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Submitted by percival on Wed, 06/07/2006 - 4:27pm.
We live in a 'Correction Mentality'. Ways have been established. Slipping away inspires correction. People feel so obliged to disagree at a minimum and to correct at a maximum. We have an established history story in our academic institutions. So who am I, a caucasian, to suggest that caucasians were just as tribal as native Americans in history? I'd be 'wrong' to say that? Who am I to say that our ancient ancestors lived longer, stronger, funner (yeah I said funner, have fun correcting me...) lives than we do today? Would I be wrong? What if I said that people live-on for generations after they die? I suppose that there is an established line of logic that would correct me there too. What if I said that there are no categories, no first to last, no inferior to superior, no wrong or right? I'm sure that somebody would correct me there too. Yet, my actual experiences with actual people have shown me tribal qualities in all people. Archeology demonstrates that entire ancient nations lived in peace for hundreds of years at a time with plumbing, hot water, peace, plenty food, and palaces aligned with the sun, moon, and stars. Religion demonstrates that ancestors live-on in society as influences and memories, and microscopes show me that bones and trees are more anatomically similar than wolves and dogs or humans and monkeys or humans and wolves for that matter. They say that the more you study the less you know. Yet the more that I study, the more other people find me 'wrong'. I would say that the more I study the more I find other people wrong, but its all relevant. So where am I going with this and how does it relate to Olympia and the war in Iraq? Well, perhaps our President is not 'wrong' to declare war on Iraq. Perhaps all the bloodshed is not 'wrong' but part of a bigger plan that has a sharper focus. We do not know the answers (and unfortunately neither do the powers that be). However, we can study Iraq's history to try to discover why there is a violent insurgency. What is feeding the violent insurgency? What is motivating the violent insurgency to blow up stuff? What does the violent insurgency want? What reasons does the insurgency have for attacking Iraqis? The U.S.
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Submitted by Norm on Wed, 06/07/2006 - 3:43pm.
Well, I have a small break at work so I'm going to try and cram this in. If it seems short I may be coming back to edit and add things. First, I'd like to say that I'm not going to try and single anyone out. I'm also going to go over the positive and the negative of what I saw and heard. When I go over the negative I will try and put it in a constructive way, otherwise what's the point, right? I feel the the positives that I list outweigh the negatives. Although I may have more negative points, I don't feel they are as important. The positive: As soon as I came in and sat down it was a bit exciting, and I was feeling pretty nervous, I couldn't put my finger on it but I wasn't going to dwell on it either. I sat and just watched people interacting with one another, talking, taking pictures. The silence was broken quickly when T.J. Johnson walked into the room. You would have thought it was a famous lead-singer, or movie star with the way that the room erupted. Throughout the night this was an ongoing event, with people applauding his presence at the port. I must admit my feelings on him and his being at the port have changed some since I first spoke with him. At this point I think it was great of him to be down at the port and watching the events unfold. He chose to have a more active role as a city representative and I can't fault him for that, in fact I think it's a nice change. Even though many people were there to cheer on their new favorite representative, you could tell that people had other goals in mind as well. I sat in my chair and while holding my girl's hand, noticed that I was shaking. I'm not one to shake, or be cold, so we both found it interesting that my hand was almost trembling. I thought it was nerves but realized I had nothing at all to be nervous about. The more I think about it the more I believe it was simple excitement. The energy that the room was putting off was incredible. It was almost intoxicating to be in the same room with everyone. The level of passion, everyone voicing their thoughts and opinions, the solidarity of this group....it was downright powerful.
Submitted by percival on Wed, 06/07/2006 - 3:02pm.
The most inspiring thing to me about the Olympia City Council meeting was to see so many different people participating in the meeting. Lets engage! Time to put the pedal to the metal and start filling up more political organzitions with sensible people. The point is not to isolate our soldiers, or to insult war-supporters, or to say anything negative at all, no no no, I mean yes, the point is to paddle WITH the tide! I once wanted to be doctor, but then I looked at some medical books and saw the most disgusting pictures that I had ever seen, and so I said: "NO WAY! THAT'S GROSS!", but then I remembered that adversity equals strength. I realized that medicine is a battlefield that nobody should have to fight-in, but somebody has to do it. Just when we think that we must oppose, we find a reason to engage. A couple days ago everyone was calling the port protesters 'criminals', rioters and other derrogetory names, and people were telling the protesters to try other avenues. Then that lead to an over-packed City Council meeting. That is the first step of engagement. Get engaged Olympia. Hold-in your stomachs and go for it.
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Submitted by percival on Wed, 06/07/2006 - 2:50pm.
Well now, aren't we in a pickle? Time to put the shoulder to the plow and win this war! Today we have more than a plow to work with so lets do so. Technology got us into this war, so technology will get us out. We can use technology to relocate the civillians and disable the terrorists. It's either that or another A-bomb will be dropped.
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Submitted by Sarah on Wed, 06/07/2006 - 11:01am.
1 pm today on the KUOW show The Conversation, focus on Lieutenant Ehren Watada.
» KUOW is also covering this story in their local news. KUOW radio in Olympia is 1340 AM. Update: listen to the show on web.
Submitted by Sarah on Wed, 06/07/2006 - 10:26am.
To get the lay of the Nazi land, check out the hate sites: "nuke israel", overthrow, and stormfront. The first two are National Socialist Movement sites, the Stormfront one includes all manner of white supremacists. Viewer caution advised.
» Photos of NSM members, including of our regional friends, are available for review. The Southern Poverty Law Center has a new article out on the National Socialist Movement. Dave Neiwert on Orcinus is always worth reading and he regularly discusses hate groups such as the National Socialist Movement. The good folks at One Peoples Project monitor and comment on hate groups, including the NSM. Citizens Against Hate also does a great job. The Olympia based coalition group Unity in the Community is active, lots to participate in. Olympia Movement for Justice & Peace also busy. Free Radio Olympia helps keep us informed and dancing.
Submitted by Crenshaw Sepulveda on Wed, 06/07/2006 - 10:17am.
I am fond of posting to the comments section of the Olympian, gosh who cold have imagined that? Yesterday I got an email from the Olympian asking me to join a focus group. Pretty innocent, I'd say. Apparently the email was sent to all that post to the comments section. What concerns me is the recipients list was visable. That's right I could see the names and email addresses of all the people that got the email. Some unsavory characters there, to be sure.
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Submitted by NWarty on Wed, 06/07/2006 - 10:04am.
I'm a huge aviation fan and have been ever since I was little. My family are a bunch of aviation fans also, my father and I fly model airplanes, sister was a flight attendant. But ever since I was a boy, I've attended airshows pretty frequently. On June 17-18, the Olympic Flight Museum is hosting their annual airshow. I've had an absolutely wonderful time in the past and took my twin boys last year. The week prior to the event is fun as I get to sit in my back yard and listen to those huge radial engines roar over my house (I'm in the KOLM flight path) while I drink beer. To me, there is no better sound than Pratt and Whitney's and a Rolls Royce Merlin doing a low flight by; music to my ears. You can check out more information at their website: www.olympicflightmuseum.com Last year was pretty busy and lots of folks showed up making for a long walk from the parking lot. Here's a couple pictures of a Grumman FM-2 Wildcat and North American P-51D I took last year.
Submitted by stevenl on Wed, 06/07/2006 - 5:58am.
Life should not be all politics all the time.
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Submitted by djmega on Wed, 06/07/2006 - 1:39am.
Jun 16 2006 - 8:00am Jun 16 2006 - 11:59pm
Date: June 16 (Friday), Mid-morning (please get there early) Location: Bellevue, WA: Bellevue Square - Maydenbaur Park. March to the Medina mansion of Microsoft executive Peter Neupert Protest / Demonstration Bush to attend fund-raiser for Reichert June 16th in Medina Date/Time June 16 (Friday), Mid-morning (please get there early) Location Bellevue Square - Maydenbaur Park march to the Medina mansion of Microsoft executive Peter Neupert Sponsored by Me and my friends *Private reception will be at Microsoft exec's mansion in Medina. President Bush will attend a private reception June 16 in Medina to raise money for the re-election campaign of republican Rep. David Reichert. |
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Call to Action! Bush is coming to Bellevue, WA, a suburb of Seattle. The puppet of the war machine in person, in Cascadia. He is attending a fundraiser for ol' "Rubber Bullet Reichert" (remember the WTO?)