Helen Keller "The country is governed for the richest...

[JanMichael]

"The country is governed for the richest, for the corporation, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the expoiters." Helen Keller

My how things haven't changed a damned bit, eh?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

1. Hi JanMichael. Curious, that your name or is it a tribute to Airwolf?

And no, hasn't changed a bit huh.

[JanMichael]

3. Heh. Don't tell anyone but it's my name.

Born before the other JM got famous though. Not named after him. Which at one time would've been cool but DAMN he's hit rock bottom...

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

4. LOL Very True. Sucks Though. I used to love Airwolf and thought He was

Cool as Shit.

[Tace]

2. And Even Someone Blind And Deaf Knows It

[JanMichael]

8. That doesn't speak well for most folks.

They can see but they are blind. They can hear but they are deaf. Keller was blind but could see. Deaf but could hear.

[Wapsie B]

5. So very true.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[GrpCaptMandrake]

6. Helen was a diehard lefty

You'll never hear that about her, though. Just the "Miracle Worker" story.

She's on the Alabama state quarter. Wonder how many fundie Alabamians know about her politics.

She always made me proud to be a native Alabamian.

[JanMichael]

7. Very true. Same with Einstein, Jack London and so many others.

But all you'll get in school is White Fang not Iron Heel...

[StellaBlue]

9. I am 26 and

I only recently, through reading Howard Zinn's 'A People's History of the United States', found out that Helen Keller was a pretty left-wing activist.

1 - How did I not know that?

2 - Why is she so trumpeted in public schools, movies, etc? (granted, they erase most of her activism, reducing it to 'acceptable' ideas, with no mention of s-s-s-socialism). I mean, isn't this like having a lesson on Emma Goldman in the 3rd grade (NEVER gonna happen)?

[Wapsie B]

11. That's why it's so important to control the content of textbooks

in this country's schools. The righties have a stranglehold in that area. That needs to end.

[FreedomAngel82]

13. Yep

I remember watching a documentary with JFK and his asssination and basically the voice-over person said how only the one's in power can write the history.

[Wapsie B]

16. There's a real need by the elites here to keep the masses

as dumb as possible. I still can't see people like Howard Zinn being allowed to write high school textbooks in this country.

[proud patriot]

10. She's one of my Hero's

:-)

[FreedomAngel82]

14. I was always amazed at her story

I thought it was just the most amazing thing. Her and Anne Frank.

[Spinzonner]

17. Are you referring to TWO stories

or did you mean Annie Sullivan - Helen's teacher

[FreedomAngel82]

12. Really quite sad

:(

[Lex]

15. Another quote of hers that I use as a sig line sometimes is:

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it." -- Helen Keller


She was an amazing person.