On standing alone when you know you are right...
This was invoked by Starhawk's latest antiwar essay....
The difference between propaganda and honest opinion spoken in a heartfelt manner is as simple as the difference between being alone, and standing alone, and being alone, and claiming God (or "The Goddess") is on your side.
Every side claims god is on their side. The god changes, but the view stays the same.
Isn't it about time we just said "I believe this, and this is why" and figured that if the gods were on our side, they'd support us in getting our message out, as opposed to what they do when we claim to speak for THEIR message?
The gods are really big. They can speak for themselves. The rest of us should speak for ourselves.