On this Fourth of July, I was in a quandary what to write about first.
Of course anyone who is following American politics knows that a convicted felon (Trump) is running for president. He has promised to be a "Dictator on day one." Take him at his word. One of the few true statements that Trump has made.
You also know that the Democratic candidate for president, Joe Biden, is too old to run for president. He demonstrated that clearly at the presidential debate. There is no getting around it, Joe Biden IS TO OLD. He cannot communicate effectively, and to run and be president that person has to be able to communicate. Joe Biden cannot communicate now. That debate was painful to watch.
Neither one of these candidates, Trump or Biden, should be running for president. But they will and I am very worried about where our country is going.
Very worried.
Thus I harkened back to the "good old day" when I participated in one of my few demonstrations for gay rights.
I attended the first equality march in Washington D.C. in 1979. Unfortunately I do not have any pictures of that march that I attended. I was going to take my camera but decided not to because I was fairly certain that I would be arrested and my camera destroyed. That didn't happen and I've regretted ever since I didn't take my camera with me. God knows I take my camera with me just about every other place I've attended. An opportunity missed. However, I have vivid memories of that march. Those were tense times.
When my friend Bob C. asked me to go with him to the 30th Anniversary March for Equality in Washington D.C. I readily accepted. This time I had my camera with me. And I took plenty of pictures, some of which are included in the video slide show that I prepared and posted at the beginning of this blog post.
This slideshow reminds me of the freedoms we sometimes take for granted in our country, the good old USA. Those freedoms are on the chopping block now if Trump and his traitorous enablers (including the corrupt Supreme Court) succeed in putting this convicted felon back in office.
God help us is that happens.
Happy Fourth of July everyone, I hope we can celebrate it again next year with our freedoms intact.