Damnit I wish somebody would do SOMETHING about the Neocon Crazies.

And I just hate to hear myself actually say those words, I feel so stupid and helpless because I have no Idea what to do, or where to begin, as I am only one chump out here in chumpland.

Anybody else feel this way?

the Dems and others that oppose this administration are going to have to unite....and do this together....

I am frustrated but it always good to come here and no that we are not alone....

Why not you?

--p!

...and while it may "make a stand" it will do nothing whatsoever of consequence. 15 million people marching on the White House WILL make a difference.

Somebody is ME! And with a little luck, you, her, and that guy over there.

Somebody is WE THE PEOPLE.

Help get the word out to Congress:
This shit's gotta stop!
Back to decent policy or you're fired!

Then, follow through in no uncertain terms.

Not to be rude, just asking, cause I have no clue.

They own the voting machines so that leaves elections out.

How about we just get up and leave. Storm over the southern border into Mexico and ask Fox for asylum.

I'm only half joking, since I do believe a time is near when they will come for all of us....

When people get overloaded on fear or despair, they freeze.

This is actually a regressive response that goes back all the way down the evolutionary chain. It's tough to directly fight neuroendocrine responses that have been 500 million years in the making. You need progressive methods to challenge regressive nerves, hormones, and politics.

"Do something!" is the truth of the matter, but it is a little too vague. I've come up with a few tricks to get me unstuck, and one of the most effective you can start from the comfort of your computer desk, right now if you want to:

Sit down and make a list of all the impractical, impossible, wack-brained things you could possibly hope to do to combat the Rectal Right. Some of them will make you laugh. Others will make you wonder, "hmm ... maybe I could do that and get away with it."

Even if they're boring and don't seem to accomplish much, write 'em down. "Call the local Democratic Party ... lick some stamps and stick them on election propaganda ... write some anti-Bush graffiti in the men's room of the local Wal-Mart ..." is the kind of stuff that you can start with. Make the list all-inclusive. Call some friends and get them to suggest a few things. Once "the ball is rolling", you won't feel stuck at all.

And after a few days, you won't just feel a lot better, you'll have a long list of lunatic ideas as well as a couple of things you can do. You'll have some enthusiasm back, too. And you can select the best ideas, and work on doing them, checking them off as you accomplish them.

I've been sick over the past few years, which limits my ability to "take back the streets", but I've been able to do a few things. My mother's got several friends, about half of whom were pretty conservative, until I started giving them reprints of on-line articles. One of them is just about ready to march on Washington by herself. Well over a dozen people registered to vote, a whole lot of conservative Republicans have become liberal Democrats, and several "opinion makers" are among them.

I also attacked some blacktops with chalk after the election in 2000, and again after 9-11. Simple, easy, safe, and effective.

There are potentially hundreds of things you could do, but you have to un-freeze yourself first. Give it a try. The worst that could happen is that it might not "work" for you; but I've suggested it to many people, and it's always worked before.

Just make sure that you do at least one of the things you come up with, even if it seems wimpy and ineffectual. Because in reality, there's no such thing as wasted activism.

Good luck!

--p!

www.notoneincumbent.com

and do everything we can to expose election fraud

"Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." --Gandhi

and plenty lethal at close range

as for what to do about neocons . . . :shrug:

I can only assume when she realized the helplessness she was going through after Bush told her Casey died for a nobel cause. I can only think that we are brought to this forum to realize that we are many. Everyday there is an opportunity to flash someone approval for questioning this destruction. Start with whatever opportunity presents itself to you. I'm sure you will feel the feeling and know that it is right to speak up or write a letter. You are not alone.