Gandhi and King, "Civil Disobedience"

[dave502d]

While Walden can be applied to almost anyone's life, "Civil Disobedience" is like a venerated architectural landmark: it is preserved and admired, and sometimes visited, but for most of us there are not many occasions when it can actually be used. Still, although it is seldom mentioned without references to Gandhi and King, "Civil Disobedience" has more history than many suspect. In the 1940's it was read by the Danish resistance, in the 1950's it was cherished by people who opposed McCarthyism, in the 1960's it was influential in the struggle against South African apartheid, and in the 1970's it was discovered by a new generation of anti-war activists. The lesson learned from all this experience is that Thoreau's ideas really do work, just as he imagined they would.

http://eserver.org/thoreau/civil.html

[Algomas]

1. "Summer's here, and the time is right, for dancing in the streets"

The tipping point is upon us and we should all be off our asses and on the streets...
Check out this DU thread, "No more Sesame Street"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3916723&mesg_id=3916723

Hey, comin’ out around the world be ready for a brand new beat
Oh, summer’s here and the time is right, oh, for dancing in the street
Dancing in chicago (dancing in the street)
Down in new orleans (dancing in the street)
In new york city (dancing in the street)

All we need is music, sweet music (sweet, sweet music)
They’ll be music everywhere (everywhere)
They’ll be laughing, singing, music swinging and dancing in the street

It doesn’t matter what you wear just as long as you are there
They’re dancing (dancing in the street) oh oh

This is an invitation across the nation the chance for folks to meet
There’ll be swinging, swaying, music playing and dancing in the street

Philadelphia, pa now (dancing in the street)
Baltimore and d.c. (dancing in the street)
Can’t forget them other cities (dancing in the street)

edited to add link

[H2O Man]

2. Our most powerful weapon

is largely being overlooked today.