My Vow for the New Year--2022

Twenty twenty-one is now

Behind us and we're moving on.

But sadly we are starting out

This brand new year with Omicron.

 

Concerned individuals

Observe the facts and then implore us

To put our heads together to deal

With challenges that lie before us:

 

Catastrophes from climate change,

Threats to our democracy,

COVID variants running rampant,

Distrust and religious hypocrisy….

 

Also, wherever you look these days,

You'll notice many a trend-setter--

The toxic, obstreperous type who feels

The more obnoxious you are the better.

 

Lies spread like wildfire.

Far too many people pursue them

And let them color their fantasies

Instead of trying to see right through them.

 

And so we have a giant task:

To spread the truth and let it guide us--

To put more faith into checking facts

And not let fallacies divide us.

 

So that's my VOW if I may have

A vow for 2022--

Mainly because relying on reason

Is surely the proper thing to do.

 

-by Bob B (1-1-22)

Reviews

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Some of these issues are interconnected unfortunately. I had a woman claim she won't get vaccinated because it's the mark of the beast. We need to start removing tax exemption status to any church that is caught inserting itself into politics in any fashion. Separation of church and state must be a law, not an option. Way too many evangelical churches are pouring in money to effect our politics and policies. This must stop. Along with corporate donations and lobbying we have to remove all this dirty money from our political system. If we fail to do so it is at our own peril as a society.

[Bob B]

That is so true. The Robert’s Supreme Court really screwed us over.