We find it challenging to acknowledge the publication of one thousand writings (blogs and poetry,) in the approximately four years since the advent of plinyblog. Candidly speaking, the activity has been meaningful and enjoyable, most inestimably, in our elder and reflective years. The franchise to spontaneously express our empirical observations on humanity and society, together with the considered conclusions derived, has been truly fulfilling and self-affirming. As previously expressed, we do not especially favor the tonal euphony of the noun, “blog,” itself, nevertheless, the simplicity of its characteristic form enables the spontaneous selection and ubiquitous variety of subject matter.
In our exercise of the franchise of self-expression, the contextual motivation of our mini-essays have, essentially, been three in number: (1)The promotion of individual advancement through independent reading and/or the pursuit of elective interests, (2) the universal empathic and humanistic connection with fellow inhabitants of the Planet and (3) the promotion of universal equality in society and government. Much of our offered poetry embodies such thematic purposes, nevertheless, their primary aspiration is, generally aesthetic.
While efforts toward cognitive advancement and existential enlightenment of are goals of primary importance among our aspirations, we are, nevertheless, systemically unable, to remain silent in the presence of societal or governmental lack of rectitude.
Consistent with such avowed purposes, we have sought to encourage the tenets of moral humanism, regarding the liberal admission of immigrants from countries that are impoverished or those that autocratically pose threats of imprisonment. We have also championed the American ideal of universal equality, with special emphasis on the universally democratic right to vote, and have opposed the autocratic policies and the (unthinkable) possible re-election to the Oval Office of past President (Trump); the latter, for publically evident characterological reasons and because of deep concern for the existential endurance of our Democracy.
As mainstream, traditional citizens, we have been obliged to mourn and comment on the demise of the traditionally revered and referential High Court (“SCOTUS”) and the complete deterioration of one of the two systemic parties in our government; the latter, caused by an inexplicable lemming-like populist mesmerizing practiced by the demonstrated enemy of democracy, the moral agnostic, Donald J. Trump.
We have been alarmed and greatly troubled at the sudden improper insertion of religion into American Law and government in clear legal and philosophical violation of the constitution’s “Establishment Clause” by SCOTUS, most especially, in its’ (contra-precedential) destruction of women’s private and inherent right to abortion. The motivation of the Founders irrefutably evident in the language of the American Constitution was to protect and preserve citizen rights from being abridged by Federal or State government and not, conversely, to decree their abolition.
We have expressed our disheartenment in the High Court’s inaction in abiding by the gun lobby’s tactical and profitable distortion of the historical purpose and language of the grant of the right to the “People” (i.e., State militia) to bear arms, as contained in the Second Amendment. It is (historically, indisputably inserted as a sinecure to the proponents of independent State sovereignty, who had opposed a Central (Federal) government.) The tragic plethora of bloodshed and murder of innocent citizens, from babies to grandparents, constitutes a shameful (and unconstitutional) homage by SCOTUS to the profit-making, pathological gun lobby by its approval of the industry’s profitable and pathological misreading of plain history.
We confess to a systemic sense of personal and responsible impetus to articulate matters of timely concern, including, Society’s apparent sleepwalking through the presenting dual, imminent threats of impending fascism and global warming. We also enjoy the pleasure of writing on general subjects, of perceived general interest. We look forward to its responsible and self-fulfilling, continuance, and gratefully, our readership’s continued interest.
Mille gracias.
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