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It has been one year since the first covid case in America. Divid- The American Dream no longer holds its allure as higher education Bastille Day, 2006 BASTILLE DAY, 2006 ing my time between Vermont and South Dakota, my reality has been becomes less and less affordable and the middle class disappears. Is quite different from that of most of the country. Vermont has reported it really necessary that everyone has a big house with two cars in the By Mia Feroleto 125 deaths from the virus, with approximately half of those being el- driveway? We have presidential candidate Andrew Yang to thank for derly people in convalescent homes where close conditions and co- coming forward with his ideas for universal basic income and other ex- morbidity factors played a part. In South Dakota, I live in a tiny town amples of how we can create a new structure for our country. I am all called Wasta, which boasts a population of 22 people. Needless to say, for capitalism if it is fair. Too many billionaires made themselves richer 7/14 Bastille Day in France 2006 I have been sheltered from the harsh reality of places such as New by many more billions over the past year, taking advantage of condi- York City, where I lived for 18 years and created ARTWALK NY. tions caused by the virus. This type of opportunism should be illegal. I see a world where people have stopped fighting with each other, The pressure we are experiencing from being confined since March, The world will change for the better one person at a time. As we where no country is at war. the loss of jobs, the inability to socialize with family and friends, to clean up our own psyches and emotional lives, we change the way we I see a world with no nuclear weapons. move freely at will, to simply go to the movies, has all been taken from interact with each other. What I saw on January 6th was a wake-up call I see a world where everyone, man, woman, child, horse, dog, cat, us for the time being. These frustrations, combined with the fact that to demand that the lies stop now. If Joe Biden promised Americans America is currently divided in half as the results of our November $2,000 in stimulus money as soon as he enters office, then it is for him tree, flower, rock, has what they need to live a joyful existence. election illustrated so clearly, laid the explosive energy that manifest- to do just that. People are suffering. I see a world where we help our neighbor, open our eyes to those ed on January 6th, 2021 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. We all know the difference between right and wrong. It is for Presi- around us and live like the brothers and sisters that we are. I will say here and now that, although I did not vote for him, I was dent Biden to follow through from Day One on what he tells the peo- I see a world that is not polluted, where the water and air are clean, willing to give Donald Trump a chance when he took his oath of office ple of this country. He is not my choice for president. I would rather the grass is green, the sky is blue. four years ago. He had walked through a doorway of his life where he see people like Reverend William Barber, Dr. Cornell West, journalist I see a world where animals are not slaughtered for food or euthanized had been given the opportunity to leave behind his past and rise to Chris Hedges and others become our political leaders. There are many greatness, the same chance all leaders in any situation are granted. By things in Biden’s past that history has shown to be bad choices. Let out of existence. the end of his first year in office, it was clear to me that he was unable us hope that he does not become another political disappointment. I see a world where people are not dying of cancer and other disease, or unwilling to check his ego at the door and truly become a leader, We don’t have the time for the same old crap from the same bunch where everyone is healthy and happy. an agent of service to others. His contribution to the mass psychic and of career politicians who speak out of the sides of their mouth. Walk I see a world where we all have open eyes, hearts, and minds. psychological swirl of illusion and lies cannot be overstated. There is the talk Joe! I see a world where people are connected to themselves and to God. no question in my mind that Trump encouraged violence and insurrec- I am about to turn 65. I cannot believe the time has gone so quickly. I see this world coming now, in the near future, in our current times. tion on January 6th and at many other points during his administra- My life has incorporated many gifts in the form of people, creativity, I see a world where every person on this planet has food, clothing, tion. It was a relief to see him go yesterday morning and my hope is he and animals. I have experienced the full range of the financial spec- and his bile will never come back.