I’m deeply concerned about our race relations because on Stephanie Ruhle’s morning show I heard Peter Alexander referring to Gov Elect Keisha Lance Bottom as” A Black girl won the governor’s race in Georgia.” She is a Woman!!!!
Yes,you are so right. We must continue the fight to get things done. Helping people get out of the hole they find themselves in. Why can't we have free health care, free tuition for college, homes for the homeless just to name a few. Tax the riches like the poor ones are taxed. Mainly do what is right for all citizens.
100% Eddie. Everything was fine for too many people until gas and beef prices went up. I await with more than a little trepidation what will happen before the end of this year and then what “Project 2027” will bring.
You always help me to see more clearly. And I’m always grateful for that. We cannot gloss over the racism and cruelty that has been there all along. It is so set and so deep. It does not just go away. Those of us who have not experienced it personally need to be very careful about what we believe and how we support what happens next.
There are a LOT more of us WE THE PEOPLE than THEM, so take heart. We all have a stake in a future as yet, undefined. It’s OUR JOB to tell the newbies what WE WANT/need/desire!! And we can do this👏👏👏power up, take your vitamins!! Let’s go!!
I'd have felt much better if the repudiation had happened after the felon's first term. The fact that he won two out of three times is frightening.
There are a lot of people here who didn't see any problem with this regime's disregard for the rule of law and due process, murders of US citizens, and of people in international waters, arrests and deportations, family separations, destruction of national parks, lands, and buildings, and unprecedented corruption. They only saw a problem when it directly adversely affected them.
The midterms did not repair this, and our country is still very divided.
“Selfishness and hatred mingled like snakes in high grass.” Couldn’t have said it better! And that isn’t going away, sadly. Snakes will always be snakes.
I agree with you, Suzanne, and with Eddie. I am encouraged by the outpouring of comments on Substack demanding accountability, justice, and leadership change so that the very hard work of reform can begin.
Eddie - Thank you for articulating the underlying problem so perfectly. "But when I hear some of the talk about affordability, my eyes narrow. Were people fine with the cruelty until the policies of this administration touched them?" -- I'm afraid it may be endemic in our multicultural democracy, that the drive towards a more equal and more just society is in conflict with the segment of the population that strives for economic and social superiority. And sometimes the fear of personal economic difficulties is needed to allow the forces of progress to take some more steps forward. -- I think that means that the way forward will continue to be long and hard. And gradual progress might be the best we can get. -- However, when I look back over the 73 years I've been alive, the progress truly is substantial. And yet, the danger of horrific backsliding remains.
Democrats have to vigilant, for although many voted for democrats with policies to hold republicans accountable for their corruption , and others, for better life choices for the american people, many voted [or withheld their votes on the GOP side]because they disliked what trump had brought them[higher fuel prices,more expensive goods,greater cost of living/expenses],this was not a mandate for democratic rule and more a rejection of trump...
Democratic leaders who thought their meagre efforts bought victory and think that they can return back to the 80's and re-negotiation for the status quo of horsetrading in the government[you give me this,in return for that] after republican fascism , misread the will of the people here,they are angry,they want cheaper goods/cheaper cost of living,better lifes for their children,good jobs[secure jobs] for their own futures.....they should beware that neglect of these wishes of the people, lest that will/anger be turned on them in turn :(
It is reaffirming to read your post this morning since my celebration of our many victories is tempered with fear and dread. In now Blue Georgia, only about a third of white voters chose Democrats. And then there is Florida.
As a student of the history of the post Civil War South - the hope of a true multiracial democracy and the long brutal years of Jim Crow that followed - I see many parallels to that time. Fear, hatred, and greed will be unleashed in the land. Appeasement and complacency will doom us all to the wilderness again. Thank you.❤️🌺
This is the first time in my 81 years I have ever responded to a substack, podcast, etc. This one is brilliant, the entire point. We have to be honest with ourselves and each other about all of it. All of it. Thank you so much for this. I'm on the same emotional rollercoaster and am so glad you recognized the ups and downs so well. Thank you.
Dr. Eddie
I’m deeply concerned about our race relations because on Stephanie Ruhle’s morning show I heard Peter Alexander referring to Gov Elect Keisha Lance Bottom as” A Black girl won the governor’s race in Georgia.” She is a Woman!!!!
Yes,you are so right. We must continue the fight to get things done. Helping people get out of the hole they find themselves in. Why can't we have free health care, free tuition for college, homes for the homeless just to name a few. Tax the riches like the poor ones are taxed. Mainly do what is right for all citizens.
100% Eddie. Everything was fine for too many people until gas and beef prices went up. I await with more than a little trepidation what will happen before the end of this year and then what “Project 2027” will bring.
Eddie,
You always help me to see more clearly. And I’m always grateful for that. We cannot gloss over the racism and cruelty that has been there all along. It is so set and so deep. It does not just go away. Those of us who have not experienced it personally need to be very careful about what we believe and how we support what happens next.
There are a LOT more of us WE THE PEOPLE than THEM, so take heart. We all have a stake in a future as yet, undefined. It’s OUR JOB to tell the newbies what WE WANT/need/desire!! And we can do this👏👏👏power up, take your vitamins!! Let’s go!!
I'd have felt much better if the repudiation had happened after the felon's first term. The fact that he won two out of three times is frightening.
There are a lot of people here who didn't see any problem with this regime's disregard for the rule of law and due process, murders of US citizens, and of people in international waters, arrests and deportations, family separations, destruction of national parks, lands, and buildings, and unprecedented corruption. They only saw a problem when it directly adversely affected them.
The midterms did not repair this, and our country is still very divided.
“Selfishness and hatred mingled like snakes in high grass.” Couldn’t have said it better! And that isn’t going away, sadly. Snakes will always be snakes.
I agree with you, Suzanne, and with Eddie. I am encouraged by the outpouring of comments on Substack demanding accountability, justice, and leadership change so that the very hard work of reform can begin.
Eddie - Thank you for articulating the underlying problem so perfectly. "But when I hear some of the talk about affordability, my eyes narrow. Were people fine with the cruelty until the policies of this administration touched them?" -- I'm afraid it may be endemic in our multicultural democracy, that the drive towards a more equal and more just society is in conflict with the segment of the population that strives for economic and social superiority. And sometimes the fear of personal economic difficulties is needed to allow the forces of progress to take some more steps forward. -- I think that means that the way forward will continue to be long and hard. And gradual progress might be the best we can get. -- However, when I look back over the 73 years I've been alive, the progress truly is substantial. And yet, the danger of horrific backsliding remains.
Keep up the great work.
Democrats have to vigilant, for although many voted for democrats with policies to hold republicans accountable for their corruption , and others, for better life choices for the american people, many voted [or withheld their votes on the GOP side]because they disliked what trump had brought them[higher fuel prices,more expensive goods,greater cost of living/expenses],this was not a mandate for democratic rule and more a rejection of trump...
Democratic leaders who thought their meagre efforts bought victory and think that they can return back to the 80's and re-negotiation for the status quo of horsetrading in the government[you give me this,in return for that] after republican fascism , misread the will of the people here,they are angry,they want cheaper goods/cheaper cost of living,better lifes for their children,good jobs[secure jobs] for their own futures.....they should beware that neglect of these wishes of the people, lest that will/anger be turned on them in turn :(
It is reaffirming to read your post this morning since my celebration of our many victories is tempered with fear and dread. In now Blue Georgia, only about a third of white voters chose Democrats. And then there is Florida.
As a student of the history of the post Civil War South - the hope of a true multiracial democracy and the long brutal years of Jim Crow that followed - I see many parallels to that time. Fear, hatred, and greed will be unleashed in the land. Appeasement and complacency will doom us all to the wilderness again. Thank you.❤️🌺
This is the first time in my 81 years I have ever responded to a substack, podcast, etc. This one is brilliant, the entire point. We have to be honest with ourselves and each other about all of it. All of it. Thank you so much for this. I'm on the same emotional rollercoaster and am so glad you recognized the ups and downs so well. Thank you.