[Peace-discuss] Mr Smith Goes to Washington

[Morton K. Brussel]

Yeah, We need less heat and more light. --mkb


On Jul 13, 2007, at 2:41 PM, John W. wrote:

>
> On 7/12/07, Bill Strutz <bill.strutz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>      I am not going to argue with you, asshole.  The crap you write  
> is a waste of otherwise good electrons' time.  Fuck off.
>         -- Bill
>
> No need to pull punches, Bill.  We're all friends here.  What are  
> you REALLY trying to say?  :-)
>
>
> On 7/12/07, n.dahlheim at mchsi.com < n.dahlheim at mchsi.com> wrote:
> Let's not cite Frank Capra when discussing realistic estimations of  
> political and social quesitons in
> American life.  Recall how he romanticized Suburbia in "It's a  
> Wonderful Life?"  If it weren't for suburbia we
> probably wouldn't have the war, the oil crisis, or the ecological  
> crisis that we are faced with now.  Fewer
> cars and more people growing their own food or at least buying  
> locally would make a real contribution to
> peace and sustainability.  Supporting candidates in Washington  
> won't do it----they cannot fight the
> centralization of control.  The wealthy corporate interests that  
> effectively own this country are far more
> powerful than they were in the Gilded Age or the Great Depression.   
> We simply don't have the skills to
> survive without them even though their rapacity is well-displayed.
>
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