Reply #31: I've been thinking lately that it might be our turn to plant the seeds

[deutsey]

that may sprout in the next election, or maybe not until the next generation.

Think of all those who came before us, and I'm not talking about just the 1960s. I'm talking about the 1860s and '70s, in terms of American history. Think how former slaves felt after Reconstruction was sold out, and yet many of them continued to work hard for something they never lived to see. Think of the labor movement and the gains many of those in the movement contributed to even if they weren't around to enjoy the benefits. There are so many other examples.

Let's face it: the corporate elites in this country are successfully "repealing the 20th century," as one writer put it. All the gains that were fought for throughout that century are fading away and the progress is being rolled back.

In many ways, we all enjoyed the harvest of the hard work of generations that came before us and now it may be time for us to start planting and tending to a new harvest that we might not live to see.

That said, I'm still going to fight like hell to change my world in my lifetime.