Politics, Motherhood, and Politics

On the Matter of Islamophobia, an Informal Thought On the matter of Islamophobia, first, all religions seem to have a good side, bad side and ugly side.  No religion is free from this “sin” whether speaking of dogma and within its practitioners’ misguidance in applying their dogma.  For those afraid on anything Muslim, I am not sure where this is coming from and it’s confusing especially when it’s from people in rural or other areas where there is little or no contact with Muslims. Personally, I am afraid of any fanatics of any ideology, but a general fear of any group is the hallmark of hate at its purist.   Once again, we are not just a Christian nation, we are a nation of different religions and beliefs, cultures, languages, thoughts, races, creeds, colors, income classes, sexual orientation and gender identity.  This is who we truly are, we all are snowflakes, no two alike and on this planet for a very short time.  This diversity is what I most pro...

Silencing Women The news and social media are alive about Republican Senators “shutting up” Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, who was voicing her opinion about Senator Jeff Sessions’ nomination for Attorney General.  Elizabeth Warren was reading the words of Coretta Scott King, who voiced her opposition of Sessions to a federal judgeship. Not only did McConnell shut Warren up, but he tried silencing King’s words beyond the grave.  His words, "She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted," are now considered a rallying cry for us.  The fact she and Mrs. King were silenced in the company of mostly men is nothing new to many of us. It took until 1920 for women to vote under the 19th Amendment.  The fact that no woman, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, sexual orientation, or class, we were not given a political voice until it was deemed appropriate by the men in our society. The fight for the right to vote began in 1878...

Marching Toward Theocracy I know everyone has heard of the First Amendment of the Constitution: “ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”  The part I really want to concentrate on is the “establishment of religion” part.  I really believe in the concept of freedom of religion, but I also agree that this meant freedom from religion.  I know that a lot of my “conservative” or “religious” fellow Americans have a very different view, most insist that our founding fathers meant to establish a “Christian” nation.   My response is but the first words are “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,”  so would the founding fathers put this in the constitution just to fuck with us?  (I apologize for the v...

Inauguration Day 2017== Scary...the 45th sounded like he forgot he won.

The Story of a Social Media Novice and the Current Political Climate In 2012, I decided to join the social media world by creating a profile on Facebook, even though I was not a fan, and I thought that social media platforms were only for the socially inept (and since I never considered myself part of that crowd, it was not for me.)  But I decided maybe it was a good idea in order to keep in touch with family and you know, friends that I have not talked to in years (though if I lost touch with them, I am sure there was a reason).  After a few months of tolerating others political and religious memes, I decided that maybe Facebook or any other social media outlets were not for me. In 2015, I did attempt to rejoin social media through Google+, not as busy or popular as Facebook, but for someone with my temperament, it seemed a lot more peaceful, “zen” if you will.  Less people on it, picking groups that I wanted to follow. (No family members or friends to post memes ...

If you want the truth ask a child.

Reflections of Martin Luther King, Jr. According to many modern day Civil Rights groups, now is the time  to “reclaim” Martin Luther King’s legacy the day after his birthday.  With today’s political and social climate, I think this movement is important to remember what exactly MLK was about. From my understanding and as a half white/Latina growing up in all white rural Indiana, that this man fought and died for equality.  Even my working class white father felt he was a man who fought on the side of justice.  For me, his name is always associated with justice and equality, and as I was growing up facing my own bullies, this man became my hero.  (It also helps that I share my birthday with this man, as I learned in second grade from my Girl Scouts Calendar, so it would have been 1978 or 1979, also that is when I learned about who he was from my father and the school library. To share a birthday with a person who amplified peace was a fact that I was so proud...