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Thursday 20 November 2008

We can, at the very least, deliver our bodies to the halls of power and say: “No more scorched babies in Iraq!” We can refuse to participate in a dead society gone shopping. We can remember and contemplate the example of Rachel Cory. Or even follow that dogged neocon mantra of “taking personal responsibility,” but doing it for real. All of which can be considered voting for the spirit. It will take an entire lifetime of commitment, and the world will continue to crumble around us even as we work. There will be not one ounce of public glory or reward during our lifetimes, not if we are doing it right. And if we turn a buck on it, we can be assured that we are playing the same game as this earth’s wrecking crew. Which is called irony, I guess. Yet the reward lies right there before us. Knowing and observing the spirit in all things… even above life itself. It is the first fearful step… the first stone on the path to liberation. Joe Bageant

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