Speeches

So I went to the first big Calpirg event on campus two days ago to see how enthusiastic the people were about presenting the issues. I, unfortunately, was not able to speak to them, but my coordinator was acting nervous when she spoke. I saw new faces, apparently assigned to be coordinators for campaigns, giving nice speeches. Overall, it was good to listen to their argument as to why we should be joining them in their campaigns.

After Calpirg people spoke, The Associated Students (AS) president gave a very short speech. But DAMN it gave people a rush. People started cheering as he spoke and I'm sure the entire room would have erupted if he has just ONE more sentence to add to his speech.

And all he spoke about was how UCSD has shifted from styrofoam cups to biodegradable ones.

He said that this simple victory can be multiplied if we get our acts together and work toward the same goal. Yes, inspiration oozed even out of that generic line. I was really impressed. I was really inspired, actually. I was thinking of just dedicating myself to school this quarter, but his speech managed to convince me to stay active in my campaign involvement.

Once again, impressive.

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The man at the beginning of this video, Salvador Allende, was the only president in South America who managed to get a functioning socialist economy. He was very much loved by the people and was a very inspirational figure, just as Fidel Castro was to his own people. The United States actually sent a force to Chile and bombed the presidential palace in order to keep socialism in tact to contain the threat of communism. And with that, the people lost a very inspirational figure.

I vaguely remember reading that Chile became much worse off economically once he was killed. I can't help but think that a deteriorated spirit contributed to this tragic downfall.