I want to take a moment to express my gratitude and respect to President Biden. He reached what had to have been an extremely difficult decision, but he did what is best for his party and his country. Clearly in his heart he shares the goal of the many millions of Americans who wish to see Democrats defeat Donald Trump in November. The nomination of a new Democratic candidate must be opened to a genuinely democratic process at an open convention. No one should simply be anointed to the position of nominee; all candidates must be heard and their agendas explored. Our party’s basic first principle is democracy. We cannot save our democracy without practicing it ourselves. I look forward to taking my message to the American people, and convincing Democratic delegates, that I am the best candidate to take us to victory in November. Donald Trump has broken the mold, and we must break it too. He has introduced an age of political theatre that cannot be successfully countered by a status quo politician, however good they might be, for we are living in a different kind of moment. We will inspire the American people with a compelling vision of their improved material conditions should they elect Democrats in November. My proposed policy prescriptions dismantle the matrix of corporate tyranny that now limits the economic opportunities of a majority of Americans.The Democratic party must recommit to our most important first principle: an unequivocal advocacy for the working people of the United States. We will not bend to the economic royalists who have ripped apart America’s social safety net and caused such suffering to so many people. We will reform the economy. We will save the planet. We will wage peace. That is my message, and with it we will win.
I called for the President to step down from his renomination bid the day after the Trump-Biden debate. Effective crisis management would have called for all those who are calling for him to step down now, to do so immediately – when I did. They did not do so because they were waiting until they could consider it a politically safe thing to do. That’s how much control the party holds over its elected members. Yet ever day that Democrats have waited, they ceded ground to Trump. And even now when they discuss opening the nomination, their ideas of who should step forward are political leaders who have felt too fearful of the party’s ire to stand up and speak before now. (I do not include Kamala Harris in that group because it’s literally her job to support the President and I respect that.) Do we need a Democrat to beat Donald Trump? Oh YES! But the soul of the Democratic party does not lie with the Democratic Party machine. I am an FEC registered qualified candidate. I am on the ballot. And despite a media blacklisting of my campaign and the most absurd kinds of character assassination, I received half a million votes in the primary. My platform would be considered moderate in any other advanced democracy. I hope my supporters – as well as those who do not necessarily support my agenda yet support the practice of democracy itself, and do not agree with political parties having the right to obstruct or to manipulate it – will join me in insisting that I have the right to be in any open convention contest going forward. Any debates. Any Town Halls. Any contention whatsoever. No, I’m not politics as usual. But that is the point. Neither is Donald Trump…which is why I’m the one to beat him. Marianne2024.com Photo by: Dave Weigel
Walz was a good choice. He had me at “Free breakfast and lunch for every child at school.” By the way, that will improve the educational performance of those children and ultimately their ability to create wealth and opportunity for themselves. Don’t let anyone tell you that’s a “free handout.” It’s nothing compared to the free handouts we give to the very rich in this country in the form of tax cuts, etc. Martin Luther King said, “If they give it to the poor, they call it a handout. If they give it to the rich, they call it a subsidy.”
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On ABC News Live today…
Saturday was the deadline for filing as a Democrat running for the nomination for President. We did everything possible to stand for a blitz primary and an open convention. Yet the way the rules were made there truly was no way, Kamala’s momentum was in full swing, and all we could do now is create noise. I was in the race to create fundamental change, yes – but not as a chaos agent. Things being what they are – including the fact that defeating Donald Trump has always been and continues to be the goal that most matters – it was time to let go. To those of you who supported my campaign- as voters, volunteers and donors -I salute you and I thank you. For years I’ve been intrigued by Gandhi’s message that “politics should be sacred.” And I saw things that convinced me it could be that way: people entering the political conversation not only with their heads but with their hearts, not with anger but with love, willing to look beyond artificial divides, honoring the truths of our history, bringing the fullness of themselves to the process, and harnessing all those things for political purposes. I saw it. I felt it. I know it’s possible. For many reasons, I was not able to achieve that. What matters now to me most is not what we didn’t achieve but what we did achieve; and we achieved a lot. There were moments too numerous for me to count where I know without a shadow of a doubt that we shed light in the darkness of confused minds, inspired hope in the spirit of hopeless citizens, and motivated people to get involved and stay involved until justice shall be done. For myself, I believe our most urgent task now is to make sure Donald Trump does not return to the White House. That conviction is what will determine my vote on election day. That which brings likeminded people together in service to a more beautiful world is a significant bond of affection. For the honor shown me by my supporters this last year, my gratitude is as deep as the sea.
Regarding JD Vance and his comments questioning whether childless people are fit to lead the country… I was fortunate enough to become a mother. My daughter was fortunate enough to have godparents – all of whom were then childless themselves – whose maternal and paternal instincts and behavior contributed every bit as much as I did to her becoming the outstanding woman she is today. I’ve known many men and women who never had children but who – as aunts and uncles and godparents and teachers and friends – play profoundly important roles in the lives of children. To say childless people lack an understanding of our responsibility to younger generations is deeply untrue, as well as maliciously hurtful to millions of people who do more than most people have any idea to lift up our children. Bravo to all of them.
A nation, like an individual, has to clean up the past in order to claim a better future.
The undue influence of money on Washington is the cancer underlying all the other cancers.
Einstein said we wouldn’t solve the problems of the world from the level of thinking we were at when we created them. Gandhi said the end is inherent in the means. Everything we do is infused with the consciousness with which we do it. Martin Luther King Jr. said we need “quantitative changes in our circumstances and qualitative shifts in our souls.” Everything that happens in the world is a reflection of who we are…and how we think. What am I going to do? What am I going to achieve? How can I create the future I want? All are questions that dominate the inner dialogue of the modern American mind. But a much better life emerges from a different set of questions. How am I showing up for life right now? Who do I need to forgive right now? How can I be more open-hearted right now? Those are the thoughts that make of the present a portal to the most powerful future. As the universe is literally the Thought of Love (or Mind of God), it is set up to deliver us to the highest best things for ourselves and for all the world. It’s our non-loving thoughts that block the way. That is why enlightenment is not a learning, but an unlearning – unlearning the thoughts of fear (or lovelessness) that form barriers to Love. A mindset of fear now dominates the planet, and in releasing those fears – replacing them with love – lies the salvation of world. This is true on an individual level and also on a collective one. Mining and releasing the thoughts of fear – both within ourselves and within our groups, our nations and our species – that is the sacred work we are called to do.
Understanding the nature of the disease, you more effectively address its symptoms.
Most of us encounter the most basic lesson in spiritual understanding when being taught as children about the Golden Rule. Do unto others as you would others do unto you – because they will. What we do uto others we are doing to ourselves, and with the 3-D world we’re simply living out in space and time what is actually happening already. Whether we call this the Law of Cause and Effect or we call it karma, it’s not a mere belief but a description of how the universe operates. This is true between individuals and it’s true between nations. Attack someone and they’re likely to attack you back. Make war on the earth, and it’s very likely that in time the earth will make war on you. “For every action there’s a reaction” is more than an opinion. There are objective discernible laws of consciousness just as there are objective discernible laws of the outer world. The outer merely reflects the inner; when we violate laws of our internal nature we are setting in motion events on external planes. That’s why it’s so dangerous that as a species we have technologically outpaced our spiritual development. We are violating laws of nature and expecting no blowback in our external experience. But it will come. Unfortunately, the consciousness that prevails within most external institutions today is blind to the laws of consciousness. The modern ego – detached from the deeper dynamics of human existence, even dismissive of their relevance – is a danger to itself and others. The blind are driving the car, while those who see are relegated to passenger seats in the back. A mechanistic, even soulless consciousness – completely devoid of reverence for the natural laws of the universe – presents itself today as sophisticated understanding. It represents a danger precisely because it is so unsophisticated, yet the world is entranced by its 1-dimensional delusions. It doesn’t move humanity forward, but it gives us the opportunity to see reflected in the outer world where we are so terribly stuck. All this will change someday; it must, if we are to survive ourselves. The only question is whether it will change through wisdom or it will change through pain. But we will change.
The idea that corporate profits should be society’s bottom line is America’s fundamental moral flaw. It is not just an economic or political wrong, undercutting as it does the idea of a just democratic society. It is also a moral wrong, paving the way for a few to achieve at the expense of the many. It infuses our society with the inevitability of suffering among millions and millions of people – those without healthcare, without economic or educational opportunity, without safety standards at their work, without safe communities and so forth. Today’s corporatism is simply the latest iteration of the streak of moral darkness that has been with us from the beginning. Since the days of slavery there has been the impulse among us to put property rights before humanitarian or democratic values. The struggle between those who propagate and allow that, and those who oppose it mightily, is our national story. Every generation has embodied that struggle, some more dramatically than others. Yet over time the moral arc of our history has indeed bent towards justice. Our ancestors responded to slavery with Abolition, to the institutional suppression of women with the Women’s Suffragist movement, to the Gilded Age with the establishment of organized labor, and to segregation with the Civil Rights movement. We’ve never manifest perfectly our own ideals, but millions have struggled and sacrificed so we could get closer. It’s our turn now.
From my interview with neurosurgeon Dr. James Doty about his latest book, “Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything.”
Full interview at the link in bio.
I had a wonderful time last night speaking at The Altar in Chicago, sharing a conversation about the state of our country with such wonderful people. There are two distinctly different realms of experience involved in all this. One is the American people, the experience of whom is exhilarating and inspiring. We are a good and noble people when we are called to be, no better and no worse than anyone else in the world. The problem is not the American people. The problem is a sclerotic political system that acts like a lid that sits on top of the angels of our better nature. The political media industrial complex creates a block to the expression of vitality and regeneration that would otherwise come forth at such a time as this.
I’m continuing to travel because we need to harness the angels of our better nature for broad scale social and political change. We simply must. It’s not about winning power for a politician. It’s about winning power for the people. Thomas Jefferson said “the only safe repository for power in the United States is in the hands of the people.” We need to assume power in our heads and hearts that we might take it back into our hands.
On to Tucson, Arizona today. New Orleans next week. Check the event page at Marianne 2024.com to see where I will be. Please continue to spread the word, the videos etc. and please donate to support the work so we can continue to put it all out there through the primaries.
Have a beautiful day, and thanks again to all the people in California, Washington, Michigan, Georgia, and Illinois – all around the country, really – who have been so unbelievably wonderful.
I had a wonderful time last night speaking at The Altar in Chicago, sharing a conversation about the state of our country with such wonderful people. There are two distinctly different realms of experience involved in all this. One is the American people, the experience of whom is exhilarating and inspiring. We are a good and noble people when we are called to be, no better and no worse than anyone else in the world. The problem is not the American people. The problem is a sclerotic political system that acts like a lid that sits on top of the angels of our better nature. The political media industrial complex creates a block to the expression of vitality and regeneration that would otherwise come forth at such a time as this.
I’m continuing to travel because we need to harness the angels of our better nature for broad scale social and political change. We simply must. It’s not about winning power for a politician. It’s about winning power for the people. Thomas Jefferson said “the only safe repository for power in the United States is in the hands of the people.” We need to assume power in our heads and hearts that we might take it back into our hands.
On to Tucson, Arizona today. New Orleans next week. Check the event page at Marianne 2024.com to see where I will be. Please continue to spread the word, the videos etc. and please donate to support the work so we can continue to put it all out there through the primaries.
Have a beautiful day, and thanks again to all the people in California, Washington, Michigan, Georgia, and Illinois – all around the country, really – who have been so unbelievably wonderful.
I had a wonderful time last night speaking at The Altar in Chicago, sharing a conversation about the state of our country with such wonderful people. There are two distinctly different realms of experience involved in all this. One is the American people, the experience of whom is exhilarating and inspiring. We are a good and noble people when we are called to be, no better and no worse than anyone else in the world. The problem is not the American people. The problem is a sclerotic political system that acts like a lid that sits on top of the angels of our better nature. The political media industrial complex creates a block to the expression of vitality and regeneration that would otherwise come forth at such a time as this.
I’m continuing to travel because we need to harness the angels of our better nature for broad scale social and political change. We simply must. It’s not about winning power for a politician. It’s about winning power for the people. Thomas Jefferson said “the only safe repository for power in the United States is in the hands of the people.” We need to assume power in our heads and hearts that we might take it back into our hands.
On to Tucson, Arizona today. New Orleans next week. Check the event page at Marianne 2024.com to see where I will be. Please continue to spread the word, the videos etc. and please donate to support the work so we can continue to put it all out there through the primaries.
Have a beautiful day, and thanks again to all the people in California, Washington, Michigan, Georgia, and Illinois – all around the country, really – who have been so unbelievably wonderful.
I had a wonderful time last night speaking at The Altar in Chicago, sharing a conversation about the state of our country with such wonderful people. There are two distinctly different realms of experience involved in all this. One is the American people, the experience of whom is exhilarating and inspiring. We are a good and noble people when we are called to be, no better and no worse than anyone else in the world. The problem is not the American people. The problem is a sclerotic political system that acts like a lid that sits on top of the angels of our better nature. The political media industrial complex creates a block to the expression of vitality and regeneration that would otherwise come forth at such a time as this.
I’m continuing to travel because we need to harness the angels of our better nature for broad scale social and political change. We simply must. It’s not about winning power for a politician. It’s about winning power for the people. Thomas Jefferson said “the only safe repository for power in the United States is in the hands of the people.” We need to assume power in our heads and hearts that we might take it back into our hands.
On to Tucson, Arizona today. New Orleans next week. Check the event page at Marianne 2024.com to see where I will be. Please continue to spread the word, the videos etc. and please donate to support the work so we can continue to put it all out there through the primaries.
Have a beautiful day, and thanks again to all the people in California, Washington, Michigan, Georgia, and Illinois – all around the country, really – who have been so unbelievably wonderful.
I had a wonderful time last night speaking at The Altar in Chicago, sharing a conversation about the state of our country with such wonderful people. There are two distinctly different realms of experience involved in all this. One is the American people, the experience of whom is exhilarating and inspiring. We are a good and noble people when we are called to be, no better and no worse than anyone else in the world. The problem is not the American people. The problem is a sclerotic political system that acts like a lid that sits on top of the angels of our better nature. The political media industrial complex creates a block to the expression of vitality and regeneration that would otherwise come forth at such a time as this.
I’m continuing to travel because we need to harness the angels of our better nature for broad scale social and political change. We simply must. It’s not about winning power for a politician. It’s about winning power for the people. Thomas Jefferson said “the only safe repository for power in the United States is in the hands of the people.” We need to assume power in our heads and hearts that we might take it back into our hands.
On to Tucson, Arizona today. New Orleans next week. Check the event page at Marianne 2024.com to see where I will be. Please continue to spread the word, the videos etc. and please donate to support the work so we can continue to put it all out there through the primaries.
Have a beautiful day, and thanks again to all the people in California, Washington, Michigan, Georgia, and Illinois – all around the country, really – who have been so unbelievably wonderful.
I had a wonderful time last night speaking at The Altar in Chicago, sharing a conversation about the state of our country with such wonderful people. There are two distinctly different realms of experience involved in all this. One is the American people, the experience of whom is exhilarating and inspiring. We are a good and noble people when we are called to be, no better and no worse than anyone else in the world. The problem is not the American people. The problem is a sclerotic political system that acts like a lid that sits on top of the angels of our better nature. The political media industrial complex creates a block to the expression of vitality and regeneration that would otherwise come forth at such a time as this.
I’m continuing to travel because we need to harness the angels of our better nature for broad scale social and political change. We simply must. It’s not about winning power for a politician. It’s about winning power for the people. Thomas Jefferson said “the only safe repository for power in the United States is in the hands of the people.” We need to assume power in our heads and hearts that we might take it back into our hands.
On to Tucson, Arizona today. New Orleans next week. Check the event page at Marianne 2024.com to see where I will be. Please continue to spread the word, the videos etc. and please donate to support the work so we can continue to put it all out there through the primaries.
Have a beautiful day, and thanks again to all the people in California, Washington, Michigan, Georgia, and Illinois – all around the country, really – who have been so unbelievably wonderful.
Running for President, I’ve learned that the system is even more corrupt than I feared but the people are even more wonderful than I hoped. #Marianne2024
“We understand that the problems of our world cry out for something deeper than either the shallowness of institutional religion or the bromides of popular culture. The quest for that something deeper relates to every collective challenge we face now, and people know it. This book is an exploration of the role of Jesus in helping us find what that is.” – An excerpt from “The Mystic Jesus: The Mind of Love” by Marianne Williamson (@mariannewilliamson) is on our blog now. Link in RLC bio!
Listen to Marianne Williamson (@mariannewilliamson) read from her latest book, “The Mystic Jesus: The Mind of Love,” an excerpt of which is now on our blog. Link in Red Letter Christians bio! 🔥
