"Honesty trumps pandering. Freedom displaces fear..."

[Sputnik]

Apologies if this column has already been posted, but this guy SO gets it. It's a worthwhile read.

How progressives can win the fight for America’s soul
http://www.memphisflyer.com/content.asp?ID=3067&onthefly=1


"It’s about whether we will we move forward into the new century with courage and openness, or return to the 1950s; whether science will be displaced by religion; whether thoughtful political discourse will be displaced by slogans and name-calling; whether tolerance can dispel homophobia; whether our air and water will be sacrificed to greed; and whether the great unholy horror of war will become just another political tool.

The stakes are high and the forces of superstition and ignorance are formidable. They have money and power and they keep their minions imprisoned behind a wall of fear and ignorance. But we have ideas — and freedom."