Finally - what might not have been so predictable - is the Epstein exposure that triggered the heart of compassion, like a mother for her daughter- and the force of that was no longer negotiable against the patriarchal man’s world of politics and corruption. I’ve been a bit surprised at the impact that’s having from the top down. It’s a grassroots movement that is gaining some great momentum. There’s healing in that antibiotic of protection for the lives that had been exploited by men, and women have traded truth for illusion because they thought the worth of a man’s approval was worth it. There are generational scars that we are being forced to look at, but there’s also the possibility of healing the dysfunction that we’ve called normal. I have hope because the justice we want is from the heart of the people and not the plan of political power, and the corruption that’s tried to stay hidden has fewer and fewer places to hide — and yet, as you say Marianne - there’s plenty to unearth as the light reveals the darkness.
Crappy to think now, but we all are the United States individually and as a whole. I didn’t consider till reading this that flying over everything that happens without letting ourselves feel the true extent of the actions and how they hurt others and ourselves is not going the change much even when we feel we’re moving out of “their” stuff. We’ll likely be sitting in shock as a nation for a while when it dies down.
As hard as it is going to be, I’m going within to see how I contributed and make amends. I can’t make “them” change until the energy changes, and I’m going to join that change, so I’ve got to look at myself. Anyone else crazy enough to work on us?
Thank you, Marianne. Thank you especially for the cartoon. In the 80s, in my youth, we used those images over and over in organizing work.
The Greatest Generation was very much still in the game. We used those images to get people's attention to illustrate the effects of the Reagan administration on working and middle class people.
Today, 40 years later, we have seen what runs down hill, what "trickles down," and it ain't wealth and prosperity.
You know what else it "ain't". It ain't a moral compass.
Today's post is a beautiful and powerful reminder to keep our hearts and our minds open so we can save our democracy and "the least among us."
I read a lot of substacks, the Atlantic, the Nation, the NYT and the WaPo several times a week, both to inspire and inform my own substack. But I read you, Marianne, for something more aligned with my deeper sense of things as well as my chronic concerns about what's become the chronic criminal dysfunction of our country. This post is a prime example of clear-eyed truth telling. Thank you, and keep it up.
I agree with your assessment. However, American exceptionalism is a myth. The Conservative movement in this country has been planning this rouge project, since Ronald Reagan. This Republic only survives, when people in government and/or in charge, are willing to stand up for the Constitution and rule of law. Look at the Financial Crisis of 2008. No one on Wall Street, was held accountable. What did we do? We bailed them out. As you stated, rewarded bad behavior. It’s crisis after crisis, our country does this. Our politicians have know for decades, that the system is rigged towards the wealthy. Now, we are on the cusp of getting our first trillionaire. The tax system, is full of loopholes for the rich. Most of the people in the Senate and House, are millionaires. It’s a pattern. You have about a third to maybe nearly half of the country, voting against their own self interest. The struggle is, we can see that we’re going down the wrong road as a country but at ANY point we can turn around. That’s our challenge.
Yes, Darrel Washington, and we can no longer "turn the page" as Marianne well explains! Let's rewrite the page together; then, turn our country into a better place for the entire world. I think it can be done with heart, conviction, and truth.
I feel all Americans should hear what Marjorie Taylor Greene said in her closing remarks about why she is resigning.
because I believe she is trying to open the 'eyes' of all Americans to Stop Waiting for someone else to fight their battles.
This War that the government ihas continually waged against them will never cease... until they realize that their real Strength lies within themselves and this perpetual bullying will never Stop until they
STAND UP for themselves and once that happens she will gladly Stand With them again in their fight.
Imagine some children sitting in a field watching thousands of ants carrying food and things for their children who live in there ant hill home. Along comes two older boys... one carrying a can of gasoline in one hand and a box of matches in the other. When they reach the ant hill, the one boy splashes the gasoline around the entire area. He than hands the matches to his friend whom with
a venomous grin throws the lighted match onto the ground...erupting the whole area into a combustible graveyard of Death. The two boys just smile in a spiteful and malicious manner. The one boys name is america.. the other is Israel.
what could the children have done to prevent this? ... afterall there only children !
In 2014, a seemingly bonkers correspondent pointed out a flawed part of me that I had refused to consider. I could not ignore that part of me any longer, and rooted it out, through meditation and conscious effort. We, the People, now have to do the same, on a national level. A Truth and Reconciliation Commission would be a start; but as we see from South Africa's experience, it is only a start-and decades-long efforts at changing our individual and collective natures will need to follow.
We turn have turned the pages, but at some point, there is always a last page of the narrative. Everything has a beginning, a middle and an end. Change is real. Therefore, so is impermanence. What you remind us of is that Act III hasn’t been written yet, and if we’re not conscious and take actions appropriate to this conscious-determined-perception, we’ll have to read the whole book all over again.
We turn,and have turned the pages, but at some point, there is always hat last page of this narrative. What you remind us of is that Act III hasn’t been written yet, and if we’re not conscious and take actions appropriate to this conscious-determined-perception, we’ll have to read the whole book all over again.
People believe toxic media propaganda and the reactionary media spokesmen people listen to .
They then manifest perceive a world of the media spread illusions of separation and of non interbeing = egoic perceptions.
Collective madness of the hive mind.
Who is it that still believes the media ?
Or that they have to keep voting to be ruled by govt that does not work for or in their best interest, telling them that they have a democracy , that they rule (which is what a democracy means rule by the people). A firm non reactive "no" with loving heart goes a long way.
As you pointed out govts have murdered more of its own people than natural disasters(in China, Russia, Germany) and world wars.
Like in ACIM it shows the important fact what we believe we perceive, so maybe we should not believe the fearmongering media or govt .
There are tens of millions of us not willing to turn the page. Our appetite for justice WILL be satiated. It’s just a matter of time. The current schedule is for the #BlueHouseOversightRampage to kick in starting Jan 2027. But why wait?
For all those House Republicans weighing the possibility of future resignation, let’s get our millions to encourage a different option, one where these politicians can stand strong for America and be legendary. They can join and lead the
#ImmediateFlipMovement
They love America and loathe what’s being done to it. They should collectively rebuke Trumpism by declaring independent, #ConscientiousDEFECTORS choosing to caucus with Dems. They can differentiate themselves from the old order by rebranding as #ConstitutionalConservatives. That way they’ll appeal to their base by citing ways that the #TrumpMillerVoughtProject2025Cabal violates both those concepts. And they’ll work with Dems to end this madness because THEIR PATRIOTISM IS GREATER THAN IDEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES.
Marianne, please share your thoughts on how #PolarOppositePatriots can redefine our political landscape, trigger #BlueHouseOversight that can eviscerate the #ClownCarCabinet before settling in for the main course. Imagine the impact you would have by advocating directly for the #ImmediateFlipMovement in the coming weeks. Better yet, imagine being part of the reason that DEMS TAKE THE GAVEL out of Johnson’s hands by this Christmas.
Finally - what might not have been so predictable - is the Epstein exposure that triggered the heart of compassion, like a mother for her daughter- and the force of that was no longer negotiable against the patriarchal man’s world of politics and corruption. I’ve been a bit surprised at the impact that’s having from the top down. It’s a grassroots movement that is gaining some great momentum. There’s healing in that antibiotic of protection for the lives that had been exploited by men, and women have traded truth for illusion because they thought the worth of a man’s approval was worth it. There are generational scars that we are being forced to look at, but there’s also the possibility of healing the dysfunction that we’ve called normal. I have hope because the justice we want is from the heart of the people and not the plan of political power, and the corruption that’s tried to stay hidden has fewer and fewer places to hide — and yet, as you say Marianne - there’s plenty to unearth as the light reveals the darkness.
Crappy to think now, but we all are the United States individually and as a whole. I didn’t consider till reading this that flying over everything that happens without letting ourselves feel the true extent of the actions and how they hurt others and ourselves is not going the change much even when we feel we’re moving out of “their” stuff. We’ll likely be sitting in shock as a nation for a while when it dies down.
As hard as it is going to be, I’m going within to see how I contributed and make amends. I can’t make “them” change until the energy changes, and I’m going to join that change, so I’ve got to look at myself. Anyone else crazy enough to work on us?
Yep. That's what we talked about in our class over the last three days.
I’m glad to know that. I’m not a pd subscriber so couldn’t join. Thanks, I’m on the right track!!
Thank you, Marianne. Thank you especially for the cartoon. In the 80s, in my youth, we used those images over and over in organizing work.
The Greatest Generation was very much still in the game. We used those images to get people's attention to illustrate the effects of the Reagan administration on working and middle class people.
Today, 40 years later, we have seen what runs down hill, what "trickles down," and it ain't wealth and prosperity.
You know what else it "ain't". It ain't a moral compass.
Today's post is a beautiful and powerful reminder to keep our hearts and our minds open so we can save our democracy and "the least among us."
I read a lot of substacks, the Atlantic, the Nation, the NYT and the WaPo several times a week, both to inspire and inform my own substack. But I read you, Marianne, for something more aligned with my deeper sense of things as well as my chronic concerns about what's become the chronic criminal dysfunction of our country. This post is a prime example of clear-eyed truth telling. Thank you, and keep it up.
Thank you very much for that
Nothing but the truth.
Leigh, I always look forward to your insights. I am glad for your writings.
This is really good, keep um coming 😊
I genuinely appreciate your taking the time to articulate these thoughts. You always give me so much to think about.
Yes! Great points regarding recognizing our mistakes & “atone” in some way for them…. So, hopefully we don’t collectively repeat them! 🙏🏼☮️
I agree with your assessment. However, American exceptionalism is a myth. The Conservative movement in this country has been planning this rouge project, since Ronald Reagan. This Republic only survives, when people in government and/or in charge, are willing to stand up for the Constitution and rule of law. Look at the Financial Crisis of 2008. No one on Wall Street, was held accountable. What did we do? We bailed them out. As you stated, rewarded bad behavior. It’s crisis after crisis, our country does this. Our politicians have know for decades, that the system is rigged towards the wealthy. Now, we are on the cusp of getting our first trillionaire. The tax system, is full of loopholes for the rich. Most of the people in the Senate and House, are millionaires. It’s a pattern. You have about a third to maybe nearly half of the country, voting against their own self interest. The struggle is, we can see that we’re going down the wrong road as a country but at ANY point we can turn around. That’s our challenge.
Yes, Darrel Washington, and we can no longer "turn the page" as Marianne well explains! Let's rewrite the page together; then, turn our country into a better place for the entire world. I think it can be done with heart, conviction, and truth.
I feel all Americans should hear what Marjorie Taylor Greene said in her closing remarks about why she is resigning.
because I believe she is trying to open the 'eyes' of all Americans to Stop Waiting for someone else to fight their battles.
This War that the government ihas continually waged against them will never cease... until they realize that their real Strength lies within themselves and this perpetual bullying will never Stop until they
STAND UP for themselves and once that happens she will gladly Stand With them again in their fight.
Just saying
Imagine some children sitting in a field watching thousands of ants carrying food and things for their children who live in there ant hill home. Along comes two older boys... one carrying a can of gasoline in one hand and a box of matches in the other. When they reach the ant hill, the one boy splashes the gasoline around the entire area. He than hands the matches to his friend whom with
a venomous grin throws the lighted match onto the ground...erupting the whole area into a combustible graveyard of Death. The two boys just smile in a spiteful and malicious manner. The one boys name is america.. the other is Israel.
what could the children have done to prevent this? ... afterall there only children !
But we are not children ..... are we?
Just saying....
In 2014, a seemingly bonkers correspondent pointed out a flawed part of me that I had refused to consider. I could not ignore that part of me any longer, and rooted it out, through meditation and conscious effort. We, the People, now have to do the same, on a national level. A Truth and Reconciliation Commission would be a start; but as we see from South Africa's experience, it is only a start-and decades-long efforts at changing our individual and collective natures will need to follow.
We turn have turned the pages, but at some point, there is always a last page of the narrative. Everything has a beginning, a middle and an end. Change is real. Therefore, so is impermanence. What you remind us of is that Act III hasn’t been written yet, and if we’re not conscious and take actions appropriate to this conscious-determined-perception, we’ll have to read the whole book all over again.
We turn,and have turned the pages, but at some point, there is always hat last page of this narrative. What you remind us of is that Act III hasn’t been written yet, and if we’re not conscious and take actions appropriate to this conscious-determined-perception, we’ll have to read the whole book all over again.
Doesn’t it seem like it’s always been about the crusades, is still about the crusades, and will always be about the crusades.
That’s what it’s all about.
Marianne is a “bear poker,” and if you look around her poking is waking the bear up. And a mad bear is nothing to mess with. Keep on poking.
Collective fear .
Love will fix it.
What we believe we perceive.
People believe toxic media propaganda and the reactionary media spokesmen people listen to .
They then manifest perceive a world of the media spread illusions of separation and of non interbeing = egoic perceptions.
Collective madness of the hive mind.
Who is it that still believes the media ?
Or that they have to keep voting to be ruled by govt that does not work for or in their best interest, telling them that they have a democracy , that they rule (which is what a democracy means rule by the people). A firm non reactive "no" with loving heart goes a long way.
As you pointed out govts have murdered more of its own people than natural disasters(in China, Russia, Germany) and world wars.
Like in ACIM it shows the important fact what we believe we perceive, so maybe we should not believe the fearmongering media or govt .
And we should return to who we are. Love.
There are tens of millions of us not willing to turn the page. Our appetite for justice WILL be satiated. It’s just a matter of time. The current schedule is for the #BlueHouseOversightRampage to kick in starting Jan 2027. But why wait?
For all those House Republicans weighing the possibility of future resignation, let’s get our millions to encourage a different option, one where these politicians can stand strong for America and be legendary. They can join and lead the
#ImmediateFlipMovement
They love America and loathe what’s being done to it. They should collectively rebuke Trumpism by declaring independent, #ConscientiousDEFECTORS choosing to caucus with Dems. They can differentiate themselves from the old order by rebranding as #ConstitutionalConservatives. That way they’ll appeal to their base by citing ways that the #TrumpMillerVoughtProject2025Cabal violates both those concepts. And they’ll work with Dems to end this madness because THEIR PATRIOTISM IS GREATER THAN IDEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES.
Marianne, please share your thoughts on how #PolarOppositePatriots can redefine our political landscape, trigger #BlueHouseOversight that can eviscerate the #ClownCarCabinet before settling in for the main course. Imagine the impact you would have by advocating directly for the #ImmediateFlipMovement in the coming weeks. Better yet, imagine being part of the reason that DEMS TAKE THE GAVEL out of Johnson’s hands by this Christmas.