Here dead lie we because we did not choose To live and shame the land from which we sprung. – -A.E. Housman It is the obligation of Americans today to finally, once and for all do away with Apartheid. Black lives really matter. But so do white lives. In order for this country to end …
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Tick Tock the clock is ticking
Of course “Black lives matter”. The peaceful demonstrations matter. they speak out to all of us. Alas, however, the movement took a side turn when demonstrators started defacing buildings and tearing down statues all across the country. Some of the great generals represented by the statues were indeed slave owners. In those days anyone who …
Disbar William Barr
A friend of mine send this letter to me and I think it says everything that needs to be said and that can be said about William Barr and the destruction that he has wrought upon the department of justice and the social contract under which all of us live in this country. Please read …
Lives Matter
It is a dangerous road to travel for this country to suddenly turn against the police forces nationwide. Starting just in New York city alone, the crime rate is far lower than it was in 1990. At least it was lower before this antagonism and threats of defunding towards the police. There is no question …
The Headless Rider
It is depressing to look into the future of this country. The closer we come to the election the less confident I am that this great nation of ours is going to be able to work its way out of the pandemic and this depression and to find the way forward with 37 million people …
A prophecy fulfilled
Please Remember This Germany 1933 Massive Unemployment
Several years back, I said that I lived through and still remember the 1930s with the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany, which ultimately propelled us into WWII. I said then, and I say it now; Trump is a clone of Hitler. To my amazement, a friend of mine recently sent me this article listing …
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Race to the Finish
I personally do not differentiate amongst my friends as to the color of their skin or the slant of their eyes. I do not like all white people and I do not dislike all black people. I only like some white people and I only like some black people, some Asian people and some muslim …
Attention must be paid.
Everything happening in the Senate and White House requires daily attention from all of us. President Trump, in his State of the Union address, gave a great speech. If everything that he said in his speech would have been true, one could have concluded that he is truly a great president. However, the truth is …
What you do onto others may in turn be done onto you.
Two years ago, I wrote a blog about immigration in the United States and the lack of an immigration policy. I am reposting this here for you to read today because I think it still applies, and absolutely nothing has been done to change the conditions under which people come to find safety in the …
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