Reply #89: I'll join you with that sentiment. [View All]

[LWolf]

I understand the frustration, disappointment, anger, etc.; but it's not an excuse to become what you oppose.

Frankly, if Democrats want to become hate-mongers, I won't be with them. No hate, no bigotry, no narrow-mindedness; that's what we are supposed to be changing in our world, not becoming.

I'm not going to "fight," or "battle," or "go to war," because I don't believe that war solves anything. It kills, it maims, on both sides. It destroys the environment and infrastructure. And it feeds the anger, the determination to oppose, the never-ending series of battles for ascendancy.

I want change. Big change. How do I get it? I stand for what I believe in, first of all. I don't become what I'm trying to change, just so that I can "win." That's a hollow victory. To use the words of another, I'll "be the change I wish to see in the world." How?

I'll use my dollars and viewing time wisely. I don't watch tv news. At all, ever, for any reason. If more people joined me, and publicly announced their choice, ratings would plummet and we might get some action on media issues.

I do my best to spend my dollars in ways that don't support corporate America; and will take that effort to a new level the next 4 years, excising much more out of my life.

I'll support efforts to uphold our constitution, and free and fair elections.

I'll be the things I wish to see; respectful, civil, caring, compassionate, fair, honest, principled, a thinker, well-balanced, reflective, knowledgeable; that's what I hope people will see when they look at me, or remember when they think about me.

And I'll be a communicator. I'll communicate issues to draw people in, rather than draw people to battle. That's the big goal; one I haven't excelled at yet.

I'm not fighting TPTB; I'm communicating to my fellow citizens, and hoping that, without confronting them, they can hear, and think about, some of what I have to say.

I will pour my time, energy, dollars, and attention into supporting what I do believe in, rather than trying to go to war against what I don't. I'll see what I do believe in grow, and the battles diminish in that way.

Just my choice. I hope that DU will be at the forefront of such efforts; but if not, I'll let it go. I hope that the Democratic Party will be at the forefront; but if not, I'll let it go.