{"id":926,"date":"2024-12-10T01:17:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T01:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ykhong.com\/writes\/i-recommend-not-having-a-president-%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T21:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T21:54:11","slug":"i-recommend-not-having-a-president-%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ykhong.com\/writes\/i-recommend-not-having-a-president-%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f%e2%ad%90%ef%b8%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"I Recommend Not Having a President \u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">It is quite lovely not having a president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">5 out of 5 stars. \u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">Highly recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">So far I\u2019ve been attending rallies many days and growing community. We have been&nbsp;practicing mutual aid, which comes so easily and organically as it should and is meant to. We sing, chant, and do group calisthenics to keep our blood flowing.&nbsp;All things we should be doing daily no matter what.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">Many are&nbsp;wearing masks&nbsp;because that is the norm. Rally leaders, though always mindful of&nbsp;crowd flow, are extra mindful since the Halloween tragedy in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">As it is cold, folks have been handing out&nbsp;hand warmer packs, hot sweet buns,&nbsp;and sharing&nbsp;blankets and mats&nbsp;to sit on. We clean up after ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">I joined folks in buying coffees in bulk at cafes nearby in advance so protesters can go in and pick up a coffee for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">It is an&nbsp;historically exceptional moment&nbsp;right now in Korea and globally. People everywhere are through with political bureaucracy, corporate greed, imperialism, and lack of connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">I think&nbsp;we all need this. We don\u2019t want to drone on nor do we want drones. We just want to sing, eat, create, love each other and the land, give and receive gifts, be in community, and always know that the&nbsp;people are powerful when we come together. Together beloveds. It\u2019s us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We do not, in fact, need presidents or CEOs at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Take back everything they took<\/strong> in the first place.Health, housing, education, water, land, tradition, community, dignity, humanity, joy, agency, and rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>A new world is coming.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is quite lovely not having a president. 5 out of 5 stars. \u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f Highly recommend. 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