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Politics : Be Free: Don't Vote FOR either Obama or McCain
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From: LTK00711/1/2008 4:26:28 PM
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O my, do Terkel and i agree:)

Just read this in a review of Terkel's last book.

In my "am i weird" thread header i define my politics as "i am SO FAR left i might be Right":)

This is what Terkel wrote in his last book, and i love what he wrote as put forth by the reviewer

Terkel, an unabashed liberal who calls himself a "radical conservative," is harsh in his judgment of our apathetic political culture, even going so far as to invert Hannah Arendt's famous characterization of Adolf Eichmann's "banality of evil," to accuse our age of embodying the "evil of banality." He writes: "Basically, there is an affront going on, an assault on our intelligence and sense of decency. We have a language perverted, a mind low-rated, and of course, the inevitable end result --- forgetfulness. This is what haunts me at the moment." From a lifetime of advocacy for the underdog, he has earned the right to express those blunt sentiments.

"Oh to be remembered --- isn't that what this is all about?" Terkel writes. By that standard he has little to fear. At age 95, the survivor of quintuple bypass surgery and a heart valve replacement (at 93), it's doubtful we'll see another book by this remarkable man. Studs Terkel has had the dual blessing of longevity and wonderful experiences to fill his years to the brim. TOUCH AND GO is more than a memoir of a long life; it is one man's account of a life lived honestly and well.>>
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