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From: Pat.Goltz@p4.f3.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Pat Goltz)
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Subject: Re: *I* care!
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Date: 1 Jun 90 15:40:38 GMT
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 PM>    Greg, I know what you are saying in terms of the disabled needing 
 PM>to take a political stand, and that just caring is not enough.  
 PM>However, as much as we need political action to take place in order 
 PM>to change things, none of us can function at all without knowing that 
 PM>there are people out there who love and care for us.  Sometimes, we 
 PM>need encouragement, and sometimes we need hugs. 
 
The truth is, most people won't have the energy or desire to fight 
on the political front unless they are getting nurtured from somewhere. 
The only alternative is to become embittered and to fight just for 
the sake of fighting. I think Greg is embittered, and that he fights 
political battles for that reason, but you cannot win in politics 
that way. People won't listen to you unless you are responsive to 
them. 
  I would think this is especially true of the disabled. Because so 
many of us ARE more dependent than most people, we need the affirmation. 
I see this echo as providing a vital function in this way. 
  Pat 

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