And as the smart ship grew
in stature, grace and hue,
In shadowy silent distance grew
the Iceberg too.
~ Thomas Hardy
Friday, October 5, 2018
ROMEOs
From the Tarot of the Masters, the High Priest (Hierophant); from the Key to the Kingdom, the 'Three of Diamonds:'
My mind is colored with resentment today, so all I see in this card is an old white man handing down laws for everyone else to follow. The United States has become a nation governed by ROMEOs (Racist Old Misogynists Enjoying Occupation). Women, people of color, and those with different sexual or religious orientations are suffering. Laws passed and moral codes handed out are meant to favor those with money and power. Georgia currently has its first black woman running for governor against a ROMEO, whose TV ads have been as nasty and twisted as they come. Meanwhile, this brave woman continues to speak about important issues that could help everyone in the long run, not just the entitled few. The Three of Diamonds shows and has a verse that refers to the sinking of the Titanic, which took only 2 hours and 40 minutes after it hit the iceberg. I'm sure that a change and shift in our leadership will take longer, but I feel like perhaps the old reign has at last hit an iceberg.
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the iceberg means nothing if people don't get out and vote. Only then can we be assured the majority rules. Only 58% of eligible voters voted in 2016
ReplyDeleteI worry about the church's influence in our area (primarily Baptist) who assume that anyone not Republican doesn't have Christian interests. Geez louise...
DeleteMy eyes too were drawn to the old man, another passing down rules on a way of life that no longer exists. Times change and those old men have not. I was outraged when Mitch McConnell state those people were not going to influence his Senate and the members. He has forgotten he was elected and "those" people are us.
ReplyDeleteExactly - they don't rule us, they are employed by us.
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