grassroots
i like the idea of a grassroots political movement, but what if i'm a different type of grass than everybody else? that's not really my fear. i would be pretty happy to see the people being heard, regardless of whether i agree with what they're saying or not. i believe that many of my feelings are echoed by the masses, and would be content with that. i sometimes feel that a lot of the groups that seem to be getting attention are minorities. (i think because they yell the loudest) the special interest groups are organized, and passionate, and therefore they get a response. but what worries me are the everyday things that everyone has issues with, and that we just can't seem to fix. health care, education... the rest of us grumbling on the side figure our lives are "good enough" and don't put much effort into making it great. but i wonder if something that's irksome-but-livable to me isn't perhaps life-challenging to someone less fortunate. and if i ...