tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post7151688194154328023..comments2024-02-09T08:14:51.016-05:00Comments on ON THE VERGE: Dispatches from a Reluctant ActivistJody Casellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-4535325461892505102017-05-07T09:09:54.873-04:002017-05-07T09:09:54.873-04:00True. Also, I think movements have to build, each ...True. Also, I think movements have to build, each time gathering more and more people until the Powers that Be can no longer ignore us. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-72732792451196550102017-05-05T21:10:56.207-04:002017-05-05T21:10:56.207-04:00I believe that each individual story, each individ...I believe that each individual story, each individual protest, is (usually) not enough to change anything. But we make an ocean out of all of these drops. Civil rights and civil liberties have never been quickly or easily won--they were won by relentless marches, votes, lawsuits, boycotts, editorials, speeches, sit-ins, etc., etc.<br />It's like brushing our teeth--just doing it once won't keep us from root canals. We have to do it regularly, even though we'd rather use the time for something else.Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.com