Michael Moore sometimes makes sense

In the past few years I've moved steadily away from Michael Moore's rhetorical style - yes, I'm certainly upset with many aspects of my local, regional, national, and international governance, but I sense that it can easily slide into a vituperative style that doesn't win over the opposition - but I continue to appreciate Mr. Moore for his dedication to activism. Not content to sit idly by, or complain loudly while doing nothing, or criticizing without constructing a viable alternative, Moore sometimes peeks out behind the gotcha! attitude of any good muckraker to remind us that there are Things We Can Do to affect positive change.

Here's the whole article, and I'm quoting my two favorite slices of activism (from the 15):

1. Each of us must get into the daily habit of taking 5 minutes to make four brief calls: One to the President (202-456-1414), one to your Congressperson (202-224-3121) and one to each of your two Senators (202-224-3121). To find out who represents you, click here. Take just one minute on each of these calls to let them know how you expect them to vote on a particular issue. Let them know you will have no hesitation voting for a primary opponent -- or even a candidate from another party -- if they don't do our bidding. Trust me, they will listen. If you have another five minutes, click here to send them each an email. And if you really want to drop an anvil on them, send them a snail mail letter!

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5. Take care of yourself and your family. Sorry to go all Oprah on you, but she's right: Find a place of peace in your life and make the choice to be around people who are not full of negativity and cynicism. Look for those who nurture and love. Turn off the TV and the Blackberry and go for a 30-minute walk every day. Eat fruits and vegetables and cut down on anything that has sugar, high fructose corn syrup, white flour or too much sodium (salt) in it (and, as Michael Pollan says, "Eat (real) food, not too much, mostly plants"). Get seven hours of sleep each night and take the time to read a book a month. I know this sounds like I've turned into your grandma, but, dammit, take a good hard look at Granny -- she's fit, she's rested and she knows the names of both of her U.S. Senators without having to Google them. We might do well to listen to her.

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