Jay, I am a Northern-born, old, African American, 4F would-be Vietnam era military vet, and retired journalist, living uneasily on the meager pensions, SS, and late financial funds my (white) wife and I have managed to cobble together. I can’t say with any certainty, whether or not I would have unearthed HCR’s vital blog, but I owe my al…
Jay, I am a Northern-born, old, African American, 4F would-be Vietnam era military vet, and retired journalist, living uneasily on the meager pensions, SS, and late financial funds my (white) wife and I have managed to cobble together. I can’t say with any certainty, whether or not I would have unearthed HCR’s vital blog, but I owe my always resourceful bride, and the friend who sent her the link, for my very fortunate exposure to Dr. Richardon’s brilliant, incisive, gracious and ultimately illuminating series of Letters from an American. I’m an inveterate night owl and so I often read these missives before I turn in in the wee, small. I find that her spacious and penetrating analyses buttress my belief that we must indeed look to the “long game” in order to reconstruct this land into the universally prosperous, indivisible nation—and ultimately world—that the Founders could not have possibly dreamed of.
Bill, thank you for your words. I'm an old white guy living on a pension, enjoying medicare, a Vietnam era vet, comfortable in my own home, having lived the American Dream with a wife and two daughters. I consider myself the end of an era as I doubt my progeny will live as comfortably as I, or breath the fresh air that has filled my lungs, or the clean water to quench my thirst, belonging to a vibrant union to fight for my benefits and working conditions, I could not have imagined that our beautiful democracy would have been undermined so completely in such a short time. The future will be difficult and we will have to start at the bottom, electing progressive candidates at every level of local and state government or the house of cards will collapse. Let's get started before its too late!
Jay, I am a Northern-born, old, African American, 4F would-be Vietnam era military vet, and retired journalist, living uneasily on the meager pensions, SS, and late financial funds my (white) wife and I have managed to cobble together. I can’t say with any certainty, whether or not I would have unearthed HCR’s vital blog, but I owe my always resourceful bride, and the friend who sent her the link, for my very fortunate exposure to Dr. Richardon’s brilliant, incisive, gracious and ultimately illuminating series of Letters from an American. I’m an inveterate night owl and so I often read these missives before I turn in in the wee, small. I find that her spacious and penetrating analyses buttress my belief that we must indeed look to the “long game” in order to reconstruct this land into the universally prosperous, indivisible nation—and ultimately world—that the Founders could not have possibly dreamed of.
Bill, thank you for your words. I'm an old white guy living on a pension, enjoying medicare, a Vietnam era vet, comfortable in my own home, having lived the American Dream with a wife and two daughters. I consider myself the end of an era as I doubt my progeny will live as comfortably as I, or breath the fresh air that has filled my lungs, or the clean water to quench my thirst, belonging to a vibrant union to fight for my benefits and working conditions, I could not have imagined that our beautiful democracy would have been undermined so completely in such a short time. The future will be difficult and we will have to start at the bottom, electing progressive candidates at every level of local and state government or the house of cards will collapse. Let's get started before its too late!