Farewell, America

http://billmoyers.com/story/farewell-america/

I agree with Moyers that Trump does not represent our values but just because he was elected does not mean those values have disappeared, we still have them and are free to press ahead to defend them in every way.

I see this bizarre election as a flashing strobe light to all people of good faith (I don't mean religious faith here but just basic American beliefs like liberty and equality etc) to organize and stand up for the progress that has been made so far. This article described the problems with the National Democratic Party and the party focus in particular. I think it shows the problem in a nutshell.

The Democratic Party as it is now constituted has become a giant fundraising machine, too often reflecting the goals and values of the moneyed interests. This must change. The election of 2016 has repudiated it. We need a people’s party—a party capable of organizing and mobilizing Americans in opposition to Donald Trump’s Republican party, which is about to take over all three branches of the U.S. government. We need a New Democratic Party that will fight against intolerance and widening inequality.

What happened in America Tuesday should not be seen as a victory for hatefulness over decency. It is more accurately understood as a repudiation of the American power structure.

At the core of that structure are the political leaders of both parties, their political operatives, and fundraisers; the major media, centered in New York and Washington, D.C.; the country’s biggest corporations, their top executives, and Washington lobbyists and trade associations; the biggest Wall Street banks, their top officers, traders, hedge-fund and private-equity managers, and their lackeys in Washington; and the wealthy individuals who invest directly in politics.

entire article:

http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/robert-reich-what-donald-trumps-election-really-means

Make America Smart Again

These values?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3929156/Mom-throws-little-boy-house-packs-suitcase-makes-sign-voted-Trump-mock-election-school.html