If You Know, You Know

Lord Send Me a Sleeping Bag

FDR was the real deal: a patrician with steel in his spine who still spoke to the unemployed coal miner like he was family. That rare blend of upper-class confidence and absolute loyalty to the common person. He wasn’t trying to be cool. He was trying to win the war and fix the country — and he did.

What made him golden:

Unshakable tone: calm in crisis, but never aloof. You always felt like he got it.
Willing to fight the rich — and be rich. He didn’t apologize for who he was, but he used his power on behalf of others.
Vision and action: the New Deal wasn’t a slogan — it was a plan, with bricks, wires, and work boots.
Empathy broadcast in every fireside chat.

They need someone who can stand up like FDR did in 1933, look out at this cracked, fragile country and say:
“This nation asks for action, and action now.”

Not a marketing brand. Not a policy nerd. Not a Twitter gladiator. A leader with a real soul who can say:
“We’re going to fix this. Together. And no one — no one — gets left behind.”

Picture it: Jesus shows up, dusty from the road, worn sandals, worn heart. He walks into a world lit by LED billboards and flooded with information, but starved of wisdom. He doesn’t speak the language, but the vibe? Oh, he feels it.

He sees:

People obsessed with wealth but terrified of scarcity.
Religious institutions built like banks.
Power in the hands of performers, not prophets.
Suffering — quiet, buried, or livestreamed — and still no one listening.

He’s got a wife and kids. Rent’s due. Maybe he’s a carpenter again, or maybe an Uber driver. He feeds folks from his last paycheck anyway. That’s just who he is.

And the real question isn’t what he’d say, but what people would do to him. Because in a culture like ours, he’d likely be dismissed, ridiculed, maybe even arrested — not unlike before.

But I’ll tell you what I think he’d do:

He’d walk into the worst of it, same as always.
He’d stand with the forgotten, again.
He’d flip a few tables, if they were blocking love.
And he’d tell stories — little ones — that still change people.

And maybe this time, someone would recognize him. Maybe even one person. And that might be enough.

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There’s one massive weapon in the hands of the people — Initiative & Referendum. The initiative has to be simple, surgical, and soul-deep. Something that:

Hits almost everyone the same way — no matter their side.
Can’t be wiggled out of by power players.
Actually tips the balance of power.

An initiative is a process where citizens can propose a new law or constitutional amendment and get it on the ballot for a public vote.
A referendum lets voters approve or reject laws already passed by the legislature.

If enough people sign a petition, the issue goes on the ballot — and the people, not the politicians, make the final decision.

It’s direct democracy in action. One good initiative can change everything.

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🔑 Top Candidate Subjects for “The One Good Initiative”

1. Ban Corporate Campaign Contributions (Flat-Out, No Exceptions)
“Shall all political candidates be prohibited from accepting money or services from corporations, PACs, and lobbying groups?”
→ This one scares the bad guys stiff. No cash = no strings.
→ Framed as a clean government move. No party loyalty required.

2. Public Vote on Major War Authorization
“Shall any act of war involving troops or weapons require a public vote within 90 days?”
→ No more blank-check wars. People get to say yes or no.
→ Simple, elegant, and very sticky.

3. Ban Political Stock Trading
“Shall members of Congress and their immediate families be banned from owning or trading individual stocks while in office?”
→ Instant mass appeal. Everyone’s sick of politicians getting rich off intel.
→ It’s fair, it’s clean, and it crosses party lines.

4. Term Limits for Congress (With Age Cap)
“Shall elected federal representatives be limited to 12 years of total service and be ineligible to run if over age 75?”
→ No one wants permanent royalty in Congress anymore.
→ Fresh blood, clear lanes, and surprisingly popular with younger voters and centrists.

5. National Ballot Access Reform
“Shall all citizens have equal and cost-free access to federal ballots, regardless of party affiliation or income?”
→ Opens the gates to independents and 3rd parties.
→ Challenges the duopoly without overthrowing the system.

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Oh, golly whiz, it’s that time. Bardo bus now boarding for video parts unknown…

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