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Category Archives: democracy

A Series of Things:
What I'm doing, not doing, and hoping to do

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 26, 2020

Series writing has been a thorn in my side. I know the consensus is that books do better as a part of a series, but when you’re an Indie Author and Publisher with no employees, choices must be made. I don’t feel I can keep up anymore with my series, nor do I want to. I also don’t like feeling obligated to write something. I’d rather write what inspires me at any given moment. With this in mind, my intentions are to do one more book in each of my series: #3 in New Harbor Witches #4 in Rain Falls … Continue reading →

Posted in depression, elections, fear, angst, disillusionment, Kelli Jae Baeli, BOOKS, WRITING LIFE, anxiety, independent author, sensitivity, WRITING, Xanax, Writer's Block, novelwriting, reality, Fiction Writing, adventure genre, democracy, coping skills, Apocalyptic, dystopian genre, coronavirus, COVID-19, Ban Mercy, The Rona, The Reichers, and The Rez, Zoloft | Leave a reply

“Defund the Police” is Misleading:
and an unfortunate choice of phrase

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 12, 2020

Let’s be clear. The perhaps well-meaning “Defund the Police” movement (most notably on Twitter) is NOT a Democratic movement, nor WISE. It’s an extreme, and extremes are terrible choices. The most extreme among the Defunders want to eliminate cops. If there are no cops at all, what happens when your daughter or grandmother calls for help when a man is following her on a dark street? When someone is trying to break in? What happens when there’s an active shooter at a grade school? We need to maintain law and order, but that phrase has also been both usurped and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, change, CURRENT AFFAIRS, democracy, Trump, Law, fascism, protest, Police Brutality, defund the police, Black Lives Matter | Leave a reply

Two 2020 Mantras:
Adapt or die, Vote or die

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Kelli Jae BaeliMay 18, 2020

ADAPT OR DIE. That’s the new mantra. Our world has changed, and don’t you believe for a hot minute the fairy tale that things will go back to “normal.” First, they haven’t been “normal” for the last three-plus years. Second, there is no way they ever will, because too much has changed, and there are things that SHOULD CHANGE. This is a flashpoint. A pivotal point in our history. We can take the opportunity now to implement all those things that got bogged down in various sociopolitical quicksands, and create a brighter future for us all. Or we can fuck … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, SOCIOPOLITICAL, aggravation, life, problem-solving, Human Nature, elections, fear, angst, chaos, desperation, change, responsibility, disillusionment, voting, anger, ethics, morality, sadness, money, terrorism, honesty, harsh realities, death, crisis, grief, anxiety, despair, strength, danger, panic, risk, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, CURRENT AFFAIRS, US Constitution, Founding Fathers, democracy, courage, immigration, education, betrayal, adaptation, racism, Climate Change, Planet Earth, Native Americans, 2nd Amendment, fascism, equality, pandemic, donald trump, COVID19, coronavirus | Leave a reply

Goldilocks & the BlueWho Dilemma:
A Way to Think About the 2020 Candidates

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 11, 2020

It’s obvious we have an unprecedented amount of indecision about who to choose for the Democratic candidate. This undecided #BlueWho thing really matters, and deserves some thoughtful and no-nonsense scrutiny. I believe that most of the undecided voters have the same antecedent. If we can’t know whether we have the Senate, too, we can’t gauge which candidate we can safely vote for, in order to unseat the Orange Little Dicktater. We no longer have the luxury of treating out political candidates like rock stars. We have to get over the idea that they have to be perfect, or check all … Continue reading →

Posted in SOCIOPOLITICAL, President, elections, responsibility, voting, society, reason, Sociology, democracy, Trump, Climate Change, fascism, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Andrew Yang, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, sexism, Senate | 1 Reply

Impeachment & the Fever Dream

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Kelli Jae BaeliMay 20, 2019

Every day, now, I fight the urge to flee to wilderness, and hide until all this is over, one way or another. Election night, 2016, was devastating. It was like that carnival ride where you spin around and the floor drops out from under you. Since then, I’ve developed all sorts of health issues, including a depression I couldn’t shake. I finally had to take medication for that. Since the election, I’ve developed an interest in survival skills, in keeping a go-bag and emergency supplies “just in case.” Now, I’m not a full-fledged prepper, but I am a survivor, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, SOCIOPOLITICAL, President, elections, voting, CURRENT AFFAIRS, US Constitution, democracy, Trump, political parties, Electoral College, Impeachment, Mueller | Leave a reply

Avenatti AveNAUGHTY AveNOTti

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Kelli Jae BaeliMay 20, 2019

Jumping from the idea of power, directly into a powerful position, is often the seedling that overgrows into a sort of Kudzu of Corruption. All due respect, Mr A, this is not your A-game.

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Posted in Uncategorized, Human Nature, truth, President, elections, responsibility, ethical dilemma, ethics, moral dilemma, honesty, Twitter, Social Psychology, democracy, Michael Avenatti | Leave a reply

Not Hysterical Idiots

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Kelli Jae BaeliAugust 15, 2020

I see clearly what is happening; many others SENSE it, even if they can’t find the words to explain it. We are at Critical Mass. Our future depends on our courage and innate goodness.

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Posted in SOCIOPOLITICAL, elections, voting, Twitter, Founding Fathers, democracy, political parties, ideology, fascism | Leave a reply

Unmoderated Moderate Attempts Moderation

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Kelli Jae BaeliMay 3, 2018

From blog ideas archive…. I got into an unplanned debate on Facebook. Most debates on Facebook are, in fact, unplanned. you know how it is. Most of the time, it begins with some innocent status update of mine, but this time, I started it by responding to something I felt needed clarification. I always feel a need to do that when i think something is being misrepresented or over-simplified. The following exchange was very thought-provoking and I agreed with many of the sensibilities of this poster, but the rub is always in the specifics, the semantics. This sort of debate is … Continue reading →

Posted in intelligence, SOCIOPOLITICAL, problem-solving, society, conversations, guns, Facebook, CURRENT AFFAIRS, democracy, political parties, ideology, debate | Leave a reply

The Kill of Rights

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 5, 2013

The Recurrent Amnesia about Separation of Church & State excerpt from Supernatural Hypocrisy: The Cognitive Dissonance of a God Cosmology by Kelli Jae Baeli   “Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values. It requires that their proposals be subject to argument, and amenable to reason.” ~ President Barack Obama CLEARLY, THE FOUNDING FATHERS intended for religion to remain separate from government, though modern Americans continue to forget about this, or twist it to their own purposes. The Intention of our Founders, and United States Constitution are clear about this matter, yet there … Continue reading →

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