Song of the day

Belief in science has been attacked in the corporate media and by right-wing pundits for decades. Public education institutions and higher education have been a frequent target of the right, with the Trump Reich attacking independent universities. Why? Because a populace that is educated and trusts science will see through the lies of the Capitalists and be difficult to manipulate.

On the same weekend that my family attend the Pride parade, I learn that the president of my University resigned in obedience to the dictates of the man who said "there are very fine people on both sides" when Nazi pigs paraded down the University's sacred ground. The juxtaposition strikes me with the truth that parades do nothing to force change. Only one way can we really stand up to power: By refusing to obey.

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