Remember the Tuskegee experiments on black prisoners?

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Wednesday March 19, 2008 · 9:45 PM PDT

2008/03/19 · 21:45

For African-Americans to believe, or at least wonder, as many did in the early years of the epidemic, that the US government had an AIDS conspiracy against black people seems ludicrous. However, if you know anything about the Tuskegee experiments, you might just begin to understand the widespread suspicion that most blacks had of the US government. Many still do harbor a lot of suspicion. Read on and tell me if you might share this feeling if you had grown up as an AA in the US in the 1960s.

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Thursday September 28, 2006 · 9:57 PM PDT

2006/09/28 · 21:57

Senator Salazar,

I was absolutely horrified and ashamed to learn that you voted today for Senate Bill 3930 which further shreds the United States Constitution and gives President Bush more power that he will no doubt abuse.

Our founding fathers and those who fought in our Revolutionary War were willing to sacrifice their safety, even their lives, to create a democracy that would value and protect civil liberties and moral treatment of even our most hated enemy prisoners. Now you and a majority of both senators and representatives are willing to sacrifice that democracy and those principles for safety. Have we Americans become such cowards that we are unwilling to take risks for the sake of our Constitution and our way of life? Apparently so.

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Not strong or weak but right or wrong, smart or stupid

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Thursday August 10, 2006 · 11:00 PM PDT

2006/08/10 · 23:00

In response to this near tragedy, Democrats have a good opportunity to totally reframe the issue of national defense. We need to get away from the "strong or weak" frame which they have used so effectively. We have to say that that accusation is silly, we all want to have a strong defense for our nation.

The question that we need to ask is, who's making the right decisions. and who's wreally screwing up? Who's smart and who's, um, stupid? Which party has made a long string of wrong decisions on defense the last 5 years that has left us weaker than we were under Clinton? (a list can be made ad nauseam)

This is not a left or right frame. It's a common sense frame. Who's made the best decisions on defense the last 10 or more years?

Let's get out of this strong or weak box and recast the entire debate on another ground that makes more sense and that benefits us.

I've got to stop, I'm having a dizzy spell and can hardly see what I'm doing.

Writing to Change the World

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Friday July 28, 2006 · 10:48 PM PDT

2006/07/28 · 22:48

If you're wanting tips on developing your writing skills specifically for advocacy, you might be interested in this resource: "Writing to Change the World," a new book by Mary Pipher, author of "Reviving Ophelia." (Penguin, 2006).

Even if you're not interested in tips on writing, the book is worth looking at for Chapter 5,"Mr. USA." An experienced therapist, Pipher presents a mock psychological assessment report on "Mr. USA," otherwise known as the American people. Both insightful and amusing. A few excerpts below:
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Remember the Tuskegee experiments on black prisoners?

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Not strong or weak but right or wrong, smart or stupid

Writing to Change the World