A Declaration of Interdependence #1

Aug 25, 2023

A More Perfect Union / 2019 / Mixed media painting on paper / Russell C. Smith

We the People declare we’re living at a turning point in history, and we decided to change history.

We the People declare we deserve a transparent, fully functioning, thriving Democracy. It’s pretty much what the Founders promised, in writing.

We the People declare we didn’t expect to live in a time when Reality itself needs our protection. Yet here we are.

We the People declare it is way past time to create a more perfect union.

We the People declare, so it appears there really were space aliens visiting Earth, and science fiction novels were sending us secret coded messages all along.

We the People declare being on the right side of history is about being open-minded, and respecting freedom of thought and of the press.

We the People declare making a new way and a new day begins with open and truthful communications.

We the People declare we wholeheartedly believe in commonsense solutions that benefit everyone.

We the People declare an end to blind and foolish hatred, in every corner of the world. Every human being now gets to believe what they want to believe and become who they want to become.

We the People declare it’s time to exhale toxic social conditioning and brainwashing.

We the People declare it’s a brand-new day.

We the People declare it’s time to stand up for core humanistic values.

We the People declare, there are infinite possibilities for shifting our culture. Choose one and work toward making it happen.

We the People declare there’s no time like the present.

We the People declare we’ve seen the future, and closed-minded fools have no place in it.

We the People declare we’re ready like we’ve never been ready before.

We the People declare we’re intelligent, informed, and perceptive enough to understand we are living through the first stages of an Ecological Apocalypse.

We the People declare many of us have found a way forward, through the dimly lit tunnel, and beyond the tangled bramble of endless disinformation.

We the People declare we love how seeing everything with clarity makes it all worthwhile.

We the People declare: And the children shall lead them.

We the People declare on some nights we are as high as the sky and over the moon.

We the People declare everything is now pointed in the best possible direction.

We the People declare we are overjoyed at how everywhere youth have risen up and begun a worldwide movement for Environmental, Social, and Political Change. The children have stars in their eyes, and are immune to often repeated lies.

We the People declare the arc of history has enfolded all of us into its expansive and ongoing narrative, and we’re now officially along for the ride. Historians will figure it out and untangle it a hundred years from now.

We the People declare momentum, mystery, and history are all on our side.

We the People can see a new way of living with our wide-open eyes, and it’s just over the next hill.

The New Now

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