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Phi Eridani's avatar

A great article! Thank you for your optimism in the face of.. well, of all this.

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Bretigne's avatar

Thank you!

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Scott's avatar

I’m the same age where that song was popular as I was finishing up with college and moving to a new city. I’ve always loved it and still mist up at the lyrics.

“I remember when we were driving, driving in your car

Speed so fast it felt like I was drunk

City lights lay out before us

And your arm felt nice wrapped ’round my shoulder

And I-I had a feeling that I belonged

I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You got a fast car

Is it fast enough so you can fly away?

You gotta make a decision

Leave tonight or live and die this way”

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Bretigne's avatar

Sniff... yep.

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Debbie Beatty's avatar

Have you seen Tucker Carlson’s interview of Brett Weinstein about the well-coordinated invasion of our country? It is telling that both major parties are content to allow this, regardless of the protestations of some Republicans. How can anyone still imagine our government works for us?

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Bretigne's avatar

Yes - I'm about half way through that interview. Unbelievable.

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Debbie Beatty's avatar

And astonishing that the Supreme Court sided against the people. So much for a “conservative” Court.

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Debbie Beatty's avatar

Excellent point!

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Bretigne's avatar

Yes. It's time to recognize (as Texas has, I think) that the whole thing is broken.

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Debbie Beatty's avatar

I think corrupted is more accurate. Broken implies it can be repaired. I don’t see any way it can be.

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Bretigne's avatar

True. Even "corrupted" doesn't really capture it though. It's doing what it was designed to do. It's functioning in the only way its design allows. It isn't "broken", it's just a very, very, bad design.

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Goeff's avatar

The design is bad enough but the concept is abominable. Worse, most people support both and believe there's something in it for them.

Pathetic.

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Debbie Beatty's avatar

Thanks for sharing. Chapman’s has always been a voice I loved to hear.

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Pitchfork Papers's avatar

This is fabulous. Watched them perform and was moved to tears seeing how star-struck Luke was and how much Tracy luxuriated in the appreciation she received...what a magical moment.

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Bretigne's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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Hissyfit's avatar

I read this too late to watch. I hope it was great. I wore out three CDs of that first Tracy Chapman effort with Fast Car on it. Hard to even think of a cut I didn’t love on it.

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Bretigne's avatar

I've found the video (they don't make it easy!) and will post it soon.

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Hissyfit's avatar

The power of music ought to never be underestimated. I watched the entire performance (Rolling Stone seemed to have the best link) and I cried throughout it.

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Bretigne's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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Barbara Wayman's avatar

So hopeful. People coming back to their own lived experiences. Interacting as people. Love to see it.

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Brent Carlson's avatar

The global predators and their puppets like Obama are trying to divide us to conquer us. And Race, religion and gender are being used to divide the country. Will they be successful? I don’t know

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Bretigne's avatar

Only if we let them.

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Goeff's avatar

Unfortunately "we've" been letting them do that for at least a century now. I hope the tide is beginning to turn!

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