Little Hawk, my tribe also includes all people on this planet—and the peoples of other planets as well, should that prove to be the case, as I don't doubt that we will eventually learn. I am an American by virtue of the fact that I was born in this country, not by blind allegiance. I do not belong to any political party. If I subscribe to a progressive political viewpoint (which I do), it is because I am convinced that this is in the best interests of all peoples. If I rant against the machinations of the Bush administration and similar regimes, it is because I am convinced that they are detrimental to the life and well-being of my tribe. Our tribe. All humanity (not to mention all species).

But this, of course, is only one facet of the role I find I have been given to play.

Don Firth