For a very long time, the world of liberals has been defined by goodness and light, and longing and peace and love. And all of those are beautiful but without the sense of reality, and the capacity to know and question other people's motives and our own, we will always be played.
Perhaps there are some people out there interested in analysing motivations, both in ourselves, and in any of the powers that be. Today's article in the NYTimes talks of liberals' disappointment in some of Obama's appointees. And while I am among the still ecstatic about his election, I see no major changes until we can discuss in depth issues or our war, our torture policy, the power of political correctness that controls our press, and controls us. And as long as we stay innocent, we will remain ineffective.
There can be no major change, I think, as long as we dare not discuss the role fear is playing and has played for many years.
Race was not discussed in the Presidential Campaign.
War and torture were not discussed in the Presidential Campaign.
Impeachment of Cheney and associates was not discussed..."""""
Recruting policies of the Armed Forces were not discussed""""
The role of anthrax and the suicide of the prime suspect """"""
Poverty in THIS COUNTRY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA """"
RELIGION AND SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE """""""""""""""
GAY MARRIAGE AND DISCRIMINATION """""""""""""""""""""""""
CHOICE OF A WOMAN OVER HER BODY '"""""""""""""""""""""
HOW CAN WE EXPECT A GROUP OF LIBERALS TO BE CHOSEN WHEN WE WEREN'T EVEN ABLE TO GAIN INCHES IN THE ABOVE? WHEN CAN WE GET TOGETHER TO STUDY AND UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS OF POWER THAT HAVE KEPT LIBERALS INNOCENT, LONGING, HOPING AND DISAPPOINTED?
IF I WERE GOING TO TAKE UP SMOKING CIGARETTES AGAIN I WOULD BE TEMPTED TO GO STRAIGHT FOR THE CAMELS AND GIVE UP COMPLETELY ON THE "LITE"....PERHAPS THE SAME IDEA IS TEMPTING IN OUR DEFINITION OF OURSELVES AS LIBERAL.
WELL THEN, TO "LITE" OR NOT TO "LITE"? THAT IS CERTAINLY AT LEAST ONE OF THE QUESTIONS....