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H2O Man

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Wed Jan 7, 2026, 05:34 PM Wednesday

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"There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part! You can't even passively take part! And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels ... upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop! And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!” – Mario Savio, 12-2-1964


I think this quote from the Berkeley Free Speech Movement is appropriate today. It fits my mood right now. The only question is how far are Democrats willing to go? I am convinced that we need nonviolent protests in the Gandhi/King manner. Even some of the Berrigan brothers' acts of conscience.

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When you wind a clock up too tight it swings hard to the right and then comes back and swings hard to the left. multigraincracker Wednesday #1
Right. H2O Man Wednesday #2
I follow Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching..Short easy read. multigraincracker Wednesday #4
Likewise. H2O Man Wednesday #6
What a devastating day democrank Wednesday #3
Yes. H2O Man Wednesday #5
This has been a very difficult day for me Grim Chieftain Wednesday #7
Exactly. H2O Man Wednesday #9
Oh, I am so sorry for the grief you have endured Grim Chieftain Wednesday #10
Thank you! H2O Man Wednesday #12
I am so glad you have family. I hope they are a comfort to you Grim Chieftain Wednesday #15
When the government shoots a frightened woman dead in cold blood... Kid Berwyn Wednesday #8
It is just so wrong! H2O Man Wednesday #13
Well said, as always.. Docreed2003 Wednesday #11
Thank you! H2O Man Wednesday #14
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