Since they are lurking tonight, here's one for the Freepers... Enjoy!

[Lori Price CLG]

Arming the Left: Is the time now? --by Charles Southwell

I hope you didn't open this page to read what we already know: that this is the most rightwing government we have ever had in the US, even far right of Bush I, that our rights are being eroded daily, and that our democratic process is all but gone, if it isn't already gone.

I hope you came here to read about tactics for action that will finally have some consequence. I hope you agree that our protests, petitions, letters, and on and on, have been utterly ignored. The fascistas that run our country laugh at us. They believe they can do anything and that we haven't got the guts to revolt, but only to wage a war of words. I have seen the Bush cavalcades, as they drive away, his aids sneering and jeering and laughing and mocking our protests. They think we are a JOKE. Tens of millions of Americans protested the war, but because we posed no REAL THREAT to their power, we were UTTERLY IGNORED.

As long as we pose no REAL threat to the powers-that-be, to what is shaping up into a dictatorship, we will continue to be ignored. Right now, we are ignored because we present no organized power to fight this onslaught of anti-democratic, totalitarian government that we are up against.

<snip> and the best part follows!

Cheers,
Lori Price

[Stand and Fight]

1. Kicking to bookmark.

Gotta get to bed now but this sounds very interesting! Thanks for posting!

[Carolab]

2. This is over a year old. Seems much more timely now. n/t

[Lori Price CLG]

3. It was timely on December 12, 2000, as well! n/t