over something they did. Killing an unarmed teenager and arresting the media. 
I want to know why did it take days for the governor to step in?
Why did it take days for the President to step it?
It was like we were living in a war zone.
No respect was given to the media
Which makes we wonder what the are hiding?
We have a right to engage in civil disobedience and martial law says otherwise.
We have to continue to speak up and speak out.
Our communities are becoming powder kegs we got to stop it.
These issues are not like a summer cold  &they cannot be ignored.  Our nation is sick . Sick with violence & disrespect. Sick with apathy and despondency.

What are we going to do? We have to start with our sphere of influence.  Speak to our children.  Work with our children.  Speak to our police. Teach them to defuse instead of inflame situations.  No blame just change.
One person at a time

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