tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502187932910780823.post5172918425276882420..comments2024-03-06T12:16:49.012-05:00Comments on Fire on the Mountain: Dave Cline Is DeadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502187932910780823.post-29058922142900803192007-09-16T19:57:00.000-04:002007-09-16T19:57:00.000-04:00A Tribute to Dave Cline by an old companero, Marti...A Tribute to Dave Cline by an old companero, Martin Zehr.<BR/><BR/>The union hacks in postal called him a "chronic malcontent";<BR/>And how right they were.<BR/>Never giving up the fight, never conceding defeat.<BR/>The work he did is our legacy,<BR/>The vision he held our hope.<BR/>A future without him is left missing a link,<BR/>The chains he sought to break are weaker for his work.<BR/><BR/>Stand fast vets! <BR/>Honor the combatants for justice,<BR/>The malcontents who strive for better,<BR/>March ceasely forward for humanity,<BR/>Fists raised in defiance<BR/>rifles pointed to the ground..<BR/>End the ceaseless slaughters,<BR/>stop the bloody carnages.<BR/>Dave's work is done,<BR/>much work remains. <BR/><BR/>Dewey Canyon III is the memorial<BR/>That negates all the lies,<BR/>Like the fire within Dave,<BR/>Formed from the anger of GIs<BR/>Never willing to surrender.<BR/><BR/>Chronic malcontents in their own time, <BR/>Never satisfied while others died,<BR/>Organizing for a better world,<BR/>Leaving it for us to carry it on..<BR/><BR/>The Russian poet, Tyutchev wrote:<BR/>"Blessed is he who visited this world<BR/>In moments of its fateful deeds:<BR/>The highest Gods invited him to come, <BR/>A guest, with them to sit at feast<BR/>And be a witness of their mighty spectacle."Martin Zehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053061645306474569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502187932910780823.post-46347986257856836312007-09-16T19:26:00.000-04:002007-09-16T19:26:00.000-04:00The People's Organization for Progress, the North ...The People's Organization for Progress, the North Jersey-based African-American community organization that pulled together the Peace & Justice Coalition of over 130 groups that sponsored the recent <B><I>People's March for Peace, Equality, Jobs & Justice</I></B> has begun discussing a fitting memorial tribute to our friend David Cline along with our recently deceased member and supporter Gene Glazer.<BR/><BR/>On a personal note, Dave's passing is a loss of almost incalculable magnitude. He was, along with fellow veteran and VVAW member Clarence Fitch, a major influence on my life. Both gentlemen influenced my work in the anti-war movement, the labor movement and the popular efforts to defeat racism and national oppression in the U.S. <BR/><BR/>Their humanistic approach to fighting capitalism taught reams more than textbooks or theoretical journals to many young activists in the 1970s. And here we are, a full generation later with scores of the self-appointed theoretical leaders of that era having long-ago abandoned the struggles of the people. <BR/><BR/>DC's example of life-long activism, even through a series of personal health-crises that would lead most of us to think only ourselves, is one we all must learn from. It is our job to continue the many battles that only his untimely demise could force him to abandon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502187932910780823.post-29534119848824975282007-09-16T12:33:00.000-04:002007-09-16T12:33:00.000-04:00This piece was cross-posted at the left liberal Da...This piece was cross-posted at the left liberal Daily Kos where it got a good number of comments (including more detail from edgery) which shed more light on the important role that Dave played.<BR/><BR/>you can find that version at: dailykos(dot)com/story/2007/9/15/184813/758Jimmy Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032194600141427172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502187932910780823.post-71117747673880975282007-09-15T21:27:00.000-04:002007-09-15T21:27:00.000-04:00i walked with Dave more than once, and always admi...i walked with Dave more than once, and always admired how he could go from comforting a grieving parent to helping a new vet feel welcome. his presence and leadership will be missed, though until we get all our troops home, i think he will be just on edge of every march with that soft smile and the pumped fist saying 'march on, my brothers and sisters, march on.'edgeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195359781026966451noreply@blogger.com