and anyone who doesn't believe that statement has probably never lived here. i admit it, at first i was scared of it- crazy people shouting things, people sleeping in the middle of campus... but then i realized that that's the beauty of it. people here recognize oppression, realize deceit, realize that hey, they can do whatever the hell they want and no one should tell them what's right and wrong. we don't even know these people who are making these laws...
now if the people of berkeley want the marines out, there's probably a damn good reason. how about the
billions of dollars that have been spent on the war already (could have been spent on providing public education to the entire country, providing free healthcare, etc) that may eventually lead to a
trillion dollars in costs in the future, how about a cause
so when people write stuff like this, i get frustrated at their ignorance: "Now check this out: here is a letter a businessman wrote to the Mayor of Berkeley [who says she's going to pull her money out of the city]. Is this a great country or what? This is the kind of response it takes from Americans to stand up against the tide of apathy and self serving idiots."
it's not apathy, it's recognition. i understand i may not know a lot about the war and the situation or whatever, but how much has changed since we started this thing (besides our increasing debt and lives lost)? yeah, they found saddam hussein and are implementing some form of democracy, but what was our goal in the first place? ending the war on terror... make it more specific and stop giving such general answers to everything! when do we say enough is enough?
great place. i always feel like i should be healthier once i enter this produce spot. bought tons of veggies, ingredients for split pea soup, and some bomb hashbrowns (that's not healthy, but they're like the kind you buy from jack-in-the-box so i always enjoy them). breakfast is my favorite. after ice cream. everything was $27! that's pretty awesome.