Well said, Dan. At the risk of sounding a trifle negative, in MLK's day the President of the US and many of both parties in Congress recognized that racial discrimination was a moral obscenity. Getting the moral arc of the universe to bend toward good is more difficult now when the President and the entire GOP apparatus unabashedly rejects this belief. But I too am encouraged by the trends in public opinion.
What a wonderful post, Dan! My granddaughter is only 3. I cannot imagine her contemplating segregation when her life is so full of loads of different types of people. At this point in her life, she still thinks of her friends just as friends. I wish all of us retained that perspective our whole lives.
As my teacher of kinders friend recently lovingly reported, one of her 4-yrs olds said “I can feel my heart beeping!” I say this morning when waking up to your essay on this important day, thank goodness for kinders and thank goodness for reminding us to feel our hearts beeping together.
Thank you Dan! Being in Minnesota right now is both a blessing and curse. This was a great reminder why we are standing up.
Well said, Dan. At the risk of sounding a trifle negative, in MLK's day the President of the US and many of both parties in Congress recognized that racial discrimination was a moral obscenity. Getting the moral arc of the universe to bend toward good is more difficult now when the President and the entire GOP apparatus unabashedly rejects this belief. But I too am encouraged by the trends in public opinion.
What a wonderful post, Dan! My granddaughter is only 3. I cannot imagine her contemplating segregation when her life is so full of loads of different types of people. At this point in her life, she still thinks of her friends just as friends. I wish all of us retained that perspective our whole lives.
Thank you for your lovely thoughts.
As my teacher of kinders friend recently lovingly reported, one of her 4-yrs olds said “I can feel my heart beeping!” I say this morning when waking up to your essay on this important day, thank goodness for kinders and thank goodness for reminding us to feel our hearts beeping together.
Thanks Dan, needed that positivity. MN is under siege and it feels hopeless.
“The true patriots descended from those who arrived on the Mayflower.”
If everyone who claims ancestry dating back to the Mayflower were right about it, the Mayflower would have been ten times bigger than the Titanic.
Good one!
Your best essay yet, Dan.
Well said. You should stray into this area more often!
Thank you for this more positive outlook! It is definitely needed in these dark times.
Beautifully said, Dan! A good reminder that we can all make a difference, even now.
This was great. Really appreciate people making moral cases and not just strategic ones 💐
Thank you Dan. This was lovely and much needed, a reminder of what we Americans can be and can do.
what a light in this dark time.
Loved this post. Thanks for brightening my day.
MLK Jr, an honorary founding father don’t you think? Thanks for the piece. It speaks to me.
I needed this today. I appreciate you, Dan.