I voted for Dr. Ben Carson in the primaries, an educated, kind, well-spoken, and wise man whose book literally changed my life by inspiring me to enter the medical field.
I am also a gold star wife. I actually am not fond of the term "gold star wife." It makes me feel like I'm being told I did well by sacrificing my beloved husband and now get to have my gold star. Although, I suppose it is kinder than calling me a war widow. But I digress.
The reason I am writing this today is because although Mr. Trump was not even close to my first choice candidate, I have come to realize that conservatives must coalesce behind him if we do not want to lose our country forever.
I say conservatives because this is much bigger than the petty Republican party. We are at a crossroads as a nation...
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I am with you.
But this issue blurs the color lines. This is rich vs. poor. Powerful vs. powerless.
As a black woman who has come face to face with the barrel of a police gun...I am with you.
I know you are angry, I know it hurts. But perhaps it's time to change the course of this narrative. This story is ours to tell, let it be one of peace and activism, of change and progress. Let us not become what some expect of us. We have proven ourselves worthy, now let us listen to those that do not understand, use their criticism, learn and grow from it to further our cause.
As long as our police are militarized protest is dead. Take to the streets only with the intention of bringing communities together.
Get people voting, running for office, educate, organize, uplift...inspire...
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Some of the smartest and most genuine people to come out of this process are speaking to us and we're not listening. Bernie himself, is speaking to us, and we're not listening. They're asking us to be smart.
Like most everyone involved with the Bernie campaign, I too feel ignored, I feel silenced, and most of all, I feel angry. The events of the past week have forced me to internalize these feelings and really evaluate what the best steps are for our revolution to continue.
The truth of the matter is —we lost. Bernie Sanders will not be the next president of the United States of America, and nothing pains me more.
Bernie or Bust is getting smaller and less relevant each day, we're fading out into obscurity because people are refusing to admit that we lost, yes, it wasn't fair...
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Dear America,
You are beautiful, you are strong, and you are worth it. Although you may have a low self esteem and support politicians that are crooked, and hateful, and treat you poorly, I want you to know that you deserve so much better. You encompass all of the love, the hard work, the tears, and the smiles of people from every race and ethnicity. Do not ever let a politician tell you these different ethnicities make you ugly, or weak or anything less than you are, which is beautiful. You are filled with intelligence, and innovation, and entrepreneurship. Please, I beg you oh beautiful America, do not ever let these scum politicians try to lessen your successes and achievements by slandering your American Dream! It is clear to me America, that you have no idea of your worth. It...
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I recently left Austin because I was illegally evicted Thanksgiving week, 2015. My belongings were thrown on the curb by my Landlord, Karla Kelsey, which was overseen by Constable Carlos Lopez of Precinct 5. More disturbing is that I sent over 20 emails to my City Councilwoman, Leslie Pool, for assistance or some type of intervention to no avail. Judge Herb Evans quickly denied my requests for a court-appointed attorney and for that matter, denied almost every motion I filed. William Warren was my Landlord's attorney, and it pains me to say that he is good. I couldn't keep up with the legal process while working a full-time job. I spent my time googling terms like "no jurisdiction" and "Pauper's Affidavit."
The eviction was preempted by my exercising my right under our Texas...
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The truthers, according to Senator Bob Graham and the notorius "28 pages" were telling us the truth all along - 911 was an inside job that the Saudi government paid for. Yes, that's correct, over 3,000 of our fellow Americans were murdered and three governments (possibly 4) knew in advance of the "attack" - America (Bush was warned by the CIA), Israel (Mossad warned key Israeli bankers in Manhattan to avoid NYC on 911) and Saudi Arabia which bank-rolled the hi-jackers and had secret meetings with Bush family members about the tragedy BEFORE and after the controlled demolition that brought down 3 buildings - not 2. Yes, of course planes hit the buildings but after 15 years of continued investigation, 60% of Americans know the 911 commission lied to all of us. By the way, the 4th government...
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My heart hurts because of our political state in general. Neither Trump, nor Hillary seem to be "religious" or "moral" candidates. A President's personal religion is irrelevant, however. All religions are present in America, and we all have equal rights. Presidents have to make tough decisions, but at the basest level, a president should be FAIR. Despite their personal beliefs, Presidents should fight for the poor, the rich, the white, the black, the Christians, the Muslims, the gays, the seniors and the youth. We ALL matter.
How can a true Christian vote for anyone who believes that a certain group of people (based on whatever reason) are not worthy of respect or rights. I've heard Trump offend women, fat people, Mexicans, Muslims and the list goes on.
Here's a confession. I...
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OK enough is enough. I am sick and tired of hearing that a vote for anyone other than Hillary or Trump is a vote for Hilary. Well that's just so much bullshit!!
There will be other choices on the ballot that would be just as capable, if not better than Hillary or Trump and if you don't like those choices you are certainly free to do a write in vote.
I am tired of voting for the lesser of two evils, as if the Democratic and Republican parties were our only choices. I don't know about anyone else but im not willing to be a sheep lead to slaughter come election time.
So, if you don't care for the fact that I choose to make a choice other than Hilary or Trump then just shut up about it and vote how you choose and stop trying to fob your choice off on me, by saying a vote for so and so is a...
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No, I am not a fan of Donald Trump (I actually supported Bernie Sanders until he endorsed Clinton) But that is NOT the point of this post. I just did my own experiment at Reddit using two different user names. As one user I posted Pro-Trump comments and links, and as the other user I posted almost identical pro-Hillary comments and links. I posted a total of 24 posts equally in favor of both Trump and Hillary.
92% of my Pro-Trump comments were usually within 10 minutes,(removed by mods) yet 94% of my Pro-Hillary comments remained intact. I can only conclude 3 things;
1) Hillary's team infiltrated Reddit over a year ago and many became moderators (Brilliant but unethical move by Clinton)
2) Reddit owners are part of the 1% (Advanced Communocations is one of the top 100 largest...
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All religions and beliefs agree about one thing. We all descend from the same father and mother, often referred to as Adam and Eve. I am therefore writing this open letter to my Turkish brother Erdogan. The letter is actually intended for all my Turkish brothers and sisters. I am your Dutch brother.
A most severe incident has occured in your country.
Some have in their hatred and lack of respect, opened a direct and violent attack on you and your government. They have sought to kill you. They have killed those who shared your convictions. They would rather have killed you as well.
In the wake of all this, all now depends on insight and wisdom. Your response will decide your future and your countries.
None of this can happen without invoking fierce emotions from within you...
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