Tag: dissent

• On Politics, A Mini-Manifesto

  I tried for a long time to keep politics out of this blog. Okay, for a little while–but it seemed like forever. I had this idealistic dream that I could keep my mouth shut and inoffensively skip through the ether, getting along with everyone in a post Rodney King dream world of sunshine, lollipops, and…

  JunkChuck

  February 5, 2017

  Commentary, Uncategorized

  blog, centrist, conservative, dissent, fight, liberal, manifesto, opinion, populist, resist, resistance, trump, voice

• Resistance Hero: Beth Fukumoto

  Hawaii’s Republicans responded on one of their leaders participating in the recent Women’s March in Honolulu by stripping one of their best and brightest, State House of Representatives Minority Leader Beth Fukumoto. Fukumoto, who maintains her seat, also critcized President Donald Trump during the March–an action that “party-first” Republicians just could not abide. The 33-year…

  JunkChuck

  February 4, 2017

  Uncategorized

  beth fukumoto, conviction, democratic, dissent, hero, honor, morality, party first, patriotism, patriots, republican, resistance, usa

• Resistance Hero: Jon Jarvis

  Recently,  former Director Jon Jarvis made this statement about recent events involving the National Park Service: “I have been watching the Trump administration trying unsuccessfully to suppress the National Park Service with a mix of pride and amusement. The NPS is the steward of America’s most important places and the narrator of our most powerful…

  JunkChuck

  February 3, 2017

  Commentary, Uncategorized

  dissent, former director, jon jarvis, national park service, nps, patriotism, proud american, resistance, suppression, trump, usa