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McCamy Taylor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 10:35 AM
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Support Cindy, Read "Heart of Darkness" this August instead of fluff
when you are on vacation.

Why "Heart of Darkness?" It is not that long, only 77 pages. It is beautifully written. Most important of all, it is about the violent colonial urge that has overwhelmed * and the Neo-cons causing them to invade other countries right and left, claiming those countries natural resources (i.e their oil) as the US's god given right. It explores the ways that people lie to themselves as they lose their humanity in their ruthless pursuit of power. In the end, it broaches the troublesome question of why the people at home let the atrocities keep happening.

Cindy Sheehan is the anti-thesis of Kurtz's "Intended". She is a woman who refuses to be lied to. She has allowed herself to see The Horror. And the world is not coming to an end, as Conrad's narrator feared that it would. Instead, a new world is dawning.
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 10:37 AM
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1. The Horror! The Horror!
Very timely reading indeed!

:thumbsup:
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 10:38 AM
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2. should I e-mail or call Cindy when I'm finished to tell her that I've read
it?
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McCamy Taylor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 10:39 AM
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3. LOL. This is my idea, not Cindys.
Edited on Tue Aug-16-05 10:41 AM by McCamy Taylor
I dont know if she has even read "Heart of Darkness". It might be pretty heavy reading for someone grieving the way that she is right now.
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 10:39 AM
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4. but how will Cindy know I'm supporting her?
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 10:40 AM
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5. forget the book
eat a piece of toast for cindy.

then Let her know you ate a piece of toast for her.
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 10:41 AM
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6. do you have her contact info?
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 10:45 AM
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9. here ya go
c/o cindy sheehan
crawford, tx

just sLip your note and any Leftover crumbs* in any maiLbox and it wiLL find her.

* the more crumbs, the more you don't support her so it's a tough baLancing act.... Lick the pLate cLean or be a monster.
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 10:49 AM
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11. you, sir, are a true patriot
God Bless America, Land that I Love, stand beside Cindy, and guide her :patriot:
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 11:18 AM
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12. in case you missed it...
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 10:42 AM
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8. As long as the image of the Virgin is on the toast
then it is okay?
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McCamy Taylor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 10:45 AM
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10. Dont EAT that! Sell it on Ebay and donate the money to CODE PINK!
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McCamy Taylor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 10:42 AM
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7. YOU Will know. You are the only person whos actions you can effect.
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