Reply #8: We cannot go quietly, resistance is the only way...

[IndyOp]

I have been leaning, in the past few weeks, toward a 'Why bother voting?" attitude. To me it seems like everything go could very, very dark in the next few years and if that it so then why fight? Well...

I just talked today with a friend who is an old warrior -- he has been resisting the dominant paradigm since the 60's. If you read Howard Zinn's "People's History of the United State" you read about Bill -- he is the only person to have served jail time for the Iran-Contra Affair. He served time because his hometown put up a street sign in honor of Admiral Poindexter and Bill stole it and held it for ransom. So, he went to jail. He's been fighting for a long time for many, many people in many different lands. My favorite quote of Bill's came from an email he sent when he was visiting Israel/Palestine last year. His delegation met with all kinds of people on all sides of the issues. One person accused them of just meeting 'with the lunatic fringe'. In reply Bill stated, "So long as walls, weapons, and wars are considered the path to peace by the so-called sane, I will stand with the insane."

The African American members of the House of Representatives (14 of them) are ready to stand up on Jan 6th to contest the Electoral College vote. They've been fighting for a long, long time and the fight is about to get harder.

If these folks and a million more can face the truth and resist even in times of fear -- and still maintain joy in life -- then I suppose I will just have to buck up and try to get smart about this stance of resistance -- when to push, when to let up, how to stay in touch with people who will help keep me sane...

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