In a message dated 2/19/03 10:18:55 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I was glad to see that so many people showed up for the march and rally
last weekend. I wonder if it had any effect on the City Council. >>
Jon Sez: As one of those " doddering gray old hippies " I would like
to speak from experiece: It is never immediate!. I repeat: no immediacy.It's
more like tidal wave on stone. Wash and repeat into eternity. The stones will
form. This is something my generation screwed up horribly. We had it going
and we became smug.We quit. We didn't understand. When you stop , something
else will fill the space you just abandoned . And you never know what it may
be.
The wash and repeat part. is important.
Please kids, don't burn the flag. It really does stand as rampart for
the Declaration of Independance
Constituton
Gettysburg Address
Please read those documents and understand what patriotism might be
about. Only when your possess it do you have the freedom to scream.------
When my wonderful child, full of grace and foolish glory ventured finally
from his room, he thought his boast (last towards his dolls) freed him of the
womb.-------
If the actions of our government inflame you
Wash our flag
Can't survive the insufferalble and inane
Wash our flag
When our men are sent to suffer
Raise our flag
Where our men are sent to suffer
I raise my flag
Let us hope that we may offer
Our finest noblest most hopeless dream.
May we become us.Here's your answer
I wash my flag.
Jon Gorder
Loring Park
As long as I'm gonna be hammered by David (you know, there
really should be a completey different .space for invective.) I''m going to
say that I prefer "Platinum Quaffed Philosopher King" over "Scrungy Hippie'.
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