That was a terrific and much-needed conversation for today. Fighting authoritarians is exhausting and often depressing. Listening to this conversation after also learning about the Supreme Court's upholding of the judgment against Trump by E Jean Carroll helped so much. It seems ridiculous that people still support this corrupt and incompetent administration. We are going to Montana next week for the rest of the summer. I have a big box of postcards to take with me, and I just bought two more rolls of postcard stamps before the price goes up in July. I'm packing a bunch of books, including Nonviolent, the memoir of the man who was the chief strategist for MLK and who introduced King to nonviolent resistance. I also discovered the YouTube video of Bette Midler singing, "All you fascists bound to lose." That helped!
Simon, and Professor Richardson, I definitely enjoyed your conversation with, and all of Hopium Community this afternoon. I just wanted to add how much I appreciated your thoughts and comments on the 19th Century, from the 1870's to the early Nineteen Hundreds, which Era I believe was the Gilded Age. It's Somewhat of a comparison to what is happening now. Perhaps not as disgraceful? I also loved your 2025 Tribute, thank You.
That was a terrific and much-needed conversation for today. Fighting authoritarians is exhausting and often depressing. Listening to this conversation after also learning about the Supreme Court's upholding of the judgment against Trump by E Jean Carroll helped so much. It seems ridiculous that people still support this corrupt and incompetent administration. We are going to Montana next week for the rest of the summer. I have a big box of postcards to take with me, and I just bought two more rolls of postcard stamps before the price goes up in July. I'm packing a bunch of books, including Nonviolent, the memoir of the man who was the chief strategist for MLK and who introduced King to nonviolent resistance. I also discovered the YouTube video of Bette Midler singing, "All you fascists bound to lose." That helped!
https://youtu.be/uBj57ivPsxQ?si=CU-nOLNaA_ZatobY
thanks for the prompt to go find Bette!
Two of my favorites together! I am proud to call HCR a friend (we lived in the same dorm together in college):
Marche on! Marche on!
I love and count on you both, for inspiration and comfort. Thank you so much. Great conversation
ME TOO!!!!!
Thanks to you and Heather!
Thank you. And thank you for holding her in such high esteem. "The patron saint of Hopium". She's a national treasure. You too.
Simon, and Professor Richardson, I definitely enjoyed your conversation with, and all of Hopium Community this afternoon. I just wanted to add how much I appreciated your thoughts and comments on the 19th Century, from the 1870's to the early Nineteen Hundreds, which Era I believe was the Gilded Age. It's Somewhat of a comparison to what is happening now. Perhaps not as disgraceful? I also loved your 2025 Tribute, thank You.