#americanvalues

[undergroundusa]

🔥 Every generation inherits liberty. Not every generation keeps it. When institutions stop fearing the people, the balance shifts. That’s when vigilance stops being optional. 🔥

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EternalVigilance #AmericanValues #CivilLiberty #ConstitutionalRights #FreeSpeech #Vote #Elections

[theenlightenedoutlaw]

Hard Truth:

“Fifty years ago young people were made to understand—around the dinner table—that strife was part of life, and that they might well encounter it, and that it would then be their duty to face it without blinking—ready, willing, and able to use force quickly and expertly if necessary. Boys were taught to shoot and use their hands, and girls were taught to expect that in their men.” — Jeff Cooper Somewhere along the line, we forgot this. It’s time we remembered.

[readersmagnet]

LeRoy Cossette wrote a book about American Insanity that delves into the growing disillusionment of citizens with the political landscape. It sheds light on the apathy towards elected officials and the inefficacy of Washington's bureaucracy. The book critiques the failing two-party system, arguing that it no longer reflects the Judeo-Christian values once central to American identity. This compelling narrative urges readers to question the current state of governance and consider the consequences of such widespread detachment.

Dive into American Insanity and uncover the truth behind our broken political system. Visit https://www.americaninsanity.org and get your copy today!

[amytavern]

There are now over 1000 masks on the map. Thanks to everyone who has contributed! Let’s keep going... I’m still plotting and will keep going indefinitely. 

I’m also pleased to share that the image above is a part of a poster exhibition at my alma mater, California College of the Arts. The show, “Creative Citizens in Action,” features artwork and poster designs by 66 CCA students, faculty, staff, and alumni that express creative activism and promote democratic participation in the lead-up to Election Day and beyond. The show is on view through December 1 in the windows of the CCA Hubbell Street Galleries located at 161–131 Hubbell Street in San Francisco, California. 

The Artwork Campaign website is live at creativecitizens.cca.edu and features work by all the artists and 42 posters are available for free download, just look for the ⇩ icon. Feel free to print as many as you wish and hang them in your own windows, wherever you live. 

I especially love this aspect of the show. It’s participatory, like my masks project, and makes art accessible to everyone. So let’s keep making something thoughtful together. Send me mask pictures, hang a poster… keep helping one another by wearing masks, and by voting!

Visit the American Values here. 

Thanks for reading.

[ingodsarms57]

I know the Lord is always on the side of the right, but it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord’s side. -Abraham Lincoln

[harperbooks]

With rich detail, compelling honesty, and a storyteller’s gift, RFK Jr. describes his life growing up Kennedy in a tumultuous time in history that eerily echoes the issues of nuclear confrontation, religion, race, and inequality that we confront today. Get your copy of #AmericanValues in the link in our profile 📖 . . . #RFK #RFKjr #JFK #TheKennedys #IGreads #bookstagram #FathersDay #fathersdaygift #fathersdaygifts

[kateconwayturner]

I Stand with Dreamers

I support DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy established in 2012, and like many educators, leaders, and citizens across the country and beyond, I am deeply dismayed and disappointed by President Trump’s decision to repeal this policy.

More than 800,000 young people are currently covered by DACA. As children, these individuals were transported by parents and family members to the United States without an approved immigration status. They have lived their lives attending American schools, residing in American cities, attending American social and religious organizations, and absorbing American values. For most, the threat of deportation means being sent to an unfamiliar land, a culture with which they have little or no familiarity, and for some, a language they do not speak. This possibility naturally strikes fear in their hearts and paints a nightmarish scenario.

We have all heard stories of young Dreamers in this situation, from the students in our classes to the young people in our neighborhoods, or we have read the stories that have emerged in our newspapers. These Dreamers are young people of promise, some of whom are already playing significant and important roles in our communities. If a society is judged on the decisions it makes (or allows to be made), this one risks severe condemnation. Where is the humanity in such a decision? How can this be construed as morally correct or justifiable? How can it be defended on any grounds of social justice?

I stand with the Dreamers affected by this week’s decision and all those who understand that this order not only is hurtful to those directly affected but also etches away at the moral fiber of those who made, support, or attempt to justify this decision.

At Buffalo State, we care deeply about all members of our communities, including the Dreamers who have been afforded support and compassion by the current DACA policies. I encourage us all to continue to voice our opinions of this pivotal and important change in policy that is negatively affecting a segment of our community.

[amytavern]

Is it? Are we? I don’t think so… I found this mask during a twilight walk in a nearby nature reserve. Thanks to everyone who has sent me a picture of a mask over the past week. Masks I’ve gotten so far include one tucked under a gutter, another outside the door of a hotel room, and several on beaches. There are many single-use ones, a camouflage one, and one with cute foxes. We now have 18 states represented and three other countries. And it’s been great to connect with all of you through this project! Let’s keep going… Please send your masks pictures to me at my email [email protected]. Be sure your location services are turned on (find this in your phone’s settings) and be sure to connect to WiFi/LTE/5G to get your photo tagged with the GPS coordinates. If you don’t want to turn on location services, no problem... please send the approximate location of the mask or the address when you email me your image. And send more than one! I know you’ll see lots, unfortunately. I will email confirmation to each of you once your mask is on the map. Please let me know if you have questions and feel free to share. This is definitely a project in which “more is better.”

You can see the map here.

Thank you!