"He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." Einstein
Every fall we end up buying a butternut squash.
It ends up sitting on the counter for a few months, until we discover rot, then out it goes to the compost.
I'm sure this is common.
I found the following column to be a sign that the freedom to dissent is slowly re-emerging.
Editor keeps his job after 'Fuck Bush' column
"We see the editorial as an opinion which is protected by the First Amendment..."
Bush and Cheney did some bad things to this country. They tried to suppress dissent. They're still trying. If you listened to Democracy Now Friday morning you would have heard: American Peace Activists Denied Entry to Canada After Appearing on FBI Database
One of the activists was a retired Army colonel!
The effects of this administration are going to take time to untangle. That's some legacy.
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