tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441020117205433950.post1834150931478904838..comments2023-11-04T23:31:40.392-10:00Comments on got windmills?: NO ROOM AT THE DOGHOUSE:Andy Parxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15398587036690312685noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441020117205433950.post-73770936390082542752008-02-25T12:50:00.000-10:002008-02-25T12:50:00.000-10:00Hanamaulu is one area that has been neglected for ...Hanamaulu is one area that has been neglected for far too long. Hawaii Revised Statute HRS 46-12 clearly states that the County ought to keep it clean, especially when the debris is a public nuisance. The WILL of those with authority and resources is severely lacking. Very sad indeed. We pray that a cleanup is at hand.DJ TRAXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710710089301948329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441020117205433950.post-35833079801135123852008-02-23T19:41:00.000-10:002008-02-23T19:41:00.000-10:00Good work, Andy. And yes, being able to assert yo...Good work, Andy. And yes, being able to assert your own opinion is one of the major perks of blog-writing!Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441020117205433950.post-2939048244638914942008-02-23T07:40:00.000-10:002008-02-23T07:40:00.000-10:00Howard Zinn has written another terrific piece, th...Howard Zinn has written another terrific piece, this one reminding us all about the meaning of elections. "Election Madness":<BR/>http://www.progressive.org/mag_zinn0308<BR/>One of the best parts of this piece, and one which relates directly to the topic of homelessness, is his discussion of the direct actions taken by communities in the 1930's, including collective resistance to evictions. Zinn's point is that such intense grassroots pressure not only had material results for people in the moment, but forced the government to respond with meaningful reforms.<BR/>Today, we have a tendency to stand idly by, often with lit candles in hand and watering eyes, while the hardship and misery bursts forth in full bloom around us. We have a tendency to believe that our duties begin and end with electoral politics and good intentions. However, elected officials only act under pressure, and candlelight vigils and thinking good thoughts do not amount to a hill of beans. "Pressure" involves people refusing to allow the homeless to be swept away, refusing to allow the police to evict tenants, climbing up into monkeypod trees and refusing to get down, sitting on a surfboard in front of a boat and refusing to move out of the way, reclaiming land and refusing to budge. At some point we have to physically REFUSE any more injustice.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, many people believe that there is a direct correlation between "peaceful" and "legal" action, not realizing that they are thereby limiting their options to only those that are of symbolic value at best. But what's violent about refusing to allow your neighbor to be evicted by blockading the movers? Or sitting in a tree? These actions are not violent....but they are illegal. Yes, sometimes breaking "the law" is necessary to resist injustice. The litmus test in my mind is not one of legality but of EFFECTIVENESS.<BR/><BR/>If you see someone drowning, do you jump in to save them or do you stand on the shore with a candle, a prayer and an earnest tear in your eye?Katy Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314415747851603037noreply@blogger.com