1967/Summer of Love: L.A. I took a billy club protesting the war. A year later I was bleeding with my comrads and taking life to survive in that same war; the draft. I took the attitude that I was an 'in-bedded' reporter learning the 'whole' truth. I did learn, in spades.
Post-my-War, still before that war's end in 1975 at university, I took an anti-war stance in the Poly-Sci class of truely great visiting Prof. from Calvin college. The college predident was a retired Army Field Grade officer and that particular Poli-Sci class was being monitored by another Army officer from a near by military base. Gov. censorship; disinformation/propaganda?------->Duh, do ya think? After the spirited debate where I unloaded the blood n' guts of my experiences in the light of afterward extensive political research in the history of Southeast-Asian politics: I found that my transcript had been expunged and within 24 hrs. & there was no-record that I had ever attended any class at that institution. I later earned back that 4 years plus twice that more-plus. But the tenuous-truely political nature of 'credentials' pretty much has had me scorn them since. I later found myself with eight varieties of terminal cancer a la' defoliants so much that the V.A. said to return home and "get my affairs in order." High-Motivation found me participating in a study where truely I had the good fortune to receive therapy of a little known research compound since found to be the global cure to cancer. And that potential of that certain remarkable compound happily converged with my body and I am cancer free(and still mean as a snake~:-). The globe's pharmaceutical giants are all judiciously exploiting their particular research territories synthesizing their various versions of the compound. HOWEVER the claiming of a 'cure' greatly reduces the promising hugely lucrative profit margine; and so the various 'Marches for the Cure' will continue on into the forseeable future likely as not. Service as in 'Samurai' is a good thing; but I am no fan of the American political wastage of American military lives during my lifetime. But you my friends still owe as zealous & courageous propagation of your own respective fields of expertise as any soldier fighting to the death to sustain the lives of himself and his buddies. And Voltaire still has the bottom line as the 'father of liberty' more than any other human in history including our own fair American Revolution; much on the skids these days. And per Voltaire it is this: " I may not agree with a word you say; but I will defend to the death your right to say it!" So say on my friends; and say it well and n'er let the fickle, nor the pompous, nor the efete', nor the special elite intimidate nor thwart you. Say on with courage and SAY IT LOUD & persistently and make your projects------->FACT! Its been fun Vortex! I have spoken my peace(for NOW-----HA!) I'll be taking my leave of your great site. And yes life has made me somewhat course and a bit brutally direct-but a thicker skin would be good for some of you whom I since may have led a somewhat 'cloister' academic existence. But what the hey you're a group of good minds and that's worth gold, and never forget---->SHIT HAPPENS/Forrest Gump was so very right~;-)Jack O'Sullivan->the 'Harbach' is fictional; just a nom de plume~:-) _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1
