I have had issues of my own that have prevented me from guest-posting here while David was off taking care of business, so unfortunately I have not been a good "guest blogger" here.

However, at the risk of abusing the guest-blogging privilege I have at In Search of Utopia, I would like the readers here to consider two posts that I have recently put up on my own weblog, Random Fate.

The first, "What Rosa Parks defied still exists" was prompted by the recent death of Ms. Parks, a true hero in an age with all too few heroes, even false ones, but instead of repeating the celebration of her accomplishments as so many others have, I try to show exactly what she was fighting and how it still lives despite the efforts of her or others who strive against this insidious evil. I want to emphasize that we need to continue the struggle, even if it seems to have changed form and is no longer covered by the simplistic label of "racism" which is all too readily cried and has lost its power.

The second, "There is absolutely NO cause to celebrate at the moment" is an attempt to cool the jets of those who, righteously or not, I refuse to judge, are celebrating the prospect of indictments against high officials in the current administration. We are the United States, and any degradation of our system of government, any malfeasance by those who compose our government, even if they are ideological opponents, is NOT a cause for celebration, but instead for regret, for sadness, and for introspection to search for ways we can avoid this occurring again.

Do the lessons of 30 years ago and the damage wrought by Watergate that resonate down to the present have no meaning any more?

While my beliefs may not be in perfect alignment with those of David Anderson, the owner of this weblog, I think he would agree that we need to consider the issues I try to raise, so please indulge me and read what I wrote and pause to think before reacting.

To David, if you feel I am abusing the guest blogging privilege in posting this, please delete the post and tell me ASAP. I am posting this because I do feel it is of great importance to the nation we both love and are both currently living outside of, spectators to what we fear may be a disaster in the making.

Posted by: HumanityCritic at October 26, 2005 04:04 PM

Posted by: David Anderson at October 26, 2005 11:32 PM

Posted by: David Anderson at October 26, 2005 11:35 PM