Riveting television on the Public Television Channel early this morning. British documentary on the Chicago 7. What impacted me the most was the discussion by the defendants regarding how what they were doing would bring about change and an increase in activism in successive generations. Um, that’d have been my generation. What have I done to promote freedom and civil rights? In my mind precious little except vote in almost every election I’ve been eligible to vote in (I think I’ve missed one in the last 14 years). I’ve also exercised my right to marry my longtime sweetheart each time it’s been available (2003, invalidated. And now 2008).
Other than that? I go to work every day. I pay my taxes. I show up. I try to learn every day (doesn’t always work but it’s wonderful when it does.)
There are more things I can do like quit being a PUMA and start stumping for Obama. It’s time, it’s time.
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