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In reply to the discussion: Why I choose to be a counterproductive left wingnut. [View all]OutNow
(862 posts)So you've listed many issues that you believe in regardless of who occupies the Oval Office and/or which party controls Congress. And many folks have agreed with you. I also agree with you on almost all points but I have to ask, OK, now what? If you oppose targeted assassinations, NSA spying, etc. what are you doing to stop it? It's one thing to take issue with bad policies regardless of what political party is in power, but there are many ways you can help to end these policies and many have little to do with electoral politics.
I am not a full-bore political activist like I was in the 1960s and 70s. I'm old and disabled. But I support groups like the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Lawyers Guild. I support my union, the CWA. I participated in the local Occupy group. There are hundreds of local and national organizations that work on changing the policies we all find abhorrent. Join one or two. Participate when you can.