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mgc1961 Donating Member (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-04 06:37 PM
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Vote your hopes...
This is an editor letter I just submitted to my local/state newspaper.



With the Presidential campaigns of several parties about to shift into high gear the platform upon which the current administration and its supporters will be running is clearly apparent. Tell people they should fear a change of direction, any direction, other than the current one.

How do they do this? It’s easy. They prey on public anxiety about the economy, social issues, and/or terrorism. Here are a few examples of the things the administration and it’s supporters think you should fear: Peace marchers, homosexual love, Janet Jackson’s boob, weapons of mass destruction related programs, Bill Clinton, publicly supported radio, “fair trade” for workers, universal health care for all citizens, paying taxes, international cooperation, environmental safeguards, corporate regulation, evolution, and alternative fuel.

Fear is both servile and self-defeating. Do yourself a favor and heed the advice of Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. Come November, vote your hopes, not your fears. But, most especially, vote for change. I know I will.


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