An early subject and intro to this monthly blog was: The SYSTEM is the Loser — Not You — Not Us — Not Them. By “them” I mean the people the oligarchs use as scapegoats. Over the years scapegoats have been immigrants, welfare mothers, youth gangs, people of a certain ethnicity, LGBTQIA people. How do we know it’s the system? And not just this particular set of circumstances? Because the same things keep happening over and over. Wars, environmental degradation, and inequality. Elections where many people don’t vote, and those who do vote feel they need to be “strategic,” and that they don’t really have a choice.
After the intro I planned to ask some questions, and offer some answers. However, rather than have it be about my answers, I would like to hear your answers, and find out what you think.
GREEN VOTER GUIDE
But first, here are the links to the Green Party of Alameda County’s voter guide that covers many local and even statewide races, the Green Voter Card, and the PDF of the newspaper.
If you’re considering not voting at all because the promoted choices are so bad, please re-consider and make the choice to vote this time. Utilizing the Green Voter Card, you can vote FOR the measures the oligarchy opposes, and you can write in BUTCH WARE for California Governor, remembering to fill in the absolutely required write-in bubble. Dr. Butch Ware stands for things people want: world-class healthcare, education, housing, jobs, peace, and justice. And he’s not sold out since the Green Party doesn’t take corporate and oligarchy money.
SURVEY – What Can We Do?
I would love to hear your thoughts on these two questions:
* What can we do to strengthen the alternatives to this system?
* What can we do to weaken the oligarchs, who are running this system to their advantage?
I look forward to hearing from you.
SPECIAL EVENT ON ZOOM
General Assembly of the Green Party of CA
This is a very special opportunity for those currently registered Green, and for those of you who want to change your voter registration to Green now. For California re-register HERE and for elsewhere in the United States go HERE.
The GPCA General Assembly is Saturday, June 13, on zoom. It will be a great time to debrief after the June primary. Special guests include Dr. Butch Ware and Adam McKay. Butch Ware is an amazing thinker, speaker, and leader; it is always worthwhile to be in his presence.
Adam McKay has gone through quite a process. He was a writer with Saturday Night Live, and collaborated especially with Will Ferrell on comedies. Now in recent years he has directed major political films, including The Big Short, Vice, and Don’t Look Up. In November 2024 he publicly pulled his support from the Democratic Party and registered Green.
Whether you are a long-time or newly registered Green, you can sign up for the June 13 General Assembly HERE.
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