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  11. Dream April 11 2023 Stargazer

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  14. "On The Road" 50 years later

  15. St. Valentine's Day

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  17. Stuck in the Middle....

  18. INTERDEPENDENT

  19. Dreams : Stargazer Dec 8 2022

  20. Dead Drunk Poets

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  22. "The Train"

  23. The Death of Vladimir Mayakovski

  24. Charles the Third: What’s in a name?

  25. Stargazer August 17 2022

  26. My Fellow Democrats

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  28. Some notes about The Battle of Gettysburg:

  29. Dream : Stargazer June 22 2022

  30. A Short History of Race in the Americas: Part two

  31. A Short History Of Race in the Americas: Part one...

  32. Dream : Stargazer May 22 2022

  33. Ethics

  34. Writing Practice: Sea Turtles

  35. Dream : Stargazer April 11 2022

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  37. The faith of an ancient pagan

  38. Gawain and the Green Knight

  39. Auden In Love



INTERDEPENDENT


INTERDEPENDENT

When I was younger, I called myself a liberal. But as I grew older, I realized that some liberals could be just as self-righteous and obnoxious as some people who call themselves conservative. It was all about the “I am right,” “you are wrong” game which is one of the worse games people can play. If you carry it to the extreme, it is OK to kill people you don’t like. I don’t want to play that game. So what does that make me? A moderate. A progressive. A Centrist. I would often describe myself as a liberal with a conservative streak. By liberal I mean a forward looking, inclusive, open-minded problem solver for the greatest good. By conservative, I mean a respecter of tradition and history who is cautious about change. My politics is a mix of both of these.

I came to think of myself as a spiritual and political “interdependent.” My faith and my politics are based on values, not creeds or ideologies. I support civil liberties and oppose racism and sexism, not because of politics but because I love justice. My values are respect for all people. Respect for the Earth. Respect for all religious traditions, cultures, genders, and races. Respect for learning and knowledge including art, music, literature, philosophy, theology, science and athletics. Sometimes I fall short but I, to the best of my ability, let my higher values and the sacredness of life, lead me on. It’s a rocky road.



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