Posted on 06/15/2010 4:51:48 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
The consequence of this burgeoning awareness shifts our sense of responsibility beyond simply fulfilling the common duties of a 'good citizen,' such as keeping ourselves informed through corporate media sources, supporting and voting for candidates that represent at least some of our interests. Now our responsibility is to inform ourselves through a variety of sources, to investigate for ourselves contradictory claims, to share information with others around us, to build bridges between otherwise desperate groups, to find common aims and strategies to not only inform ourselves and one another but to begin to build a new paradigm of political consciousness that can become a force. What we need is a critical mass of awareness that can begin to challenge the under belly of 'deep' politics, first by exposing it for what it is, how it operates, what its agendas and strategies are and, second, by finding alternatives to them.
What a poser.
The absolutely terrifying thought in your post is that Zero MIGHT check DU for solutions.
[Thank you. I have a bit of insomnia ton...]
...to build bridges between otherwise desperate groups,Now, I'm sure (s)he meant disparate, but desperate probably works better when discussing DU.
It's what we do when we get up from the keyboard that makes a difference.
No.
20 years, 3 months, 8 days in the US Army, during a time that "Smaj" was an honorific from the troops.
I don't think it's used much nowadays.
Well it gives you and PJ some great comedy material and that’s got to be worth something.
ZZZZzzzz snort ZZZZzzzz grunt ...
I'll bet that guy lit up a cigarette and smiled very smugly after finishing that Seinfeldian post.
We have a WINNER!
Placemark.
We (USMC-8 yrs ‘78-86) used to say it too-it was more slang-not an honorific but not derogatory either-we didn’t address them as “Smaj” like you’d call a master sgt. “Top”, but you’d say it if referring/talking about him to one of your buddies “So and so had to see the Smaj today about getting kicked out of the E club last night” I haven’t heard it either in a long time.
Thanks for your service.
Reason being, at the time of my promotion to SGM/E-9, I was the youngest (36 y/o) on active duty at that time.
Then, I was the "YoungSmaj".
Having been retired (Jul '91) now almost as long as I was on active duty...well, now I'm the "OldSmaj"
Not that I'm that old now...I'm 59...anyway...I thank you for your service, also.
I turn 50 this fall-went down to Parris Island (In August-shows how smart I was...) at 17. Time sure flies, doesn’t it?
“It’s too bad that there are trolls on the message boards either by nature or paid by right wing operations who dilute our efforts to maintain a strong presence and who too often succeed in getting some of DUs more talented members tomb stoned over the years.”
Would somebody PULEEZE tell me who these right wing operations are? I need a job and I might as well get paid to have fun!
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