tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538899554056269602.post1266969058693274280..comments2023-07-29T05:31:39.943-07:00Comments on Inevita-Hillary: Is Austin's Progressive Identity a Sham? Studio Dongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15354956777376402406noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538899554056269602.post-42094680187365882072016-09-12T10:59:18.555-07:002016-09-12T10:59:18.555-07:00Glad to hear it, Robin. I hope to see you at the #...Glad to hear it, Robin. I hope to see you at the #NoDAPL event tomorrow evening: <br />https://www.facebook.com/events/574419402682974/Studio Dongohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354956777376402406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538899554056269602.post-252527026982339532016-09-10T23:19:18.836-07:002016-09-10T23:19:18.836-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.robinlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331592547513460908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538899554056269602.post-64776976756394935502016-09-10T23:19:10.350-07:002016-09-10T23:19:10.350-07:00Mike, spoke to soon. Friday I received an invite. ...Mike, spoke to soon. Friday I received an invite. I'm connected locally and am looking forward to doing what I can!robinlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331592547513460908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538899554056269602.post-3721682991627609542016-09-09T13:47:17.285-07:002016-09-09T13:47:17.285-07:00Hi Robin,
Thanks for dropping by the blog. Quotat...Hi Robin,<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by the blog. Quotations from Chris Hedges are always welcome here. Last month, I was delighted to write about his brilliant debate vs. Robert Reich on Democracy Now.<br /><br />I also like your analogy to boiling, though I think it's incomplete without likening human beings to frogs in boiling water. I think most of us are likely to be boiled alive before we recognize how much hotter the water is becoming. (Climate change makes this analogy a bit more literal than it should be.)<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear the Austin Greens were unable to reach you. I did hear from them via Slack--but I don't really understand what Slack is. If you care to respond to this comment with your email address or phone number, I'll try to figure out how to communicate that info to Debbie Balandrano (who sent me the Green Party invitation via Slack). <br /><br />I look forward to seeing you at future progressive events here in Austin. Studio Dongohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354956777376402406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538899554056269602.post-89338068912408927072016-09-09T07:39:05.754-07:002016-09-09T07:39:05.754-07:00Mike, enjoyed the post. I agree, and would just li...Mike, enjoyed the post. I agree, and would just like to share some of the words of Chris Hedges in "Wages of Rebellion" "Because revolution is evolution at its boiling point you cannot 'make' a real revolution any morethan you can hasten the boiling of a tea kettle," Berkman wrote. "It is the fire underneath that makes it boil: how quickly it will come to the boiling point will depend on how strong the fire is." He was quoting another book and the fire that it refers to is the system of power persecuting its people. Just as in South Africa Apartheid was overthrown suddenly after years of struggle, just as US black population so long suffering in this country suddenly rose up, just as the sixties here in the states took everyone by surprise... I believe it is coming! Just as a "middle class" white family in 1959 couldn't possibly imagine what was just around the corner for them in the 60's I believe that is where we are. <br />On a side note I never received an email from Elliot or any of the Travis county greens...robinlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331592547513460908noreply@blogger.com