I've never written a diary here before. I've made the occasional comment. I've recommended other diaries and have uprated comments. I've gotten angry enough at various political situations I've learned about here to shoot an email to my senators and representatives or to the offending corporation. Between all the things I've committed to in my personal life (work, martial arts, my girlfriend, my family, and my friends), I've had little impetus and even less time to get myself out personally to rallies and protests. I keep telling myself that I'm totally going to get out to an Occupy movement one of these days (though it looks like, unless they moved, the Baltimore one disintegrated, which would have been the most convenient one to me), but, if I were to be truly honest with myself, that's likely not going to actually happen. I have never before encountered an issue or a cause that have galvanized me like this one has.
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