"I envy you. You North Americans are very lucky. You are fighting the most important fight of all - you live in the heart of the beast."

Always loved that statement.

It's a heavy responsibility, scary for both it's enormity and danger. But the alternative is slavery(however coddled) and biosphere degradation to who knows what depth?

The opportunties are too great to be ignored, if not here then where? If the beast is not slain in it's lair it'll just keep coming back for more, more Shahs, more Allendes, more Clintons.They have to win every fight, we just have to win once.