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 Men's talk Play let go Play it's your season Joseph had a dream that he shared with his brothers. They, in a jeolous rage tossed him into a well, but feeling guilty decided instead to sell him off into slavery. Then, as a slave he was once again betrayed because he would not violate his moral code was cast into a dungeon, and it was in that dungeon that Joseph saw his dream fulfilled. His dream was fulfilled as he operated in his gifts and worked to help others realize their dreams. It's your season, what are you waiting for.    Where does one find hope in the abyss? It’s everywhere. In the cry of a newborn babe. In the eyes of a grandmother. It's in the laughter of kids playing in the streets. It's in the stooped back of a worker watching them. It's in the blackbird that sings to greet the morning dew, the roses in bloom. It's the rhythm of bees swarming the dahlias; it's the crescent moon. It's the way the sun smiles as it sets. It is waking...

I)  The original underclass - often mislabeled as white working-class voters by politicians and pollsters          Typically used to define anyone without a four-year degree          describes over a third of the electorate totally ignores differences in geography, ethnicity, and culture 2) label actually a kind of Stock story where they are envisioned as salt-of-the-earth citizens, living and working in wide open spaces between coasts           CONNOTES VIRTUE/INTEGRITY 3.     Actually, it is the less privileged white Americans in crisis     a. social breakdown of families and community, much like that which impacted African Americans decades earlier b) rates of out-of-wedlock births and male joblessness rising sharply. c) rising mortality rates (including suicide) among middle-aged whites d) opioid addiction II) On the Right we find Barely suppressed contempt characterized muc...