Amy Goodman at the Green Festival

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http://waliberals.org/amy-goodmans-speech-at-the-seattle-green-festival/2011/05/22/

Peace groups and progressives thought they deserve credit for bringing President Obama to power. But Obama has brought us more war. Goodman said she spoke with Harry Belafonte, who recalled that FDR had told him “Make me do it!” The same is true of Obama, of course. He’s the supreme community organizer. “Power concedes to nothing without a demand. It never has and never will.”

Goodman told a story of some Christian Germans, a couple, who refused to be silent about the mistreatment of Jews during the Nazi era. The couple distributed anonymous literature on the streets advertizing the truth about what was happening. They paid with their lives. They were beheaded. We need a Hippocratic Oath of media; “We will not be silent!”

Final note: there were lots of local businesses there hawking their (green) products. An interesting one is Go Green Cemeteries, which promotes cremations (not burials) and an online, virtual memorial. I asked them how long they’ve been in business. They said they started last Friday! “GoGreenCemetery is an alternative to traditional, in-ground burial. We are an eco-friendly, online alternative that allows you to be connected to your loved ones wherever and whenever you need.” Clever idea.