Have you been to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in DC?
FDR did some great things. He pulled our country out of a depression and started many of the programs being destroyed today. Here is one of his quotes:
No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance. Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order.
We need to:
Protect our Democracy
Protect our Children’s Future
In case you hadn’t heard:
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of the Washington Post, announced on Wednesday that the newspaper will only publish opinion pieces that conform to his political ideology.
What this means is that they won’t publish any opinion but his. I guess that makes it an un-opinion section since it doesn’t reflect all sides. It is a not so subtle attempt to stifle any opinion he or this administration don’t agree with. To deny any opposition or opposing thoughts.
So much for free speech.
In response, David Shipley, the editor of the Washington Post’s opinion page, resigned. At least we know he has some integrity.
This is how democracy dies.
Words cannot convey how upset I am at the events that took place in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021.
As our country’s leaders met to confirm the electoral vote, protesters rallied outside. But this wasn’t a peaceful event. Fueled by the words of a man sworn to defend our democracy and the constitution of the Unites States, this unruly mob attacked the police, vandalized and broke into the capital, and disrupted government proceedings.
The instigator is man who has repeatedly spouted false claims of election fraud, despite lack of evidence. Even after his own attorney general and election officials declared Biden president-elect, this man announced that he will never concede the election. All this while officials met to confirm the winner.
In case you are not clear:
This was a planned riot intent on disrupting our democracy and causing harm to its citizens and property. It was an act of domestic terrorism.
All participants in this travesty, including those who people who encouraged them, should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
“The words of a President matter, no matter how good or bad that president is. At their best, the words of a president can inspire. At their worst, they can incite.”
President Elect Joe Biden
We’ve yet to hear condemnation for this assault on our democracy from the man who started this riot. I don’t expect we ever will.