I want to shake Cindy's hand
So Jill called me last night and asked if I wanted to go protest in Crawford Texas this coming Friday (in like seven days) and at first I was unsure whether or not I really wanted to. I mean I wanted to, but did I really want to go to the president's house and protest with a bunch of peace activists? Iffy. Then I saw this today:
I was talking to someone last night and the idea of voting for third party candidates as throwing away a vote came up. When I vote, I intend to vote for the Green Party. Probably not going to win. But it's what I believe. So for me, its not a waste of a vote.This coming weekend will not be a waste of my time or putting myself in a stupid position because this is something I believe strongly in. I want our government to change and I think there are enormous injustices in this world that need to be fixed. I think our government causes too many people pain to be allowed to continue what it is doing. But I will never, EVER, advocate violence as the means to achieve anything. It can be done without it. Peace is the only way for me. This protest is a gathering of peace activists. This is something I need to do. I need to experience this. Hopefully it won't get out of control and the FBI won't go wacko and arrest a bunch of people. Hopefully they won't see Cindy Sheehan, probably the greatest peace activist of our time, as being a psycho terrorist, which is how they've been trying to paint her. Regardless, I am going. There are risks, but this is what I believe in. Period.
Some say we are fighting a pointless fight. That nothing is ever going to change. That's what you think. We're going to change this place. Just wait and see.
posted by kellyisdelightful @ 2:24 PM
2 Comments:
Kelly, you're crazy. But that's part of why I love you.
Be safe, have fun, and show Dubya that he can't run a country for anything.
aww Kelly, u totally just put exactly what I feel into words. I don't care if everyone tells me it is a waste of time and protesting does nothing; it does something for me. It makes me feel like I actually care about this country's future, that I am actually doing something rather than relying on others to do it. Tonight, I was having a hard time getting somebody to take me work shift; I still haven't found anyone. At first, I was really tempted just to say fuck it to the protest....but then I remembered the injustices being done...the innocent children being killed by car bombs everyday....and I said fuck inconvenience...I am doing this shit! So i will find someone...because I believe very strongly in peace.
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