Provocative

I sent this letter to my closest friends in PCAP but then I thought I wanted to share it with others because PCAP is not alone in this struggle.

[Dear Friends],

i'm outta the ann arbor buzz.

i'll get that out now. i'm in pittsburgh where social justice rings
from every blue collared house and the faces of tired commuters
through angry music and lots of honking. the damn reality of where i
live is crude and leaves no room to be idealistic. sometimes that
makes me crawl into my apartment and stare at my idealistic wall
filled with inspirational postcards from adbusters and the fringe
festival and letters from long lost friends. Because we all need to
find happiness, even if its in a bubble.

with that disclaimer...

i'm not sure how people reacted to Motorcycle Diaries. (Law school
makes me late on watching films so please bear with me). But I read
an interesting follow-up article on Slate.com.
(http://slate.msn.com/id/2107100/). I'm not sure whose opinion I
trust more and have not yet made an opinion on my own...which is why I
am e-mailing you - people in PCAP that I trust the most. I'm inviting
you to read it and (if you have time) to respond.

the article reminded me of the struggles I've personally had with
PCAP. I won't articulate my own thoughts right now because there are
so many. Mostly, I wonder if I truly believe that I am not an
oppressor does that make me not oppress?

But I do hope you will join me in conversation. I desire nothing more
than my throat to be dry (metaphorically speaking since we are over
e-mail)