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Yes, decency and hope and commitment and love matter.
louis-t
(23,297 posts)graham4anything
(11,464 posts)and I don't mean that religiously though it could be.
decency
hope
committment
love
are great
it's a shame the other side thinks those are dirty words.
I really like this photo. thanks for posting.
Faygo Kid
(21,478 posts)The alternative is unthinkable.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)Thank you!
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)Several times. It will be an enduring iconic photo... like John Jr. under Kennedy's desk.
vanlassie
(5,681 posts)llmart
(15,552 posts)Speaks volumes. No words needed.
Faygo Kid
(21,478 posts)Mom, the first woman in the U.S. to win the War Production Board award. You will recognize the woman who flew to Detroit to congratulate her.
http://apps.detroitnews.com/apps/multimedia/thumbnail.php?im=&maxsize=200
llmart
(15,552 posts)Wow. What an historical moment for your mother.
Faygo Kid
(21,478 posts)She was the best.
llmart
(15,552 posts)It's probably why you turned out to be a progressive
I brought my son up to be a progressive and feminist and I'm sure proud that the lessons (some of them) rubbed off
Faygo Kid
(21,478 posts)Backbone, too. She certainly was emblematic of the Greatest Generation.
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)I stole it. It's on my fb page.