Promoting America's Urban Frontier
Tough Times For Community Organisers
This post was also put on John Morris: Unmedicated
There are many reasons to be very depressed as our nation sleepwalks toward disaster.
However the recent videos of people actually asking tough questions shows that for many, the Kool Aid buzz is gone and they are wide awake and angry.
The AARP is not an organization I know too much about-- I think mostly it's grown as people seek discount deals and other membership benefits. What most don't know or never cared to object too before was that mere membership was taken as a full endorsement of AARP's agenda.
Here a group of members seem to think that a "town hall healthcare meeting meant a two way conversation. Instead they are told too shut up and listen to what the AARP's unelected leadership and staff thinks is best for them.
There are many reasons to be very depressed as our nation sleepwalks toward disaster.
However the recent videos of people actually asking tough questions shows that for many, the Kool Aid buzz is gone and they are wide awake and angry.
The AARP is not an organization I know too much about-- I think mostly it's grown as people seek discount deals and other membership benefits. What most don't know or never cared to object too before was that mere membership was taken as a full endorsement of AARP's agenda.
Here a group of members seem to think that a "town hall healthcare meeting meant a two way conversation. Instead they are told too shut up and listen to what the AARP's unelected leadership and staff thinks is best for them.
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