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struggle4progress

(125,850 posts)
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 11:09 PM Feb 2014

The Lone Ranger never existed, and neither do magic silver bullets [View all]

You can't make a difference by riding alone astride a white horse, firing off your little sixgun

Changing things is hard work

The harder the conflict, (said Paine) the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value.




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Look for good folk to push into local politics
2 (67%)
Don't try to be the Lone Ranger: cooperate with other people
0 (0%)
Push better local officials towards higher office
0 (0%)
Know your facts, then organize people through educational events or street work
0 (0%)
Always vote for the lesser of two evils in every electoral contest
1 (33%)
Listen to the folk you think you can persuade, and don't waste time arguing with the unpersuadable
0 (0%)
Lobby your city, state, and federal government on matters before them
0 (0%)
Sometimes the only preaching the choir really needs is: Get off your butts and really do something
0 (0%)
Comment on state and federal regulatory matters
0 (0%)
If what you're doing doesn't work, maybe it's time to try something different
0 (0%)
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