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July 5, 2006
Independence Day
As many readers may know, George Bush spent a significant part of the July 4th holiday here in Fayetteville at a rally at Fort Bragg. I celebrated my Independence Day by spending the afternoon with fifty other protestors, many of whom drove in from Raligh, Durham, Winston Salem, and other nearby places, with representatives from the local branch of Code Pink and Iraq Veterans Against the War in attendance (including, coincidentally, the soldier who attended the DC premiere of Sir, No Sir! I attended a few weeks ago).
The experience of participating in a protest is something that I feel is important, even if I'm not sure why I find it important or valuable. I often feel self-conscious about getting involved in anti-war protests not because I am unsure of my position on the war in Iraq but because protesting often feels more like a representation of protest. But in many ways, I think it was one of the best ways I could have spent the Fourth of July, as it allowed me not only to join others in expressing my opposition to Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq but also because it did provide some sense of solidarity with others who share that opposition.
By the way, I'm still blogging exclusively from assorted coffeehouses in Fayetteville, but I should be fully connected to cyberspace by Sunday when my cable guy or gal shows up. I've decided to take the full plunge this year and get both cable internet and, for the first time since the late 1990s, cable TV. I've been amazed at how disconnected I feel without having internet service at home, but because I only have brief amounts of time for surfing, it's interesting to see what online activities I end up privileging when internet time is a limited resource (among other things, I spend far less time looking at sports news, which is probably a good thing).
Posted by chuck at July 5, 2006 1:04 PM
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