The point of separating Church and State (or as earlier expressed by a certain pre-Christian that of God’s and that of Caesar’s) was instituted in our Constitution to protect religion from state, to demand that there be no official mandated religion.

It came out so clearly in the arguments around this election that here in the US we have been doing a terrible job of teaching our young people what they need to know to be good citizens. I do believe that was the argument for public schooling in the new republic.

If these silly Americans would learn English and American History they would not need to be so afraid of words and political concepts. We really do have to improve American education.

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https://ourbodiesourselves.org/

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why would taking rights away from teens be something adults do in their interest -- clearly, it is not for the benefit of these young people, so whose benefit is it for?

lunar ramblings

Saturday, November 23, 2024
philosophies that permeate

Public demonstrations may be useful
to bring attention to the situation,
bring it into public view. To make
real progress in our cause, we need
to get people in general to understand
what needs to be done, or undone –
make it common sense, and common
cause. Communicate clearly the
necessity of action, one by one,
instance by instance.

Apparently it is skewed against
Dems for being (whether or not true
in a party with vastly diverse
constituency) concerned to follow
rules and norms, to promote order and
responsibility. How is it better to
promote chaos and division, not order
but militant loyalty to a fickle
leader? We don’t need chaos from
what is meant to be our scaffolding
structure, our government. There is
already plenty of chaos in life.

Strange, isn’t it, the socio-economic
philosophies that permeate are so
often those of greatest self-perceived
benefit to those who hoard and control
the wealth.

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Maybe the Evangelicals are right, that
Trump is acting within God's Plan, even
without his knowledge, to bring on the
Apocalypse and Christ's Second Coming
on that level of metaphor, in a time fraught
with meanings.

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how about $million

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no -- it wasn't the Dems strategies or policies, it was the incredible rise of disinformation on social media driving lower information voters to Trump, or encouraging nonvoting

"High-quality civic education helps students to learn important skills and makes them more likely to complete college, vote, and become civically engaged. With limited time and resources, however, prioritizing civics is a challenge for many school systems. This panel will discuss the importance of civics education and how local leaders can support it in their communities. "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiBMgluCicY

It is not about Dems or Repubs –
which team won the horse race –
it is about people getting what we need
from our representatives rather than
being hoodwinked against our best interests.

The problem is not with democracy, but
what the voters understand.

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Biden is still POTUS with SCOTUS immunity -- can't he throw the bums out somehow

Another kind of rabbit hole
Pitch dark and bruising
No appetite for wonder
No luxury of childhood fantasy
No Summer tea time story
Only caustic mud awaits below
at tumbling’s end

Carry life
Carry water
Compact electronic battery
Where colored codings float
assorted cakes and candies
carve traces
back into the neural pool
When the winds blow
heady confection

lunar ramblings
November 16, 2023
As the world seems to be running out

What do people want in a leader,
a political representative?
Who do people see in a positive
position to succeed?
How ought we best proceed to
discover the people best suited to
provide what we need?

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https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/judge-onion-infowars-hearing-review-auction-1236211183/

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so Harris was too hard on Palestine?

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Democrats won't have to, after the working class sees how Trump treats them

it seems to generally be the nonvoters that are the bulk of the electorate – abdication of democracy
perhaps because we don’t emphasize that voting is the minimum duty of citizens in a democracy
or perhaps because we who claim our great concern about how our nation is run are not doing our due diligence in getting out the vote – finding out what keeps people from voting and doing all we can to make it easier for them