Reply #78: As a pacifist activist,

[chervilant]

I fervently hope that all DUers who have blogged their regard for Senator Kennedy will indeed remember him the next time they are tempted to succumb to the opportunity to belittle or villify anyone who is other than a progressive, a liberal, or a 'true' Democrat.

Senator Kennedy is a great example of overcoming serious missteps and misfortunes (explusion from college for cheating, Chappaquiddick, alcoholism) in order to achieve great things (most enumerated herein above, so I shan't repeat them).

In short, Teddy exemplifies that we're all bozos on this bus (tyvm, Firesign Theatre).

We simply cannot exit this bus at the next galaxy. That means we must find a way to work together to effect change. And, if we cannot find a way to work together, then we must find a way to effect change in spite of any obstacles.

I'm not suggesting that we fail to hold responsible those whose missteps are deleterious to many (I don't confuse pacifism for passivity). But, consider what might happen if we DUers use our rather considerable creativity and intellect to find a way to work with the Angry Group, OR to work around them, without wasting our time and energy berating them or whinging about them.

I keep hoping. Thank you for listening.

As ever, I remain Your Humble Servant,

Silence B. Damned