My mother's family is from the Shenandoah Valley. My grandfather was a Judge and my uncle a prominent attorney. Many live there to this day. I understand they or their ancestors owned slaves in the early years, but others participated in the underground railroad. That was the past. We also have to consider that the … Continue reading On Blackface Politicians
Category: Human Rights
On Overpopulation and Global Warming
I saw a post which blamed the world's problems including (and especially) global warming on over-population. I won't repeat the horribly racist comments, but given the number of people who piled on to this theory, I can see there are a host of others who ascribe to its tenets. I cannot.However, I agree, more people … Continue reading On Overpopulation and Global Warming
Of Walls and Love
After having seen the number of replies on a local TV station's Facebook page advocating for the wall, I thought I would bring my point of view to bear on the controversy.Given the amount and polarity of the rhetoric, it's clear that the Reds want a wall. What most have not grasped is that the … Continue reading Of Walls and Love
The Republican’s Federalist Agenda
Consider that the Republican agenda from before the Regan years has been to stack the court with arch-conservatives. They realized that even a balanced or right-leaning Supreme Court overturned law after law passed to promote their corporatist, Federalist, misogynist, homophobic, and racist views. Their sponsors, the giant fossil fuel companies, the pharma lobby, the mining … Continue reading The Republican’s Federalist Agenda
Beta V—Creating, Mentoring, Storytelling 