Acts of civil disobedience are the final measure I suggest we take in the quest for social justice. With families at stake, wisdom dictates engaging in such acts of open defiance with large groups, or to reserve such extreme dissent for grossly unjust directives, decrees, or laws issued by the authorities. Kevin Benderman has provided a powerful example to us all. He has my deep respect and admiration. Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and their followers represented the gold standard of civil disobedience as their actions and movements won significant gains for the causes of justice and human rights. I am not suggesting that each of us become a powerful leader or a martyr. With a family depending upon me, I consider engaging in a significant act of civil disobedience to be the nuclear option, but when circumstances warrant it, I will be ready to push the button. In the interim, as with the strikes, boycotts, and tax revolts, I suggest we continue networking and organizing until a massive act of civil disobedience of great magnitude can be orchestrated.
They are Looking Lonelier by the Day"
Our federal government may still preside over the world's only remaining superpower, but the tide of public opinion here and abroad is rapidly turning against them. More people from the poor and working classes of the United States are beginning to realize the extent to which our government has lied to them and has used them as tools and cannon fodder in their quest for profits, power and imperial expansion. As Hugo Chavez has stated, many in Latin America will be with the American people in our struggle against the cancer in DC. I feel relatively certain that a majority of the world's populace is poised to aid our cause.
Regardless of what happens, the millions of Americans seeking sanity, justice and peace need to disregard surrender as an option. We owe our unwavering perseverance to future generations, the rest of the world, and to ourselves.
They are Looking Lonelier by the Day"
Our federal government may still preside over the world's only remaining superpower, but the tide of public opinion here and abroad is rapidly turning against them. More people from the poor and working classes of the United States are beginning to realize the extent to which our government has lied to them and has used them as tools and cannon fodder in their quest for profits, power and imperial expansion. As Hugo Chavez has stated, many in Latin America will be with the American people in our struggle against the cancer in DC. I feel relatively certain that a majority of the world's populace is poised to aid our cause.
Regardless of what happens, the millions of Americans seeking sanity, justice and peace need to disregard surrender as an option. We owe our unwavering perseverance to future generations, the rest of the world, and to ourselves.
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