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Not all need drown as America sinks by Kathy Fisher, Unknown News klfisher@webtv.net       February 29, 2008 Just like Leon and myself, Amy Goodman has always been a Ralph Nader supporter. Yeah, I know, he can't win, but it's not about that. This is not the World Series. This is about blows against this Empire. I want to send a message to the thugs who have invaded my country. I'm part of a small group of people doing what's right, not a great number of people selling themselves short by letting the lesser of two evils take the country down. When I voted for Ron Paul at the last minute, I knew he wasn't going to win, and that I was in the minority. I would not have been in a minority if more felt they should take action and get behind this man. In my heart AND my head I knew I did something right. I voted out of respect for the man who put himself out on a limb. Someone who wants the same things I do. I asked for someone who shared the same ideas, and there he was, so why wouldn't I give him my support? I asked for someone who shares the same beliefs as I do to run for president, and there he was! And not because I was greatly enthusiastic about voting. Why can't anyone get that! I am fully aware that all the votes were not counted. What else is news? Doing anything else would be hypocritical on my part. And yes, I still like Nader, a man who is not in the slightest way swayed or beholding to the CORPORATOCRACY! Last time I checked, Nader didn't vote for the War on Terror, Nader did not take US jobs abroad, didn't favor NAFTA, didn't buy the official White House version on 9/11. He does however oppose a bloated military and intelligence budgets. He's not for the feds controlling our money, and he's not in anyone's pocket. So WTF is wrong with him to so many people who say they want change? What is it with you people? Do you hate your seatbelts and your safety glass? Do you hate OSHA? The fucking voters are as much to blame as the goddamn system that keeps us all slaves. Yes, they get the government they deserve because they are not willing to fight for the government they need. They come out every four years and pick another new slave master and, because they know two or three people with ideas of decency and common sense running can't win due to a crooked corrupt bought and paid for media that sleep with the Washington whores, a great many of my fellow citizens continue to give up and crawl under a rock and write essays on the internet screaming the end is near and there's nowhere to go but down into the gallows, while the majority of voters pick the team they think can win just like the stupid sports enthusiast. How completely worthless that way of thinking is. If you are going to vote and there is a person willing to lay his or her ass on the line with views and ideas that are against the ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE, then come out and cast a vote for that person who shares the same views as you. These same people who claim to want change sit on their hands and stay home when there are a few good people risking it all to come out a make a stand for what is right. They tell it like it is. We all know how bad it is and we heard how much worse it's going to get but by god let's not go down with this rotting stinking ship of despair. Stand with the brave one who are coming to speak for us when we need them the most. It's not about the numbers it's about our principles. The lifeboats are few but the swimmers are strong. They will survive because they have a fight left in them. Small numbers will say no and they might die saying no -- but they will not go passively without some noise. Defiance is the birth pain of revolution. Warning people the end is near is one thing, helping them prepare for the fight that's coming is another. Keep in mind we can demand anything from the status quo, writing a million letters to the current Congresscritters and Disrepresentaters, but our pleas will only fall on deaf ears...   We're usually unable to forward readers' emails, but both readers and authors are invited to visit our 'dialogue' page for two-way communication: unknownnews.org/dialogue.html   This is an archived Unknown News page. For newest material, visit our main page.   YOU CAN HELP We try not to whine too much or too loudly, but we are poor and this site eats a lot of time and especially money. Just a buck or two can make all the difference and help keep Unknown News alive.   Donations        Sponsorships Stickers and stuff for sale Subscriptions        Wish list        Thank you       < Please buy a sticker so the site won't flicker.

Unknown News This is who we are, what we do, and why we do it   The lifeboats are few but the swimmers are strong. They will survive because they have a fight left in them. Small numbers will say no and they might die saying no -- but they will not go passively without some noise. Defiance is the birth pain of revolution.