Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"Not everyone can go out to work as an election judge, or campaign for a candidate, or even write a letter, but everyone can try to become more informed about some part of what is going on, and spread that information further, one way or another, online but also through neighborhood grapevines and community groups, and take action at the local level by holding local officials to account for their behavior and policies. [...]

"We have been lied to a lot in the last decade. Sometimes the lies have been so thick on the ground that it was hard to see dirt, or to find an honest place to stand and make a stand. I believe that it's true that when you know the truth, the truth shall make us free -- because truth, rock-hard truth, gives you a place to stand from which you cannot be moved. Truth, once understood, enables you to make an informed choice and to stand by that choice and follow where it leads. But the first part of that is knowing the truth, and these days it's more like panning for gold than picking up diamonds off an open field. The difficulty in doing this can be great; I'm not denying that. The cost of doing nothing is far greater, for that would allow those who would delight in ruining this country to do so with ease." -- twistedchick, 2010-09-11