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The purpose of Brain Blog is to raise awareness of politics and how it affects the human spirit.  

Consider the current economic state of the average American.  

It sucks.  

For over 35 years now, wages have been stagnant at the expense of corporate America, seeing record profits and growing the stock market to points a generation ago would have believed insanity.

CEOs and their executives and boards continue up the economic ladder while those who make a profit see their wages paralyzed. 

Concurrently, the average citizen grows older, sees their dreams die, and their hopes vanish; the future has no place for them.  

This creates fear.  

When people are fearful, they will do anything to escape that fear.  

They will discriminate against their neighbor.  

They will arm themselves against the stranger.  

They will blame all their woes on the immigrants.  

They will believe in the person who supports their fears.  

They will consume opioids until they die to keep the fear away.  

Their fear is real.  

Those who fear are desperate; they will try anything to keep the wolves from consuming them and theirs.  

The fearful are used by the wolves.  

Both good wolves and dire wolves.  

Wolves who promise everything you want can be free.  

Wolves who promise that once they get rid of the outsider, America will be great again. 

At some point, Americans will come to realize they are between a rock and a hard place.  

Who should they believe?

Who should they believe...  

They should believe in themselves.  

They have to stop waiting for an economical, social Jesus to raise them out of their economic tomb.  

They have to step into the role of an adult and accept that they can control their own future.  

They must open their eyes.  

To open one's eyes means to see the truth, no matter how much it might disturb the story you tell yourself.  

To open one's eyes takes a kind of simple courage.  

An act of courage based upon the idea, "What if I am wrong?"  

Eyes that are open see the wolves in sheep's clothing.  

Eyes that are open can navigate the stories told to get to the truth. 

Eyes that are open will recognize that not all of humanity is getting out of life alive and unscathed.  

These eyes will understand that we need each other to survive this life with any hope of happiness.  

Eyes that are open accept responsibility and boldly step forward to stand for justice for all.  

An economy for all.  

Happiness for all.  

Love for all.  

The fearful must open their hearts if they want a better life.  

To open your heart is to live by compassion but recognize that evil requires judgment.  

An open heart recognizes that when a person has done their time, they are to be welcomed home with open arms.  

An open heart sees the fear of families fleeing for their lives at our borders and opens the golden gate of refuge freely.  

Open hearts can hear people cry.

Open hearts can't ignore real problems.  

Hearts are funny things.  

Once broken, they can either heal and grow or become hate-filled and twisted.  

The heart is the hardest working muscle in the human body, and yet it can be the softest.  

In this yet another political season, your hearts and eyes are needed.  

Who can you believe?  

Who can you trust? 

Who will deliver the goods?  

Eyes and hearts that are open will step forward and do the right thing.

They will vote.  

Many will not want to do the right thing and keep their eyes and hearts closed.  

Afraid of change.  

But a change will happen one way or another.  

The universe just works that way.  

Life equals change.  

Life is in constant flux, and that flux seeks goodness.  

Why pursue the common good?

So that more people can be happy? 

More people can prosper.  

That is what the living pushes for.  

It pushes against those people who do not believe or want a common good for all.  

But funny thing…  

The hard hearts have consistently failed to stop goodness and happiness from spreading.  

Those who don't believe in hope for all.  

Can't keep good people down for long.  

So, consider whether you believe in prioritizing your own self-interest or the common good.  

If you believe in keeping your hands in your pockets.  

If you believe everyone else is wrong and you are right.  

If you believe the economic and political stagnation in America is because of immigrants, minorities, women, and gays.  

If you do, you are working against the nature of the universe. 

The universe smiles, its eyes and heart open, waiting for you to open yours.  

Join us.  

Make the world better today.  

Peace  

Daniel J Frey aka Toby