Burned Out?

[BeFree]

Burn out is the worst thing to see. One after another fiery liberal that was gonna save the world, has gone down in flames.

The weight off the world lies heavily on all long time activist's shoulders.
Once one becomes involved and begins studying the facts of the way things are and how they work, the weight on their shoulders doth grow in equilibrium.

Long time activists don't burn out. They don't tilt at windmills. They come to understand that solid positive results from actions will almost always take years to come to fruition.

It takes patience to keep from burning out.

Happy New Year and keep the fires burning fellow Duers!!

[H2O Man]

1. Just warming up. n/t

[obliviously]

2. snore.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

6. *Plonk*

[liberal_at_heart]

3. When I was young I use to just vote democrat without even really putting much research into my vote

I figured the democrats fit my beliefs better than the republicans so that was the way to go. I was an apathetic, uninformed voter. Now that I don't really trust either party I put much more research into my vote. Now I am a passionate, informed voter and I am far from burnt out.

[The Wielding Truth]

17. You bought in to the Republican sliming . You voted"Democratically".

Not Democrat.

[omega minimo]

4. No. They learn that things have to get really shitty before most people give a shit

enough to maybe DO something. Heed the warnings ahead of time, prevent the debacle? Nope. Wait for the shit to hit the fan.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

5. May peace reign and justice prevail with our efforts!

Rock on, BeFree!

[omega minimo]

7. and may civil liberties be remembered with fondness, nostalgia and not too little remorse for LIHOP

[HCE SuiGeneris]

10. I prefer 'rekindled' to 'remembered'

and I have a deep seated anger for those that MIHOP.

[omega minimo]

11. From your fingertips to the Justice Fairy's ears.

[gateley]

8. And when the fire begins to die,

[omega minimo]

12. And when the government's been drowned in the bathtub

[gateley]

13. ...

:thumbsup:

[femmocrat]

9. Yes.

It's someone else's turn now. Thank you for picking up the torch, Grasshopper.

:hi:

[patrice]

14. Not burnt out; just HAD it with having to get along with those who will never return the favor.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

15. Nope. Never been better.

[Jim Sagle]

18. The Piece of Unelected Filth Decade has been great for you, huh?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

19. There are more important things in my life then who's in the oval office.

But considering what we started with and what we're finishing with, that's damn good too.

Sucks to be a hater.

[Jim Sagle]

21. Sucks even harder to be a Panglossian.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

23. Does it? I wouldn't know.

[The Wielding Truth]

16. Abuse is tiresome, but we all have to stay true to the Golden Rule.

It's not even a passing thought in the corporate republican teabag world.

[demodonkey]

20. K & Rec #10.....

....Don't forget to support the Election Integrity organization of your choice as we approach the 2010 midterms. The vote you save may be your own.

[shadowknows69]

22. Nothing left but ashes.

[EFerrari]

24. I've had awful burn out for a long time now. But after spending

some time with family and working outside a lot these last six months, am feeling much better. And looking forward to the new year. Happy New Year, BeFree. :)

[autorank]

25. It's reasonable to expect that we'll never see our goal and

also reasonable to never give up. It's about process not product. Besides, knowing much more about
how the system works is its own reward.

Happy New Year!!!!

:hi:

[unkachuck]

26. yes sir....n/t