freedom of speech – A.R. Clayton

I do not support the banning of books in schools regarding the Holocaust, America’s history of slavery or other so called “controversial” topics the right wing in America is attacking. This is a dangerous act of war against learning, history and the education of future generations. We will not literally “white”-wash our history and dim the truth of evils humans have committed. I will not follow the pied piper of a right wing movement, one causing immense divides and sowing lie after lie into people’s minds. I urge you to read, read widely and ask questions. ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS. Do not become rootbound.

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Thank you and Happy Reading.

The current political climate in America is, to say the very least, volatile. The sitting president has broken every rule, thrown etiquette to the four winds and buried all sense of decency somewhere out in the Rose Gardens. Like many Americans, I’m persevering through, still somewhat in shock from the election results and wondering what 2020 will bring, indeed.

One phrase of the president’s I’ve heard and read, over and over, reached a crescendo with me today: “It’s a witch hunt!” This has become (for me) the boy who cried wolf. A child’s tantrum cry of “They made me do it!”, “It wasn’t me, it was them!” and “You can’t prove anything!” If we’re honest, it’s a barely concealed boast: “I’m above the law; I can turn around anything you find with my money. I’m a very rich man. Why are you wasting your time?”

What would Orwell think, if he were alive today? I’m sure the Founding Fathers would be spitting their mead across the tables, wondering if someone misplaced their beloved Declaration of Independence in the National Archives somewhere…

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