I am disgusted by U.S. politics! And I can apply each and
every synonym of disgust to describe my feelings:
revulsion,
repugnance, aversion, distaste, nausea, abhorrence, loathing, detestation,
odium, horror. The political climate in America turns my stomach.
An image comes to me of Donald Trump as Nero, playing his
fiddle while Rome burned.
I don’t want to go into all the particular ridiculousness of
what’s happening with election campaigning. More than enough is being touted
and I don’t want to add to the plethora of rhetoric.
I have a dream:
- - An
election campaign that is limited to six weeks, like in Britain.
- - A
party platform like one in Denmark that includes
o
Telling the truth
o
Transparency – where candidates freely disclose
their mistakes
o
Prioritizing the short and long term needs of
the community and the earth
- - That
the millions of dollars currently spent on campaigning are diverted into pre,
perinatal and early childhood development, and into education – or at least to
paying off the huge student loan debt.
It is sad but true that we, as a national collective, are
supporting our current political climate. It could not exist otherwise.
What will it take to shift the American collective
consciousness to a better functioning governing process? It is my dream that we
will accomplish this.
What is your dream?
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