Okay, I am plotzing. I guess the old "don't look bad" philosophy still holds strong, despite the fact that the guys who keep winning seem to have no such limitations.
I can't really afford to spend $20 right now but today I am going to take $20 and make donations to Planned Parenthood, The Human Rights Campaign, and the ACLU. I know that my pathetic little $5 or $10 is not going to help much against the Right Tide that just swept into our national ecology, but I am looking at it as a pledge: I will not give in to despair. I'll remember that the popular vote was split by small percentages, and I'm not as isolated or lacking in allies as I feel in the harsh light of eleven state amendments. I'll keep sight of the fact that there's more to do than vote and hope. Remember the terrifying solidarity, the cornered-animal ferocity of the Right in the face of a successful Clinton administration? Let's channel some of that. There are a lot of us. You feel disenfranchised? Franchise yourself right up again by giving time or money to one of the many causes that are now more than ever in danger, reclaim "liberal" as something other than a dirty word, whatever. Just please don't throw your hands up and flop over, okay? I'm going to need some backup here.
Posted by hilatron at November 3, 2004 11:56 AMthanks hilatron. the haber and i spent most of the evening searching for jobs in other countries and feeling totally unrepresented and alone in this country. you helped me get myself back together and try to think about sticking it out and making my voice heard, if only to back you up, dear robot.
Posted by: captain at November 4, 2004 10:06 AM