RTA Rally

Nature, left alone, has a way of balancing itself and evolving. As Darwin pointed out, the creatures that are adaptable, like the worm, prosper and evolve. There is much talk these days about human interference with nature, producing tons of carbon dioxide each day and wrecking havoc on the environment with such things as global warming. Whole countries, like Bangladesh, are being destroyed by global warming, while some in USA argue if there is such a thing.

In a large urban environment, like Metro Milwaukee, an effective mass transit system seems only natural. Most major cities realized this a long time ago and have bus, subway and train systems that link people with jobs, schools, entertainment and each other. However, for some reason, Metro Milwaukee has failed to do this. We are losing jobs, educational opportunities and money for our lack of mass transit. Last year we even voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to tax ourselves to set up an independent Regional Transit Authority (RTA) to create a good transit system. But since it was a non-binding referendum, our state legislators are still debating if they will allow the will of the people for an effective transit system to exist. The collage on this page, my first attempt of creating one with this software, is from a rally last Saturday for the RTA.

In a rich country that talks much of the value of education it would seem only natural that good education be free and open to everyone. But not in the USA. In fact our education system is becoming more militarized as I pointed out in The Militarization of University Education. I am discovering now that this is the case for middle and high schools. Fighting war, a very unnatural occurrence, has become our best educational opportunity.

Also for a rich country, it is only natural and right to take of the poor, weak and marginalized. Yet, while the rich get richer, poverty, hunger and homelessness is on the increase in the USA.

Tonight at dinner we had a salad with lettuce and arugula from the GP box in the sun room, a little thing but very natural. If only we could do what is good and natural for our transit and educational systems and persons that are hungry and homeless. It is only natural to work for the natural.

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