Radical Acceptance
An ask
As we all know, the cliche that has been used a lot is “we are in unprecedented times”. I think I have heard this phrase everyday since the monster in charge went down that ridiculous gold elevator back in 2015.
My father said recently that this man has invaded his thoughts for over ten years now. He is now in his seventies and shows no signs of slowing down but I feel like this last decade has been detrimental to his longevity here on earth with his loving family.
The last couple of months have felt like years which is by design by the way. Not one day goes by that has not had some form of breaking news. Obviously the main stream media likes to call everything breaking news, but lately I have seen so many real and verifiably important things in the my travels that it has been very hard for my mind to handle. The best way I have been able to release some of this anxiety is by writing this newsletter. Of course even that comes with some apprehension because who knows how long we will have access to such platforms as this.
The freedom of speech is under attack in this country. We need to accept this fact. Yesterday a federal court ruled that the AP news was having its first amendment rights violated when they were not allowed to attend White House briefings because they refused to call the The Gulf of Mexico, The Gulf of America. Just because a news source disagrees with your take on something, does not mean that you are allowed to dismiss an organization that has been a worldwide and trusted organization to deliver needed information.
Another example of this is that people are being removed from society for having dissenting viewpoints by protesting against human rights violations. The right to protest is a peaceful and legal right given to everyone in this country even if you are holding a green card.
This is where we stand my friends. There are mountains of things beyond just these few examples but it is impossible to write about them all. It would take books worth of information to convey all the things that have happened in just the last few months.
So my ask is this. Can you accept the truth that things are not normal? Can you accept that what our government is doing is wrong? Because according to our current president we are radical, left, lunatics for practicing our basic human rights. So are you willing to be a radical for following and choosing to practice your rights given to you by the constitution? I know I am and I will continue to use my right to free speech as well as the other rights granted to me in this doctrine that was assembled almost 250 years ago.
For those of you who agree with these radical thoughts that I am having at 6 am this morning, I just want to say thank you! Your support means so much to me.
I love you all,
Erik
Will do! 😃
It's not normal. It's heartbreaking and disgusting. I feel exactly like your dad. I am so angry that he has taken up so much of our thoughts for as long as he has with no end in sight. My dad will be 96 this year and is still of sound mind and body. As a black woman, it pains me to see this clown dismantling so much of what my dad's generation fought for as far as equal rights. He lived through segregated restrooms and water fountains. He lived through protesters being beaten, water hosed and bitten by dogs. And if this POS has his way, we will be right back there. And no one is stopping any of the irreparable harm that he is inflicting on this country. He is doing what he said he would do which was be a dictator and too many people didn't pay attention. So this is where we are. Every day a new low. How low are we going America? Who will stop this race to the bottom before it's too late?