VL Betrayers and betrayed

[Robin Landseadel]

On Jan 6, 2009, at 2:44 PM, Rob Jackson wrote:

> she is a bit of a bimbo when we first meet her, living in a dump,  
> getting herself off to daytime tv, feeding the family frozen food,  
> trying to cash her benefit cheque at the local Kwik-E-Mart, etc.

But these are the economic and social realities of Frenesi's life— and  
the lives of thousands, probably millions, of one-time radical  
activists—after the fall of social activism in the wake of the  
repression of the 70's and the curtailment of governmental programs in  
the 80's.  My father quit the scene by 1970, my mom continued to  
'fight the good fight' through the 80's and 90's in large part because  
she no longer had a family to raise. Spending a week or two in the  
county slammer for social justice is a luxury that the head of a  
family of nine cannot afford.

Of course, Fresesi getting all hot and bothered over CHiPs happens to  
be her own kink . . .