SPEAKING OF VOTE FOR CHANGE…
Bruce Springsteen’s got a well-focused election piece in the Opinion/Editorial section of today’s New York Times. Click the link to check it out, but be forewarned that the site does require signing up for a password before it can be accessed.
Excerpt:
…Personally, for the last 25 years I have always stayed one step away from partisan politics. Instead, I have been partisan about a set of ideals: economic justice, civil rights, a humane foreign policy, freedom and a decent life for all of our citizens. This year, however, for many of us the stakes have risen too high to sit this election out.
Through my work, I’ve always tried to ask hard questions. Why is it that the
wealthiest nation in the world finds it so hard to keep its promise and faith
with its weakest citizens? Why do we continue to find it so difficult to see
beyond the veil of race? How do we conduct ourselves during difficult times
without killing the things we hold dear? Why does the fulfillment of our promise as a people always seem to be just within grasp yet forever out of reach?…
‘Tis most definitely worth a read – check it out.
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