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Interesting letter to President Obama
teartracks:
http://jgcaesarea.blogspot.com/
Yes!
tt
PS oops - I forgot I'm not political :!:
sKePTiKal:
Well, tt - I wasn't political either.
Until the definition of the word changed... and someone else told me: since you don't believe like I do, of course... YOU'RE POLITICAL. (And if that reminds you of something N... well, LOL!!!)
Being concerned about what's going on in the world: not political. Because if it can happen "over there"; it most definitely can happen "over here".
Caring about values that appear to be metamorphizing into something the total opposite -- maybe mestastcizing (sp?) is the better word: not political.
Watching as that big, powerful word - freedom - is slowly, through a thousand cuts, reduced to a list of dictated do's and don'ts and preferring freedom over walking on eggshells: not political.
Honestly, it's possible to overlay what we know - all the stuff we've learned about psychology, relationships, boundaries, and PDs - on current events... and start to see the patterns emerge. What's happening is not chaos; there is a method in the madness. I am so not a fan of madness; crazy people... and people who profess loudly all their virtues and empathy... and then stab you in the back.
Something from that blog struck me - the description of people in Gaza being able to live a "normal life". We know there's no one definition of "normal", in terms of human psychology. It's more a matter of degree... the term is relative. It really has to be, as each of us is unique.
In nature, as we observe predator and prey... and competition even among the species for resources... violence is normal. Fear and it's survival reactions, also normal. Perhaps, it's N of "mankind" to think they've evolved beyond those instincts and therefore "peace on earth" is "normal"... when in reality that peace comes only to individuals, at various times... and it is not possible to "enforce" peace as a geopolitical behavior at all time, in all situations. The concept of "righteous anger" comes to mind. Standing up for ourselves, defending and maintaining our boundaries, and expressing anger... are all examples where, as individuals we put "peace" at risk. We risk violence for freedom.
I dunno - take all that above as someone shaking a whole bunch of ideas together in a cup and tossing them back out, trying to see if there's any combination that makes any sense. Rolling the dice.
And that's the professorial "we" -- hardly, the "royal" one! LOL.
sKePTiKal:
Ah, no dear tt - you didn't say anything that made me feel labelled. I can free associate with the best of 'em!!
;)
I have discovered that naps - and then plenty of sleep - can be plenty therapeutic.
teartracks:
Hi PR,
I can associate with the best of them too and if I'm not free, I'm 'reasonable' :lol:.
tt
gratitude28:
I think the author is correct. As long as you don't agree with the leftist version of events, your say is not counted. And I am dismayed that despite the fact that Hamas uses children as shields and has no respect for its people, and that they have been attacking Israel with rockets for months, we do not condemn their actions, but instead blandly state that Israel can protect itself as long as it is being not to hard on Hamas. Really?
OK, I stop here because I am truly tired of politics and our media. I no longer read the news - I glance at it and believe that 85% of it is false or hyperbole. On all sites. I am disappointed in our nation and our weakness.
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