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Kathy Shulman's avatar

Don, what a compelling piece! I agree 100% with your arguments and premise. And you wove such great texts into your piece. I love this! Is it possible to share and encourage others to subscribe in the process? I am glad that I live “in community” with you and Lisa!

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Very profound indeed. I live in a semi-rural community in a western state that boasts of its libertarian roots. As more democrats move in from a neighboring state, the word "socialist" gets thrown around with abandon at those who care about the welfare of the state's elderly and marginalized citizens. When people gathered recently to participate in the capital city for the 50/50/1 demonstration, someone actually threatened them with a firearm. Alarming, isn't it, that a group effort, as well as the political aspect of it, so raises the ire of someone as to actually deny a group of their Constitutional rights. The irony is that the perpetrator probably was also an ardent Constitutionalist.

Since COVID, a ham radio group I belong to has had trouble putting together their annual Field Day. This is amateur radio's opportunity to join together, as our club used to do quite successfully, and present our skills and community service potential to the public. Now, most of the hams want to set up somewhere remotely by themselves to do Field Day. It's quite a troubling change and speaks to the decline in group participation that you have written about here. Thank you for bringing this dilemma home for me.

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