‘Raise Your Voice’ Archives
Black Lives Matter
By Peter Molenaar Note: “Motherless Child” is title of a traditional Negro spiritual, dating back to the era of slavery when it was common practice to sell children away from their parents. The following, written in 1952, is taken from the work of William Z. Foster: “During the three-and-a-half centuries since the first English colonies were planted along the Atlantic Coast, the landowner and industrialist rulers of this country, to further their own greed, have committed many monstrous crimes against the growing American people. They barbarously stripped Indians of their lands, broke up their social institutions, and slaughtered them. The rulers relentlessly exploited the immigrant wage workers and their children, forcing them down into poverty and ignorance, mangling them in unprotected industries, and hurrying them off to premature graves. Time and again, these predatory vultures have cynically sent off the sons of the nations to reactionary wars, to be killed [...]
You May Blame Me
By Peter Molenaar Vikings vs. Seahawks”¦ I”'ve been a Vikings fan from day one, as I am Minnesota born (1950) and relate with co-workers whose spirits are bound to the team”'s success. No, I do not endorse the “ultra-left” opinion that we should support the Green Bay Packers, merely because their organization does not conform with the NFL ruling class elite. After all, come the revolution, the whole of professional sports will be socialized, i.e., owned by the whole people. So”¦okay, he missed! Hooray for the school children who have embraced Blair Walsh. Evidently, the historically atrophied portion of brain associated with empathy and compassion is on the mend. Possibly, we have a come-back in the making. So, rejoice! On the other hand, there were many hate filled tweets from spoiled adults. Should we not consider our collective responsibility for the errant kick? As I recall the critical sequence, admittedly my mind was anxiously [...]
The Big Bang and Bernie
By Peter Molenaar A shop called Mayday Café exists not far from the center of the universe. Various political types are found there, including some radicals. All are welcome. December 17, 2015”¦ A friend was anxious over a forthcoming exam on the subject of the Big Bang Theory, hence an invite to a pastry with coffee. I offered that the totality of matter had not been, for the first half of eternity (!) confined to one small spherical spec, after which, having changed its mind (?) it went BOOM. (more…)
