Exposing and Facing Bigotry in America -- In the Hopes of Finding Deep and Enduring Solutions

This was a painful post to do. It is also, in my opinion, a necessary one. Among the choices that we have in this election is to choose the candidate who calls out the best in all of us, one who consistently communicates values grounded in integrity, inclusivity, caring, connectedness, compassion, and a refusal to participate in the politics of violence. I view in the below links a great deal of racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural bigotry. And on the continuum of bigotry, it is on the highest end, the kind that spreads hate, ignorance, and a culture of Us versus Them like a cancer, bringing out the darkest of the dark inside of us. This kind of inner shadow which brings out negative human qualities such as bigotry is something, I believe, that we all have potentially inside of ourselves. To consistently tap into that darkness and fuel it - rather than communicate zero tolerance for bigotry - is an act of violence. For a political party, ANY political party, to not just tolerate this violence, but to either deny or minimize, or actively encourage it, is something I have zero tolerance for. Our nation, indeed the world, is in profound need for us all, individually and collectively, to recognize that these are the times in which we must come together. I believe that one part of the healing that needs to happen is to truly look in the face the current - and our history - of violence. My own personal experience has been that as I have looked in my life and in my mirror and found violence there - as I have found the courage to do this "shadow work" - I have been deeply and profoundly changed. May we all be moved to create a more inclusive, peaceful, and loving world. Peace & blessings to all ~ Molly

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If you only watch/read one, don't miss this one:
Bill Moyers: John McCain, Sarah Palin: Inciting Hatred & Death Threats?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGn9F1Jw24U&NR=1
This is a video response to McCain Supporter Yells Out "Traitor!"


McCain-Palin Rally Attendees: "Obama Is A Terrorist"


McCain/Palin supporters let their racist roots show


McCain-Palin Rallies: The Worst Hits (VIDEO)


McCain Volunteer Sends Out "Obama is an Arab" letters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOU9xZ4zcss&feature=related


Fans Want McCain Meaner and Angrier; McCain also spreads ACORN lie
http://www.texaskaos.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=5467


Tell McCain to End the Politics of Hate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5mdIPNB8t8


OTB Writers Respond to Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab Slurs
"It's more convenient and less controversial for someone to call Obama a Muslim then it would be to call him the n-word.' That's how the coding works." ... Obama "is not Muslim neither Arab. Also, being black does not mean he will oppress whites ... So there you have it, the most powerful nation in the world is still full of hatred, injustice, and racism. It was hidden, but now it slowly is coming out. Scary.' "

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"The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human." --Aldous Huxley