Just asking . . .

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Elliott @ 114

I agree, but it’s imperative that WE do it.

True. Either we prosecute them or we become accessories after the fact and share the guilt.

Exactly!

We have to clean up our own mess. We can’t put it off on Europeans or anybody else. If we don’t we’re guilty as charged.

Ever since the MCA passed last year I have gotten a lot more active, writing, phoning, emailing (including to folks I know who are likely to join me in the writing, phoning, and emailing endeavors). I even made phone calls for MoveOn prior to the election last fall. Actually making phone calls has been huge for me, ’cause I’m a wicked phone-phobe. But, I have not run across Democracy for America before, so thanks for the tip! I’ll go check them out… And in the meantime, best of luck to you!

Good for you, most excellent if you have transcended a phobia to become engaged; nothing will ever be as bad as that, and everything can only be better. At least that’s been my experience since I become hands-on activist.

Check for local groups via Meetup.com, using your city or zip code; you may find other groups using Meetup besides DFA. Craigslist.com may also have group notices for your locale.

And check DFA’s own community pages at dfalink.com for the groups closest to you.

Going to Meetups was my own bete-noir; I was concerned that I’d be freaked out by folks I met or they’d breach my privacy. Now I’m a Meetup organizer and some of my dearest friends I met through Meetups. ;-)

phred @ 156

Thank you Rayne! I am unwilling to quit the day job to go into politics (and frankly I don’t have the temperament for it), but I am damn glad that you and others are willing to do the heavy lifting for the rest of us.

phred, I’d like to suggest you contact the local Democracy for America and see what they are doing at local level. They may be able to point you to local campaigns that need your help when you have free time, like phonebanking in the evening, door-to-door canvasssing or literature drops on the weekend, or cash donations. Vet the candidate and then help as you can; this is democracy in action, and anything you do will help take back our democracy.

Ever since the MCA passed last year I have gotten a lot more active, writing, phoning, emailing (including to folks I know who are likely to join me in the writing, phoning, and emailing endeavors). I even made phone calls for MoveOn prior to the election last fall. Actually making phone calls has been huge for me, ’cause I’m a wicked phone-phobe. But, I have not run across Democracy for America before, so thanks for the tip! I’ll go check them out… And in the meantime, best of luck to you!

sometimes things flare157.
some can let it go.
some just feel a need to gouge old wounds anew.
trollref195 was from a’fore last election, egad.
i wish she could let it go.
you’re entitled to your opinions.
i’m entitled to mine.
and so on…
and so on…

please keep commenting freely at the Lake.
maybe i’ll agree with you sometimes,
maybe not, heh. ;->

fahrender, I appreciate your comments and the wisdom that guides them.

maybe you can surmise i have taken heat of some 157variety at times.

black&white&shades of gray make up a real world, perhaps sadly, but that’s just how it is…
we can have pure feelings, but we still have to deal with imperfect reality in order to try to make things better.

there are worse things than having been tarred (aw heck, once -at last count- called a #%*# troll FGS!?!)for supporting a candidate you think will be/is a good Senator *ducks for cover*

happily, altho i also get mopey on a regular basis, i too suffer the burdon of a solid streak of stubborn that keeps me goin’.

The Lake’s a wonderful place for all of us to meet, eh?! ;->

{{{Peace}}} {{{Justice}}}

thanks, Adie. i’m learning stuff about myself here today. i hope i do hear from mandrake and hotflash. in the end we may have to just agree to disagree but i can listen and i can reflect on things people tell me.

keep including everyone in that system, and i’ll be satisfied.

this is indeed a good place, largely due to careful tending.

thanks for your efforts in a difficult job.