April shouters

  

no wonder the Republicans need to limit voting

if they are to be able to win elections --

their default is not to create meaningful

legislation, but to keep their opponents

from doing so in order to make government

generally look ineffective

 

 

 

so the US is becoming a war of all against all

-- government against business, government

groups against each other, citizen groups against

business/government/other groups and so forth --

how is this mindset any good for any of us? 

Why aren't we instead figuring out how to work

together and get done what we need done?

 

 

 

 

years back I read an article with a chart

 indicating four quadrants:

good for oneself and others

good for oneself, bad for others

bad for oneself, good for others

bad for oneself and others

 

the fourth quadrant was labeled by the

author "stupidity"

 

 

 

 

 

defund the police was not a mistake

to promote but rather a good place to

start discussing how we can have law

enforcement that works for our communities

as well as the other social programs we need f

or working with troubled people to help them

and their communities

 

 

 

the problem is not with this work, but with

the usual cynical politicos who rain down

lies/propaganda/divisive hate to obfuscate

so they can hold power

 

 

 

seems to me that diversity generally is of

great value to business -- yes, it is good for

public relations, but more so to expand

customer bases and find alternatives that

improve the processes and products

 

 

 

 

ultimately it's not about any ist or anti-ist --

it's about having respect for all living beings,

and understanding we are all family and do

best to treat each other well

 

 

 

Vicious solutions in search

of an acceptable problem

because the problem to be solved

is that ohmygod there are people

I don't understand, who aren't

like me.

 

 

It's not only, merely, defense

from embarrassment, from harsh

judgment, elitist laughter.

Rather, defense in nature's sense,

from ripping flesh, from predator's

teeth.

 

 

I have misunderstood the people

refusing to do the simple public

health measures to stem spread of

the virus.  I now realize they are trying

to save the planet, by diminishing

human impact.

 

 

 

The essence of art:

maybe by sharing my trying to find

myself, I can help others

find their selves.

 

 

 

we all know who gave us the virus --

the idiots running around refusing to accept

that we all have responsibility to protect ourselves

and others with simple public health measures

 

 

 

 

what we seem to ignore about the whole

 "cancel culture" controversy is that it is a

loudly public controversy in which long

inheld grievances are bursting into full

interactive view

 

 

 

 every time you folks put on this ridiculous theater

 – hearts and prayers, the gov’mint is trying to take

yer guns, the problem is mental illness

[but we’re not going to do anything about that

either – hell, those are our voters]