Willravel

The sermon was right to point out some things that are less than apparent on the surface. The Lawrence Britt essay on the 14 identifying characteristics of fascism was striking in it's resembelance to current events (if you so choose to see them in that way). Everything from nationalism to fraudulent elections are right here for all to see. Some people will see it, some people won't. The thing that worrries me is that if we wait and see who's right, we could be losing valuable time to try to circumvent what rules are already in place in order to prevent the inevitable problems that will come about if America does become a facist state. I'm not saying that all facism is wrong, but considering who might be in charge in an American facist regime, I'd say we're screwed if facism is the finality of the neo-con plan. Of course, it could all be paranoia. It could just be a coincedence that all of this matches up. I honestly accept that as a possibility. It would be foolish to discount either side. What I keep seeing concerns me a great deal. It concerns me enough to become active.

What do I personally do about it? I vote for the party that best represents me, not try to choose which of the two main parties I disagree with less. I have been to more non-violent protests (I've been arrested 12 times at various protests) than I can count. In most political situations that require real action, as opposed to debating and discussing, I always ask myself, "What would Ghandi do?". I usually realize that non-violence and civil disobediance are powerful tools for a pacifist.