Anyway, here's the lyrics of the Battle Hymn, which––to continue that theme––was written by abolitionist and suffragist Julia Ward Howe. Notably, unlike other suffragists, Howe refused to throw Black men's suffrage under the bus so that white women could gain the right to vote.

Both provide such a counterpoint to current punditry, or political wins, because they believe that the stakes are deeper than this moment. The stakes are on the moral plane. And if you believe that, then there is no reason to concede rights, or to throw others under the bus.

Anyway, again thinking about the opening of "Violence and the Word" for no real reason:

I am also here in Wisconsin with my fiancé's family (in Sheboygan) and it was extremely subdued and far less folks than usual. Mood was somber instead of the usual summer-drunk-party energy in this town, which is fascinating to me.