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As a nation, as a society, can we sink any lower? (Apparently, we can.)
Trying to make sense of anything, right now, is exhausting. I’m torn between crying and screaming. Just when I think we’ve sunk as low as we can go… Systemic racism no longer wears a hood or hides behind under-handed legalities, but stands in broad daylight and dares you to call it out. Peaceful protests are […]
It’s a Pandemic, Stupid.
March 29, 2020
On December 31, 2019, Chinese officials alerted the World Health Organization to a virus we now know as COVID 19 or coronavirus. Shortly thereafter, they provided the World Health Organization with the genetic code for the virus, and the WHO passed that information along to government health agencies around the world. By mid-January, these health […]
The last straw?
August 14, 2017
I was in the car at 3:20 PM, but I couldn’t make myself go to the United in Love rally in downtown Allentown. I couldn’t stomach yet another vigil in support of yet another victim… Another rally against ignorance and intolerance. I Picked up my first clipboard and began canvassing in 2004. Since then, I […]
Don’t say the T word… Not, yet.
March 20, 2017
Today, FBI Director, Comey confirmed that there is an ongoing investigation, going back to July, into the Trump campaign’s involvement with the Russian government. The investigation is looking into a relationship that goes back years and may involve more than just a few business deals. Outraged? You bet. But, the investigation into 45’s relationship with […]
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How much is Enough?
June 12, 2016
4 1/2 years ago we reacted in horror as school children were gunned down in their classrooms. Since then, the shootings have become more frequent and larger in scale…I can’t stomach this shit anymore. Seriously, anyone who doesn’t support an assault weapons ban at this point is either insane or stupid. Weapons designed for military […]
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Out, Loud and Gold…
August 10, 2013
In light of the Russian Government’s recent anti-LGBT policies, there has been much back and forth over a possible boycott of the 2014 Winter games in Sochi. Is it right to send Team USA to a country that would discriminate or possibly arrest some of our athletes? Pointing to Nazi Germany in the 1930s and […]
It isn’t justice, it just is…
July 14, 2013
Trayvon Martin was just convicted of being the wrong color, in the wrong place, at the wrong time. In the United States of America, in 2013, it still isn’t safe to be black. Florida’s Stand your Ground law: A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other […]
Posted in: Civil Rights, News
Reflections on Inauguration Day and an Uncertain Future
February 4, 2013
Inauguration Day, January 21, 2013 A long bus ride, followed by long lines to get on the metro, followed by a long wait in the security line, and there you are, standing behind the Capital reflecting pool with the National Mall stretching out behind you. As the sun gave way to clouds, a few flurries […]
The Advent of a new Conversation about Gun Control
December 21, 2012
It is Advent, a season of reflection. In the graying days of fall turning to winter, the preparation and anticipation at this time of year also provides a season of hope. But, in a Nation as troubled as ours, is there even a reason to hope? After the Sandy Hook tragedy, indeed, where do we […]
Posted in: Civil Rights, Culture
Lorraine M. Pasquali
Democratic Spirit Cafe' 
May 31, 2020
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