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they're wrong. They just move further
from the common ground toward the
extremes of partisanship. And these
days, the poles are shifting further and
further to one side or the other. The tug
of war is getting so strong the rope is
going to snap. This is not good.
We need a common ground here
where beliefs aren't held in front of
ideas and emotions aren't imprisoning
logic. I say, erase the parties. Of course,
the followers who live in this world
will torch me They're going to call me
crazy. And maybe I am, but I am tired
of the violence. I am tired of the rage.
And I am ready for change.
The anger has been mounting for
some time now, but it wasn't until
Sept. 11 that things really got out of
control. The whole nation has been
foaming at the mouth, fevered and
ready to kill over what happened to us.
And now we're shocked when we see
pictures of our soldiers torturing the
enemy. Get real folks, this is war. This
is reality television. This is what hap
pens behind closed doors. This is what
it comes down to. This is what you get
when anger rules. This is what revenge
looks like.
This year our choice for president is
either a smirking jackal or a sneaky
jackal. Neither have expressed any
honest feelings about awareness. Nei
ther are worthy of leading us. We're in a
lose-lose situation. We aren't getting
any enlightenment from these people
There'll be no consciousness expan
sion here. There'll be no peace here.
There'll be no unity here.
We We've got to look someplace
else. We have to find the enlighten
ment and higher ground elsewhere,
before it's too late. And I'm not talking
about looking for a leader. I'm talking
about looking inside. That's the only
place we're going to find it. If not we're
doomed.
The motto of Kesey's Pranksters is
"Nothing lasts." I find hope in this
idea, because without it, it would be
hard to justify our violent existence. If
nothing lasts, I like to think that vio
lence won't either. But the question is,
will we end along with it?
Contact the Pulse columnist
at carisundberg@dailyemerald.com.
His opinions do not necessarily
represent those of the Emerald.
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$45,000. The UO Cultural Forum has
$ 15,000 set aside each year for the fes
tival, and this year the remaining half
was covered by Zimmer's and Reis
chman's fund-raising, the Cultural Fo
rum's heritage music program fund,
money saved from in-kind donations
and discounts and commissions and
fees paid to the Cultural Forum by
food and craft vendors. Cultural Fo
rum office manager Mandy Chong
said half of the food in the festival's
hospitality tent is donated from local
businesses.
"In past years coordinators have
gone into deficit, but we now are
much more careful with how we
spend our money," Chong said.
After a year of successful planning,
Zimmer and Reischman are ready to
see their hard work pay off.
Zimmer said the show will go on,
regardless of the weather.
"Rain or shine, we're going to be
there," she said. "I encourage festival
goers to bring a blanket if it's gor
geous, or an umbrella if it's pouring."
Contact the Pulse reporter at
natashachilingerian@dailyemerald.com.
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