{"id":24,"date":"2019-05-01T00:11:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T04:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/?p=24"},"modified":"2023-05-05T22:36:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T02:36:26","slug":"king-kennedy-and-kennedy-democrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/index.php\/2019\/05\/01\/king-kennedy-and-kennedy-democrat\/","title":{"rendered":"King, Kennedy, and Kennedy Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I am a Kennedy, King, Kennedy Democrat<\/span>; a breed like no other …<\/b> which is not the Democratic Party of Today!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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I am not an experienced political person. A decade ago, I did not understand the basic differences between the Democratic and Republican perspectives and ideologies beyond the intellectual concepts I’d absorbed as a child [nothing as a teen or young adult]. I knew what I learned as a kid growing up in NYC: Democrats were for the poor<\/b>; that always seemed pretty good to me, and I believed it…so, many years later when I registered to vote … I proudly registered as a Democrat.<\/p>\n

I honestly do not remember who I voted for the first time or why; and, I never paused long enough to think about it. I liked people for who they were, their values, their personalities – I chose by what I felt in my heart after making personal observations… not Left or Right … Conservative, Liberal, or Moderate [what’s that in 2018?].<\/p>\n

40 years later, I have paused to take a closer look:\u00a0 Why was\/ am I a registered Democrat and why have I stayed that way my entire adult life?<\/p>\n

A recent documentary – Bobby Kennedy for President<\/b> – quickly reminded me why I chose Democrat: I am a Kennedy, King, Kennedy Democrat; a breed like no other!<\/b><\/p>\n

My choice of Party was sealed in those years of the 1960’s – Alabama, Mississippi, Civil Rights, … Segregation, Racism, Vietnam, \u00a0… these were the definitive issues of the times [and Woodstock; when I<\/i> make a ‘V’ with my fingers – it is NOT for ‘Victory’…it is a Peace sign<\/b>].<\/p>\n

I remember, so personally, so vividly – all of it… the rioting in the streets, the school buses being turned over – Police, National Guard, in full riot gear as we [as a Generation] stood fast – both for Civil Rights and to end the Vietnam war.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, it seemed, one after the other – shots rang out – Kennedy, King, and Kennedy <\/b>… all ripped from the arms of this Nation. These events shaped many of us – even galvanized us – and then, – as we mourned – the party abandoned us.<\/p>\n

So, I never really was ‘a Democrat’ by today’s terms<\/i><\/b>; no, I was a Kennedy and King Democrat.<\/p>\n

Unlike today where we have what we have – Clintons, Trump, Bush’s\/ CNN and Fox News. Sheesh.<\/b><\/p>\n

I began this note after reflecting on a hope and prayer regarding the new Trump Administration- that we might see the same kind of demand for growth in the human condition in today’s America – the America of our Founding Fathers – the America of Kennedy, King … . I remember praying that President Trump meant what he said about fixing *’that’ problem.<\/p>\n

*’that’ problem being the loss of too many generations of African American families; that problem being our cities that are slums and poverty ridden – which has become [by our own hand] generational<\/u>. WE, as a Nation, need to fix it; forget this blaming the victim – there is enough blame to go around. I’d hoped [I prayed] God might use our current President – President Trump to begin the necessary work.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

(2 of 2)<\/span><\/p>\n

To finish this up: Much later in life, I recognize that the powers that be are providing me [and the country] with essentially just two choices – ‘Conservative’ or ‘Liberal’ .. ‘Moderate’ or ‘Progressive’ …’Left’ or ‘Right’.<\/p>\n

I need to warn the reader here – I am prejudiced in this opinion~<\/p>\n

You see, I believe in the Divinity in the founding of this Nation. Under God. And by ‘God’, I mean God of the Old and New Testament. The God of Abraham – the very one the Muslims, Jews, and Christians pray to<\/b>… .<\/p>\n

So, when one side seems to want to erase that God from this country and from the minds of our citizens, when one (or a government) wants to encourage the taking of lives from mother’s wombs, when one says: youth, sexuality, power and dollars are the most important parts of this mortal life, when they ‘set up’ [to fall] good cultures and our collective American society – when those dark powers that be plan and work to break down the very basic and precious fabric of society – The Family …that is where I get\/got off the bus.<\/p>\n

In my heart, I have only one choice<\/b>. And, the sad part is that there are so many good and right things about the Democratic Party that I knew<\/i><\/b>… but those values, that core … no longer exists. Crazy people got into positions of power across the country [over a few decades] and high-jacked that Party and the hearts of so many good people.<\/p>\n

Yup, I am a Kennedy, King, and Kennedy Democrat<\/b> – a breed that seems extinct [or hibernating] -which is NOT the Democratic Party today<\/b> – so I am no longer, really, a member of that party; for me, that great party died with those great men. <\/b><\/p>\n

I’m just sayin’ … .<\/p>\n

Coming Soon<\/b> – Why my vote for President Trump will help me get back my country – even if President Trump’s agenda has its own pitfalls and centers close [also] towards ‘self’ and a desire for wealth and power.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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