THE HOUR IS UPON US-THE CHALLENGE IS GREAT

PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY AND COLD AND FALLING INTO DESPAIR. IT IS DISGUSTING, THAT IN THE 21ST CENTURY, THE POVERTY RATE IS RISING. WHY SHOULD BILL GATES, WARREN BUFFETT, THE WALTON FAMILY, THE KOCH BROTHERS, DONALD TRUMP, HAVE SO MUCH MONEY AND THE MAJORITY SO LITTLE? WHY DO WE GIVE WELFARE TO THE RICH AND PUNISH THE POOR? WE DENY OURSELVES UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE IN FAVOR OF PERPETUAL WAR. WE ELECT A PERSON FOR PRESIDENT WHO IS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE A HUMAN BEING, MUCH LESS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. WE ARE A PEOPLE LOST IN CYNICISM, DISTRUST, AND DISINTEREST. THE YEARS AHEAD WILL BE FILLED WITH CHALLENGES, THE BIGGEST OF WHICH WILL BE TO ATTACK AN EPIDEMIC OF DISENGAGEMENT.