Chris Hedges at the "Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis" symposium

[Plucketeer]

1. I love hearing Chris talk

He's one of a very few that speak OF the truth as opposed to ABOUT it. We're all so obsessed about this public servant or that - this party vs the other - all of it either corrupted BY money or stifled (mired) BECAUSE of money. And ol' Chris - he just keeps telling us that there IS NO course adjustment to be made with things the way they are. There's only flipping the whole damned boat - righting it - instituting a new crew and the subsequent collective decisions as to how the boat will sail forth after that civil mutiny.

I've honestly thought how I might start such an uprising. I'm just a simple citizen - not wealthy - not particularly healthy either. But that aside, just how long could I go marching - hollering - stopping folks and asking them to join me - before armed authorities took note?

I'm comfy here - me 'n the wife in our very modest California home - trying to live the retirement we striven for for decades. But we SEE this country of ours being hijacked..... AND WE DO NOT LIKE IT ONE BIT!

We bought food and supplies in support of Occupy. It would have been really tough (as it would be now) to take leave of our animals and property, but IF there were enough genuine revolutionaries - if there were enough folks willing to forgo the comfort of their warm abodes for something BIGGER than themselves - I could be swayed from bangin' this keyboard so I could join an overwhelming throng.