THE Unheard HERALD SERVING DEMOCRACY AND THE HEART OF DURANGO COLORADO | TheUnheardHerald.com | Tuesday, November 7, 2017 | SHARE FREELY ¢ Strategic Vision for a Viable American Future — Open letter with a moral story of truth for our time Dear Mr President: Hardworking American your supporters simply as good Families people who, like me, are angry “In this letter I will share my and have had their fill of emp- thoughts about helping you become a I write this open letter to you, ty promises from establishment successful and respected president on Mr President, on behalf of the in- politicians—the “old guard” and behalf of the American people by doing terests expressed by the tens of more recently, childish politicians what is truly right.” It’s now a year millions of people who put you in who are intent on doing whatev- after I wrote that first sentence and office by voting for you. I do not er it takes to get their own way in your prospects for accomplishing buy into the notion that these are order to sustain and serve a bro- that are dim. Many of your sup- mostly deplor- porters are still hopeful you will able xenopho- come through for them; but much bic racists, mi- of the population is in the mode sogynists, and of resistance to your presidency bigots. But your because they don’t like what you tepid non-spe- stand for or what you are saying cific responses and doing. Although it’s tempting to violence and to simply join in and fight with tragedy perpe- the resistance crowd, given your trated by these performance thus far; that is not small but violent what this letter is about. far-right racist But before I get to that, I want hate groups, Mr to be clear whose interests I am President, gives representing; because it is these them the tacit Image 1. Families are struggling with stress and hardship trying people whom you’ve promised to appearance of to make ends meet. They face the pressure of unaffordable health- serve. And, your success or fail- credence they care and unaffordable healthcare insurance costs, with inadequate ure will be established on how certainly don’t wages. well you serve their needs, along deserve, while with millions of other Americans, degrading the support of good ken and rigged system so they can many of whom voted for someone hardworking and caring people stay in power. else or didn’t even vote in the 2016 who aren’t racists, but supported The people I’m referring to are election. We’re talking about ordi- you regardless. In fact, although the hard-working American fam- nary American families, which is some of these extremist behave ilies, so many of whom are strug- most of the population. in deplorable ways, I see most of gling, who are sick and tired of © 2017 Root Routledge — Permission granted to copy and freely distribute A Democracy Activism publication under the First Amendment 2 « THE UNHEARD HERALD « Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks and all it wants is the liberty of appearing — Thomas Paine establishment political elites lying On Content and Length of this “Letter-Essay” to them and picking them clean with policies that hurt ordinary Mr President, this is not a short “presidential briefing”; it is an open sharing of American people, while giving my thoughts with you as a 71-year old patriotic American citizen—thoughts away ever more breaks and ben- that I’m convinced would help save your presidency by helping all Americans. efits to the richest of the rich—the So without apology, as I begin to write this I don’t know at the outset how long Wall Street corporate billionaire this letter-essay will be. It’s been written that you don’t like to read long detailed class. What motivated them to documents or books, so all I can promise is that I will endeavor to keep it an in- vote for you, Mr President, be- teresting book, but thorough; and that it will be worthwhile for you to seriously sides their passionate dislike of consider. Yet, I certainly hold no illusion that it will even reach your busy desk, let alone that you will have the interest or care to find the time to read it. the Democratic candidate or sim- ply a protest vote against the sys- Nonetheless, I will entertain the fantasy that I am actually communicating with tem, was their belief and trust in you personally in a conversational, even colloquial manner at times with “street your expressed concern for their language” phrases to make clear a point; but with respect for the office of the wellbeing and the seemingly sin- presidency and without any intention to personally insult your dignity or intel- cere promises you made to them. lect. So let’s call this a “non-fiction fantasy novel”—areal story. And further, that You told everyone: “The system you will care enough to listen, reflect and contemplate the status of your presi- is a broken disaster; and only I dency and your potential for long-term success—which will be determined, not can fix it.” And they believed you; by fickle temporary popularity “approval” polls, and certainly not by what you boast about; but by the impact of your legacy on America’s future. I’ll try to bring it to your attention somehow; but I don’t do Twitface, Snapface, THE Unheard HERALD Tumbleface, Instaface, Yourface, Redface or Shitface, and I only started using The Unheard Herald™ is a trademarked Faceplant last year; so, I hope some little birdie helps get it to you. (;o) …And if (TM) and copyrighted © trade name, it reaches you only as some filtered “bullet point summary” from you staff, don’t created on April 7, 2012 with the first published edition “Keep Durango waste your time with that, as you will entirely miss the essence of what this book Local”; the trade name is owned by the is about. I’ve already made the bullet summary of my strategic vision, which you publisher Root Routledge. can get from my associated poster at the link (www.TheUnheardHerald.com), This eNewspaper and website are pub- so there’s no suspense there. Simply have one of your staff make a two-sided lished and distributed ad hoc as facts and copy of this eNewspaper edition, put a nice presidential plastic cover on it, and circumstances warrant an exposé or the take it home to read by yourself on your own time. Thank you, Mr President. advocating for a particular democratic cause on behalf of the people affected. they believed what you said to not, urban jobs or rural agricul- Publisher/Editor: Root Routledge them, that even though you are ture. It includes the working poor Website: www.TheUnheardHerald.com Contact the Publisher at: personally very rich, you are the struggling with less than a liv- Phone: 970-382-0711 Fax: 970-403-1171 one who represented their inter- able wage; and the unemployed [email protected] ests. who are trying, but either can’t Mail: PO Box 830, Durango, CO 81302 find work and want to, or cannot Herald (n): A messenger that conveys work for whatever reasons. And it news, proclaims, announces or warns; Our Future includes the truly poor and desti- one that supports or advocates, esp. for tute just trying to keep themselves notable events or major change, often The future for all these people, and their families warm and dry presaging what is to come. (Webster) their children and grandchildren, and fed. Although they differ in “We have it in our power to begin the is the future I care about; because their lot-in-life, they all want to world over again...” it is the same future that impacts be healthy and have healthy fam- “It is error only, and not truth, that all Americans—the full range, shrinks from inquiry... The most formi- ilies, and to have a viable future dable weapon against errors of every from middle and upper-mid- for their children. And as patriot- kind is reason... Reason obeys itself; dle class professionals and small and ignorance submits to whatever is ic Americans, they want to have business owners to skilled and dictated to it.” — their country’s democracy work Thomas Paine unskilled labor workers, union or © 2017 Root Routledge — Permission granted to copy and freely distribute A Democracy Activism publication under the First Amendment Tuesday, November 7, 2017 « THE UNHEARD HERALD « 3 Such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks and all it wants is the liberty of appearing — Thomas Paine President, and Image Attributions they are the peo- ple I care about The images that help tell this sto- as well; even ry were found using Google Image though you and I search or are personal images. Image might seem to be credits and links to image sources on the opposite and can be found in the associated sides of a wide document to this edition of The Un- political divide. heard Herald, identified by image se- But that might quence number: Edition4-Image-At- actually end tribution-Names-and-Sources.pdf up being some- thing amenable Preliminaries: to transforma- tion if we both Who and What Image 2. Family farms are crucial to our food, our culture, our care about the For you, Mr President, and any- communities and America. They are under threat of climate wellbeing of one else reading this including change in terms of excessive heat, drought, low water tables and our country and my progressive friends and col- the risk of flooding; as well as “Big Ag” corporate takeovers.