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From: ellen (d149-67-83-120.clv.wideopenwest.com -67.149.120.83)
Subject: Re: The central assumption of protest
Date: November 21, 2004 at 2:08 pm PST

In Reply to: The central assumption of protest posted by Keith on November 19, 2004 at 8:39 am:

Yes, I see your piont. However if we just sit back and act locally our government will still be out there doing morally objectionable things around the world. They will incur the ire and wrath of a generation or people who will think that we all agree with the status quo. When I see reports of the use of napalm in Iraq:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/11/21/32937/834

it makes me sick. I understand that we must build a compassionate progressive THINKING society, but I still feel that if we say nothing on a national level we become complicit in the evil.

ellen

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