Do you get the REAL significance of the DEA surveillance story? Wow, just Wow.

[ChiciB1]

74. And I've Spent Many Years In The Trenches

myself. That was a funny coincidence! My screws are still screwed in for now.

I've always been the one in my family who is the political activist. The one who protested in D.C., went to council and commissioner meetings, volunteered in many, many elections... and all because I felt I should make things better for my kids and their future. My most recent foray was with the Occupy movement which vanished pretty quickly here in my very red county. And while there were some younger kids and adults, there were more people who were closer to my age. I was disappointed that there weren't more of the younger generation who were willing to stand with us.

I have a daughter and son who also have children. My one grandson is going to FSU and between my kids and grand kids, I got a different perspective on what they feel is protest. I do want them to fight back, but I'm not all that confident about what can really be done. I do know that marching and/or protest here isn't very effective here. I still try to be helpful in ways that I can, but not like I once did. I don't feel much hope, but as long as there are people like you, then perhaps things will change.

But the changes I've seen these past 20 years kind of look like we're losing more fights than we're winning. But then I do live in Florida, so that may be more telling as to why I feel this way.

Get that screw back up there!