{"id":20960,"date":"2016-04-03T17:43:39","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T00:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=20960"},"modified":"2016-04-03T17:46:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T00:46:15","slug":"monday-morning-musings-aril-4-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/04\/03\/monday-morning-musings-aril-4-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Musings April 4, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

In politics it is said, that when not fueled by hope there is a vacuum for fear to fill. Since artists turn to the muses, Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania<\/strong><\/em> and Calliope<\/strong><\/em> we are exploring what they can offer us for inspiration to have the hope fueling politics.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction
\n\tthat there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.”  <\/strong><\/em>\"forgotten-muses-1226788\"<\/a>
\n\t-Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/p>\n

“The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.”<\/strong><\/em>
\n\t-Norman Cousins<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Let us first turn to Melpomene<\/strong><\/em> (tragedy perhaps as the back stories) and Calliope<\/strong><\/em> (justice):<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\tPHR Welcomes Guilty Verdict Against Radovan Karadzic, Key Figure in Bosnia’s Genocide<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\t“Landmark ICTY ruling brings justice to victims of Europe’s worst genocide
\n\tsince World War II.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/physiciansforhumanrights.org\/press\/press-releases\/phr-welcomes-guilty-verdict-against-radovan-karadzic-key-figure-in-bosnias-genocide.html<\/a><\/p>\n

and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The meaning of Tyson Foods<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\t“Last week's Supreme Court decision in Tyson Foods v. Bouaphakeo represents not just a reprieve but an affirmative win both for workers and for class action plaintiffs more generally.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/pubcit.typepad.com\/clpblog\/2016\/03\/the-meaning-of-tyson-foods.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Gives me hope for change, how about you?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Now to some history courtesy of Clio<\/strong><\/em>:<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\tIntroducing hanami: the Japanese tradition that'll make you fall in love with nature.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/introducing-hanami-the-japanese-tradition-thatll-make-you-fall-in-love-with-nature?c=upw1<\/a><\/p>\n

Gave me a peaceful, centered hope, how about you?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Erato<\/strong><\/em> would claim this one (love):<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\tThis first-grader needed a special kind of help. So her teacher gave her the gift of life. (text and video)<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/this-first-grader-needed-a-special-kind-of-help-so-her-teacher-gave-her-the-gift-of-life?c=upw1<\/a><\/p>\n

Did you grab a hanky like me?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

On to Thalia<\/strong><\/em> (Colbert video comedy):<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cartoon Donald Trump Tells Stephen Colbert Who Started It<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/kpdailyfunnies.blogspot.com\/2016\/04\/cartoon-donald-trump-tells-stephen.html#.Vv5PCxIrI1g<\/a><\/p>\n

My needed giggles—does this one do it for you, too?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Now for Terpsichore<\/strong><\/em> (text and video):<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\tThis 9-Year-Old Boy Is A Dancing Machine<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/he-xiongfei-china-dancing-salsa_us_56fd67c1e4b0a06d580529e3<\/a><\/p>\n

and maybe this one, too:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

School Kids’ Jump Rope Routine Is Spellbindingly Awesome<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\tText:
\n\thttp:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/japan-jump-rope-routine-video_us_56f9428ae4b0a372181a5848?utm_hp_ref=good-news<\/a>
\n\tVideo:
\n\thttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fujinawa.8jump\/videos\/vb.249822461882879\/464726003725856\/?type=2&theater<\/a><\/p>\n

I find hope in what these youngsters will become, how about you?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Finally, who would claim this one?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6 creatures from fairy tales that actually roamed the Earth.<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/6-creatures-from-fairy-tales-that-actually-roamed-the-earth?c=upw1<\/a><\/p>\n

I find hope in the <\/span><\/span><\/span>variety of life on earth, how about you?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you dear reader for joining me on this journey of discovery and quest for hope.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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