A better world-view
I find the national news difficult and depressing, but some local news gives me hope. Last Saturday I went to Greenville Town Meeting, and then on to the vigils in Peterborough. There’s one for racial justice from noon to 1 p.m., and then democracy from 1 to 2 p.m., at the 101/202 stoplights. I hold a “Justice for all” sign at noon, and then switch to “Democracy,” or “Love thy neighbor,” or just “Peace.”
The first vigil started in 2020 after the death of George Floyd, when a local group formed for racial justice. The second began on March 23, 2025, with the No Kings protests.
Why am I doing this? This winter has been cold and challenging.
Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, and spokesman for the present administration’s policies, said in January: “This is the real world; it runs on power, strength and force.”
I strongly disagree. This belief has led to cruelty and violence, the deaths of U. S. residents at the hands of ICE, and the deaths of many innocent civilians in the Middle East. I am outraged both morally and as an American.
Mr. Miller and President Trump, this is not the world that I want to live in. I believe in a world that runs on hope, faith and love. In my world, neighbors give each other rides and share food; they don’t want their tax dollars spent on missiles that kill children.
At Town Meeting, we figured out how to spend our money and thanked the road crew for their work this winter. We agreed on what works for our small town.
We say “one nation, with liberty and justice for all.” Can we make this real? Can we restore America’s moral compass?