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Protesters are Heroes
Protesters are Heroes. More thanĀ 100 protesters from the Occupy Boston movement were arrested early Tuesday after they ignored warnings to move from a downtown greenway near where they have been camped out for more than a week, police said. Police … Continue reading
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Galileo – Utopianstates Hero
Galileo was treated like a heretic for having a different viewpoint. Today one sees a lot of that. When a leader offers a viewpoint different from the media, the legal system, or the major political parties, that person becomes branded … Continue reading
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Anti War Protest
Twenty five thousand to one hundred thousand protesters marched from the White House to the capitol to demand an immediate end to the occupation of Iraq. These people are heroes in an age of inactivity and government propaganda. Well done! … Continue reading
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Vietnam War Protesters were Utopian Heroes
Although I was a hawk in 1968, I now regret that attitude. I now consider the protestors and protest organizers of the Vietnam War era to be Utopian heroes. I salute the protesters of the 1968 era! http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificaviet/ is a … Continue reading
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Five Brave and Articulate Men
Two hundred thirty one years ago this July 4th, five brave and articulate men had drafted the American Declaration of Independence and presented it to the Continental Congress. At the signing, of the American Declaration of Independence in July of … Continue reading
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Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948)
Mahatma Gandhi is the number one Utopian Hero. He preached non-violent activism. He turned the other cheek. He sacrificed by spending many years in jail, by being poor, and by fasting. He became the inspiration for other peaceful reform. He … Continue reading
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Eisenhower the Peacenik
Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and co-operation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace. Dwight D. Eisenhower I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more … Continue reading
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The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others (original title in German: Das Leben der Anderen) is an Academy Award-winning German movie, marking the feature film debut of director/screenwriter Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. It won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, … Continue reading
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Indians May be the Greatest American Heroes
Leon Shenandoah, chief of Onondaga Nation, and Tadodaho (“Firekeeper”) of the Haudenosaunee, or Six Nations Confederacy [or “Iroquois”], whose symbol is The Tree of Peace, passed over into spirit Monday July 22, 1996, at 7:20 a.m. EST, at age 81. … Continue reading
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Recognition of Woman who Saved 2,500 Jews
Sendler is consitered a Utopian hero because she risked her life so that others could have and enjoy life. Utopian heroes are those that further life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, that advance human rights significantly, or that further … Continue reading
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