George Ripley - "opening American hearts and minds to social justice as a first principle achievable through strengthening the electoral systems of our democracy."

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"opening American hearts and minds to social justice as a first principle achievable through strengthening the electoral systems of our democracy."

Washington, DC, USA
male
single
Speaks: sparkling eyes and a kind smile
Joined Jan 3, 2013

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Joined	Jan 3, 2013	Activist Aspirations	undeclared
Here for	Meeting Friends, Support a Cause
Group Host of	none yet
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Hometown	Washington, DC
Homepage	http://vote.org
Birthday	Jan 01
Languages	sparkling eyes and a kind smile
About Me	61 year old male with a grand adventure and most of my life's work in American values and electoral reform still ahead.
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Lifestyle
Pets	0 - I live in the city
Activist Aspirations
Political Leaning
Religions	spiritual not religious
Eating Habits	Keep it healthy and hearty and tasty
Wild Fact About Me	25 years as an Alaskan. By the time I was 40 had lived 1/2 my life w/o electricity.
My Philosophy	All you need is love.
What Gives Me Hope	Hope is in the dwelling of every dawn. To believe in miracles you have only to look at the people in your life.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by	That government governs best which teaches us to govern ourselves. Goethe
What/who changed my life and why	Shock Doctrine Because it made sense out of why the world is in turmoil and introduced me to the global devastation caused by the Milton Friedman "Chcago Boys" School of Economics. Criminal.
What Bugs Me	arrogance and injustice
Passions	the line between puttering and work
Inspirations	good people making a difference
What Scares Me	True Believers, Intolerance
Favorites
Role Models	Granny D, Sen Mike Gravel, many others
Quotation	When everyone does better, everyone does better. Jim Hightower
Interests	America's "national interest"
Books	Direct Democracy in Switzerland
Music	acoustic folk
Movies	Calendar Girls
TV Shows	CSPAN (I like the truth - LIVE!), NOVA
Favorite Foods	homemade anything
Favorite Places	Where home and nature meet
Can't Live Without	friendship quietness trust nature
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