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sayno123's avatar

Thank you Meredith!

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Dana Jumper's avatar

Thanks, Meredith, this is an excellent essay! Thanks for opening comments up again, also, I really like to read what others are thinking. It somehow adds to my sense of community. We are all in this together, in that way, and we are many.

I found myself taking notes as I read, something I rarely do, but there are many important points here.

Your thoughts about consent naturally brought to mind the last policies from our local school district that silence is consent when giving student vaccines or requiring face masks. Can silence ever be consent, really? At best, it's as you say, marital rape, or in this case, bureaucratic rape.

But, I was encouraged by your description of the Concerto of Deliverance. Pray, Dear God, that we are at that point. And then, that we go past it to what is required to eliminate the abuse and the abusers, collectively, properly.

Anyway, I enjoy your essays very much and am always excited when they show up in my feed. Thanks.

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