Category Archives: Politics

Why I Had to March in Pride this Year: #SFPrideResist

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Galen

I marched in the Pride Parade this week for the first time in many, many years. I needed to. Recent Pride festivals have been all celebration and parties. Great fun! And, a real spectacle for the just-arrived refugees and asylum … Continue reading →

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The Trump Revolution I Worry About Most , Part II

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Galen

Revolutions are caused by frustrated expectations.  Not by grinding poverty or by evil oppression. Historically, people revolt and riot when their expectations are raised and reality doesn’t match what they expect. So, I worry about the United States in the … Continue reading →

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The Trump Revolution I Worry About Most , Part I

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Galen

Revolutions are caused by frustrated expectations.  Not by grinding poverty or by evil oppression. Historically, people revolt and riot when their expectations are raised and reality doesn’t match what they expect. So, I worry about the United States in the … Continue reading →

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The Inauguration Playlist

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Galen

When President Trump is inaugurated we will need appropriate music to mark the occasion. Considering the playlist for the day took me back to the rage, resistance, and riots in the 1960’s and 70’s.  At that time the government routinely took … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Locker Room Talk, It’s Jail House Bragging

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Galen

Donald Trump successfully tricked America into talking about his recorded boasting about his sexual assaults as “locker room talk”.  He admits not being proud of his recorded language, but he’s clear that to linger on the topic of his abuse of … Continue reading →

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