Over the last year or so I have really begun to feel hopeless about the political situation in our country. I was raised to be patriotic. My family has participated in every major war in this country since before the revolution. But the wars today do not resemble World War 2, they look more like Vietnam. They are poorly planned and unwinnable, mostly because we refuse to fight for the one thing that could win the hearts of the Iraqi and Afghan people--democracy and self-determination.
Occupy Kingman has become a forum for people like me that can see how the institutions that serve us have failed and must be rebuilt instead of simply reformed. Over the past few weeks we have finally sat down and talked about some concrete ideas for how to proceed, both within and without the Occupy Kingman movement. The weekly meetings have given me a feeling of hope again, even knowing that we are not likely to make any national progress, we can come together as individuals in partnerships that can change our communities for the better.
I have decided to search out others in Dolan Springs who support the Occupy movement and try to form and Occupy Dolans Springs group.
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