Revolt

Greetings good citizen, the following was received in my inbox this AM, I suspect at least some of you have already read it and perhaps had the same questions run through your mind that disturbed me...but first the heartfelt message from the radical member of the 3M team.

I direct your attention to the conclusion of this unsolicited message as the true cause for its transmission.

I ask one simple question in my new film: how the hell did we let this happen and what the hell do we do now?

This Friday, September 21, when “Fahrenheit 11/9” hits theater screens all across America, you'll see that I pull no punches while exploring these questions.

That's because we are in a state of emergency.

Democracy is not a guarantee. Freedom is not inevitable. All of the myths and heroic tales we've told ourselves about America have been exposed. The mask has been removed. And in the battle for the future of America, there is no guarantee of victory.

Hope, alone will not save us. In order to prevail, we need action.

Our Revolution has spent the last two years committed to direct action. They are building a revolution to take on President Donald Trump and the sick system that gave us him in the first place. Here's how:

Creating grassroots political power with hundreds of thousands of members across the country and around the world.

Organizing to vote out the political establishment and vote in the next generation of progressive leaders.

Fighting for policies the majority of Americans support but are told over and over again are unrealistic –
issues like Medicare for All, tuition-free public college, and getting big money out of politics.

The hard truth is that if we don't act now, we'll all be screwed. The President of the United States has no respect for the rule of law, the Constitution or even the concept of democracy itself. But neither do the corporations that are spending millions of dollars to give themselves and their rich friends trillion-dollar tax cuts. Our water, air, land – and our democracy – are being auctioned off to the highest bidder. Powerful special interest lobbies push their profit-driven agendas through every level of government.

Grassroots political power is the only [*non-violent] way forward. From Kansas to Missouri, New York to Florida, the revolution is growing – and it is not coming from the Democratic Party or from the liberal establishment. The revolution is coming from the people.

Can you help Our Revolution build this movement in our communities? Donate today to build on their organizing efforts for progressive change.

* included by me

As I posit in the lede; does anyone who isn't totally stupid believe we can VOTE our way out of this? Let's talk numbers here shall we? This is a nation of hundreds of millions...what kind of chance do 'hundreds of thousands' stand?

At least one HUNDRED MILLION are firmly on the side of truth and justice, the other Hundred million are 'on the fence', unsure if the situation is 'fixable', even temporarily, leaving a final hundred (+) million that live in permanent cognitive dissonance thanks to the mis-education system.

To answer Mr. Moore's rhetorical question of 'How did we get here?' we have this from today's Washington Post:

I tip my 10-gallon hat to the Texas school board, which just voted to “streamline” the public-school curriculum in a way that will surely Make America Great Again.

The board, on which Republicans have a two-thirds majority, agreed with recommendations that it is “not necessary” for students to learn about Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller or the father of modern conservatism, Barry Goldwater, the Dallas Morning News reported.

Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Friedan were also deemed “not necessary” by a working group, which undertook an intriguing ranking of historical figures: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln fell short of perfect scores, but “local members of the Texas legislature” scored a perfect 20 of 20, as did “military and first responders.”

The board decided to save 40 minutes of third-graders’ time by sparing them a lesson on how government services are paid for. But it did preserve the one teaching that “Arab rejection of the State of Israel has led to ongoing conflict.”

My favorite: the decision to strike from the fourth-grade curriculum a lesson about “holding public officials to their word.” (Killing this topic, deemed “not being grade appropriate,” should save kids 30 minutes, the board estimates.)

Um, how many of you remember being taught that in the fourth grade? Show of hands now...is that all? [NO, my hand wasn't up!]

How many of you still think 'more education' is the answer to a society that is headed straight over the edge?

There are far more questions than answers and that's definitely NOT how it should be.

If you don't know what's going on, they are putting one over on you, same as it ever was!

Naturally, that's why the foolish are keen on getting you out to vote when you SHOULD be in the streets with your shotguns, ropes and ladders!

Mr. Moore is correct, we are in a state of national emergency as you read this. Will his new film urge you to go home and turn you flag upside down? [Flying the flag upside down is a universal sign of distress and from what we are all seeing the whole freaking nation is in distress!]

There should be upside down flags EVERYWHERE! (Pretty much planet wide!)

What is missing from the above Wa Po post?

Not one word about MONEY!

Do any of you find that peculiar? You should because the only thing schools teaches is how to 'work with money', not what it is or where its value comes from.

Governments issue money and when governments are gone money will come from the crown because slavery is king among the feckless and fecklessness is 'ME FIRST' writ huge!

Lots of things popped up on radar this morning but S.A.S.T. only permits us to tackle a couple at a time so this is all for today.

Thanks for stopping by and topping off your mind,

Gegner