I have always been apolitical, preferring to work on projects, teaching and painting. It was and is really difficult to ignore the slow eruption and eradication of American rights and privileges. What strikes me the most is the affect on children. Having none myself, but teaching thousands, I know the impressions and mimicry behavior of children of adults who appear to be role models. Permeating through electronic media of all kinds, we begin to understand how to act in order to survive.
For the past two years, adults have been heatedly debating American and International issues, but it is the manner in which we discuss these issues as well as our humanist patterns that disturbs me. What children hear and see done appears as normal and as they assume adult roles our present manner of behavior will repeat itself over and over.
They are listening and they "hear" you.
