SILENCE IS NO LONGER AN OPTION
SILENCE IS NO LONGER AN OPTION
I BELIEVE THAT WE ALL HAVE A DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO SPEAK OUT WHEN WE SEE SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT REFLECT OUR OWN SENSE OF MORAL VALUES.
LIKE MANY PEOPLE, I AM TROUBLED BY WHAT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS ELECTED. WE HAVE ALL WITNESSED AN EROSION OF DEMOCRATIC VALUES. WE HAVE WITNESSED PEOPLE BEING ARRESTED AND DEPORTED WITHOUT AN ACCEPTABLE AND APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF DUE PROCESS. WE HAVE WATCHED LAW FIRMS COMPROMISE THEIR OATH OF UPHOLDING THE CONSTITUTION AND CONDUCTING THEMSELVES WITH DIGNITY, COURTESY AND INTEGRITY BECAUSE OF THREATS FROM THE PRESIDENT THAT WOULD IMPACT THEIR "BOTTOM LINE." WE HAVE WATCHED AN ATTACK ON THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY WHOSE RIGHTS ARE BEING STRIPPED AWAY. WE HAVE WATCHED A PRESIDENT WHO HAS NO HESITATION IN PLAYING GOLF FOR THREE DAYS WHILE THE STOCK MARKET IS ERASING TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF VALUES HAVING A DIRECTING IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S RETIREMENT FUNDS. WE HAVE WATCHED AS THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OTHER MINORITIES ARE BEING ERASED FROM HISTORY IN THIS COUNTRY AND WE HAVE WITNESSED THE DESTRUCTION OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR LOYAL ALLIES OVERSEAS THAT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. AND WE HAVE WITNESSED AN ATTEMPT TO SILENCE ANY VOICES THAT DON'T ALIGN WITH THE PRESIDENT'S AGENDA.
TO REMAIN SILENT WHILE THESE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE BEFORE US, HAS NEVER BEEN AN OPTION AND IS NOT AN OPTION NOW. THIS IS A TIME TO SPEAK OUT. A TIME TO JOIN PEACEFUL PROTESTS AND ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH OUR PIERS AND OUR CHILDREN AND LET OUR REPRESENTATIVES KNOW, THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTRY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
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CRAIG EMANUEL - APRIL 2025
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