This is our first letter! I’ve been wanting to talk about so much… but as you may have figured out: I’ve forgotten. I was thinking of what should our first letter be about. Something I’ve been wanting to tell you, something about DC, or something happening now? I thought there’s no better place to be and nothing better to think about than the present.
I’m supposed to hear about the Development Advisor job by the end of the week this week, which I assume it’s the end of the business week, which I assume it’s the end today, which I know is 11-11-11. Happy 11-11-11!!! I think this is the PERFECT day to start this blog! J I guess your procrastination made the stars align just right. Lol. So about the job.. yeah, every time I see that I’ve gotten an email, I get scared. I check to see if it’s about the job, and nothing. So I just turned on my phone cuz I thought maybe they would call me? Better be ready. I really hope I find out by today. So I can move on or get on.
On the way back from the interview there was a guy from the Scottish Socialist Party by Balmoral Hotel & St. James Mall on Princes St. talking about how Scottish Power (the electricity company) has raised its fees by 19%. The guy was on a megaphone repeating key lines over and over again trying to get people to sign a petition against it. As I walked by, I heard what he said and upon making sense of what he said, I took a few steps back and signed the petition. His basic message was: big power company increase our fees by 19%, but pensions are not increased, minimum wages aren’t decreased, and services are being cut. How does that help the average person??? It’s crazy. I didn’t know Scottish Power had done that so now I gotta look at my utilities bill to see how much it’s increased.
It’s really unfair. Even though the energy costs may be higher because of various factors, how does it make sense to have loads of profits and still demand higher fees from people? Why is it necessary? And if energy fees will continue to go this way, and if it will not get cheaper to live the way we have been living, how about investing some of the money that is collected from fees into harvesting new sustainable technologies that will be able to sustain an increasing amount of people in our planet? These companies are not out for the good of the people, but that’s common knowledge now-a-days, isn’t it?
There are some people that are afraid to say they’re against capitalism; like as if capitalism was the social polity sent down from the heavens above to us mere mortals, and so worship it we must. .gag. I don’t think so. There’s something to say about the fact that the Scottish Socialist Party can stand in the middle of the busiest street in Edinburgh, speak their mind peacefully and sensibly, and attract about 50% of passerby’s toward signing their petition. Their message makes sense. And people don’t fear that hear: a socialist presence. Can you imagine if that happened in the U.S.? The Socialist Party out on the streets, speaking their mind, making sense out of the world’s mess… do you think they’d be paid any respect? Or have a successful petition campaign? Especially in our current political climate where ‘socialist’ is deemed as the worst of all evils? I’m really surprised Vermont’s Senator Bernie Sanders doesn’t get the socialist insults that President Obama gets… here’s an actual socialist in Congress but Republicans pick on Obama about being one? Trust me, if Obama acted more like a socialist, his approval rating would go up lol.
The American political system sucks, it’s immature, petty, ineffective, and ignorant..and everyone knows it.
In other news, Mike and I went to the Elephant House (Harry Potter’s birthplace). After days of him working nonstop, he finally finished his work for the conference and we went to have breakfast at Elephant House. It was so nice not having to cook or clean up J Here are few pics. I can’t wait to visit coffee places and have breakfast dates when we’re working hard one day in DC…
Xo
Kristellys
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