Keepers of the flame

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I will not break down the whole of President Bidenโ€™s speech the other night. But I do want to talk about one aspect of it: us. We are, as President Biden said, “the keepers of the flame.” He is right, oh, how wonderfully delicious right he is! Democracy is a flame that burns through all seasons every day of the week. We are, in fact, its keepers. We have so much more power than many realize.

Democracy cannot die unless we are the keepers of the flame let it do so. President Biden was telling us he trusts us. Heโ€™s putting his faith in us to keep those bright embers, those pink and red and golden embers, alight, through hard times, cold times, and bitter times, because that flame must never go out.

As long as we keep the flame bright, democracy stays. It may go through hard times. But it simply cannot dissipate so long as we keep it alive. This, then, is Joe Bidenโ€™s final address to us as presidentโ€”such a loving and kind president we have rarely known. I have no doubtโ€”no doubtโ€”that history will smile upon President Biden. How could it not? He saved us all; he was the keeper of the flame for four long years.

His treatment by many startled and infuriated us. No, we will not have him for a second term. It hurts. I know how you all feel. I feel it too. But the echoes of President Biden’s four years, will stay with us, reverberating, making its way into history as millions in the future will read of a good president, of a wise President, a beacon of competence, a shining silver star of wisdom

Now, as we go forward, it is more important than ever that we remain watchful over Democracy, keeping her fueled by receiving the gift that President Biden has passed on to us with grace, for democracy is, in fact, us. And as long as we are here doing our work, it can never leave.

This is the fight of our lives. Trump and his unelected henchmen are actively to destroy our government, our democracy, and our way of life. We only have one choice, and that's to fight back as loudly and aggressively as possible.
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