THE BEGINNING COMES AFTER THE ENDING
You may recognize this heading as a direct quote from Rebecca Solnit's book, "The Beginning Comes After the Ending." Which I have on kindle but have not read yet. But as a political commentator, writer, feminist, and ecologist her words make sense and, I believe, are meant to give us some hope in these dire times. It certainly LOOKS as if we are seeing the end of American Democracy. Certainly is the end of American hegemony brought about by our horrendous, corrupt, and insanely stupid president. Heather Cox Richardson has spoken about the times we live in, that we are seeing the end of something but do not yet know what new thing will be built. Isaiah says it poetically, "Behold, I am doing a new thing....do you not perceive it?" (Isaiah 43:19) And what will this "new" thing be? I am hoping that we will see the rebuilding of American democracy in some form that will hold these crucial traits: --getting money out of politics-- --having term ...
