I guess I'm not seeing this, GUEST.

From all that my friends write me, they are already back in the trenches of community action, writing to their representatives, joining organizations committed to growth and change, and most importantly-to education.

I don't see the kind of "fascist tendencies" you are so concerned with, though of course, I agree that this is the most divided the US has been in decades.

But my greater fear, as are many of my friends, is that of apathy, and complacency. Therein lies the real threat.

The US is built on strife. There have been clashes of thought since it's inception. That it's all on a larger scale now due to the amount of power, money, and the influence of technology which directly affects each citizen, is pretty apparent.

But I have (for some incomprehensible reason, I often think) faith in the millions of people who live and work in the country of my birth, who are still both willing and able to get themselves up, dust themselves off, and start all over again.

..xx..e