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Resisting the Marathon of Fear
Source: PRA (Political Research Associates)
By Tarso Luís Ramos,
April 16, 2013
In the wake of yesterday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon, we want to let our community know that we at PRA are all safe. We have been deeply touched by those of you who have reached out to express your concern.
Our hearts are with the bombing victims and their families, and we applaud the heroic actions of those bystanders and first responders who came to the aid of the fallen. At this writing, there have been three confirmed deaths and scores of reported injuries, some of them very severe.
This is a time for mourning and affirming our common humanity – in part, by challenging efforts to manipulate anger and suffering for cynical purposes. As we await the results of law enforcement investigations currently underway, we offer the following advice to our friends and supporters:
LINK: http://www.politicalresearch.org/resisting-the-marathon-of-fear/
Our hearts are with the bombing victims and their families, and we applaud the heroic actions of those bystanders and first responders who came to the aid of the fallen. At this writing, there have been three confirmed deaths and scores of reported injuries, some of them very severe.
This is a time for mourning and affirming our common humanity – in part, by challenging efforts to manipulate anger and suffering for cynical purposes. As we await the results of law enforcement investigations currently underway, we offer the following advice to our friends and supporters:
LINK: http://www.politicalresearch.org/resisting-the-marathon-of-fear/
Brief statement of cautions in the wake of the Boston bombing, most of which are givens with most DUer's, but bear repeating. PRA (Political Research Associates) is a watchdog group that monitors the Far Right. Their article database has good info on various elements of Right Wing extremism.
