We aren't going to just dry up and blow away

[Mythsaje]

Since the beginning of the Bush Administration, several different political organizations have sprung up, ones dedicated to telling the truth about what's going on out there in the wide, wild world that the corporate media cannot or will not. This latest debacle with MoveOn.org is a prime example of how Americans will rise to the challenge and support any organization that has the courage and the foresight to raise a ruckus when confronted with deception and doublespeak.

But the list is rather long. Some organizations are older than the Bush Administration, and perhaps they don't get as much press, but they're just as vigilant, just as serious, and at least as competent in ferreting out the truth behind the pretty lies.

Sometimes truth is harsh. Sometimes it's dirty, smelly, and sometimes it just lies there on the front lawn reeking. Those of us on the left (and, no, we're not, by any means, "far-left--unless, of course, you're so far to the right that you're hanging off the edge of reality by your fingernails), are not going to be silenced by the condemnation of the Republicans and Democratic quislings in Congress.

It doesn't matter if they don't like what we have to say. Condemnation will make us louder, not quieter. We won't tolerate lies, bullying tactics, or attacks on our 1st Amendment Rights. Like Henry Rollins said, the only way to protect free speech is to use it.

Amen.

If they don't like what we have to say, we have only one response: "Good!" Censure us, condemn us, try to shout us down, and we'll keep popping back up like shrieking moles in a carnival game. Opposition strengthens us because it tells us we're on the right path. We're unsettling the settled, disturbing the comfortable, and that's what we SHOULD be doing. This is NO time to be comfortable. It's a time to be wary, and nervous, and occasionally paranoid.

There are forces within our government that loathe democracy, for all that they say they're trying to spread it. They don't want to hear our voices, they don't want to suffer the results of our openly voting against their agenda. They will pull just about anything out of their bag of dirty tricks to gain the opportunity to silence us and everyone else like us.

But as long as we have our Constitution, we'll use it to stand in opposition to them. We'll offend them, we'll annoy them, and we'll break ourselves against the wall of their deceptions if we have to. Again and again and again.

We're not going away, we're not going to shut up, and we're never, ever, going to stop until we are dead. And even then others will take our places.


edited to change "sprang" to "sprung." Sounded better. :shrug:

[orpupilofnature57]

1. K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rubberducky]

2. Excellent post! K&R

[Blue_In_AK]

3. Kick.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Beautifully and perfectly said!

K&R, damn it!



:patriot:

[calimary]

5. Another rec!

The bad guys have been run by a tiny minority with a VERY LOUD VOICE and LOTS of squeaky wheels. And look what they've accomplished. We are FAR LARGER in number. We should be able to make an EVEN BIGGER noise, and a LOUDER roar.

We NEED to. More urgently now than EVER before.

Put your anger to work, guys. Make sure your reps know that you're only buying BACKBONE these days.

[budibudinski]

6. Yes..you said it. And Keep Sayin It ..

even if it feels like your the only one left speaking this truth.

It will get nastier as the election draws near. Rove hasn't thrown out his dirty playbook just because he's now out of view.
He still operates, maybe stronger than before.

Can't Recommend yet, but I'll give you a kick.
Beware Freedom Watch...
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[blm]

7. Fan club kick.

heh

[Hydra]

8. One more shrieking mole at this demented carnival! n/t

[Mythsaje]

9. Self-kick for the afternoon/evening crew before I head for work...n/t

[Canuckistanian]

10. K&R!!!

That's what I like to see.

"The only way to protect free speech is to use it"

[txwhitedove]

11. K&R. We should all be shrieking moles....

:applause:

[Demeter]

12. I've Been Profoundly Perturbed by the People Jumping Up and Down on Moveon. Org

Claiming that the ad was "childish and rude".

I mentioned that the nickname "Betrayus" was given him by his fellow soldiers--sunddenly everyone got a little thoughtful. I pointed out that the anti-war movement had been totally IGNORED by the MSM for 5 years, and got a little more intelligent looks from the sheeple.

It's all a matter of putting it into perspective, a thing that doesn't automatically happen in print or video any more. Instead of the 1 dimensional, black and white, Bush brand news, try to expose your neighbors to the multicolored, textured world of Real. It's natural and healthy!

[tom_paine]

13. Damn, that was one hell of an OP, mythsaje!

To add to it, I can say nothing. :toast:

[Mythsaje]

14. Thank you...

I thought pretty highly of it myself.

:)

[Gonzo Gardener]

15. Nicely put!

[Mythsaje]

16. Welcome to DU!

Thanks for the feedback...

[Judi Lynn]

17. This is a commentary whose time has come! We needed to see this.

Definitely not a time to give up. It's time for THEM to give up, after all these ugly years.

Your remarks were so well done!

~snip~
If they don't like what we have to say, we have only one response: "Good!" Censure us, condemn us, try to shout us down, and we'll keep popping back up like shrieking moles in a carnival game. Opposition strengthens us because it tells us we're on the right path. We're unsettling the settled, disturbing the comfortable, and that's what we SHOULD be doing......

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[Raksha]

18. "Error: You can only recommend threads which were started

in the last 24 hours." Too late but kicking anyway!

[gtar100]

19. And even if they tear down the constitution, we will fight

because we know now (as a people) that to be free is the most important thing we can have in respect to governments. Another revolution would be inevitable.

Great post. Thanks.