{"id":21104,"date":"2016-04-11T08:51:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=21104"},"modified":"2016-04-11T08:51:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:51:18","slug":"monday-morning-musings-april-11-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/04\/11\/monday-morning-musings-april-11-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Musings April 11, 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

“Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.”       <\/strong><\/em>\"forgotten-muses-1226788\"<\/a>
\n\t– Napoleon Bonaparte<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.“<\/strong><\/em>
\n\t– Martin Luther<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Let us first turn to some history courtesy of Clio<\/strong><\/em>:<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\tOil heir bringing Mormon-inspired sustainable city to rural Vermont<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/grist.org\/cities\/oil-heir-plans-mormon-inspired-eco-city-in-rural-vermont\/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=weekly-static<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Kurdish Women Struggle for a Next System in Rojava<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/thenextsystem.org\/kurdish-women-struggle-for-a-next-system-in-rojava-kurdistan-northern-syria\/?mc_cid=032cc22112&mc_eid=6e9dcba956<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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Now to Terpsichore<\/strong><\/em> (education):<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\tStudents Create Scholarship to Help Send Undocumented Teens to College (hat tip Joanne)<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.takepart.com\/article\/2016\/04\/07\/college-undocumented-students?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2016-04-07<\/a><\/p>\n

My hope for the future in hands such as these went up, how about yours?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Erato<\/strong><\/em> would claim (love):<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Why this 1-year-old's private plane ride from a hospital was a special one.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/why-this-1-year-olds-private-plane-ride-from-a-hospital-was-a-special-one?c=upw1<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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On to Thalia<\/strong><\/em> (agriculture):<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Cure for Vile Hospital Food?<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/environment\/2016\/04\/stanford-hospital-cure-bad-food<\/a><\/p>\n

Sounds good to me, how about you?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Would Ourania <\/strong><\/em>claim this one as celestial (is shimmering close enough)?<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\t‘Sesame Street’ Goes Girl Power With First Afghan Puppet (hat tip Joanne-text and video)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.takepart.com\/video\/2016\/04\/07\/sesame-street-goes-girl-power-first-afghan-puppet?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2016-04-07<\/a><\/p>\n

My faith in future generations just got even stronger, how about yours?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Now for Terpsichore<\/em><\/strong> (brief dance videos):<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

MDP Keara Solo 'Resurgence'<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\thttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lIYakhGThHw<\/a><\/p>\n

DANCE CANCER INITIATIVE 2014 RINGWOOD BALLET GROUP<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n\thttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GgP72fHJmYM<\/a><\/p>\n

I feel hope after watching these, 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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