Hearts vs.Heads

My generation has been accused of selling out.

I can see why that appears to be true and is true is some ways, but I think this election is a pretty good gauge of where our hearts are.

In the sixties we wanted to make love not war, which was a trite over simplification of people who didn't want to support our country's economy with bombs and napalm and the deaths of innocent children running screaming down streets as their bodies burned them alive.

Some of us went on to become wall street gurus, Las Vegas pimps and emirs of America. There is always a layer of greed and self serving people in any country, but we haven't lost those whose hearts are still other centered.

The people lining up around Bernie Sanders remember that ALL people have inalienable rights. It is important to remember that there is no sin in making money or living comfortably. ALL of us should have the opportunity to do those things. Education should be a real priority -- for all people.

One tenth of one percent cannot be the base for a whole country. Even the poorest of the poor should have a voice, as should those all the way in between. Heads are an important part of a strong country, but hearts cannot be ruled out either.

We do not want to become the countries our people escaped from.