Candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
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A peaceful, non-violent revolution led by and waged with love. A massive rising up of citizen engagement on local, state and federal levels like they’ve never seen and do not expect.
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We have a lot of things to think about. That’s as important as what we do, because everything we do is infused with the consciousness with which we do it. Gandhi said “self purification must precede political action.”
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Because that attitude means caving in to Trump. You realize that’s what all the Trump ads will say, right?
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4/ Govt didn’t just decide to end slavery, give women the right to vote, or end segregation. In every one of those situations the change began when people woke up, people rose up, and people stepped in. And that’s how the change will happen now: a great awakening among all of us.
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2/ But this is not just the result of one wounded soul’s mental issues. No, he is the perfect embodiment of an amoral, sociopathic economic system that has gripped the levers of power in America for the last forty years.
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1/ There’s a reason the federal govt wasn’t prepared for this.There’s a reason we haven’t responded adequately. There’s a reason we’re not feeding the hungry. And there’s a reason why the bailout is more of a gift to the rich than to everyone else: Because sociopaths can’t love.
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Sabbath in every religion is an important day of recalibration. In a way, the pandemic is forcing us into a dark and painful one. Not having sought wisdom consciously, we’re being forced to recognize what the world looks like without it.
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Who would you suggest? Someone else on Twitter suggested food delivery services subsidized by the government. That could be good too theoretically.
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Continuing with my reading of “A Return to Love.” Chapter 5, Section 3... youtube.com/I4abS62t60k
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Even if you can’t follow every line of this, you’ll get enough to catch the drift. It’s important. taibbi.substack.com/p/the-tr…
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