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108 ˜ A Work of Hospitality, 1982–2002
voters are educated enough to make wise decisions for themselves and the nation.
What about starving voters Hungry citizens And what about the soul of
the nation that is so anesthetized to the suffering of 20 percent of our sisters and
brothers that we find funds for construction of a domed stadium while people
perish on the streets
The political response to hunger must be the same as our political response
to ignorance: hunger must be against the law. We need to pass legislation which
will guarantee three nutritious meals per day for everyone in our society for as
long as they live. We need not only Head Start, but stomach start and stomach
finish, too.
This then is war against hunger in our democratic society. We must overturn
the forces and the politicians who vote against such legislation. With good
food available we may then listen to the empowered poor as we discern the next
steps toward a more just society: housing, full employment, child care, medical
care... And each step will be fought for with love, with Band-Aids by friends
who care for and heal each other as we walk together on the road toward justice.
Therefore, let us go forward and meet the enemy. Let us say no to this suffering.
Hunger is our enemy.
Hunger is violence.
Hunger is death.
This is a call to arms,
A call to war.
We are already on the way.
Let us come closer to the front lines.
Let us present our bodies
and get into the battle!