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The Power Of One

Posted on Apr 27, 2010 - 11:43 AM by Shawn Strader in Op-Education

As I lock my bicycle up in downtown Phoenix, outside of a happenin' little cafe called Conspire, a child, belted into his stroller, is continually crying, nearly screaming, as he sits unattended to by anyone around. There are a lot of people here. I am glancing from person to person, hoping to bring attention to this crying kid, but nobody is receptive. I should have figured that a stony glance around would not amount to someone else coming to the aid of this child, considering that his scream can be heard from 50 yards in any direction and nobody seems to care.

I've come to the Conspire to play their open-mic with my good friend Matt. Matt is much more confrontational than I am, and...

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