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Hello and Good Morning! This might come as a surprise to you, but I actually don’t get up early in the morning to write this newsletter, I usually do it the day before. I know, so bizarre, it feels like time travel, but bear with me. As I’m writing this, the star of the day is out partying with her friends. Our oldest daughter turned 21 this Saturday. While all our kids are wonderful and special, the oldest one will always be the one who came first into our lives and she’ll continue to be the trailblazer. She continues to surprise me and amaze me in a meriad of different ways and I’m so happy that she is one of my kids. I admire how she tackles all the challenges she faces and how she succeeds in university. It’s just wonderful to be around when somebody grows from a kid into a young adult and sometimes I might even have provided a tiny bit of guidance or advice for her. I love her with all of my heart! 🥰 Anyhow, back to the normally scheduled program. Here’s the Sunday edition of Five Things, enjoy! Finding the Secret Hitler: How Fascism Begins
In Eastern Germany, polling reveals that too many people think that we don’t live in a democracy anymore, but in a dictatorship, yet at the same time those people are hoping for a strong leader. Our democracies are at stake when people don’t trust the institutions anymore. Democracy Needs the Loser | The New Yorker
“Finally, elections are particularly dangerous in democracies whose institutions are weak or under attack. If citizens believe those in power can manipulate the outcome of an election, then some will come to believe that violence and even war may be justified. Demagogues and would-be dictators, anticipating a potential loss, can groom their supporters to reject the results, using claims of fraud and calls for retribution.” - This is exactly the problem many Western democracies face right now after their institutions were weakened from inside and from outside as well. The Thin Purple Line
“Yet while guards lack the training and public oversight of cops, they are increasingly coming to resemble them. A few years ago, the industry went so far as to co-opt the “thin blue line” of the police, choosing the color purple to represent security guards. The “thin purple line” has unofficially upgraded the guard to the echelon of first responder. This despite the fact that guarding, even with its intense and isolated pockets of danger, is a job that’s about as dangerous as that of an elementary school teacher. Not that this has stopped some guards from seeing enemies everywhere.” A whimsical game is hiding among books at Los Angeles Public Library
Oh, this is just wonderful and will hopefully draw lots of people to go to the library again. I love it when people come up with weird ideas. Driving Through New England in L.L. Bean’s Bootmobile
Ok, I admit it. I’m a huge fan of LL. Bean and have been wearing my bean boots for quite a while now. This story makes me like the brand even more. That’s it. Have a great Sunday! If you missed last Sunday’s edition of Five Things, have a look here:
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