Healing the wounds of the Earth and its people does not require saintliness or a political party. It is not a liberal or conservative activity. It is a sacred act.
He began with a dawning realization:
I have given nearly one thousand talks about the environment in the past fifteen years, and after every speech a smaller crowd gathered to talk, ask questions, and exchange business cards. The people offering their cards were working on the most salient issues of our day: climate change, poverty, deforestation, peace, water, hunger, conservation, human rights, and more.
The bulk of his text contained his growing realization that people in general are pissed and not willing to take it anymore. It is under the radar because it is sometimes comprised of just one person drawing her own line in the sand. Under the radar because the MSM is too busy chasing the latest gossip to notice a million separate actions whose only commonality is dissatisfaction with the status quo. After all, the business of the MSM is maintaining the status quo. Come on now, you didn't think they were here to inform us, did you?
Now, into the circle file...
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