It's been awhile, but I'm feeling the need to get back into the habit of writing. It's such a worthwhile use of my time, even if not the most productive, per se. Helps me stay centered & really focused on the things that matter most in life.
I'll just say that I had a really nice afternoon. I spent it wandering up in the hills above Oakland & Berkeley. Took the dogs with me and we did some hiking (they loved it), drove all over up near the ridge, found Tilden Regional Park, which is pretty expansive & incredible, and got a lot of fresh air.
I've been in a bit of a funk- trying to negotiate the beginning of the rest of my life. A lot of question marks have been where I wish there were more definites. I think getting my head into a more focused centered state, which I've been attempting to do, is helping a lot. More calm within.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
[VIDEO] Timely Dialogue about Anti-War Movement...
I came across this RT conversation about the past, present, & future of the Anti-War movement, and it is incredibly insightful. I hope you will take a few minutes to watch it & take heed. I am new to the anti-war movement, and I have definitely turned off by the ideology & rhetoric of some.
If this 'movement' is going to become a movement, it's got to be a popular movement. As long as we keep marginalizing ourselves by latching on to every fringe issue rather than digging in to the opposition to WAR, we're going to be the lonely group of idealists. We need to concentrate on appealing to everybody. Conservatives, libertarians, liberals, communists, etc. always declare a general opposition to war but when we try to join together, the ifs, ands, or buts of the situation cloud the picture.
http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2011/05/08/the-future-of-the-antiwar-movement/
I think this is a very serious conversation that needs to be had amongst ourselves (Across all the various organizations) & reconciled before we can effectively move forward. 10 years into these wars, something is not working. Resigning ourselves to a state of futility at the lack of a draft or some other catalyzing force is not going to help. We have to adapt to the situation at hand and look beyond the vaunted & ineffective methods from the Vietnam era. The media has done a superb job at de-legitimatizing & stereotyping anti-war activists. We need to work around these obstacles in a unifying way.
If this 'movement' is going to become a movement, it's got to be a popular movement. As long as we keep marginalizing ourselves by latching on to every fringe issue rather than digging in to the opposition to WAR, we're going to be the lonely group of idealists. We need to concentrate on appealing to everybody. Conservatives, libertarians, liberals, communists, etc. always declare a general opposition to war but when we try to join together, the ifs, ands, or buts of the situation cloud the picture.
http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2011/05/08/the-future-of-the-antiwar-movement/
I think this is a very serious conversation that needs to be had amongst ourselves (Across all the various organizations) & reconciled before we can effectively move forward. 10 years into these wars, something is not working. Resigning ourselves to a state of futility at the lack of a draft or some other catalyzing force is not going to help. We have to adapt to the situation at hand and look beyond the vaunted & ineffective methods from the Vietnam era. The media has done a superb job at de-legitimatizing & stereotyping anti-war activists. We need to work around these obstacles in a unifying way.
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