Standing Up

"All" hasn't always meant 'all'. But if we're going to to that "more perfect union" thing, we need to be committed to working at it. Working harder that we have been anyway.

"...all...are created equal."

"...with liberty and justice for all."

I drove by UVa for that torchlight shit Aug 11, 2017 - and then I was downtown in Charlottesville the next day. It kinda knocked me back, and I felt the need to do my protesting in cyberspace.

But seeing what was happening with the BLM demonstrations, and then with more recent events - where only black folks are being detained and arrested, it's time for me to step up and get back in the game in meatspace.

I'm getting a little old for this, but I'm there. I'm up on my hind legs.

At this point, I've got way more to gain - way more important things - than I have to lose.

If we're not 'all', then we're nothing.

Like Mr Jefferson said:

"...with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor."