I'll just be dribbling off

Rick,

You can stop wondering.  We have all been brain washed by constant hammering over many years.  But some of us did a naughty thing.  We ate a bite of the fruit from that Tree of Knowledge and since then we can't stop asking questions. 

Now as to what we can do?  Well for one thing, if we can afford a few dollars a month, we can contribute to one of those low power or public radio stations that carry progressive programs.  We can write letters to the editor of our local papers.  I was surprised at how many of my dad's letters the Spokane Spokesman Review published, with his radical positions and what with them being very conservative.  We can call talk programs if we enjoy being cut to ribbons by the local talk jock.  We can join lists like blind democracy and read the articles posted by several members.  Mostly we can ask questions.  I know that I'm not going to convince my conservative friends and family members to change horses in the middle of life, but I can put questions in their minds. 

We are going to a rally in Port Townsend Saturday.  That doesn't seem to be much, but if enough of us show up it can be a big deal.  It could even make the weekly Leader paper.  Sometimes other people go along with the propaganda because they don't like to take a stand.  But if they see lots of other people taking a stand they might just decide that it's time for them to stand up, too. 

Anyway, the one thing we don't want to do is to do nothing.  Little drops of water make the mighty river. 

So, now I'll just be dribbling off. 

 

Carl Jarvis

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Rick Roderick

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Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 5:28 PM

Subject: Re: [acb-chat] Equality Matters

I really wonder if a lot of people have been brainwashed.  We have been taught that we all have a chance in this country.  Conservatives preach trickle-down.  If you cut the don't tax the rich too much, more money will be available for jobs.  Conservatives love to speak about tax rates going up in general, not just for the rich.

 

Progressive radio is heard mainly on weak stations and in a few markets.  No station here in Louisville carries it. I can only get it on the Internet and XM.

 

So, the question really becomes, how do we educate people not to vote against their own interests?