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on the 18th day of 2017
Today is the 4th day of the 3rd week, the 18th day of the 1st month, the 18th day of 2017, and:
- Maintenance Day
- National Gourmet Coffee Day
- National Peking Duck Day
- National Sanctity of Human Life Day
- National Winnie the Pooh Day – author AA Milne was born in 1882 and the books started being published in 1926.
- Thesaurus Day
I wonder if every parent reads Winnie the Pooh to their kids, or if this an indication of my cultural background? Certainly Disney has brought the loveable old bear into many households across continents – movies, TV and online, rides in the parks, merchandising, and song. My son never quite got into Pooh, but my daughter’s favorite Disney character is Eeyore, and I am quite fond of Piglet – and all three of us know the song by heart, having sung it together many times. I never quite understood the entire intellectual property fight despite reading up on it -- I came to the conclusion the heirs to the author felt that they weren’t getting enough income because the original deal was a bargain for the company. Disney, after all, gets sued regularly just because they have money, IMNSHO, which makes legitimate complaints difficult to winnow out and address.
I have no plans at the moment to demonstrate the day after the inauguration. Women are coming from out of town in droves to be here, to march, to show DJT, reactionaries, and the world that we will not be discarded, discounted or disparaged. Kit would totally march on Saturday, but cannot do so without me – well not me in particular but an escort who is willing to go -- so I would have a companion. The weather will be balmy for January in DC. It appears to be quite well organized. I am more-or-less local. They will be congregating at the intersection of Independence Avenue SW and 3rd Street SW at 10AM. SO WHY AM I NOT GOING? After all, I have been extremely perturbed by the alt-right victories of late, and want the bastions of old white male privilege to know that we aren’t going to let them rule the country and undo all the social progress that has been made. What better way to make a strong statement, to show my children and grandchildren that I am not afraid to take a stand?
And yet? I don’t quite believe in this march. First, although I consider myself a political activist, I haven’t demonstrated since the night I watched LBJ announce on TV that he would not seek a second term. I watched that proud man stand there after years of public service, and it was heartbreaking to realize that I and demonstrators like me had driven him out of office, pounding at his flaws, screaming defiance at the wheeling/dealing, ignoring any accomplishments or good intentions – in short, negating his entire legacy until he agreed to leave. Quite frankly, I was deeply ashamed of myself in that moment, realizing that I had become the non-listening, closed-minded fanatic that I was so actively despising. I do not want to do that again. Second, whether I like it or not, my ideas and values are not shared by a considerable number of folks living in the same country as me, and I cannot -- I will not -- believe that every one of them is a prejudiced, ignorant, deplorable. This march seems to be a refusal to listen to the opposition, screaming that those who do not agree with me are against me and that just seems like it is promoting polarization. And I will not succumb to peer pressure to do something either.
And yet? Part of me wants to be there and wonders if it is my concerns about safety [DC is crawling with avid, celebrating Trump supporters at the moment], worries about logistics [ having a place to go potty or get water, or find a seat], or just plain inertia that is holding me back from what is an historic outpouring of liberal values that I espouse with all my heart.
I might wake up early that morning and decide at the 11th hour to show up….
But I rather doubt it.
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