Aretha has died.  Our "Queen of Soul" has left us.  I am beyond sad.  I mourn our loss.  She was one of the voices of freedom, of The Sixties. 

I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!!!  I WANT THE USA OF FORWARD MOVEMENT BACK!!  REAL PROGRESSIVE VALUES, KINDNESS, EMPATHY, RESPECT FOR WORKING PEOPLE BACK AGAIN.  WE HAVE GONE ASTRAY.  WHERE IS THE USA/AMERICA I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED AND RESPECTED?  WHERE HAS IT GONE?