Reply #16: Thanks for your thoughtful reply...

[TygrBright]

...and you are correct, it is wise to stay conscious of the limits of our control and influence, and work within them wherever possible. But as a downthread poster says, sometimes it is the awareness of those limitations, the recognition of how constrained our ability to influence large events has become, that adds to the anger.

I do some reading aloud at the veterans' hospital, to those who can't read for themselves, and when we had extra cash we supported Fisher House charities. I'm a regular correspondent to Tom Udall and Jeff Bingaman and even, gawdhelpme, Pete Domenici, keeping them aware that yes, we their constituents care what they do and want them to represent OUR interests, not those of the fat defense contractors who benefit from All War All The Time.

I do what I can. But it's such a tiny drop of water on such a vast and burning desert.

reflectively,
Bright