In recognition of Columbus Day...

[OwnedByFerrets]

"So it should not surprise us that with the doubling of the world's population over the past 37 years has come an explosion of violence and brutality, and as the United States runs low on oil, we are now fighting wars in oil-rich parts of the world. It shouldn't surprise us that our churches are using violent "kill the infidels" video games to lure in children, while in parts of Africa contaminated by our culture and rich in oil (Congo) rape has become so widespread as to make the front page of yesterday's New York Times.

These are all dimensions, after all, our history, which we celebrate on Columbus Day. But if we wake up, and we help the world wake up, it need not be our future."

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/10/08/4398

[NightWatcher]

1. my post today also quoted a Hartmann Common Dreams article

He's about to cover it as well on his national show too.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4228028&mesg_id=4228028

[OwnedByFerrets]

2. I never miss Thom

[Oregone]

3. This is one holiday Im not going to miss

Its now Thanksgiving for me here. Ill take that trade any day.

[mygreentambourine]

4. I was glad to read today that Berkeley, CA calls today Indigenous People's Day

and somewhere else they call it Native Americans' Day. Sounds good to me...