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When one of us is victimized, we are all victimized.
Is it alright that some of us are being diminished? We better figure out really fast that everyone is somewhere on the list of those who will be diminished sooner or later unless something powerful happens.
You must take action. You must get up and speak out.
Black lives matter. Brown lives matter. White lives matter. All lives matter. And we all better be demanding that. Otherwise, nobody’s life matters.
There are people who would take from you whatever you hold dear. The only way to stop that is to stand up for what you believe in.
Are you dispirited? That’s not enough.
Are you sad? That’s not enough.
Are you enraged? That’s not enough.
You must take action. You must get up and speak out.
Sometimes the threats we face are right in our faces and they are easy to see and easy to fight. Sometimes they’re hard to see, like global warming, but they’re here just the same. And they will harm you and the people you love unless you do something to stop them.
You must take action. You must get up and speak out.
Do you care? That’s not enough.
Do you worry? That’s not enough.
You must demand the world you hope to see.
You must vote.
You must demonstrate.
You must protest what you know is wrong.
You must take action. You must get up and speak out.
Are you smart and clever? That’s not enough.
Do you want better? That’s not enough.
You must take action. You must get up and speak out.
It’s hard work. It is full of disappointment and frustration. But you already know that nothing that is worthy of you is easy to achieve.
You must take action. You must get up and speak out.
Do this.
And this.
Your children and grandchildren are counting on you. So take action. Get up and speak out because that is worthy of you.
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Ed. note: There is much in America that needs fixing and we are on a path to continually fail to make things better. It is my goal to make a difference – perhaps to be a catalyst for things to get better. That is the reason for these posts. To accomplish the goal requires reaching many thousands of people and a robust dialogue.
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