11-27-23 Newsletter

WE ARE ACTUALLY CONSERVATIVES, TOO "When my Republican colleagues say, “Raskin, you’re a liberal,” I say: You’re damn right I’m a liberal – the heart of that word is liberty. "When they say, “you’re a progressive,” I say: You’re damn right I’m a progressive – the heart of that word is progress. "But these days, my favorite thing to call myself is a conservative, because I want to conserve the land, the air, the water, the climate system, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, women’s reproductive freedoms, the right to vote, and our imperiled political democracy." — US Representative Jamie Raskin, campaign email, 11-9-23 MORE REASONS WHY WE MUST DEFEAT TRUMP "ALL HANDS ON DECK" "... now is not the moment to ignore Donald Trump’s rants and threats. He has a history of saying the quiet part out loud, of letting us know just how bad his intentions are. It’s incumbent upon us to listen. I understand the folks who think we shouldn’t share his hate-filled diatribes, but if we do not, it’s easy for people to push him aside as a crazy uncle, not as the serious threat he is to the future of our country. ".... This coming election is going to be an all hands on deck event. Trump and other MAGA anti-democracy candidates will have to be beaten at the polls, and then likely again in the courts, and perhaps in our communities. As we head into the holidays, let's start thinking about how each of us can take personal responsibility for the future." -- Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse newsletter, November 24, 2023 INCO INSIGHTS "Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them."   -- Sir Karl Popper, philosopher Indivisible defends democracy by opposing authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption. Comments, news, and photos to INCO at incoregon@gmail.com.  Resources and other information at www.incoregon.org and www.indivisible.org. Encourage others to sign up for the INCO newsletter at our website or here. Look for the INCO column in Hipfish Monthly. We're on Facebook, too. INCO Weekly Newsletter   November 27, 2023 Website Email Facebook Copyright © 2023 INDIVISIBLE North Coast Oregon, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or signed up at a community group meeting. Our mailing address is: *|766 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, OR 97103:HTML|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.