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Some gratitude on the longest, coldest darkest night of the year
It’s midwinter - the winter solstice - the longest, darkest night of the year, and we’re creeping up on Christmas and New Year’s, for those who celebrate.
These warm celebrations and gatherings mark a time of year that has always been marked hope and renewal - that light and life endure even in the midst of the deepest darkness and most bitter cold.
In countries where fall strips most plants of their leaves and trees and crops have the appearance of being dead or frozen, the symbols of Christmas - the Christmas Tree, Holly, Ivy, Mistletoe are evergreen signs of life. Unexpected hope, warmth and light in the midst of darkness is also, very clearly the message of Christmas - as well as Hannukah.
These are also, I hope, reminders of the possibility of renewal and change.
As we approach the end of one chaotic year, and the beginning of another, I wanted to thank everyone who’s been reading, sharing, commenting and offering their encouragement.
These comments above are just a few that I’ve received just in the last couple of weeks.
Free subscribers have increased by 50% since November, and paid subscribers are up as well, thanks partly to the newsletter has been picked up and shared on websites.
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Dougald Lamont
Just came across your work and find your arguments compelling. Great work of turning over the racist rock that Elon crawled out from. Speaking of ancestral lines, we share a surname. Are you decended from the Lamonts who sailed to PEI from The Isle of Skye during the Highland Clearances? They set up the PEI school system. Sailed on The Mary Kennedy?
Glad to see your work is well received. Modern citizens talk of the separation of church and state without recognizing that most state economists are pushing an extreme religion of their own based on selective reading and historical propaganda. Voices like yours are valuable counterweights to this powerful illusion.