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H2O Man

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Sat Jul 12, 2014, 12:28 PM

Jul 2014

I read an article earlier this week, about a woman who was protesting against hydrofracking. Although all of her actions were nonviolent, she was sentenced to a year in jail. She is a close associate of some of the people that I coordinate with.

No one in their right mind wants to sign up for a year in jail. But she accepts it for exactly what it is.

There were more people willing to do that in the 1980s. And not because jail was more fun at that time. I think that we will reach that point again in the near future.

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Reagan vs Maryknoll [View all] H2O Man Jul 2014 OP

K&R - I had forgotten some of this... ms liberty Jul 2014 #1

Thanks. H2O Man Jul 2014 #3

K&R for an excellent history lesson! Thank you! scarletwoman Jul 2014 #2

Thanks. H2O Man Jul 2014 #6

Yes. You can plug into roody Jul 2014 #12

nice summary bigtree Jul 2014 #4

Very good! H2O Man Jul 2014 #13

Great, thanks. broiles Jul 2014 #5

Thanks! H2O Man Jul 2014 #14

And thus the tone was set for the next 34 years. Half-Century Man Jul 2014 #7

I agree. H2O Man Jul 2014 #15

Excellent post malaise Jul 2014 #8

I'm sorry to hear that. H2O Man Jul 2014 #16

His loss still hurts a lot of folks 31 years later malaise Jul 2014 #19

That's terrible. H2O Man Jul 2014 #22

We had home grown thugs as well malaise Jul 2014 #23

When I was college rickyhall Jul 2014 #9

I was lucky H2O Man Jul 2014 #17

Great stuff. toby jo Jul 2014 #10

You can read The Harvest of Empire malaise Jul 2014 #20

Kicked and recommended! Where are the recommendations? Enthusiast Jul 2014 #11

Kick! rustydog Jul 2014 #18

I knew people who were involved in that underground railroad through their church. Gormy Cuss Jul 2014 #21