Finding the High Ground...

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The Armchair Curmudgeon
March 18, 2007
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Is Move On getting old?

Some very valid points made in this argument against Move-On's failure to mobilize a more offensive strategy in the question of the Iraq War. It seems that while the government moves forward with its horseshoe in the boxing glove approach to pursuing its own interests, the best we are able to do is fight back with feathers...

At one time, Move On seemed an effective counterweight to government abuses; now it seems the organization has become weakened and attenuated. We see Bush socking it to the American voter over and over again and we stand silent vigils. Not that I have anything against vigils for the right reasons, but this gang likes it when they rip apart everything America stands for and all we can do is stand on the corner with a lighted candle. Where is our moxie?

My view is that Move On needs to find its backbone, and jetison its democratic passiveness. What we need is less a willingness to jetison what we stand for and more a commitment to standing our ground and fighting fire with fire. We hope that the democrats can do better than wringing our hands! More to the point, we hope that America's front line will not get decimated on the beaches before it reaches the higher ground.

les Aaron
the Armchair Curmudgeon