Sleepless in the Garden of Eden

[carols]

I do not write this for the long-time activists – no, not for you brave souls who have been fighting the Medusa of oppression in all its manifestations for so many years that it is impossible to remember a time when your pockets were not stuffed with flyers or a time when your eyes were not filled with tears. No this is not for you, although God knows you deserve an essay of your own – one that captures the million miles of pavement you have pounded or the innumerable rocks you have pushed uphill.

I write this, instead, for people like me. And there are a lot of us out there. Many of us started our journey toward awareness in November of 2000, and thousands of others have joined the movement in the ensuing three years. We are, by and large, a kindly, well-intentioned lot who have been slapped into consciousness by the repeated outrages, crimes and atrocities committed by the Bush regime. Depending on where we stand politically, we would like to see the whole lot of them removed via impeachment, imprisonment or regime change – and maybe all three (the order of events is unimportant). But whether we remove the Imposter-in-Chief via the electoral process or the judicial one, our failure to do so will have global consequences.
http://www.legitgov.org/essay_schiffler_sleepless_in_the_garden_of_eden_072304.html

[Political_Junkie]

1. Wow, that's incredible, Carol!

:thumbsup:

[carols]

3. Thank you so much!

Feel free to share :hi:
(Always good to run into you on the board - hope we get to meet one day!)
Carol

[Political_Junkie]

4. I will share it, believe me.

You've said everything I haven't been able to put into words.
Good to see you too! :) I'm tellin' you, I've just got a feeling, we will meet someday!

[Hoping4Change]

2. What a amazing piece, Thank you so much for posting it.

I'm bookmarking this and emailing it to as many people as I can.

The following comments are what deeply struck a chord with me.


"The idea of a perpetual state of activism-induced insomnia is enough to make a strong person quiver and the rest of us average Joes and Janes – myself included – long for that deserted island in the Caribbean where we can wash away the world’s woes in an eternally blue ocean.."



"too often, it has fallen to the same small circle of life-long activists to work the bucket brigade alone, shuffling back and forth to the well for yet another pail of life-giving compassion to douse the consuming flames of rampant greed and violence."



"Our current US “leadership,” keeps reiterating that we should “stay the course.” And so we will, Mr. Bush. And so we will."

[carols]

5. And thank you also!

I was looking for a blushing smilie but couldn't find one :-). Really appreciate your kind words!
Carol

[Hoping4Change]

6. FYI I nominated for the homepage. I hope it gets there.

:headbang:

[patdem]

7. Very moving essay and very instructive...Thanks carols

:kick: too important to let it slide quickly!