In my recovery from alcoholism I was taught that we have no control over people,places or things. That is what gets me through the day. I was a crusader back in the 60's and early 70's and I think that our actions as a group of people were able to end the Vietnam War. I was a news junky but now...if I am to remain sober I avoid the news. I am no longer an activist even though one of my friends is John Sinclair. He was one of the White Panthers and Manager of the rock group MC5. When we see each other we do smoke some weed but we don't talk politics anymore. He has really mellowed out over the years and still is angry with all the corruption but I don't even discuss it with him and won't. I have to avoid things that make me angry.