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Quote #1244 - #InterDependence
29 Jun, 2026
INTER-DEPENDENCE
"From the conclusion of their war for independence, a nation begins going down hill. It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for support. They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded. They will forget themselves but in the sole faculty of making money, and will never think of uniting to effect a due respect for their rights. The shackles, therefore, which shall not be knocked off at the conclusion of that war will remain on them long, will be made heavier and heavier, till their rights shall revive or expire in a convulsion."
Thomas Jefferson
"The first day or so we all pointed to our countries. The third and fourth day we were pointing to our continents. By the fifth day we were aware only of one Earth."
Sultan Bin Salman al-Saud
from outer space
"The task that remains is to cope with our interdependence - to see ourselves reflected in every other human being and to respect and honor our differences."
Melba Pattillo Beals
WARRIORS DON'T CRY
Thinking about
interdependence
in this fraught week
celebrating America's supposed independence
as our petty tyrant becomes ever more powerful
with the assistance of others
(either at his behest or with complementary beliefs)
all of whom are pursuing money and power
at the expense of the people.
I am sick from it all,
and also sick, recovering from illness
which is why this piece has taken all day.
(But it's still being sent out well before the 4th
so hopefully allowances can be made.)
This is our current, greatest--and up until now
insurmountable--challenge,
the recognition of our interdependency.
We will die on this sword
if we can't find enough people who get it
and stand up for the value of all.
We must revive
or we just may expire.
One of the reasons why the civil rights movement,
the women's rights movement,
the movements for rights of native Americans
and immigrants
and people of every color, gender, sexuality,
religion (or lack thereof),
and more
are SO important to the health of our country
is that they are the internal wars that
continue to keep us vital, aware, less-shackled,
whether or not we are the injured parties.
We are all the injured parties when our world
becomes complacent.
There is no pure independence,
only aspects of autonomy woven together
with dependence and inter-dependence.
Challenges to the status quo are to be nurtured
and celebrated.
With or without fireworks.
Shellen Lubin
June 29, 2026
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