Comments on: changemakers as celebrities http://crip-power.com/2008/02/06/changemakers-as-celebrities/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:28:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: cripchick http://crip-power.com/2008/02/06/changemakers-as-celebrities/#comment-1976 cripchick Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:34:22 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2008/02/06/changemakers-as-celebrities/#comment-1976 you're definitely right and thanks for the link on dr king, i'm going to go check it out now. the yes we can typo is huge, the whole difference between obama and clinton like you said. you’re definitely right and thanks for the link on dr king, i’m going to go check it out now. the yes we can typo is huge, the whole difference between obama and clinton like you said.

]]> By: The chicken or the egg? « latin american princesa {LAP} http://crip-power.com/2008/02/06/changemakers-as-celebrities/#comment-1961 The chicken or the egg? « latin american princesa {LAP} Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:35:53 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2008/02/06/changemakers-as-celebrities/#comment-1961 [...] social and cultural context, social justice | After reading Ms. Crip Chick’s post on Changemakers as Celebrities I started to [...] [...] social and cultural context, social justice | After reading Ms. Crip Chick’s post on Changemakers as Celebrities I started to [...]

]]> By: latinamericanprincesa http://crip-power.com/2008/02/06/changemakers-as-celebrities/#comment-1960 latinamericanprincesa Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:39:25 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2008/02/06/changemakers-as-celebrities/#comment-1960 Also Obama's video is "Yes WE Can" not Yes I Can". For me the difference between Hillary and Obama is that he seems to understand that he needs us. He seems to understand "community". Hillary is more "me, me, me", more individualistic. Their political stances aren't so different after all. They differ in their relationship to us and with us. Also Obama’s video is “Yes WE Can” not Yes I Can”. For me the difference between Hillary and Obama is that he seems to understand that he needs us. He seems to understand “community”. Hillary is more “me, me, me”, more individualistic. Their political stances aren’t so different after all. They differ in their relationship to us and with us.

]]> By: latinamericanprincesa http://crip-power.com/2008/02/06/changemakers-as-celebrities/#comment-1959 latinamericanprincesa Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:25:00 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2008/02/06/changemakers-as-celebrities/#comment-1959 If he loses now, he can still run again. I totally agree that we can't just leave it up to him though and have to be active ourselves. The celebrity factor is the stimulus to get people to act in the first place. I just hope that people stay motivated. It heartens me though that young voters are going for Obama. Today's young seem so motivated. We are the future. If we remain motivated real change should be possible. But it's a fight that must continue indefinitely. There's no magic, no snapping of the fingers solution. The real enemy is not the capitalistic mentality but the "instant" mentality. Check out it this great talk on MLK that looks at the real man and not the celebrity: http://www.radioopensource.org/mlk-jr-after-40-years-a-fraternal-memoir/ If he loses now, he can still run again. I totally agree that we can’t just leave it up to him though and have to be active ourselves. The celebrity factor is the stimulus to get people to act in the first place. I just hope that people stay motivated. It heartens me though that young voters are going for Obama. Today’s young seem so motivated. We are the future. If we remain motivated real change should be possible. But it’s a fight that must continue indefinitely. There’s no magic, no snapping of the fingers solution. The real enemy is not the capitalistic mentality but the “instant” mentality. Check out it this great talk on MLK that looks at the real man and not the celebrity: http://www.radioopensource.org/mlk-jr-after-40-years-a-fraternal-memoir/

]]> By: Pinky Bear http://crip-power.com/2008/02/06/changemakers-as-celebrities/#comment-1957 Pinky Bear Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:58:54 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2008/02/06/changemakers-as-celebrities/#comment-1957 The true test of a Leader for Change is someone people try to discredit, defame and harass. The more true you are to the subject of real change; the more the enemies of change come out to stand against you. People have cast aside Dr. King's messages about poverty and justice is this nation because it threatens the Capitalist Status Quo. I have to ask, what will any millionaire politician work hard to change especially when it comes to economic justice? Who will say, amongst Clinton or Obama that the top 1% should pay more taxes? Who will outlaw drug companies from making excessive profits? Who will really reign in coporate America from its crusade to enslave the poor to jobs with menial salaries? The true test of a Leader for Change is someone people try to discredit, defame and harass. The more true you are to the subject of real change; the more the enemies of change come out to stand against you.

People have cast aside Dr. King’s messages about poverty and justice is this nation because it threatens the Capitalist Status Quo.

I have to ask, what will any millionaire politician work hard to change especially when it comes to economic justice? Who will say, amongst Clinton or Obama that the top 1% should pay more taxes? Who will outlaw drug companies from making excessive profits? Who will really reign in coporate America from its crusade to enslave the poor to jobs with menial salaries?

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