Spring Passover Moon
Modulating the call and response occasioned by Trump era politics in my own head has proved daunting. I’m not going on a “news cleanse” or planning to ostrich myself in the several inches of snow we just got. (though that last one sounds sort of good)
I did uncouple from the Idiocy of Donald Trump facebook group. It became too much though the posts were really funny. I also changed the name of my Evernote file where I save material relating to the Trump presidency from Fighting Trump to just Trump. Felt like I was scraping a sharp blade across my soul each time I saved an article.
All that feels right for me, so far. Yet. There is reading the Denver Post and the New York Times, both morning rituals. Today I noticed Trump doomed the planet by weakening compliance with the Paris Accord’s goal to reduce carbon emissions in the U.S. by 30% by 2030. That’s a key number because a global reduction to 50% by 2050, then zero by 2100 is the main hope the world has to stave off dire temperature rises.
There’s also the recent attempt by the GOP, with Trump’s assist, to kill 43,000 Americans a year by denying them even mediocre healthcare. Of course, as a cartoon I saw pointed out, bad healthcare is no problem if the planet gets fried to a crisp.
The lesson for me is this. Shut down the barbed rhetoric, Fighting Trump and the Idiocy of Donald Trump. No need to scrape those sharp blades across my soul. But don’t ignore, don’t forget. Stay aware and be ready. The danger is ever present as the climate change policy reversal makes clear.
THANKS CHARLIE FOR CONTINUING TO PROVIDE ME AND MANY OTHERS WITH YOUR DAILY BLOG.
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. I JUST CELEBRATED , MAYBE OBSERVERD WOULD BE A BETTER TERM, MY 89TH BIRTHDAY. THE OLD SAW ” WITH AGE COMES WISDOM”,MAY BE A POSSIBILITY BUT IN MY CASE, AGE HAS JUST COME ALONE. I STILL ENJOY ROAMING THE HALLS OF THE MIA AND ARE AWARE THAT IF ALL THE GALLERIES WERE ON ONE FLOOR THEY WOULD COVER 71/2 FOOTBALL FIELDS SO I HAVE TO CHOSE CAREFULLY WHAT TO TAKE IN ON ANY PARTICULAR DAY. I OCCASIONALLY WRITE A COLUMN FOR THE DOCENT MUSE WHICH KEEPS ME CONNECTED TO THAT GREAT INSTITUTION.
IF YOU EVER PLAN A TRIP BACK HERE I HOPE WE CAN GET TOGETHER FOR COFFEE. WE INTROVERTS HAVE TO STICK TOGETHER….. TOM