I posted it to my social media page with the title Clinging to Life. And this is precisely what this small pine tree is doing. It somehow managed to put down roots surronded by rocks somewhere in the red rocks of Utah.
Clinging to life is precisely what I and many other non-cult members are doing these days as we watch our democratic republic be turned into a country we no longer recognize. It is a country where all three branches of government -- executive, legislative and judicial -- have surrendered their authority to the whims of one person who is steadily marching us down the road to becoming a fascist nation.
We are holding on and trying to figure out how to navigate this new country as our fundamental rights are stripped away. We are trying to come up with money to buy groceries as prices seem to increase each week. We stand by as we watch our country pick fights with other, smaller nations as a prelude to a declaration of a national emergency.
Life is stressful in this country for those who understand and reject what is happening. We don't want war. We don't want to stand by and watch Russia escalate its unwarranted war against Ukraine. We don't want to watch as Israel starves innocent people in Gaza as retribution for the actions of Hamas. We won't stand by as women's rights are stripped away, and as members of the LGBTQ community face still more discrimination. We are horrified as the dictator in the Whie House continues with his illegal power grab with the consent of the Congress and Supreme Court.
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