Washington D.C. representatives and senators are busy appointing conservative judges with lifetime terms. The protests provide a smoke screen for these actions however, these folks will create our future.
Month: June 2020
A Light in the Storm
Two days ago I tweeted about a black man who lost everything in the Minneapolis riots. His restaurant was to open within the week and was in tears on the news broadcast. A Go Fund Me Page was developed for him immediately after broadcast and over one million dollars has been raised. He was interviewed last night on CBS News and is planning to buy a building for his restaurant with the money and start a non-profit organization.
Thanks, Stephen
Leave it to Stephen Colbert to sum up this time in America with clarity, direction, and comfort. And hats off to John Baptiste for offering optimism.
But back to Stephen, maybe a good V.P. for President Joe?
What a hoot, and we’d probably get things done.
What good is looting?
Watching a black man cry as he surveyed his destroyed business was a disturbing site. The protests are understandable and justified but the looting of small businesses serves no purpose. Hopefully, the anger will soon die and the next steps in this process will begin.
In paraphrasing Martin Luther King, a riot is the language of the unheard, however violence never brings peace.
Indira Ghandi
Known as the “Iron Lady,” Indira Ghandi was the first female Prime Minister of India and the second longest tenured. She began her career as the personal assistant to the first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was her father. Upon his departure from this role she won election at 40 years of age serving from 1966-1977 and 1980-1984.
She believed in centralization of power and her motto was, “Remove Poverty.” She was assassinated in 1984 by her Sikh bodyguards when she ordered the removal of their militant leader.
Young Retiree Needs a Life 