Dear Anonymous, author of A Warning,
Despite your intentions to protect the country from the President's worst inclinations, I think you are doing more harm than help, both in the short and long term. And I say this with no love for Trump's policies or governing style.
Every minute he stays in office sets a precedent for future corruption in the presidency. He should be removed from office immediately, and yet you are propping up this despot, hiding from the American people how bad he really is.
Your patriotic duty means you should be testifying in the impeachment trial. Yet you leave us all hanging when it really matters. When you could make a real difference.
Wouldn't you rather have a good president in office? We all would, but that's going to require real reforms, not some assistant trying to steer their boss in the right direction. You can't be there for every president down the road, so this needs to be handled transparently, or it's not fixed at all.
Stop being complicit in the most corrupt presidency in American history, and testify before Congress. America needs you.
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Friday, November 1, 2019
Open letter to Greta Thunberg
Dear Greta Thunberg,
When I was a kid in the 90's and we were learning about climate change, we kids were empowered with this idea that we could save the world when we grew up; that once my generation was in power we'd be able to challenge the status quo. They passed the buck and dumped the responsibility on a bunch of children, and thank God you're smart enough to realize this can't wait until you're an adult, like we thought it would have to. I never would have imagined that the world would have listened to someone so young when I was your age, and perhaps back then, no one would have. Back then, we didn't have the fires and the hurricanes and the ice caps starting us in the face and showing us just how dire the situation is.
You are extraordinary- no one has done anything because no one thinks they can, except you. And perhaps that's why we need children to save the world- adults know what they're up against, and it's covered in dollar signs. The older generations are still in power, and they find it easier to stick their heads in the sand, accept pockets full of cash, and know that they'll be dead before the world is uninhabitable. It's sick, and what we really need is people in power who will be around long enough to see the results of their policies.
Keep doing what you're doing. We're rooting for you.
When I was a kid in the 90's and we were learning about climate change, we kids were empowered with this idea that we could save the world when we grew up; that once my generation was in power we'd be able to challenge the status quo. They passed the buck and dumped the responsibility on a bunch of children, and thank God you're smart enough to realize this can't wait until you're an adult, like we thought it would have to. I never would have imagined that the world would have listened to someone so young when I was your age, and perhaps back then, no one would have. Back then, we didn't have the fires and the hurricanes and the ice caps starting us in the face and showing us just how dire the situation is.
You are extraordinary- no one has done anything because no one thinks they can, except you. And perhaps that's why we need children to save the world- adults know what they're up against, and it's covered in dollar signs. The older generations are still in power, and they find it easier to stick their heads in the sand, accept pockets full of cash, and know that they'll be dead before the world is uninhabitable. It's sick, and what we really need is people in power who will be around long enough to see the results of their policies.
Keep doing what you're doing. We're rooting for you.
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