Disregard, Disrespect, & Dishonor....
Nov. 4th, 2018 10:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
osodecanelaOprah said it. If you have not yet heard her speaking onstage with Stacy Abrams, who’s running for governor of Georgia, stop what you’re doing, go to Youtube now and listen to it. Both these women have a message that must be heard.
Incidentally, Abrams, the daughter of African American pastors, and who ourführer president labeled as unqualified for the job, is both a Yale law school graduate and former minority leader of the Georgia State House. Unlike the president, she has a distinguished career in government service, plus she earned that Ivy League degree, rather than purchase it.
In her opening remarks, addressing the voter apathy that exists in the country, Winfrey said to everyone, if you are descended of people who were denied the right to vote, when you vote, you are voting for them. Well, not all of us are descendant of African American, but we’re all descended of women. That was not just in my grandmothers’ lifetime, but my aunt’s. Given the struggle of our ancestors to gain the right to vote, Winfrey is right. If we abdicate that right they fought so hard for, we disregard their struggle, we disrespect our families and our heritage and we dishonor ourselves.
We may not always be pleased by our election choices; that does not excuse us from casting our vote. Sometimes it will be voting for the lesser of two evils. I defy anyone who chose to sit out our last election, that they’re happy about that decision, after the last two years of chaos.
Incidentally, Abrams, the daughter of African American pastors, and who our
In her opening remarks, addressing the voter apathy that exists in the country, Winfrey said to everyone, if you are descended of people who were denied the right to vote, when you vote, you are voting for them. Well, not all of us are descendant of African American, but we’re all descended of women. That was not just in my grandmothers’ lifetime, but my aunt’s. Given the struggle of our ancestors to gain the right to vote, Winfrey is right. If we abdicate that right they fought so hard for, we disregard their struggle, we disrespect our families and our heritage and we dishonor ourselves.
We may not always be pleased by our election choices; that does not excuse us from casting our vote. Sometimes it will be voting for the lesser of two evils. I defy anyone who chose to sit out our last election, that they’re happy about that decision, after the last two years of chaos.
