She was just following the political patterns that were presenting themselves in the 80s and early 90s to a potential result. While she had incredible foresight, she got the slogan from Reagan initially. History continues to rhyme
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The US today is exactly what Hell would be, if the fallen Angel really was evil. No good god would ever put a truly evil being in charge of keeping evil at bay.
It is so strange that we haven't seen or heard from Tom Scott or Byron Reynolds. Maybe they are hidden somewhere and just brought out for 'special occasions' like campaigns. Very sad that they allow this of themselves.
I read this and then, perhaps foolishly, followed it with The Road, Cormac McCarthy. Didn’t sleep for a week and both still haunt me. I guess it’s time for a re read
🔥🔥🔥🔥You know a lot of earthseed is set to music in toshi regans opera of parable. There are snippets podcast “ Octavia’s parables” in which she and Adrienne Marie Brown discuss each chapter
All that you touch you change
All that you change changes you
The only lasting truth is change
God is change
It seems the wisdom to recognize and understand people like Trump and his followers already exists in human knowledge. The problem is that this wisdom isn't known by enough people. And we are once again staring back at a situation that makes it relevant.
To be led by a narcissistic personality disorder covers it all. "...characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy." 'Behind the mask of extreme confidence, they are not sure of their self-worth and are easily upset by the slightest criticism.'
Octavia Butler has several fiction novels that clearly present ideas that are critical for our current situation. They are all quite different and original and some may be shocking to some people. Recommended.
I just started reading "The Parable of the Sower", to think the book was written in 1993 about a dystopian America in 2027 is mind blowing, she was a prophet for sure.
“For the most visible trait of the righteous man is that he doesn’t want to govern others, but only govern himself. This is key. In other words, we shall always be governed by the worst among us” - Alain (philosopher)
Maybe we need a system without leaders, where people cooperate as equals.
There is a website for an organized general strike. Please sign a strike card and share like crazy. If we can get 3.5% of the population (11M people) WE STRIKE!!! And everything shuts down until we say so. Please read more about it and educate others, we MUST DO SOMETHING NOW 😭 https://generalstrikeus.com/
I read them both in December. Haven't found anyone else who has read Talents. Would really like to know what people think after finishing it.
I don't want to spoil it by saying anything here!
In the dark times,
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times.
— Bertolt Brecht, , Motto to Svendborg Poems, 1939
Her writings were eerily prescient. Still incredulous that she wrote of fires destroying Los Angeles in the midst of a deteriorating society. The Eaton fires devastated Altadena, but spared the cemetery where she is buried.
I used to disagree with my husband about this but with the crisis we’re in now makes me wonder. This was all laid out in Project 2025. Wait until Medicaid & Vets benefits get slashed. It’s tragic.
We must RESIST!
There are many versions of democracy and the North American version is just one of those. No version of democracy is universally efficient.
* But if we don't want to impose a poll test, then voting needs to be mandatory--enforced as a class C misdemeanor, for failure to vote. as in Australia today.
If you want democracy and protect it Fokking get out and PROTEST.
Freedom is more easily lost than won.
Democracy did not come into existence with peaceful demonstrations.
Civil disobedience, Civil war.
Europe has seen many episodes to install and protect democracy.
Repost and spread the word.
"To be led by" means your boss. If your employer is connected in any way to said tyrant, or a tyrant supporter, Quit. Honor those who have been fired by joining them in unemployment.
They would have to drag my limp body out of my house b4 I'd work for free. Or drag it to a jail cell. Or beat my limp body. No, wait. Isn't that slavery? I'd rather starve and die from exposure than be a slave. Slaves are starved more slowly and are exposed to horrible elements at "work".Slavery bad
There should be another fish "people of the United States United in solidarity" and it should be GIGANTIC. like those star scaling videos where the other stars are just magnitudes bigger than the previous ones. https://youtu.be/5zlcWdTs2-s?si=vwLkpc4VH5hhFlwx
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A child is born in a crib with no wealth.
Parable of demoncracy
A child is born in opulence wealth.
We seem to be progressing from the "stealing" part, at this very moment.....brace for impact.
https://youtu.be/niGZ1nrVwqE?si=xLg64DgCh23WVgHu
All that you touch you change
All that you change changes you
The only lasting truth is change
God is change
He is all those things.
you're trumped.
“When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.”
Proverbs 29:2 ESV
Maybe we need a system without leaders, where people cooperate as equals.
Sadly.
https://generalstrikeus.com/
Ms. Butler's book was prescient on so many levels.
reading about President Jarret’s election now in “Talents” and it’s disturbing af
I don't want to spoil it by saying anything here!
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times.
— Bertolt Brecht, , Motto to Svendborg Poems, 1939
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Donald_Trump_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/1200px-Donald_Trump_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg
#nowyouknow
you got fascism because we allow dummies to vote.
We must RESIST!
* But if we don't want to impose a poll test, then voting needs to be mandatory--enforced as a class C misdemeanor, for failure to vote. as in Australia today.
https://rosecoveredglasses.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/a-government-tyranny-meter/
Beloved, the Lord gave me a revelation about your career and family. Do well to leave me a message, it is very important. God bless you.”
Freedom is more easily lost than won.
Democracy did not come into existence with peaceful demonstrations.
Civil disobedience, Civil war.
Europe has seen many episodes to install and protect democracy.
Repost and spread the word.
Always believe the opposite of what trump says. Always.
IT'S RUZZZIAN WORLD .........not rocket science
Oligarch undertaxed wealth:
💰 Musk’s $402 billion
💰 Zuckerberg's $252 billion
💰 Bezos' $249 billion
Workers:
🛠️ 60% live paycheck to paycheck
🛠️ 85 million uninsured or underinsured
🛠️ 800k homeless
#Fight-for-Working-Families
https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-elon-musk-tour-oligarchy-2030615
#Resist