The Kind of Leadership America Desperately Needs Today-

[Bluerthanblue]

from the mouth of one who was silenced before his time-

"Our brave young men and women* are dying in the deserts of the Middle East**. Which of them might have written a poem? Which of them might have cured cancer? Which of them might have played in a World Series or given us the gift of laughter from the stage or helped build a bridge or a university? Which of them would have taught a child to read? It is our responsibility to let these people*** live.... It is indecent if they die because of the empty vanity of their country.

All great questions must be raised by great voices, and the greatest voice is the voice of the people - speaking out - in prose, or painting or poetry or music; speaking out - in homes and halls, streets and farms, courts and cafes - let that voice speak and the stillness you hear will be the gratitude of mankind."

The advice 'bomb them back to the Stone Age' may show that the speaker is already there himself, but it could, if followed, force all of us to join him.

Punishment is not prevention. History offers cold comfort to those who think grievance and despair can be subdued by force. "

These words, so profound and as applicable today as when they were first spoken, represent the kind of vision the Democratic Party needs to recapture, and promote without timidity, or excuse-

These are but a few of the many beliefs spoken by Robert F. Kennedy.
We MUST believe there is someone among us who is able to direct us towards a better future. Someone who will rescue us from this fast track to hell we are currently on.


* added women
**substituted for'Swamps of Southeast Asia'
***substituted for 'men'

[damntexdem]

1. There are few Dem pols who could offer such leadership.

But there are some.

[Mass]

2. I agree but...

I am not sure many on DU would understand that if a new Robert Kennedy did arrive.

They would probably be stuck on his previous actions and positions and unable to move ahead.

[Bluerthanblue]

3. His Definition of the principals of the Democratic Party are

ones we need to re-affirm.

"And as long as America must choose, that long will there be a need and a place for the Democratic Party. We Democrats can run on our record but we cannot rest on it. We will win if we continue to take the initiative and if we carry the message of hope and action throughout the country. Alexander Smith once said, 'A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity. ' Let us continue to plant, and our children shall reap the harvest. That is our destiny as Democrats."

The belief that there IS a future worth living in.- Not one where we live in self-imposed prisons and in fear of what may come. THAT is the flaw with all politicians-

Fear of death- RFK didn't fear that- though he knew and knew very well what death was all about. Some might say "yeah look where it got him" but can we say we who live are any better off?
What kind of future can my children hope for?
What hope is there for anyone given the oppression, fear, rage and arrogance that fills this world-???