Somehow missed this thread last month.
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Originally Posted by brightblue
As a freshman, I didn't know what conservative and liberal were, and I sure didn't know that organizations leaned one way or the other. . . .
When I pick up the alumni magazine, I see pictures of people who value money, power, and prestige. The featured alumni seem to be chosen by how quickly they've risen in the ranks of corporations. I rarely see anyone who isn't wearing a suit on those pages.
I haven't yet seen a feature story on an eco-friendly alumni, or someone who's become a high school football coach, or on a 25-year old who's traveled to Australia and spent a year enjoying life and discovering more about himself.
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If these are you example of liberal and conservative, I'd say you still don't know what liberals and conservatives are. I know many "eco-friendly" conservatives and many liberals who are interested in money and power.
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Originally Posted by brightblue
Haha, thanks. What's that quote from St. Francis - something about the peace to accept what we can not change...?
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That's Reinhold Niebuhr, not St. Franics:
God, grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
I'll agree with the others who say find ways to get involved and work for change if you think there needs to be change.