A Good Day For Democracy, Dangerous for Mad Hatter & His Boss

Yesterday marked a constructive second for rescuing American democracy from the cynicism and greed of the richest man on the planet and the wannabe-dictator who employed him to exchange American democracy with a authorities of billionaires, by billionaires and for billionaires.

In a earlier DM I name Mr. Musk a “mad hatter” for good motive.  Whether or not carrying MAGA hats or Cheez head hats campaigning for a totally discredited supreme courtroom decide in Wisconsin, he took a beating yesterday on the polls the place Individuals voted for presidency of, by and for the folks. 

He spent $26 million to elect his candidate (and near $300 million within the presidential election which purchased him a entrance line place within the Oval Workplace) and in all of the workplaces of the federal authorities the place, within the identify of wiping out fraud he’s as an alternative taking a series noticed to erode well being take care of the younger and aged, youngsters’s lunches and a lot extra.

Reward to the voters of Wisconsin who advised the mad hatter to exit Wisconsin and never return.  And who selected a certified supreme courtroom decide.

One other victory for democracy yesterday was the highly effective 25-hour continuous speech on the senate ground by Senator Cory Booker.  No lavatory break, no nonsense, he beat the file of Senator Storm Thurman who spoke for about 24 hours to filibuster the Civil Rights Act in 1957. 

Kudos to Booker for not solely outlasting the racist rant of 69 years in the past, however doing it with magnificence and ethical function and uplifting the higher angels of our nature slightly than feeding the worst demons of our nature.

Referring to Storm Thurmond’s speech, he stated, “I’m not right here although due to his speech.  I’m right here regardless of his speech.  I’m right here as a result of as highly effective as he was, the folks have been extra highly effective.”

He cited John Lewis usually, considered one of many heroes who put his life on the road incessantly to carry justice to black Individuals.  “He stated for us to exit and trigger some good hassle, essential hassle, to redeem the soul of our nation.  I would like you to redeem the dream.  Let’s be daring in America.” 

Booker ready for his ordeal by fasting from Friday to Monday and underwent dehydration to the purpose of cramping up.  He paid a bodily worth for his decided effort to call the “disaster” and “ethical second” the nation is present process solely two months into the brand new administration.

He known as out the risks to Medicaid, Medicare, Social Safety, Head Begin, and the disregard for the structure and the rule of legislation.  He proved himself a non secular warrior.

Evaluating as we speak’s second to the civil rights and the ladies’s suffrage moments, he proclaimed that we’re senators with all of this energy, however on this democracy, the facility of individuals is bigger than the folks in energy.  The civil proper motion wasn’t simply gained due to just some Black people that stood up. 

He known as on a broad coalition of residents to face as much as the present administration.  “This isn’t proper or left, it’s proper or unsuitable.  This isn’t a partisan second.  It’s a ethical second.  The place do you stand?”

Democracy additionally gained in elections in Florida insofar as two democrats who misplaced their run for congress there in deep pink districts reduce the vote by 50% in comparison with November’s election.  It will certainly rattle the cages of these republican congress individuals who assume there isn’t a political worth to pay for missing the conscience to ever say No to the president.

This weekend, April 5, is a day for marching on behalf of American democracy.  You’ll want to examine a march close to you HERE.  

See Matthew Fox, Trump & The MAGA Motion as Anti-Christ.

And Fox, The Hidden Spirituality of Males: Ten Metaphors To Awaken the Sacred Masculine.

And Fox, Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Remodeling Evil in Soul and Society.

And Fox, Authentic Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality.

And Fox, Creation Spirituality: Liberating Presents for the Peoples of the Earth.

And Fox, “Religious Warriorhood” in Fox, One River, Many Wells: Knowledge Springing from World Religion Traditions, pp. 404-423.

Banner Picture: Senator Cory Booker receives a standing ovation as he concludes his 25-hour marathon speech. Display seize from CSPAN recording.

Queries for Contemplation

Do you see election day as an encouraging day for American democracy?  Will you march for democracy on April 5? 

Advisable Studying

Trump & The MAGA Motion as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election

Matthew Fox tells us that he had all the time shied away from utilizing the time period “Anti-Christ” as a result of it was so usually used to unfold management and concern. Nevertheless, given as we speak’s rise of authoritarianism and forces of democracide, ecocide, and christofascism, he turns the tables on this e book using the archetype for the reason for justice, democracy, and a renewed Earth and humanity.
From the Foreword: If there was ever a time, a second, for analyzing the archetype of the Antichrist, it’s now…Learn this e book with an open thoughts. Good and evil are actual forces in our world. ~~ Caroline Myss, creator of Anatomy of the Spirit and Conversations with the Divine.
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The Hidden Spirituality of Males: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine

To awaken what Fox calls “the sacred masculine,” he reveals ten metaphors, or archetypes, starting from the Inexperienced Man, an historical pagan image of our elementary relationship with nature,  to the Religious Warrior….These timeless archetypes can encourage males to pursue their increased calling to hook up with their deepest selves and to reinvent the world.
“Each man on this planet ought to learn this e book — to not point out each lady who needs to grasp the struggles, usually unconscious, that form the lads they know.” — Rabbi Michael Lerner, creator of The Left Hand of God

Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Remodeling Evil in Soul and Society

Visionary theologian and best-selling creator Matthew Fox gives a brand new theology of evil that essentially modifications the standard notion of excellent and evil and factors the best way to a extra enlightened therapy of ourselves, each other, and all of nature. In evaluating the Japanese custom of the 7 chakras to the Western custom of the 7 capital sins, Fox permits us to assume creatively about our capability for private and institutional evil and what we will do about them. 
“A scholarly masterpiece embodying a greater imaginative and prescient and depth of notion far past the grasp of anybody single science.  A breath-taking evaluation.” — Diarmuid O’Murchu, creator of Quantum Theology: Religious Implications of the New Physics

Authentic Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality

Matthew Fox lays out an entire new path for Christianity—a path that’s actually very historical and really grounded in Jewish pondering (the truth that Jesus was a Jew is commonly uncared for by Christian theology): the 4 Paths of Creation Spirituality, the Vias Positiva, Negativa, Creativa and Transformativa in an prolonged and deeply developed manner.
“Authentic Blessing makes out there to the Christian world and to the human group a radical remedy for all darkish and derogatory views of the pure world wherever these could have originated.” –Thomas Berry, creator, The Dream of the Earth; The Nice Work; co-author, The Universe Story

Creation Spirituality: Liberating Presents for the Peoples of the Earth

Fox’s spirituality weds the therapeutic and liberation present in North American Creation Spirituality and in South American Liberation Theology. Creation Spirituality challenges readers of each non secular and political persuasion to unite in a brand new imaginative and prescient by way of which we study to honor the earth and the individuals who inhabit it because the present of an excellent and simply Creator.
“A watershed theological work that gives a typical floor for non secular seekers and activists of all stripes.” — Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Follow.
“I’m studying Liberating Presents for the Individuals of the Earth by Matt Fox.  He’s one which fills my coronary heart and thoughts for brand new life despite a lot that’s violent in our world.” ~ Sister Dorothy Stang.