An Invitation To Action

[zenprole]

Enough with the hand-wringing, angst-filled paeans about Peace, Hope, 'n' Change Incorporated's better nature. Chris Hedges names the biggest problem in his latest article. I highly recommend his new book "Empire of Illusion."

"Liberals are a useless lot. They talk about peace and do nothing to challenge our permanent war economy. They claim to support the working class, and vote for candidates that glibly defend the North American Free Trade Agreement. They insist they believe in welfare, the right to organize, universal health care and a host of other socially progressive causes, and will not risk stepping out of the mainstream to fight for them. The only talent they seem to possess is the ability to write abject, cloying letters to Barack Obama—as if he reads them—asking the president to come back to his “true” self. This sterile moral posturing, which is not only useless but humiliating, has made America’s liberal class an object of public derision."

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/12/07

[tomm2thumbs]

1. there are certain folks within the tent that fall into that category

but I guess an exception to every rule as well