Candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
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I know that’s the propaganda you’ve been exposed to, but I’ve never heard one progressive suggest “open borders.” And I don’t think the Founders wanted us to “kneel for the flag.” That’s a little creepy actually.
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If we were talking about just one bad cop, then none of this would be happening. There has been an established pattern of the execution of unarmed black man. This is not just about one cop, or ten.
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Exactly. We have financialized our identity, trained to see ourselves as producers and consumers as opposed to human beings with deep aspirations for purpose, connection and love.
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2/ We’re expressing power as citizens in reaction to injustices & authoritarianism that would never have occurred if we’d been more proactive earlier. That’s the lesson: to wake up and stay awake forever. Fundamental change will only happen if there’s a fundamental change in us.
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1/ Citizenship should be a more significant factor in our lives, seen as a more meaningful part of a well lived life. The protests are awakening many people to the importance of the role of citizen, particularly to using our voices and power in service to the wellbeing of others
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Absolutely. But we have to vote in the people who will change that. The House passed a good law to do it -HR 1 -but it won’t pass because Republicans are still in charge of the Senate. That’s the whole point. Vote as if your life depended on it; your democracy certainly does.
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That’s voting too. But voting progressives into Congress is hugely important as well. So many people being disengaged from the process is part of how things got so bad. Progressivecandidatesummit.c… has some good suggestions
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3/ Yet people who have been so disempowered cannot expect the same political establishment that disempowered them to simply change its mind. It won’t. The corruption is too entrenched at this point. The only way that things will change is if we change the face of Washington. VOTE
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2/ But our public policies work too often in direct opposition to that goal. Public policy guided by support for short term corporate profits - due to the undue financial influence of the corporate sector - is the opposite of policy guided by an intention to help people thrive.
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1/ That all people are equal and deserve an equal right to actualize their dreams is a radical proposition, as much now as it was 200 years ago. Everything we do to support people’s ability to thrive promotes a more peaceful and productive society.
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Down-Ballot Progressive Candidate Summit. Conversation tonight with Shaniyat Chowdhury ~ Candidate for US House, NY-05 pscp.tv/w/cawzozFkdktPTG9WZ3…
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Join me at 6pmPT/9pmET for Night 6 of the Progressive Candidate Summit. Meet Shaniyat Chowdhury, who's running in NY-05 against a 22 year incumbent. Time for new progressive energy in Congress, and it's up to us to help get them there. shaniyat2020.com
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