09.01.06

When the People Lead, the Leaders will Follow

Posted in Hero's Journey at 4:28 pm by Administrator

Last night I watched this online video of Salt Lake City Mayor Ross C. “Rocky” Anderson giving an address to a rally of 2500 people on August 30, 2006. <http://kutv.com/video/?id=18850@kutv.dayport.com>.  You can read the speech also here. 

Here are some of the things Mayor “Rocky” Anderson had to say:

 “A patriot is a person who loves his or her country.”

“Blind faith in bad leaders is not patriotism. A patriot does not tell people who are intensely concerned about their country to just sit down and be quiet; to refrain from speaking out in the name of politeness or for the sake of being a good host; to show slavish, blind obedience  and deference to a dishonest, war-mongering, human-rights-violating president.That is not a patriot.

Rather, that person is a sycophant. That person is a member of a frightening culture of obedience – a culture where falling in line with authority is more important than choosing what is right, even if it is not easy, safe, or popular. And, I suspect, that person is afraid – afraid we are right, afraid of the  truth (even to the point of denying it), afraid he or she has put in with an oppressive, inhumane, regime that does not respect the laws and traditions of our country, and that history will rank as the worst presidency our nation has ever hadto endure.”

This is inspirational stuff!  According to Wikipedia “Anderson has a strong American liberal agenda. Under his mayorship, the city has purchased wind power, increased recycling, and is converting its fleet of city vehicles to alternative fuels. Anderson has supported initial measures to make the city more bicycle-friendly and pedestrian-friendly while opposing “monster” home rebuilding projects” in the historic districts.

Anderson has stated he will not run for another term as Mayor.  Gee maybe would should run this guy for President.  If you think that is a good idea too contact the Mayor’s Office and let him know by sending him an email at mayor@slcgov.com . For more information check out the Mayor Anderson’s official bio and Rocky Anderson’s Wikipedia page.

Peace,
Swan

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