The headlines should read, "#Maine gives #Trump the Finger -- Decides to #TaxTheRich to pay for #Education cuts" (assuming the bill passes).
#MaineResists #USPol #MainePol #TrumpIsABully
"Common Goals, Uncommon Beliefs
You know, I have great faith in the valiant and brave American people, and have no doubt that we will prevail in our fight against the current Republican dictatorship.
And yet, is one more victory over an immediate evil enough?
Shall we forever grasp only for the sustenance needed today, eternally trusting in a future harvest that we know must one day fail?
Can we not at least begin to attempt to break the cycles of rampant evil and suffering that have thus far been humanity’s inheritance?
I’m not speaking of utopia, just something at least a little better than today.
It is indeed true that history is replete with examples of its own iteration, and many claim that it can never be different. But is this really true?
Couldn’t it be that we, as a species, have missed something? Something very simple, something very fundamental? Something that perhaps may even have been discovered from time to time, only to be lost again in the churning turmoil of our species thus far aimless path?
I believe so. I believe we have simply forgotten how very much we have in common. And in turn, how dependent we are upon each other for our species ultimate survival.
In fact, one of the greatest tragedies of our existence is that we are a people united by so many common goals, but divided by so many uncommon beliefs.
I believe that our goals are more important. We all want to be free. We all want our children to be healthy and happy. Most all of us want peace so long as our own rights are protected.
These are the ideals that we can all strive for together. These are the threads of humanity that cannot be torn apart."
SearingTruth, A Future of the Brave - Common Goals, Uncommon Beliefs, 2005