passing along good links

[teleidoplex]

This one is via bugsy_siegel. It describes very well what I think of as pragmatic idealism.

Norman Mailer and his Son discuss politics and the upcoming Republican Convention, Michael Moore, and Protests.

http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/rnc/9574/

Comments

[princess706.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the link. I got through 1/2 of it on my lunch break, I'll read the rest tonight. But I love ti so far. And Norman Mailer rocks my socks most days. :)

Thanks again.

[sapphohestia.livejournal.com]

I'm only 1/4 of the way in, but what he said about protesters essentially saying, essentially, "to hell with reason" frightened me because it rang so true. It is precisely what happened with the WTO came to Bloomington. The folks who wanted to be disruptive decided that their method of protest had to happen and they essentially cut out the voice of the large portion of the protestors who wanted to take an education/intellectual approach. A few voices will, effectively, shout out the multitude.

[midnightson.livejournal.com]

Here's a little food for thought linking to New Democrats Online. As a political moderate, I think it's a must read for liberals:

http://instapundit.com/archives/016914.php

~~T