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1. I did not position myself. I will never position myself. That is to have a dual agenda. Never. Not in what I say, not in what I do. I'm not that smart. I'm not that able. Thank god. I will speak what I see and act what I see. And take the personal consequences, because Joy is to be found no other way than being authentic, a simple dedicated servant. As was my master before me.


2. Nowhere in my thinking or nature is to be a Critic of the city council, or anyone. It never occurred to me. Such a thought has never been in my head. I am never a Critic of anyone. Ever. It is impossible for me. We are all doing our best. I am absolutely a Critic of the way of things. If we continue on our current way of protecting ourselves rather than protecting the city citizens, we're doomed.


3. And I'm sure a reference to me has been made of being negative. What??! Speaking an unwelcome truth as I see it is being negative? Is the purpose of the council to help protect the popularity of council members? Or even infinitely worse, of themselves? Is this being on the council about me? I am horrified to face that it is for some, nearly all, of the candidates. Oh, it might elevate my business profile. Oh, it might elevate my esteem in the community, and maybe I can get a discount in a store because I'm on council. Oh, it might increase my power and control over my parishioners and help me Elevate within the church. Oh, what a wonderful stepping stone into the political establishment, using Cortez as a springboard. I've heard using Cortez as a springboard just too often as I talk to people in this city. I thrive on what might be called negativity towards me. If it is hateful, hurtful, thoughtless, no, I don't have an instant for it. But if it is thoughtful honest concern with what I'm doing, what we're doing? How can you avoid the icebergs if you don't see the icebergs?!?!



Neither am I being a Critic of the author of this article. It is an honest attempt. But it is through the lens of normal politics. I am not a politician. I will never be a politician. In the vanishingly unlikely event that I were to be elected, totally run me out of office if I am ever political. Our only hope is seeing the truth and standing on the truth. My truth? Don't be ridiculous. Your truth? Don't be ridiculous. The truth that will survive in the end. Whatever we call granite, whatever we say it is, it's going to be granted in the end, no matter what we said about it. We need our future based on rock, not political sound bites, not political preferences. Not religious preferences.


What religion, let alone what denomination, is god? Blasphemy, right? Absurd, right? Reducing God to something that we humans can label? Blasphemy.


As I said before, as I'll keep saying, nobody must seek Council for any other reason than the city is in deep deep deep trouble, and it is worth the life of the one on the ballot to try and help as many souls in this sinking boat as possible. And try and work the miracle of writing it again, that the city, and more importantly, everyone Within it, have a long history of thriving.



The lives of 9,000 people today, and everyone Upstream, depends upon whether or not we are courageous, sharp, Captain leaders servants of the ship called cortez. We're in a deadly ice field. This is not a game or popularity contest or stepping stone or way to establish our power over people. We need to be ready to jump on a grenade if we need to. For those that have put their trust in us. If I speak wrongly, bear witness to the wrong. Otherwise, let's step up, okay?

Fellow candidates, if it was every time for thinking about ourselves, this isn't it, right? And if you ever see me doing that, trying to hold my life, instead of losing it for the community, you call me out, scream it from the rooftops. I'll do the same if I have to.



And the characterization of me focused on the ubhoused? How ridiculous it will be if people have that notion. Does the Healer care only about the patient in front of them? Do they not care about everyone in the community? If the immunologist is focused on the first patients coming in with a terrible contagious disease, are they not focused on that exactly because they care about the entire community? The unhoused as I said on Wednesday night, the unhoused or our canaries in the coal mine. And it took me until Christmas time to realize that. Poverty, the unhoused, are symptoms of an illness in the community, infecting all in the community, especially the unhoused. And it destroys communities. You know that, right? If left unresolved? If the most vulnerable are left unhealed?


https://www.the-journal.com/articles/first-city-council-candidate-forum-showcases-conflicting-visions-of-cortez


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