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I've been watching the assassination of Dr. Tiller fade from the headlines already. I think the majority of the MSM, except for MSNBC- seem to want it to just go away.
I also realized how angry I am. Not just about Dr. Tiller specifically but the issue in general and the second-class status I still enjoy as a female in America. It struck me last night that women in this country lost a little more of their human status Sunday morning, with the death of one person who thought we were still human even when pregnant and acted on that belief in the face of pretty heavy odds. I don't know if I was the only one who thought of that. Probably not.
But it made me angrier and it got me thinking- while we are holding vigils and blogging and praying and reporting, these terrorists are *organizing*. This will happen again, because they are better organized and better equipped than we are. And that's not right. There are too many of us out there to allow this state of affairs to continue.
I took part in the Obama campaign last year and saw millions of people, many of whom disagreed with each other on any number of issues, all coming together in support of one man and one ideal. What the campaign had was not just a good candidate but fantastic organization and dedication, and what was astounding was how much of it took place in cyberspace. The Obama campaign site was one of the best setups I've ever seen. Why isn't something similar being done here, with this issue? Why DON'T we have a central base to work from? Somewhere where people could volunteer, events could be organized, information could be grouped by area and sent to members there, where clinics could contact for help.
We have any number of organizations at are disposal- NOW, PP, NARAL, etc. Why aren't they working together? We have all this scattered power, why aren't we focusing it? We can STOP this. "We the people" have pulled off miracles before. Why not now? Why can't we end this war now? With this killing? This is #8. Obviously whatever we're doing, we're doing it wrong, or there would never have been a #2.
I don't have the technical expertise to program a site, but I'd be more than willing to help run it.
Am I all alone out here, thinking this? Because something needs to be done, and done quickly.
Thoughts?
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