We cannot tolerate intolerance, but how do we avoid the trap of Liberalism?

It seems in some way the discourse has caught up with this blog. Major media outlets are speaking about these issues. Is two years too late? Don't know yet.

What I do know is we need some serious change.

More and more people are voicing that the dominant paradigm is broken. The two party system is one party with two heads. You are hearing talking heads on CNN saying the things we've been writing about for years.

We cannot tolerate intolerance, but how do we avoid the trap of Liberalism?

I've been standing out in Left field for a long time. Watching the game. The infield dominated by the Dems and Repubs. Watching them throw the ball back and forth. The Dems just are trying to keep the game alive while the Repubs just want to keep the ball.

Me?

Sitting here with the Outfield - Cynthia McKinney, Ralph Nader, Noam Chomsky, and Lenora Fulani among others. Lenora got my vote for my first Presidential election. Why? In 1988 it seemed overdue for a black woman to be President. It just seemed right. Others have wandered into the Outfield. I met Kucinich before his own party filleted him.

Mostly we watch the game going on in the infield.

The fans don't really see us in the Outfield. They are busy rooting for their teams in the infield. To do our job we have to cover much, much, much more ground and at a much faster pace when the ball comes in our direction. The frenetic energy at that time is intense and we come off as maniacs doing voodoo.

To succeed in the Outfield, you need to be much, much better than the infield. Quicker on your feet. Better at judging when the ball might come your way and damn sure your not going to drop it and not shy about fumbling it a bit if you can't hold on because most of the time you can't. The fans just want to see you throw it back into the infield. Makes you think "Why the fuck am I all the way out here?" The old timers tell you - 'You can see the whole field. Every part of the game. It is really the only place you are meant to be.'

So that is our dilemma.