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The moral arc does not bend itself

October 19th, 2025 at 06:29 pm

If you're wondering what this means, the phrase is a modern adaptation of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous quote emphasizing that progress toward justice is not inevitable or automatic, and that we need active human effort to bring about change. It's meant to be a call to action urging people to work toward social change rather than waiting for justice to happen on its own. So appropros for 2025.

Even if trumpty-dumpty was not destroying the environment, selling off public lands, dismantling a wildly successful program that made health care affordable for millions of middle-class Americans, eliminating energy effciency tax credits and similar green energy incentives, hunting down and kidnapping suspected illegal immigrants with no due process, blowing up boats in the Caribbean, cozying up to dictators like Putin who is hell-bent on destroying Ukraine, dismantling the federal government, enriching himself and his family and pardoning Santos, who lied about his education, that his parents were Holacaust survivors and defrauded donors, who pardoned the Capitol rioters, I would still loathe this repulsive man. He does not have a shred of moral integrity, not an ounce of human decency. He is vindictive, cruel, self-serving and is an embarassment to this nation. 

I am so proud of the estimated 7 million souls who took time out of their lives to voice their anger and displeasure. There were some great signs, too. 

I wanted today to be a leisurely day, and it has been. This morning I headed out to nearby small city to help clean up one of their parks. Worked there for 2 hours; they were very appreciative. Oh, and I got this nice t-shirt too.

I came home, had leftovers for lunch and am contemplating my next move while there are still a few hours of sunlight left. I could do some laundry and want to make a big pot of lentil soup. Or, I could go outside and pull invasive plants. Finish tidying up the garage so I can fit my lawn furniture in there, and my vehicle. What to do, what to do?

8 Responses to “The moral arc does not bend itself”

  1. Dido Says:
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    Agree with the sentiments. Glad you are having a leisurely day today. Enjoy the sunshine!

  2. Petunia 100 Says:
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    I get misty-eyed when I see all of the people who still love democracy.

  3. LivingAlmostLarge Says:
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    i agree with the sentiment

  4. Lots of Ideas Says:
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    I feel so much hope when I see this community of very sensible people standing up and speaking out.
    Thank you.

  5. patientsaver Says:
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    You all are so kind to say that. I also feel a great sense of community and shared purpose when I go to these demonstrations. I see people there from many walks of life, and every age. I am seeing more young people now than before. It really is inspiring.

    I often wonder what my mother would think if she were here to witness this turmoil. Actually, I know she would be horrified over what rumpie is doing to this country and the havoc he has wrought. And I know she would be proud of me; heck, she would be with me at these rallies.

    Of course she knew of rumpie when he was going thru the Atlantic City bankruptcies, the fraud over inflated real estate values for which he was ordered to pay hundreds of millions in penalties and the failed rumpie University, but she never would have thought such a loser would become POTUS.

  6. GoodLiving Says:
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    I was grateful to be able to gather in the area of my cabin which is a purple state and in the rural areas more red.

  7. ceejay74 Says:
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    I happened to be in DC for something unrelated and so I went to that one! I've never been to one quite that huge (though the Twin Cities ones have come close) and in a city under National Guard occupation, so I was very relieved that it was super peaceful and people were very considerate of one another. I got a little emotional when some police came by and people were applauding and I thought "Huh? the cops are usually not the heroes at rallies where I come from" and then realized it was the Capitol Police, the heroes of the Jan 6 insurrection. Very special moment.

  8. Tabs Says:
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    Happy to see so many people out protesting peacefully. Thank you for sharing these lovely pictures.

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