Reply #64: Born to protest [View All]

[NJCher]

Yes, another old hippie radical here, too: environmentalism, VietNam protestor, women's rights (youngest president of a NOW chapter ever), civil rights. Long-time fighter for legal access for the middle class.

When I was at the January, 2000 Inauguration protest I was standing right down on Pennsylvania Avenue when bush and cheney whooshed by in their limos. People started throwing eggs and I am sorry to say I was not one of them. We were chanting --the chant was something about them being illegitimate--and I experienced something I'd never experienced before. It was like a star explosion over my head. There was an explosion of energy and colors swirling and I felt so good. At that moment I absolutely knew I was in the right place and doing the right thing. There was no question whatsoever about that in my mind.

Yesterday, when I saw Skinner's pics of the candlelight vigils and I scrolled down to see more and more and then even links to more and more pictures everywhere, it was almost more than I could take. Tears rolled out of my eyes and I said, "There are so many good people in America!"

That's not usually what I say about Americans. Thirty years of Reaganism-- it's all about me, me, me --has brought us to this point.

I've never once thought this country could run itself and have always worked part-time on causes, even at the expense of having a full-time job. I don't regret any of it--any pension I might have accumulated would most likely have been stolen by the corporate thieves anyway.


Cher

p.s. a most eloquent post, Rasputin. :hi:

Re younger generation, think Dean. Also, think Al Gore's new media project.