Almost everyone right now would be well served reading a basic book about American history. Knowing our historical landscape gives us two gifts: 1/ we’ve been through very, very, very tough times before, and 2/ our pattern over time has always been to self-correct. We will again.

Aug 27, 2020 · 11:06 AM UTC

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Especially read, 'JFK & the UNSPEAKABLE,' regarding the REAL murderers of JFK. They don't give us this history in school! (Also, read 'The Devil's Chessboard.' FASCINATING!
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Replying to @marwilliamson
More of this!!! We so desperately need to be reminded of the times we did prevail❤️ That collective remembering gives substance to the hope we all need to feel right now & shines a light on the false vision the other side is painting by telling us it will get only worse😞
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Really Marrianne we've always been a highly racist country, some have always come out of our tailspin's, with minorities almost always left behind, we've been in this since Reagan.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
History is one thing. But the changes we are undergoing now are much deeper and more profound than we have experienced in the past. The USA has entered a chrysalis stage. It will look like chaos for awhile as we transform into something radically different.
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We started most of this work in the late 1960s. Civil rights, feminism, Stonewall. But we stalled out during the 80s and 90s as we needed to re-examine, regroup, and refresh our energy. Now we’re charged up to finish what we started. This is big. Fasten you’re seatbelt.
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As the giant ship of our institutional industrial complex breaks apart, we each must cling to a piece of the resulting driftwood for survival. Then we will find each other, link our pieces carefully with those of others to become a new raft of both diversity and collaboration.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Well said as usual. History tells us that the politically benign last 50 years in the US has not been the norm.
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Yes ... as you say ... we are slow as dirt ... but once we wakeup ... no one can do what the American People can do!
Replying to @marwilliamson
Your tweets keep me grounded, focused, and hopeful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❤️
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Ya think??? Why stop there. I think almost everyone would benefit from a lot of reading. As you say, people are woefully underedicated about race... lets add like 100 other topics.
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