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<font color="green">Mid-town Manhattan, anyone?</f
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OK, the Super Bowl is boring me to death; I really couldn't care less and I've been surfing the DIS boards trying to find something stimulating.
The closest I could come was a thread on our very own board about politics and the upcoming presidental campaign.
See, the thing is, in my youth I was very political - even made it to the 1980 Democratic Convention as an elected Kennedy delegate. Spent years as a lesbian-feminist rabble rouser. I'm talking smoked-filled rooms and trenches here. About the only thing I didn't get to do is take it on the road with a political campaign. That would have been sweet!
The truth is I am still very political - I think it's critical that we find ways to order our public lives and I love a good debate about just those issues.
The problem, from my perspective, is that there is never a sufficient amount of honesty and truth in the room. In my profession I am constantly challenging communities to tell the truth, as well and as much as they can. Take risks. Be real. Be wrong. It's OK - we're all in this together.
And I can't find those values honored anywhere, in any political debate, on any "side."
I'm afraid I'm a true believer, a real romantic, and there just isn't any moonlight.
Anybody want to dance?
The closest I could come was a thread on our very own board about politics and the upcoming presidental campaign.
See, the thing is, in my youth I was very political - even made it to the 1980 Democratic Convention as an elected Kennedy delegate. Spent years as a lesbian-feminist rabble rouser. I'm talking smoked-filled rooms and trenches here. About the only thing I didn't get to do is take it on the road with a political campaign. That would have been sweet!
The truth is I am still very political - I think it's critical that we find ways to order our public lives and I love a good debate about just those issues.
The problem, from my perspective, is that there is never a sufficient amount of honesty and truth in the room. In my profession I am constantly challenging communities to tell the truth, as well and as much as they can. Take risks. Be real. Be wrong. It's OK - we're all in this together.
And I can't find those values honored anywhere, in any political debate, on any "side."
I'm afraid I'm a true believer, a real romantic, and there just isn't any moonlight.
Anybody want to dance?