Uncapping people's dreams, unleashing people's spirits -- those are what lead to peace and prosperity. Happiness and education are the greatest contributors to social good and economic growth. None of that's complicated; it's simple, disruptive, and true. c-span.org/video/?464506-1/i…
That is just gaslighting on a massive scale. In fact, whenever a public policy helps people thrive it actually contributes to economic prosperity. Why? Because human creativity and productivity are the greatest engines of economic growth.
What's missing in politics today is not in areas where things are complicated, but in areas where things should be far more simple. A lack of moral clarity hides behind the illusion of our need to balance the needs of economic growth with the need to be more loving to one another
Does it occur to you that “she’s a bit out there, no doubt” is a narrative intentionally designed to distract you, and diminish your attention to what I’m saying? Marginalizing the messenger is the most powerful way to suppress a message.
Sexual abuse of children is now an epidemic so huge that our current systems of justice & child protection services are completely overrun. We must come out of our denial and protect the most vulnerable: one more reason for a US Dept. of Children and Youth nytimes.com/interactive/2019…
The administration has limited the number of asylum-seekers who will be allowed into the US to a drastically low number. This will cause immeasurable suffering - another example of our tragic sacrifice of moral leadership & the erosion of American values. npr.org/2019/09/26/764839236…
Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration Of Independence, first proposed the idea of a Dept. Of Peace in 1793, to be on equal footing with the “war dept.” Others have followed, including Dennis Kucinich in 2001 and Barbara Lee in 2013. Never more critically needed than now.
Capitalism held ethically accountable. Traumatized children rescued. Reparations for slavery. Mass mobilization to reverse climate change. Native American justice. Dept. of Peace & Peace Academy. (Only outrageous truth and love defeats outrageous lies.) Marianne2020.com
So sorry to hear about the passage of Amb. Joe Wilson, whose brave challenge to the false narrative surrounding the Iraq War was an inspiration to so many of us. Condolences to Valerie Plame and their children. His efforts didn’t stop a war but they did help fuel a resistance.
Climate change is not a political issue, it’s a human issue. It’s not an issue of left versus right; it’s an issue of survival versus self-destruction.