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My Thanksgiving Wish For America

My Thanksgiving Wish For America

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So I just want to wish all my American friends a happy Thanksgiving, and hope that you all have much to be thankful for.
I also hope that when you are sitting around talking about what's going on in your country, you don't get all hard-assed and tense about opinions that don't agree with yours.
Your country, as far as I can tell, was founded on the notion that differences of opinion and the discussion and decisions that arise from them, are the grease that keeps the American machinery going.
I also hope that you reflect on just how strange the political things that are going on in your country at the moment look to the rest of the world, which is growing smaller and more interdependent all the time.
The world is starting to see your country as the odd man out, so to speak, and not the first man through the door, as is usually the case. I hope that this upcoming election of yours will bring your country and it's politics back into sync with the rest of the world, and that your country can get back to being seen as the beacon of hope for real democracy that it has been up till recently.
There is always going to be corruption in politics, because that's the nature of the beast. But counterbalancing that, there has mostly always been dedication to doing right by all the people, white, black, brown, yellow, gay, trans, rich, poor, middle class, Christian, Jew, Muslim...etc.
These days the corruption appears to be winning.
What's happening at the moment is not normal. And it's not really very American either. You folks are much better than the perception the world currently has of you.
I sincerely hope that by this time next year, you will be on the road back to that normalcy.
Because there's a lot of work that needs to be done going forward. And it will only get done if we, meaning all the countries of the world, are on the same page.
So have a happy Thanksgiving and don't get hurt on Black Friday.

jim out

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Jim Murray

4 years ago #2

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Steve Brady....Thanks for your comment. The same page I am referring to is really the only issue that the entire world needs to be concerned with and that, is carbon emissions. Most countries around the world are working on ways to lower their carbon footprint, some countries are trying but not achieving much. But the US, under this administration, has actually said fuck it and are slowly removing all restrictions on emissions. My personal theory on this is that this current president is under orders from Moscow to wreck the country, and he's doing a very good job. Just a few days ago they started putting sanctions in place against China re the Hong Kong issue, which, I believe will eventually kill their trade relationship with China and add to the damage that has already been done to that country through these tariffs. But the real crippler here is the US complete disinterest in fighting climate change and CO2 emissions from their vehicles and their manufacturing facilities and mining operations. Getting on the same page meand acting in concert with the rest of the world, much of Which is at least trying to keep the planet habitable. This president, and most of the Republican lawmakers are owned by the fossil fuel industry. Hope that answers your question.

Paul Walters

4 years ago #1

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