An Insatiable Rage

[caleb]

@Too Tall Stuff that will mean something?

We could start with reparations, aggressive school integration, single payer health care, tuition free higher ed, shoring up and enhancing Social Security, and a WPA/CCC government jobs program.

However, most of this is politically impossible because a whole lot of white people don't give enough of a damn to pay for it. We don't yet, as a country, seem to believe that equality should entail the privileged giving anything meaningful up.

[Saab2000]

@Too Tall Stuff that will mean something?

We could start with reparations, aggressive school integration, single payer health care, tuition free higher ed, shoring up and enhancing Social Security, and a WPA/CCC government jobs program.

However, most of this is politically impossible because a whole lot of white people don't give enough of a damn to pay for it. We don't yet, as a country, seem to believe that equality should entail the privileged giving anything meaningful up.

Because we’re not really a first world nation where this stuff is a given, let’s start with the basics. Things like making sure every child has a safe roof over their head and enough to eat. In this land of plenty it’s unconscionable that these aren’t even close to guaranteed.

[Too Tall]

John, thanks for that. What each of us does to bring to the forefront these issues is hard to tease out...what matters and what is just self placating.

Caleb, I’m searching for what works. Seems like voting does not matter, giving $$ does not hurt. Lending my intensity to old and new conversations, standing for what matters is important but does not move the needle. “Stuff that will mean something” is me in search of how to make a difference.

@Too Tall Stuff that will mean something?

We could start with reparations, aggressive school integration, single payer health care, tuition free higher ed, shoring up and enhancing Social Security, and a WPA/CCC government jobs program.

However, most of this is politically impossible because a whole lot of white people don't give enough of a damn to pay for it. We don't yet, as a country, seem to believe that equality should entail the privileged giving anything meaningful up.

[jclay]

John, thanks for that. What each of us does to bring to the forefront these issues is hard to tease out...what matters and what is just self placating.

Caleb, I’m searching for what works. Seems like voting does not matter, giving $$ does not hurt. Lending my intensity to old and new conversations, standing for what matters is important but does not move the needle. “Stuff that will mean something” is me in search of how to make a difference.

Voting matters. Big time. Getting others to vote matters more.

I've discovered that writing to my Republican MOCs doesn't matter squat. In reply to a nice letter I wrote my congressman (an MD, courtesy of the Army and our tax dollars), advancing Single Payer, he simply replied that he didn't agree that Single Payer was the way to go, and thank you very much. What matters is voting the bastards out of office. Long term we need to be electing forward thinking progressives, not corporate democrats, but for the time being the imperative is to stop Trump and his ilk before they do even more damage.

My dream headline the morning after the election? TRUMP, GOP, OBLITERATED

[claritycycler]

Voting matters. Big time. Getting others to vote matters more.

Hell yes!