{"id":21803,"date":"2016-05-11T15:28:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T22:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=21803"},"modified":"2016-05-11T15:28:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T22:28:13","slug":"midweek-musings-may-11-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/05\/11\/midweek-musings-may-11-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek Musings May 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

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. “<\/strong><\/em>
\n\t-Desmond Tutu<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.“ <\/strong><\/em> \"forgotten-muses-1226788\"<\/a>
\n\t-Samuel Smiles<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Let us first turn to justice from Calliope<\/strong><\/em>:<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\tSupreme Court Delivers Victory For Seattle Living Wage Law and Fight Against Corporate Claims of Constitutional Rights<\/strong><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/freespeechforpeople.org\/supreme-court-delivers-victory-for-seattle-living-wage-law-and-fight-against-corporate-constitutional-rights\/<\/a><\/p>\n

and<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\tA project in rural India shows the life-saving power of something we use every day.<\/strong><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/a-project-in-rural-india-shows-the-life-saving-power-of-something-we-use-every-day?c=upw1<\/a><\/p>\n

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

A homeless man was tried for stealing $4.50 worth of food. Here's what the judges said.<\/strong><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/a-homeless-man-was-tried-for-stealing-450-worth-of-food-heres-what-the-judges-said?c=upw1<\/a><\/p>\n

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

India’s Wedding Industry Unites to Fight Child Marriage (hat tip Joanne)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.takepart.com\/article\/2016\/05\/08\/child-marriage-india<\/a><\/p>\n

Rekindles my hope that justice may be experienced, how about you?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Now for some rhetoric courtesy of Calliope<\/strong><\/em>:<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\tDress for Success: Apparel Brand Uses T-Shirts to Destigmatize Mental Illness (hat tip Joanne)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.takepart.com\/article\/2016\/05\/09\/wear-your-label<\/a><\/p>\n

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

 <\/p>\n

Erato<\/strong><\/em> would claim (love):<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\tDaughter Finds Out Mother’s Amazing Secret After She Dies, Helps 150,000 People (hanky alert & hat tip Joanne)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/n3\/2019287-daughter-finds-out-mothers-amazing-secret-after-she-dies-helps-150000-people\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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

An open letter to my ex-husband's future wife.<\/strong><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/an-open-letter-to-my-ex-husbands-future-wife?c=upw1<\/a><\/p>\n

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

 <\/p>\n

On to Ourania <\/strong><\/em>(celestial):<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Oodles of orange and purple starfish have appeared. And that might be worth celebrating.<\/strong><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/oodles-of-orange-and-purple-starfish-have-appeared-and-that-might-be-worth-celebrating?c=upw1<\/a><\/p>\n

Looks wonderful to me, how about you?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Who would claim this one?<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\tTake a Virtual Reality Trip to the Top of Grandfather Redwood<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.takepart.com\/feature\/2016\/04\/18\/racing-save-ancient-redwood-forests-climate-change?cmpid=tp-eml-2016-05-04-fftf-p<\/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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