Why I am here at Democratic Underground, a progressive, political website:

There are many, many reasons why I am here. A few:



















































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I care about what is happening in our presidential race because I care about so many people and events in our world.

If we can, just occasionally, remind ourselves about why we are here, then...


Why are you here? Keep it positive. Peace.

:hug:

I get distracted from the overall goal from time to time, but regardless, whoever is on the ticket gets my vote, my donations, my time, and my effort.

Thank you for that reminder.

We all have far more in common then we have differences.

I'm here for the same reason. We care.

This is a nice post in light of the people who are saying DU is no better than FreeRepublic.

forkboy and I get all teared up.

Thanks for the OP.

Pass the fork.

xoxo

DU got side-tracked and made many of those progressives who have like minded ideas like the ones you suggest, leave.

Seriously...what kind of cliche naming went on in Lucas' mind. The fat guy's name was "Jek Porkins".

I remember when they redid the effects in the original trilogy and re-released them. The entire theater was cheering for Porkins and booed when he died.

I believe that is true for the vast majority of DUers.

Peace.

:hug:

Thank you.

And giving me hope, too.

K&R

But because someone on the DU cared, Andrew will always be a hero to me. I look at his picture and think about the good intentions that defined his life and the evil intentions that must not win. Andrew opened my eyes.



DETROIT -- Andrew Anthos was a private, gentle man whose twin passions to support military veterans and public transportation earned him a reputation for community service.

For most of the last two decades Anthos frequently rode the bus from Detroit to Lansing to wage a solitary patriotic crusade to light the capitol dome in red, white and blue one night of the year to honor military veterans and police officers.

Anthos, 72, died at 7:27 p.m. Friday at Detroit Receiving Hospital, 10 days after police say an unidentified man struck him on the left side of the head with a metal pipe and left him for dead.

Detroit police, who are still looking for the assailant, have classified the incident as a hate crime because the attacker repeatedly shouted slurs at Anthos. Michigan does not have a specific hate crime law.

Since the attack, Athena Fedenis, Anthos' cousin, said she and the family have received an outpouring of support from around the country.

"He was loved by everybody," said Fedenis. "Everybody knew him."

Anthos was a familiar figure in Lansing, where he paraded through the streets with handmade posters and petitions to have the capitol dome bathed in the colors of the U.S. flag.

In an interview with The State News in 2003, Anthos said he wanted to inspire other states to similarly light their capitol domes as well. Fedenis said her uncle had a life-long disability and lived alone in his apartment on Antietam, where he was attacked on his way home from the Detroit Public Library, which he visited daily. She said she was grateful to the Triangle Foundation's offer to pay for Anthos' funeral.

that's horrible and bittersweet all in the same article. Sounds like he was a wonderful man.

:patriot:

These are human beings.

Aren't we all?

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It's so true.

:thumbsup:

how could i live in a world with bush and cheney, and no du?

Thank you Indy, for such a beautiful thread. :)

K & R

n/t

Thank you

:hug: Thank You,IndyOp


Because, it's so hard for me to put into words, how much DU means to me- :blush:
"A video clip giving a voice to the children' From a distance....peace will prevail' :grouphug:
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I love you, IndyOp :hug: