Today is Pearl Harbor day.In 1941, The Japanese navy bombed Pearl Harbor.That’s 82 years ago.We will vote next yearfor the next President of the United States.83 years from Pearl Harbor,we could vote to end democracy.I cannot imagine it, but it is real.Donald Trump has boastedthat he will institute a dictatorshipthe day he takes office.Why wouldContinue reading “December 07, 2023 – B”
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January 12, 2021
05 Returning to the silence, seeking the center, harmonizing ourselves with the disharmony on all sides, making our peace with the complete absence of peace in our life, putting ourselves in accord with the complete lack of accord anywhere we look, is walking on the water of the heaving waves of the wine-dark sea, betweenContinue reading “January 12, 2021”
January 01, 2021
02 Democracy is a fair shake for everyone. Equal rights under the law. No racism. No sexism. No misogyny. No homophobia. No favoritism. No prejudice. No discrimination. Etc. All people enjoy equality, and no special interests are catered to. Nobody threatens the peace and security of anybody else. Everyone minds their own business and staysContinue reading “January 01, 2021”
December 05, 2020
02 Preferences without expectations or demands will go a long way toward peace, balance and harmony. But. This works only where there is mutual respect for, and commitment to, the common good. Where that is lacking, that is where the police and the military come in. Everything depends upon our ability to enforce compliance toContinue reading “December 05, 2020”
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