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Show THE ZEPHYR/OCTOBER-NOVEMBER The destruction of the Earth, a direct result of the combined forces of our rulers’ ex- 2008 We do hold those rights to be self evident. That’s where we stand, knowing that there are always people’s movements, always have been. Look back into what we i done, the bad and the good, then look forward. Each day counts. Let's build the movements. tremism, puts us on the list of endangered species. I’ve said this before, but don’t mind repeating it. All of the above crimes--yes, crimes against people, against flora and fauna, soils, waters and atmospheres--have consequences. After the elections, let’s keep on building. Whoever is president has to know we're not An aside: Nixon wasn’t a very sophisticated ecologist; failed to include flora and fau- going to take it much longer. na in his Report to the Nation. Wrenching decisions wait for us in November. Are we so afraid of McCain that we feel we have to vote for cheerleader Obama ? We can’t close our eyes to the fascist danger of Oh, yes, itisn’t all tea and cookies. There will be set-backs. A person gets used to those; it’s part of the action. McCain. What to do ? Let's not be totally dumb. If we happen to live in a state where a few votes might make a difference, then choose Obama. But, meanwhile, there’s a movement Next time you hear from this old Losing Solitude site that I value beyond measure, we will be in Ohio, trying to decide how the wind is blowing there. to build. We can work for fringe candidates. After all, none of them hope to win; the fire in THE FIRST ‘CYBER-PRINT’ ZEPHYR GOES ONLINE ON MARCH 27,2009 WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT... CONSIDER AN INCREDIBLY CHEAP AD OR JOIN THE BACKBONE! Are we whiners? Of course, how else can we get the word out? But we are much more than that. We have the power to reverse disaster. www.canyencountryzephyr.com the belly that motivates them is to build a powerful public power. People Power changed things in the late nineteenth century--Populist Movements--and in the twentieth century LITTLE WEASEL ADS, INC. PRESENTS es (100 years of war) Great Depression, union organizing, anti-war-in-Vietnam movement and Black Power, Civil Rights and Feminist struggles. Our job is to reach back, grab those momentums and put them into the current struggle against war and war’s murder of PALIN & BIDEN innocents. Are we whiners? Of course, how else can we get the word out? But we are much more a choice... than that. We have the power to reverse disaster. By that I mean a 180 turn-around. And that’s where writings like Leake’s and Meyer’s are vital; each in his own way is a defend- not an echo?? ers of nature, the earth and its creatures, our home. Artificiality can’t go on forever and neither can endless economic growth. We know that. Our rulers don’t, or if they do they are putting on a grand show of “Who, me worry?” My letter to the Telegram ends with a quote by Eugene Debs who ran for president from behind bars, received a substantial vote. He said, “I’m not going to lead you into the promised land because someone else will come along and lead you out.” What was he talking about? Our relentless search for leaders to take the burden off our shoulders, beginning with the idolization of George Washington. He was, by all accounts, a pretty decent guy even though very wealthy, but back then his leadership was backed by a substantial majority of citizens who took pride in the new beginnings: no kings and the Bill of Rights. During Washington’s reign two rebellions broke out, one by farmers in Massachusetts, Shay’s Rebellion, and another in Pennsylvania, dubbed the Whiskey Rebellion. Both were about taxes that had to be paid in hard, scarce cash. Move it Girl... You're blocking A be my SMIRK 42" We can rebel too, not with smooth bore muskets, but by street actions. Yes, join the protests, and don’t settle for being herded into out-of-sight cages. All sorts of actions are waiting for us: parades and other kinds of highly visible gatherings; support of unions; visits to ruling offices and plazas; barging in where we are not welcome. And, above all, creation of mini-democracies inside our own movements. Let diversity reign! Letters to newspapers too, but why stop there? Our last protest in the county seat of Franklin county brought choruses of honks from trucks and cars; waves and thumbs up and V-signs. One day we got a brief honk from a cop car. Very different reactions compared with ‘03. There are always a few counter signals too, always will be. We are Patriots. We show the flag. We believe in our country. It’s different from other nations, just as other nations are different from ours. We carry on the grand tradition of citizenship, of guilt at the terrible crimes our nation has committed, and still commits, and determination to do something about it. We also look back into our history, the great precedents laid down by the Abolitionists and the Women who struggled hard for their rights to full and complete citizenship, and the courageous acts in Jim Crow south for human dignity, human rights. — DITTOHEADS??? OBAMA ACCEPTANCE SPEECH: As president, I will tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power And I'll invest $150 billion over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy -- wind power, and solar power, and the next generation of biofuels -- an investment that will lead to new industries and 5 million new jobs that pay well and can’t be outsourced. McCAIN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH: We must use all resources and develop all technologies necessary to rescue our economy from the damage caused by rising oil prices and to restore the health of our planet....We will build more nuclear power plants. We will develop clean coal technology. We will increase the use of wind, tide, solar and natural gas. We will encourage the development and use of flex-fuel, hybrid and electric automobiles. 9 ae \ ‘ (Heee \ | |
