SEEING

I was hoping the Sun would come out and melt the rest of the snow. It was out a little while this Morning, not long enough. It might rain tomorrow, that should do it. We in Minnesota-land had to go through two Springs. Where I live we were rid of the snow for only one day and then it snowed again. It is warm out 52 F, but it is breezy and cloudy and that snow is stubborn. It holds be back on some of my walking plans as my pathways are slush covered, but I ain't no ball of fire and who knows if I would be taking advantage of Spring weather if we had it.

I got a glimpse into the freakishness of polarization when Julian Assange was arrested. I took it for granted that the liberal/progressive community supported him as a journalist who attempted to bring truth to the people. I discovered there were some folks who considered themselves liberal who lined up against him. I couldn't imagine why until I discovered they were tarring him with the Russia-gate brush.

Of all the things we could charge Trump with the Russia thing was nonsense. Hillary lost because she did not appeal to the struggling working class whose standard of living had not improved since the 70's. They are in great distress and it amazes me that the Democrats don't address it in loud voices. If things don't collapse first they will lose again, until they talk to these people and connect with their pain.

Any way, Russia's meddling in the election is small potatoes compared to what we do, around the world, in almost every election. If it wasn't for United States meddling Yeltsin would have never been elected which was the bringing down of the USSR. That was fully acknowledged at the time, if fact it was a cover story in the TIMES magazine. Look it up.

The Democrats should back off this Russia-gate thing. They could get their butts singed. The DNC has been guilty of their own meddling. They engineered Hillary's nomination. Many folks feel that Bernie would have won without their meddling. There is more than a little evidence that they spied on the Trump campaign. I am a life long radical democrat but I resist polarization and pigeon holing like the plague.

Were in for a shake up of our presumptions that will leave many confused. I don't think either party will survive the truth as it emerges. The Republicans are already embarrassed and ashamed of themselves [I know they hide it well]. The Democrats have become the party of righteousness, they are in for a downer when they find out what the DNC has been up to and how they have been manipulated to take sides when there was no side to take. One has to know the truth to stand on the side of truth. We can't get by ingesting some mish-mash fed to us by so called authority figures. We need to see for ourselves. Waking up is not the “Woke” that is fashionable, that is more blindness. We need to see our own craziness before we point to others.

It is hard to believe that something we just accept as fact may not be. Political persuasions and religious positions are especially vulnerable because we absorb many so-called truths that are simply not true. We have to face it, with the collapse of our empire will come the upturning of everything we thought was true.

We will have to relearn how to govern ourselves. We will have to learn how to live on the Earth with respect for her as we would any living Mother that loves and cares for us.

Look into the hearts of those who want to be leaders. Do you see love? Have their decisions been loving? Do they want to find ways to care for the people, all the people? I think there are a lot of good potential leaders out there.

It can be a scary time or an exciting time. A time to rebuild the world with love. Do not follow anybody who blames, divides or polarizes. We will be okay if we follow the love in our own hearts. We know the truth, we just like to hide it from ourselves. Love in the only energy there is and it is our only hope.

Happy Monday!

Love and Peace, Gregg