Hardcore Nader intensity

We need more Ralph Naders 

He is proof, to me, that there need not be a dichotomy between "society" and "government".   People can become politicians, and, if not, change society in their daily life, perhaps to an even greater extent than had they entered government.  If the people lead, the leaders will follow, right?   I saw the Ralph Nader documentary from my local video store, and was highly impressed.  How could anyone not be?  We need more intense people, social activists who are really hardcore.  He inspires me.

I've been reading a Clifford Pickover book, Archimedes to Hawking, from the library (maybe I should see this original project through to completion -I have a tendency to diffuse and scatter).   It seems like I need to get hardcore.   People are basically saying the sky is falling, and maybe we really ARE about to experience a "global financial meltdown".  If the gvt. is going to pay for my medications, and allow me not to have to work, (a doctor told me I shouldn't, to boot), I should work on doing my part to repay society with making my blog a hardcore force for good, right?   As Ralph Nader said, I think, you're married core or you're hardcore.   I'm in the unique position, at the moment, of being able to be both.  There are trade-offs, though.  Nader, by the way, supports NOW, which is not pro-life, to say the least, so unfortunately he doesn't mesh with my values, either.   Honestly, I have no idea who to vote for.  Barack seems to embody a revival of activist spirit, so I'm going with him, even if I disagree with him personally.

I think America has too many apathetic people who watch far too much tv and eat too much, living lives of quiet desperation, frivolousness, and who embody, if not a lack of values, a lack of willingness to act on them.

There's nothing like a crisis to focus your powers of concentration and effort, and I really think more people need to hunker down and take action to help solve the myriad of big problems that face us, perhaps in a hardcore way.  I like saying hardcore.  It evokes "solid", a term for having integrity, I think, as well as intense and driven.   We need to move from sexual hardcore to social activism hardcore.   We're a global community, and there are amazing opportunities in the world to make it better, and to consequently make your life meaningful and happy.

So, although I'm not voting for him, I am appreciative beyond words for the example Ralph Nader has given us.    He's an example of  the immense good people can do, the potential for real change in all of us.