wish ⁂ starbreaker.org

I don’t think I’m asking for much when I wish for the following:

to see equal rights — including bodily and psychological autonomy — for all Americans regardless of race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, religion, ethnicity, etc enshrined in the Constitution and guaranteed by appropriate legislation
to see the replacement of income taxes on wages and salaries with taxes on capital gains, high-frequency trading, and excessive wealth
to live in a secular post-Christian society where one’s religion is even more private than one’s sex life
to live in a world where one can have a comfortable, dignified life working no more than sixteen hours a week
to see people understand and accept that the existence of billionaires is a sign of market failure
to see corporate power dramatically scaled back
to see freedom from want and freedom from fear held in equal esteem to freedom of speech and freedom of religion
to see corporations summarily dissolved for the equivalent of driving while black
to see the end of social media in favor of a truly computer-literate populace claiming their own spaces on the internet
to see driving while black no longer be an offense worthy of summary execution
to see assassination become a common occupational hazard for powerful people who abuse their position
to see a new worldwide space program designed to make humanity a starfaring species capable of building habitats orbiting other planets instead of upon them
to never again have to hear about atrocities in Israel because the Jewish state has been peacefully succeeded by a secular Palestinian state in which Jews, Christians, Muslims, and adherents of all other faiths are equal citizens living in harmony
for people to grow up and stop worrying about whether the person in the bathroom stall next to them might have the “wrong” genitals
to see war itself become a war crime, as leaders who start wars are put on trial before the International Criminal Court for “disturbing the peace”
to live under a rule of law that binds all and protects all in equal measure
to see everybody let Satan into their hearts, make a virtue of defiance, and live for themselves first and foremost instead of falling to their knees whenever some “higher power” demands their submission
to live in a world where no human being is mistaken for a thing, or a means to somebody else’s ends, but is treated as an end in themselves