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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
Mari, the question wasn't "we," the question was "my." How has your life been directly affected by the Bush administration?
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My life is directly affected by the quality of the air I breathe and the water I drink. My life is directly affected by my ability to go to the beautiful places "where the wild things are" to replenish my soul. My life is directly affected when I must comfort a friend whose husband has orders for Iraq in a couple of weeks. My life is directly affected when my rights of freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and the right to due process are infringed upon. My life is directly affected when I see my fellow countrymen trapped without food or water or sanitation or medical care for 6 fucking days, and I turn off the TV feeling heartsick and powerless. My life is directly affected when the child who might have grown up to be a scientist who comes up with a cure for my fatal illness, instead recieves a sub quality education, sub standard medical care and ends up working all his days as a janitor as a result. My life is directly affected when I see a man with a sign reading "Homeless Vet, please help!"
We are all interconnected. We are all Americans. What happens to the least of us, happens also to me. "Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee."