enjoy

enjoy ...

How simple is this issue for you?  Where do you see the ripples going?

Last Night’s Party

Last night’s party

Full of laughter

Howls and merriment

Today somewhat down

As if the medicine for joy

Is sorrow all around

The shrieks gone

And only silence fills the space

Leaving an empty feeling

In my belly

Where cake and bubbly

Played last night.

Roe

2020

What do you think is important in America?  If you were in charge, what would change in America?   What is important that should stay the same?

The Democrats said the "Covid Package" was better if they used "power" instead of cooperation.  They said the tone for the next two years of power and partisan politics without seeking to find a compromise package that might have changed the tone of politics and driven a wedge into Trumpism.  

We can choose to pay attention to China's plans, or not.  (A related topic, look at how China treated this family in Australia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RndFL8HsaOo).  The future viability of our economy is under serious threat.  

Identity politics

Political position based on the interests and perspectives of social groups with which people identify

Identity politics is a term that describes a political approach wherein people of a particular religion, race, social background, class or other identifying factor develop political agendas and organize based upon the interlocking systems of oppression that affect their lives and come from their various identities. en.wikipedia.org

Two kinds of identity politics:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-_yIhW9Ias

Unite people together, or unite them against a perceived common enemy.  

The Encounter

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The Monorhyme for the Shower