Being on the “right” side of so many issues, for his/herstory, is exhausting but satisfying.
So, VOTE and make your voices heard in EVERY election, especially local ones.
Why?
First, they call us crazy.
Then, they say we’re “conspiracy nuts” (a less vague variation on “crazy”) because, of course, our government/ those priests/ the leaders of whatever institution can’t all be lying or wrong…
Next, “popular” opinion starts to sway because FACTS are on our side, but most people aren’t persuaded, yet.
So, the media starts to report that maybe, just maybe, we “outliers” and “extremists” could be correct.
The media’s hesitancy is paid for by the politicians and corporations who are promoting the other side/maintaining the status quo, so most still say we’re “unpatriotic,” or “angry,” or (when we are women) “bitches,” and when we are not white, “terrorists.”
Then, more FACTS on our side emerge, having actually (oh, horrors! so shocking!) been suppressed, denied, lied about and otherwise hidden from public view prior to having been irrevocably exposed, usually (now) by a hacker (or, in the olden days, by a brave reporter or other whistleblower who often ended up dead or imprisoned, as hackers do, now).
Then, lawsuits and riots and protests and demonstrations are occurring regularly, still mostly not covered or not covered accurately by the media. And, we are still RIGHT and now we are WINNING.
Finally, usually a long time before “popular opinion” completey changes, a few brave and prescient lawmakers create bills which pass into laws, or the majority of the Supreme Court happens to agree on a sane and rational decision (for a change), so laws force change. Slowly, and not without detractors, protestors, idiots and others who NOW are the “crazies” and “terrorists,’ society moves ahead.
AND (whew!), many dead bodies and ruined lives later, we “win.”
Yippee.
Then, see how they all relate? “Intersectionality” is the understanding that one oppression /one injustice links to many others—perhaps ALL others.
Add to my list of issues you are/have been on the “right” side of, here in the comments on my site: http://www.sallyember.com/blog
I WAS/AM WE ARE/WERE RIGHT ABOUT THESE ISSUES:
Pro Voting Rights and Access to Honest and Fair Elections for all
which goes with
Anti Dakota Access Pipeline
which goes with
Pro Environment = Pro Clean Air; Clean Water; Pro Arable Land; Anti Pesticides; Anti Poisons and Pollutants; Anti GMOs and Seeds Stealing; Recognizing Climate Change as REAL; Pro Organic/Healthy Foods, Medicines, Hygiene products, Household cleaners, etc.; Anti Vaccinations (until properly vetted and proven more beneficial than harmful); Anti Chemotherapy (until proven more beneficial than harmful)
and
Pro Alternative Energies/ Less reliance on oil/gasoline
and
Anti Fracking
and
Pro Green Burials and Cremations
and
Pro Green Housing/Offices
and
Pro Electric Cars
and
Pro better Public Transportation
which also go with
Pro Natives’/ Indigenous Peoples’ Freedom and Autonomy in the West and other countries/continents
and
Pro Black Lives Matter (and, no: it is NOT the same as “All Lives Matter,” so stop saying that!)
which goes with
Pro Civil Rights for all = Anti Racism
and
Anti Imperialism
and
Pro Freedom for Tibet
and
Anti Colonialism
and
Anti Apartheid
and
Anti Royal Rule/ Dynasties everywhere
and
Pro Palestinian Independence (if nonviolent)
and
Anti Israeli and Palestinian violence
and
Anti Sharia Law
which go with
Anti Imprisonment according to Race/Economic Status and the “Three Strikes” Laws
and
Anti The School-to-Prison Pipeline
and
Civil Rights also goes with
Pro Access = ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) = Anti Disabilities discrimination
and
Pro Marriage Equality
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Pro Affirmative Action = Anti Racism/ Anti Classism / Anti Religious Discrimination
and
Pro Human Rights and Anti Human Rights Violators
and
Pro Women’s Right to Choose/Reproductive Rights of all kinds (birth control, women’s health check-ups, Planned Parenthood Clinics, abortions
and
Pro Single-Payer, Government-Sponsored Health Care for All
and
Anti Genital Mutilation of both males and females (“circumcision”)
and
Pro Women’s autonomy (access to individual credit, access to all types of work, equal pay, etc.) = Anti Sexism
and
Pro Regulation and Monitoring of Sex Workers /Legalization of Prostitution
and
Anti Weight Loss drugs and industries
and
Anti Brassieres/Bras unless necessary for sports/exercise and comfort purposes
Symptoms of Ill-Fitting Bras
and
Anti Make-up/Cosmetics (except for costuming/theatrical and fun purposes)
and
Anti High Heels
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Anti Cosmetic surgery
and
Anti “Welfare Reform”
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Anti “Right to Work”
and
Pro Affordable Day Care
and
Pro Free and Equal Public Education, from Pre-School through Community and state College levels
and
Anti Sexual Harassment
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Anti Domestic Violence and “women as property” of husbands/men
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Anti Child Abuse/Child Labor and “children as property of adults”
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Anti Sexualization of Children
Pro Legalization of all recreational drugs, particularly marijuana
which goes with
Anti Addiction demonization and “treatment” industry
Anti War (all of them) and Pro Peace
Photograph by Leif Skoogfors, used with permission, 1970
which goes with
Anti Nuclear power plants and weapons
and
Anti Weapons proliferation
Anti Corporate greed and malfeasance, including “Citizen’s United” law
which goes with
Pro better Banks’ Monitoring and better Regulations and Enforcement
and
Pro Wall Street’s Monitoring and better Regulations and Enforcement
and
Pro Transparency
Pro Meditation
which goes with
Pro Emotional Intelligence
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Pro Music and Arts Education
and
Pro Recess and Physical Education for Youth
and
Pro Science Education (especially for girls/women and minorities)
Sally Ember, Ed.D. 
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