The JRK Pledge

From the desk of Jeffrey R. Kuntzelman aka "Admiral Blind Man" ©2019-2020

I Pledge!

I Pledge to listen.  

I Pledge to understand.

I Pledge to open my eye(s).

I Pledge to have an open mind.

I Pledge to read carefully any and all statements, news articles, comments, etc.

I Pledge to not overreact.

I Pledge to not say "all cops are bad" or all of any one group "is bad".

I Pledge to call out injustice when I see it, hear about it, read about it, or witness it for myself.

I Pledge to speak out against injustice in any form, wherever it may be, whatever it may be, by whomever it may be.

I Pledge not to to let preconceived notions or perceptions rule my judgment.

I Pledge to not be prejudiced against anyone.

I Pledge to defend my fellow human being, whether they're black, white, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, heterosexual, homosexual, men, women, and all else in between.

I Pledge not to harm my fellow human beings.

I Pledge to tell the truth when it matters the most.

I Pledge to share what I can, when I can with people who need it.

I Pledge to help my fellow human beings in whatever capacity I can.

I Pledge not to be an unnecessary asshole (or bitch).

I Pledge to use my talents for good.

I Pledge to be the positive example for my children, my cousins, my nieces & nephews, etc.

I Pledge not to display symbols of hate and claim them to be "heritage".

I Pledge not to use those symbols of hate to justify acts of violence against my fellow human being.

I Pledge to use my 1st Amendment rights responsibly.  

I Pledge to use all of my United States Constitutional Rights responsibly.

I Pledge to resist the temptation to lay blame where it doesn't belong.

I Pledge to consider all available facts and data before making any rash or unreasonable judgments.

I Pledge to never give up on my fellow human beings. 

I Plegde to show my fellow human beings compassion & basic levels of love & understanding.

I Pledge to always give a hand up to my fellow human being, regardless of their life's circumstances.

I Pledge to not let politics decide who I like, dislike, or otherwise believe.  

I Pledge to make up my own damned mind on the topics that matter.

I Pledge not to decide in advance anything important that could affect not just myself, but potentially affecting thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions of people.

Will you take this pledge with me today, tomorrow, and always?