A nurse by the name of Jerry Lucas, the man behind MaleNurseMagazine.com, is a great guy. I’ve been a reader of his site for a long time. I don’t remember when it was that I first heard about his site, but it was well before Hurricane Katrina. He was at Ground Zero after 9/11. After Katrina, when another hurricane was approaching inland United States, he was organising and preparing rescue groups consisting of medical professionals. After the government bailed out Wall Street, he filed a civil suit against the Treasury to find out where exactly that money was going.
When he invited me to join his Facebook group, “I Am The Resistance 2010,” I joined it despite the fact that Jerry and I don’t really see eye to eye when it comes to politics. He does, however, mean well, and he does really and truly have the best interests of the country and its citizens at heart. I have a lot of respect for Jerry Lucas.
But what is this “resistance” about?
Judging by what I have read, Jerry wants to remove all current politicians from office, and replace them with new faces. He seems to feel that the best interests of the country have been sold out by those who have been involved in the healthcare reform.
Who do we replace them with? How do we gauge the integrity, honesty, and intentions of those who will seek office in 2010? Are we supposed to just assume that anyone who opposes the reform bill will be the right man or woman for the job?
I’m just not sure what it is that I am supposed to be “resisting”.
Mika Salakka is a Finn living in the United States. He is a nursing assistant, a creative writer, a devoted husband, and an observer of the human condition. His interests range from music and literature to psychology, sociology, medicine, technology, and spirituality.