> From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> My personal philosophy (Off Topic Alert!) is that we mistake freedom as
>> something that comes from the outside rather than the inside. We also try to
>> equate happiness and material goods. Much of our current election from both
>> points of view revolves around material well-being. And while I do not
>> believe in policies that increase the gap between the very wealthy and
>> everyone else, I also try to keep in mind that freedom is a state of being
>> independent of material goods.
>
> Vote Green.
Already did. Sent my Oregon ballot in last week, before Jill Stein got arrested.
And the way whining Democrats describe it, my votes for Nader in '00 and '04
are responsible for Shrub's two terms.
But this one goes in my quotes database, Bob: "freedom is a state of being
independent of material goods."
Cameras excluded, of course. :-)
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:::: Curtailment implies sacrifice, a word that is anathema to most Americans.
It will be neither easy nor convenient. It goes beyond the familiar lists of
"51 ways to save the environment," including trivial suggestions such as "Wear
green eye shadow" and "Remove the tie." -- Pat Murphy
:::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::
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