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BooMan Tribune Sunday Stand Up: Reflections | 23 comments (23 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: BooMan Tribune Sunday Stand Up: Reflections (4.00 / 4)

Engaging doesn't mean a screaming hissy fit.

There are times to do it and times to not do it. Large protests... probably not the best time. All it takes is one asshole to throw a rock, shove someone and you've got a riot on your hands.

I've been called many things. I've seen so much hate just this past year.

I wasn't engaging anyone when I had a cigarette thrown in my face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was only tacking up a Bring Them Home Now postcard.

I wasn't engaging anyone when a fuckhole called me a fucking liberal nazi and explained to his kids what a horrible person I was. I had given a hug to a diner owner whose son was in Iraq. He overheard ny telling her about DC.

I didn't engage anyone when a Marine who spent three tours in Iraq sat on a post office curb just waiting for me to show up because no one else would talk to him.

I will no longer let others hurt me, call me names or tell me how to live.

I will engage. Because it's about fucking time somebody does. Because what else are they going to start doing to us?

I don't see engaging as yelling. I see it as standing my ground and standing up and speaking out.

One merely has to be there or give support to do that.

Tampopo you did indeed engage. You were there. You stood up. :)

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

by Damnit Janet on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 11:33:47 AM EST

Re: BooMan Tribune Sunday Stand Up: Reflections (4.00 / 2)

Thanks DJ -

What I realized on my trip home was that I had defined talking with people as confrontation and by doing so I had inadvertently activated all my fears of confrontation.

Confrontation need not be a screaming hissy fit either. But that is what comes to my mind when I think of confrontation.

What struck me was my mental lock down because I could only think of confrontation as a yelling hissy fit. It limited my ability to even think of other actions.

The survivance quote reminded me of the importance of being adaptable yet maintaining principles.

I don't think there would have been any value in trying to talk to the kids we saw into viewing abortion differently - to confront them about their belief. Not in that place and time.

So I began to think of how I could have engaged them to join with me on other very related actions like signing a petition to increase funding for women who are experiencing abuse, women who might choose an abortion because their domestic arrangement is too dangerous to bring in a baby.

What you have experienced seems to me to be confrontations initiated by others! So much hate.

Your courage in responding and continuing to BE who you are, doing what you need to do is truly, truly AWESOME!

I do not know if I have that kind of courage - you are an inspiration. Thank you.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music. (George Carlin)

by tampopo on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 06:11:16 PM EST
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