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It would take about 3% of the proposed, war department budget to provide ongoing Covid care

for everyone, for free. Otherwise, the uninsured will be SOL.

https://www.democracynow.org/#

Universal healthcare now!

It is time for the regular folks of this world to stand up and demand peace.

A grassroots peace movement like we’ve seen before. Just peace. Period. Peace.

"I would like to see every single soldier on every single side, just take off your helmet, unbuckle your kit, lay down your rifle, and set down at the side of some shady lane, and say, nope, I aint a gonna kill nobody. Plenty of rich folks wants to fight. Give them the guns."
Woody Guthrie

A pacifist progressive voice.

A question about War by a long-standing member of the Pacifist, progressive left.

I'm 73 years old. There is not, or has not been, a war that I've supported since I've been alive. Here's my question: how can one support a war that one is not willing to fight in or play a supporting roll in. If you are a vet of foreign war then you've exhibited your support for this method of change, but I'm referring to people like myself, who have never participated, or intended to participate, in the military lifestyle. This seems a bit insincere to me. Killing is an extremely personal undertaking, not an act that should be considered because someone else thinks it's a good idea, or for any reason one does not fully understand. As we see in returning vets, taking life is a crushing weight for young healthy minds to bare. Every potential warrior should be educated about the ramifications of, and given time to consider, what he/she might be asked to do.

This is what I find a unsettling about this astro-trucker clusterf..k:

Why can’t the forces of voting rights muster the same enthusiasm and powers of mobilization as these astroturfing anti maskers?

This kind of energy can also be directed into positive direct actions and civil disobedience, yet, there isn’t a will or a spark, or even any organizational attempts being made as far as I can tell.

The ignorant disregard for facts and disrespect for other’s wellbeing make me cringe, but the determination gathered behind their misguided convictions is noteworthy.

Why aren't the other Dem Senators waging massive campaigns against Man-chin and Cinema

in WV and AZ?

Is it something that just isn’t done?

Well, having an entire political party fight openly for white supremacy and Naziism while their followers stand around munching on animal dewormer and drinking piss hasn’t generally been done either.

Can DU be both a scaffold and a rabbit hole?

Looking back to move forward.

It’s becoming more and more evident as time passes that the indigenous peoples of our planet, slaughtered in untold millions over the last 500 years by colonial and imperialistic nations, were and are more adept at living within the parameters of their environments. Conveniently, conquerors like Europeans and their next generations of colonial offspring created gods and holy cabals who commanded this destruction of these more environmentally advanced civilizations. Only now, when the modern world stands at the edge of extinction are a few looking back to those earlier destroyed and ridiculed for leadership and answers. Sadly, greed, ignorance, and hubris are still in charge and madly speeding towards the cliff.

https://www.facebook.com/1644376966/posts/10217794288002617/

Why is Biden supporting the Line 5 pipeline?

This project is is in direct opposition to Indigenous rights, clean water safety, and any form of Climate Catastrophe awareness. Wtf.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12112021/line-5-biden-environmental-justice/

Rolling Coal, I'm sure we can all agree, is some really stupid shit.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Rolling+coal+site:democraticunderground.com&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=youTZUwojcqZDM%252CXQrrjHmU2LEWoM%252C_%253B9enSYIikxVNrfM%252CreQsJ4OzugC5cM%252C_%253B1hJFfmhD3XYnWM%252CXwJtsMbdlyliRM%252C_%253B9j6Yo0nOfKxa_M%252CXQrrjHmU2LEWoM%252C_%253BLSxFBDmnx7uXNM%252C53CslbJ3EY3pHM%252C_%253BOxNhesiKpGM3gM%252CXwJtsMbdlyliRM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRiDetkDf7S9tiOy49HI5uJ5R364g&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiVrLuygJ30AhV5HzQIHW7gDLUQ9QF6BAgCEAE&biw=1121&bih=759&dpr=2#imgrc=LSxFBDmnx7uXNM




Yet, how many millions of people still frolic about our oceans on these nasty behemoths?


https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.responsiblevacation.com%2Fcopy%2Fthe-future-of-cruise-holidays&psig=AOvVaw1IqrioO8rm10jaewCD4bNR&ust=1637156048973000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAgQjRxqFwoTCOjuhNj_nPQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAI

Katie Porter is my rep and I couldn't be prouder of her.

Do you like your rep’s approach, or do wish they’d be more courageous, outspoken, and active?

What say you?
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