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		<title>By: Yalla, Hold Your Nose and Vote &#124; KABOBfest</title>
		<link>http://www.kabobfest.com/2008/10/consequences-of-political-quietism.html/comment-page-1#comment-126660</link>
		<dc:creator>Yalla, Hold Your Nose and Vote &#124; KABOBfest</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] arab-americans, mccain, neo-cons, obama, Will    Share In response to the compelling posts by Maytha, QuiQui and Nadine, I offer my view on the question of should we [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] arab-americans, mccain, neo-cons, obama, Will    Share In response to the compelling posts by Maytha, QuiQui and Nadine, I offer my view on the question of should we [...]</p>
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		<title>By: ali</title>
		<link>http://www.kabobfest.com/2008/10/consequences-of-political-quietism.html/comment-page-1#comment-4802</link>
		<dc:creator>ali</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So anyone wanna place bets on which Muslim/Arab country will be first on the wrong end of cruise missiles launched by President Obama?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So anyone wanna place bets on which Muslim/Arab country will be first on the wrong end of cruise missiles launched by President Obama?</p>
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		<title>By: Maytha</title>
		<link>http://www.kabobfest.com/2008/10/consequences-of-political-quietism.html/comment-page-1#comment-4803</link>
		<dc:creator>Maytha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I meant to say: &quot;next time, please critique me for something I have actually written. &quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I meant to say: &#8220;next time, please critique me for something I have actually written. &#8220;</p>
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		<title>By: Maytha</title>
		<link>http://www.kabobfest.com/2008/10/consequences-of-political-quietism.html/comment-page-1#comment-4804</link>
		<dc:creator>Maytha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I meant to say: &quot;next time, please critique me for something I have actually written. &quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I meant to say: &#8220;next time, please critique me for something I have actually written. &#8220;</p>
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		<title>By: Maytha</title>
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		<dc:creator>Maytha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>anon, thanks for misrepresenting my post by attributing two claims I did not make:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. A call to boycott voting this year- I said &#039;might keep me away from the polls.&quot;more accurately I should have stated &quot;causes me to be weary of casting a vote for US president.&quot; like I have done in every election year since the age of 18, I will be voting. The props and local, state, and congressional seats are of extreme interest to  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. I do not understand the way you invoke the notion of activism. Please read my posts more closely next time you wish to critique me for something I haven&#039;t written.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>anon, thanks for misrepresenting my post by attributing two claims I did not make:</p>
<p>1. A call to boycott voting this year- I said &#8216;might keep me away from the polls.&#8221;more accurately I should have stated &#8220;causes me to be weary of casting a vote for US president.&#8221; like I have done in every election year since the age of 18, I will be voting. The props and local, state, and congressional seats are of extreme interest to  </p>
<p>2. I do not understand the way you invoke the notion of activism. Please read my posts more closely next time you wish to critique me for something I haven&#8217;t written.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://www.kabobfest.com/2008/10/consequences-of-political-quietism.html/comment-page-1#comment-4806</link>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Bravery lies in a field buried where the fog of status quo, from the clouds to dew on grass, obfuscates vision. And honesty has decomposed in this, bravery&#039;s coffin.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lol are you serious with this?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is what counts as &#039;activism&#039; these days?  Taking a stand not to vote coupled with overreaching poetry?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Bravery lies in a field buried where the fog of status quo, from the clouds to dew on grass, obfuscates vision. And honesty has decomposed in this, bravery&#8217;s coffin.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lol are you serious with this?</p>
<p>This is what counts as &#8216;activism&#8217; these days?  Taking a stand not to vote coupled with overreaching poetry?</p>
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		<title>By: Maytha</title>
		<link>http://www.kabobfest.com/2008/10/consequences-of-political-quietism.html/comment-page-1#comment-4807</link>
		<dc:creator>Maytha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>wait anon, I&#039;m a little lost. I know there are some intersections where the military industrial complex and the prison industrial complex meet, but for some reason, I thought american drug laws and the domestic explosion of prisons in the US were not part of the Middle East Conflict. And for the record, what Middle East Conflict are you talking about? There are many, that&#039;s like saying we don&#039;t see eye to eye on the American conflict. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For me, a courageous politician would not sacrifice his or her morality to win an election-that applies to Obama and McCain, who both abandoned the  fighting spirit that took &quot;DC&quot; to task, that same take no prisoners attitude with the establishment that made them popular with Americans. But then again, like Socrates said, if someone actually wants to be a politician, that&#039;s enough indication that they shouldn&#039;t be one. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, love how &quot;I might not vote&quot; gets interpreted by readers and Will as an endorsement to boycott the elections. I probably will vote, maybe not for president though. Unfortunately, the presidential election has put (as it always meant to do) an overcast over much more key election issues like that of props and local officials. I will definitely be casting my votes for the latter.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>wait anon, I&#8217;m a little lost. I know there are some intersections where the military industrial complex and the prison industrial complex meet, but for some reason, I thought american drug laws and the domestic explosion of prisons in the US were not part of the Middle East Conflict. And for the record, what Middle East Conflict are you talking about? There are many, that&#8217;s like saying we don&#8217;t see eye to eye on the American conflict. </p>
<p>For me, a courageous politician would not sacrifice his or her morality to win an election-that applies to Obama and McCain, who both abandoned the  fighting spirit that took &#8220;DC&#8221; to task, that same take no prisoners attitude with the establishment that made them popular with Americans. But then again, like Socrates said, if someone actually wants to be a politician, that&#8217;s enough indication that they shouldn&#8217;t be one. </p>
<p>Also, love how &#8220;I might not vote&#8221; gets interpreted by readers and Will as an endorsement to boycott the elections. I probably will vote, maybe not for president though. Unfortunately, the presidential election has put (as it always meant to do) an overcast over much more key election issues like that of props and local officials. I will definitely be casting my votes for the latter.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Isn&#039;t it possible that maybe, just maybe, not everyone agrees with what you espouse?  Basically a courageous politician is a politician that believes exactly what you believe.  How delightfully convenient!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stay away from the polls if you want, but its pretty ridiculous to stay at home because the candidates don&#039;t see eye to eye with you on the Middle East Conflict.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sigh... I suppose this is proof that a degree doesn&#039;t = intelligence.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Isn&#8217;t it possible that maybe, just maybe, not everyone agrees with what you espouse?  Basically a courageous politician is a politician that believes exactly what you believe.  How delightfully convenient!  </p>
<p>Stay away from the polls if you want, but its pretty ridiculous to stay at home because the candidates don&#8217;t see eye to eye with you on the Middle East Conflict.</p>
<p>Sigh&#8230; I suppose this is proof that a degree doesn&#8217;t = intelligence.</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Friendly</title>
		<link>http://www.kabobfest.com/2008/10/consequences-of-political-quietism.html/comment-page-1#comment-4809</link>
		<dc:creator>Mr. Friendly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes! Lets stand up and be beaten!</description>
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