Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Yet another YC Column...
YC Magazine, published only in York County, SC, kindly publishes an opinion piece every month by the Libertarians, Dems, Repubs and Greens. Hidden behind the "Read more!" link you'll find the latest installment, entitled:
Run for Your Life
"We sure liberated the hell out of this place" The words under the cartoon showed an American soldier surrounded by the rubble of war torn Europe. America was clear in our mission. We had killed and hurt millions. We had spent billions. We had beaten racism, nationalism and corporate-government collusion. Fascists across the globe knew that they had been beaten.
The war on Iraq is a different matter.
One of the Green’s Ten Key Values is Grassroots Democracy. Our President, Congressman and Senators all tell us that this war in Iraq is important. They tell us that the war is justified because we are bringing democracy to the people of Iraq. Greens believe in Grassroots Democracy. We support elected governments. We support civic clubs as part of a democratic system. We support people power; the power of people over government. Government is meant to serve people, not hurt them.
Greens don’t support this war, even if the reasons given sound good. Truth telling doesn’t seem to be on the White House agenda. Bringing democracy to the middle east may be what they say they are after, but most Greens don’t buy that excuse. Democracy is not just dipping a finger and voting. Democracy includes encouraging labor unions. It means supporting neighborhood associations. Democracy means giving power to the people.
In York County, democracy means all those things.
Right now, as you read this, the York County Greens are looking for a few good people. We are looking for people who believe in Green Party principals. We are looking for people who care enough to run for office. People who care about the society we are raising our children in. People who are concerned about the planet we live on. People who want justice. People who believe that, as Mahatma Ghandi said, “... all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it – always.”
I’m not suggesting that our elected officials are dictators. I am suggesting that you can be the change you want to see. You can run for offices from Governor to Congress to Adjutant General. You can run for town council in Hickory Grove, Smyrna and McConnells. You can run for School Board, County Council, Soil and Water Conservation District Commission and Probate Judge, and many more.
Do you believe in Grassroots Democracy? Non-violence? Social Justice and Ecological Wisdom? If so, you are needed, and wanted. The Green Party and the people of York County need you. We need people to run for offices not to serve their own interests, but the people’s interests. Are you that person?
If you are that person, the process is pretty straight forward. Between March 15th and March 30th at noon, the Green Party will accept paperwork from folks who want to serve the people. Visit our website, www.YorkGreens. Com, and hit the link titled “Run for your life!”, and all the information you need will be there. As the bumper sticker says, “Quit yer bitchin’. Start a revolution.” What better way to start a revolution than to run for an office you are qualified for? Join the revolution. Run for your life...as a Green!
Run for Your Life
"We sure liberated the hell out of this place" The words under the cartoon showed an American soldier surrounded by the rubble of war torn Europe. America was clear in our mission. We had killed and hurt millions. We had spent billions. We had beaten racism, nationalism and corporate-government collusion. Fascists across the globe knew that they had been beaten.
The war on Iraq is a different matter.
One of the Green’s Ten Key Values is Grassroots Democracy. Our President, Congressman and Senators all tell us that this war in Iraq is important. They tell us that the war is justified because we are bringing democracy to the people of Iraq. Greens believe in Grassroots Democracy. We support elected governments. We support civic clubs as part of a democratic system. We support people power; the power of people over government. Government is meant to serve people, not hurt them.
Greens don’t support this war, even if the reasons given sound good. Truth telling doesn’t seem to be on the White House agenda. Bringing democracy to the middle east may be what they say they are after, but most Greens don’t buy that excuse. Democracy is not just dipping a finger and voting. Democracy includes encouraging labor unions. It means supporting neighborhood associations. Democracy means giving power to the people.
In York County, democracy means all those things.
Right now, as you read this, the York County Greens are looking for a few good people. We are looking for people who believe in Green Party principals. We are looking for people who care enough to run for office. People who care about the society we are raising our children in. People who are concerned about the planet we live on. People who want justice. People who believe that, as Mahatma Ghandi said, “... all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it – always.”
I’m not suggesting that our elected officials are dictators. I am suggesting that you can be the change you want to see. You can run for offices from Governor to Congress to Adjutant General. You can run for town council in Hickory Grove, Smyrna and McConnells. You can run for School Board, County Council, Soil and Water Conservation District Commission and Probate Judge, and many more.
Do you believe in Grassroots Democracy? Non-violence? Social Justice and Ecological Wisdom? If so, you are needed, and wanted. The Green Party and the people of York County need you. We need people to run for offices not to serve their own interests, but the people’s interests. Are you that person?
If you are that person, the process is pretty straight forward. Between March 15th and March 30th at noon, the Green Party will accept paperwork from folks who want to serve the people. Visit our website, www.YorkGreens. Com, and hit the link titled “Run for your life!”, and all the information you need will be there. As the bumper sticker says, “Quit yer bitchin’. Start a revolution.” What better way to start a revolution than to run for an office you are qualified for? Join the revolution. Run for your life...as a Green!
// posted by Gregg Jocoy @ 9:11 AM 
