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14. Well-organized actions already have people tapped to do the civil disobedience

I'm prepared to do that if necessary, but so far it hasn't been necessary. Still, my brother has my instructions on bailing me out in the event I get caught up in something. But I'd reserve the label "hero" for those who are making the sacrifice when nobody else is doing it and it takes an extra measure of courage to be the only one out there, heaped with scorn and twisting in the wind.

These days I do fewer political protests and more community and veterans events. We have a lot of positive things going on in my community, and because it's a very red area, I have to go down to L.A. to do political protests.

Nadin, I think you and the Chief will appreciate how some high school students here (and a fantastic teacher) built new homes for an Army tank driver severely wounded in Iraq and for his caregivers. The story is in the thread:

It's Not Rude: These Portraits Of Wounded Vets Are Meant To Be Stared At (GRAPHIC WARNING)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6726568