This morning we are sharing a message from Peter Coyote, which he published publicly on his FB. I have attempted to articulate this very point in some of my conversations and posts but have not done it as clearly as this, so here is Mr. Coyote’s very important point, in its entirety:
”All praise to this generations of students who have educated themselves about the issues and are standing up for what they believe is right.
My generation did the same thing about the Vietnam war, but let me share some information about a very costly mistake we made.
We refused to support Hubert Humphry (a Biden-type centrist) because of his tepid response to our demands to end the horrific, civilian fatalities of the Vietnam war. The cost of our refusing to support the Democratic candidate, and our insistent and inflexible single issue thinking, was the election of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan and 25 years of deregulation, weakening the banks, unions, civil rights, empowering the rise of Christian Nationalism, the militias, anti-choice and environmental policies. Worst of all we helped enshrine the power of money to dominate and control our political life.
The real question we should have asked was “Who is on our side and who is not?” The Democrat we liked least was on the side of the environment, women’s rights, health-care, full employment, Social Security and Medicare.
The Democrat you may like least this election will support Democracy and your right to keep fighting to correct the system. If Maga Republicans win they are advertising that it will be our last election. If you believe this is an exagerration, Google the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 (funded by Oil industry, the Gun Lobby, the Koch Brothers and other American billionaires who intend to radically remake the nation’s politics to suit themselves. They’re saying this out loud. (Search the film BAD FAITH online.)
Project 2025 is a 900 page guide, ready to go for the next Republican President, for remaking the government in a Maga image including:
Putting the FBI under the President’s command
Nationwide anti-abortion and anti LBGTQ policies
Ending Civil Service protections for 40,000 to enshrine loyalists throughout the government.
And much, much more. Watch Bad Faith and learn the about Big Money and Right-wing Evangelicals have in mind for America.
Punishing President Biden for his mistakes in Gaza at the cost of overthrowing our entire heritage from the Founders (imperfect as it is) will be the most expensive mistake any generation of Americans has ever made.Don’t make the Perfect the enemy of the Good.”
-Peter Coyote (copied from his Facebook page)
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Thank you,
Eric Din | Berkeley Cat Records
Here’s the image from Peter’s post, presumably his critters <3