Terry K. Wrote:
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> Yup- thanks Don--very nice! As mentioned, I'm
> quite the apolitical type. I just can't bring
> myself to get embroiled in all the angst. Life is
> too short and I'm a very upbeat guy by nature.
> Bringing undue stress upon myself over political
> concerns just ain't my bag. I know that drives
> those who are heavily involved crazy (like- how
> can you NOT be??!!). But you have to admit-- my
> take keeps stress levels to a minimum. ;-) T
>
> pS: I will say tho-- I don't like extremists on
> any side. :-(

I certainly understand the desire to distance oneself from "political concerns", and I think most sensible people would prefer to be able to just go about living their everyday lives without it. But I think it's vitally important for anyone of good will who believes in the equality of all people to stand up and make their voice heard whenever the suppression or denial of rights of others is being enabled or ignored. As Dr. King so eloquently put it: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends". We all like to think "it can't happen here", but who would have believed 4 years ago that we'd see what just happened at the capital? Time and again history has shown that democracy is a very fragile ideal that can easily be lost when folks become too complacent. What doesn't directly effect you today can eventually get around to you, too- and often by the time it does, it's too late:





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