Long View

Hi all. How are you doing? Are you adjusting? Yes, no, sort of? Just do the best you can and take life day by day. We are coming to a crossroads of sorts. I love MLK but I have one disagreement with him. I do not think there is a natural arc towards justice. If I understand him correctly, he has a faith in the inevitable victory of justice. I think it can only happen if WE make it happen. Dad used to tell me, "We're free here in America. That means we are free to fuck it all up." We are doing a great job of that now it seems. Have we hit the bottom yet? No, not by a long shot!

If you are reading this you still have; an internet connection, power, hopefully you are not gong hungry, you CAN read (and write). I imagine where you are there are still flushing toilets. Those things alone put you pretty high on the comfort level in today's world. You can do more than see injustice, you can fight it! You can raise awareness, you can protest and yes, even vote. You can do none of the above and watch as they all slip away. We do have a choice and there is power in that choice, for good or ill. I hope we can make good decisions and reject the approaching authoritarian darkness. We have before.

We ditched slavery. Women did get the vote.We got a New Deal. We crushed fascists (with Russia's and other allies' help). We got Civil Rights Legislation and The Americans with Disabilities Act. Hell, we even got people to the moon! None of these achievements were easy. We still struggle with  these issues to this day. We still protest and struggle for justice. We keep on keeping on.

I think Joe will win in November. That does not mean the struggles stops. Remember, he has a long and public history of supporting neoliberalism and "Law and.order." Biden is not a champion for justice and human rights. I've said it before and let me say it again, the Democrats are not your friends. I hope protesting not only continues but grows. I believe Biden is more likely to listen to the will of the people than 45. Biden is also more willing to listen to experts and follow their advice. We can see clearly "corona virus will just go away." strategy does not work. If the Donald does win, the world will not stop. We will still have to struggle and protest. Let's make it happen!