To the extent that I am part of the anti-war movement, I must admit that we are getting our asses kicked in a futile, futile effort to stop the gears of the machine. The killing, the advance of empire, the crass profiteering, and the worthlessness of our supposedly representative form of government in representing the people’s will to end the nonsense continue as though no anti-war movement existed at all.
To the extent that I am part of the environmental movement or climate movement, I must admit that we are getting our asses kicked in a futile, futile effort to stop the gears of the machine. The greenhouse gas emissions by humans, the advance of earth-destroying industries and fossil-fuel insanity, the crass profiteering, and the worthlessness of our supposedly representative form of government in representing the people’s desire for a cleaner, greener way continue as though no environmental or climate movement existed at all.
To the extent that I am part of an ecological electoral movement, I must admit that we are getting our asses kicked in a futile, futile effort to stop the gears of the duopoly. The private takeover of our government at every level and the advance of special interest money and for-profit ideology into nearly every inch of our politics continue as though no electoral alternative existed at all.
On all 3 fronts, I will happily and thankfully concede that there are some exceptions. And I consider myself part of other movements for social change. But across the board, each small step forwards is met by more and bigger steps backwards. We are losing. And I am tired of losing. I am ready to win.
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