August 4, 2020
The Antidote to Hate is LOVE
Seismic political changes happen when the vast majority of decent and caring people in the middle shift their position in one direction or another. Unlike radical elements on the fringes of society, it takes rather extraordinary circumstances to move the middle, steady-handed and disinclined toward upheaval as they are. But the times we live through are now critical, and it is the civic duty of each person of conscience to take a stand and defend the core values of our Republic, among them Equality and Justice. Due to the corruption, cruelty and incompetence of our Government, the Republic is in great peril. Core features of our democratic system of government—free and fair elections, peaceful transfer of power, rule of law, the free press—are threatened. This cannot stand.
The President of the United States has doubled down on the only thing he knows: Hate. Americans are being asked to drink this bleach. They are being asked to fear and reject one another because of their differences. White supremacy, a cancer that has laid dormant, has now flared up and risen to rear its ugly head. There is only one antidote to hate, and that is love. And love is what we stand for.
Each of us is now called upon to take a personal stand in defense of shared values—signs, letters, flags, songs etc. The magnitude of your stance is of little relevance, what is important is that you do not remain silent. History will look upon these times as critical, and your personal legacy will in part be defined by which side you stood on when it really counted. Our core values are the line in the sand that no person, no matter how powerful, can be allowed to cross. If these values are lost, we are nothing. And if we are nothing, then there is no reason to be grateful nor proud. Join us and defend your Republic.