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Celebrating community

Original post made on Oct 1, 2018

"I believe our democracy is at stake if we do not re-establish a sense of community," said Rich Gordon, former state assemblyman and county supervisor, and resident of unincorporated Menlo Park, speaking before a large crowd at a Sept. 20 ceremony held to recognize community contributors in Menlo Park.

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Comments

Posted by Robert
a resident of another community
on Oct 1, 2018 at 1:10 pm

Bravo to Meals on Wheels and all that, but it is ironic that Facebook is sponsoring this, since they (and Twitter) pose some of the greatest challenges to our privacy rights and thus democracy. They have purchased our complacency. In today's news alone:
"Facebook could be fined up to $1.63 billion by Ireland’s privacy watchdog after a network breach exposed the data of up to 50 million users."

And when a barn burns down, no one calls FEMA. When a hundred barns burn down, then feel free to call in the government services that we pay for with our tax dollars. Your neighbors will be in the same boat.

Robert
Oakland, CA