Yep, the last part is “us,” as it should be. Because it is, always has been, and only ever will be about us. If we get our acts together, we cannot be stopped. And if we don’t, well, shame on us, “we brote dat on oursalves.” So…
Urge: Urge, IMO, means trying to rally support from among those whom you suspect to be on your side, or at least, to have an open mind about the issues you are passionate about. Urging is a form of/attempt at, persuasion. (It is the hopeful precursor to/avoidance of, “Ostracizing.”) There are many ways to appeal to someone’s “better angels” to ask for their support.
Here are a few tools with which to, perhaps, begin a dialogue or conversation about how and why we need, as a society, to implement immediate and drastic change: A few reasons why police reform is essential: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaD84DTGULo
Campaign finance reform seem like a small thing to you? Watch this: https://schedule.wttw.com/episodes/261254/frontline/big-sky-big-money Why safely voting by mail is crucial this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-nEHkgm_Gk
Secede: Okay, so maybe there aren’t a lot of you out there who are ready to seriously consider this option yet. Maybe we can use other “S-words” for now. Maybe “Start” is a better usage of the letter “S” at first. As in, let’s Start implementing these actions, not just discussing them in theoretical terms. So, how do we do that? Where do we start? Well, this, I literally can’t do alone. So, if you are on board with anything I’ve said in the last few posts, if “OBVIOUS” is, well, obvious to you, then you’ve gotta step up. Leave a comment. Add your name to the notion, so it can be set in motion…or not. This can just be another mental exercise on my part that you nod your head in agreement with, as it peters out and becomes another footnote. From where I sit, it seems like it’s time for some of you…make that, some of US, to take a stand…