I Think There's Plenty Of Room, Even

I've Been To Enough Other Countries In The World To Know What Happens When You Have Socialized Single-payer Health Care. It Works. People Don't Get Sick As Much. They Don't Lose Their Life Savings With A Catastrophic Illness Like Cancer Or Aids.

I Never Expected The Movement Against Globalization And Corporate Rule To Mushroom As Quickly As It Has, Either. And Right Now The Strongest Electoral Arm Of That Movement Is The Green Party. I Try To Stress To People Cynical About Voting That The Greens Are The Most Effective Electoral Arm Of The So-called Spirit Of Seattle, And It's Great Fun To Cause Trouble In The Streets, But That's Not Going To Accomplish Much Without Insurrection In The Voting Booth At The Same Time.

Any Alternative Culture That Inspires A Lot Of Passion And Inspiration Is Also In Danger Of Being Set In Its Ways, Almost From The Moment It's Born.

I Was The Kid In The Class Who Was Looking For The Angles To Question Things Or Make Wise-ass Remarks, Not Knowing Enough To Be Afraid Of Being Myself Or Showing Intelligence. But I Wasn't The Only Kid Like That In My Classes Because Of Where I Grew Up. I'm Really Thankful I Grew Up In A Town Where There Were A Lot Of Other Mutant Kids. I'm From Boulder, Colorado, Which Went Through A Lot Of Dramatic Changes When I Was Growing Up.

I Am An Anarchist In My Personal Life. I Try To Live My Life In A Way That I Don't Need Cops Or Baby-sitters To Keep Me From Infringing On Others. But I Don't Feel We Have Evolved Far Enough As A Species To Make Anarchy Work In Society Itself. We Still Need Government To Transfer The Wealth From Those Who Have Too Much To Those Who Have Too Little, To Make Sure Important Projects Get Done, And Keep Territorial Humans From Screwing Over And Killing Each Other.