John McCain, you are no Maverick! Sarah Palin, you don’t know the difference between Populist & Popular! Harvey Milk was not a professional politician; he was the quintessential populist maverick. He had no allegiance to any political party or platform. He was free to follow his common sense, not party dogma.
Milk was not an easy man & he had a temper, but his independence freed him from compromising party politics, allowing him to be controlled by his conscience rather than the debt owed to special interest groups. Milk had an absolute allegiance to Jeffersonian principles of American democracy, the Declaration of Independence & the Constitution.
Milk had a burning belief that the only devout defense of individual rights, Milk was individual participation in the political process. As an open gay man, Milk knew all too well that whoever holds power, dictates the limits of individuality.
Milk was a political pioneer of the 20th century. History will prove Milk’s struggles & his success show that there is no gay way, there is only one way. Milk can live forever if we can to do things his way, in the actions & accomplishments of the small daily efforts to make our world better.
Harvey Milk entrusted the energy of his eloquent voice not only to the voiceless minority, but to all minorities, whose voices are cast away in the conformity of the American cultural landscape. Milk: “All I ever seek is to open up a dialogue that involves all of us." Tragically, his assassin's bullet not only vanquished his voice, but his populist vision as well.
If you might be interested, take a peek at my post on Milk's Birthday last year: here.
Milk was not an easy man & he had a temper, but his independence freed him from compromising party politics, allowing him to be controlled by his conscience rather than the debt owed to special interest groups. Milk had an absolute allegiance to Jeffersonian principles of American democracy, the Declaration of Independence & the Constitution.
Milk was a political pioneer of the 20th century. History will prove Milk’s struggles & his success show that there is no gay way, there is only one way. Milk can live forever if we can to do things his way, in the actions & accomplishments of the small daily efforts to make our world better.
Harvey Milk entrusted the energy of his eloquent voice not only to the voiceless minority, but to all minorities, whose voices are cast away in the conformity of the American cultural landscape. Milk: “All I ever seek is to open up a dialogue that involves all of us." Tragically, his assassin's bullet not only vanquished his voice, but his populist vision as well.
If you might be interested, take a peek at my post on Milk's Birthday last year: here.
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