Re: Vermont...secede

Hey Mike, long time no see.

Check this old thread out :
http://your.ballistichelmet.org/pipermail/heads/2003-December/002014.html

and if you're serious, go see Frank Bryan, a history professor at UVM. 
Here's his website

http://www.vermontrepublic.org/

> I'm new. Hi John
>
> Though I have only read a few posts . since I know at least one person
> on this list I decided to shorten the standard period of lurking
>
> The only thing that keeps me happy (thank god(s) I'm at least happy
> despite all this) is the constant irony and hypocrisy that we are
> presented each day . just when you think it can't get any more comedic .
> and the hilariously transparent blindfolds the people around us wear. Of
> course, you can't forget friends and family. but that's a given.
>
> I wondered, for a while, what can I do to make a difference, even if it
> is small?
>
> I tried to help Dean, but the media showed us whose boss.
>
> I want Kerry to win, but only to see Bush humiliated. Hell if I'm going
> to help him directly. For this election, USA is on its own.
>
> I was going about this decision process the wrong way . I decided to
> understand what I *did* respect in this world. I respect Vermont and
> Vermonters. I am a Vermonter living in the United States of America.
>
> {insert 2 or 3 epiphanies here}
>
> I want Vermont to secede from this nation and become a sovereign body,
> accountable only to ourselves (oh and we get to keep our Air Guard).
>
> Maybe then, and only then, can my dreams come true. True civil rights,
> no more wars on nouns, no more wal-mart (but only because people just
> decide not to shop there), no more "2" party system, smaller government,
> a currency backed by something of real value (something tangible!),
> premium education for all, airwaves owned by the public. oh the list
> goes on . can I include free high speed internet access for all to the
> list?
>
> Who's with me?
>
> Funny: www.youhavebadtasteinmusic.com
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