Lisa. No offense intended at all, but, I am sure hoping you are wrong. My son is 22. Plus, depending on what other countries get involved, we might all be getting a little action.
None of it will be romantic, fun, or rewarding like a WWII propaganda movie.
Rather: It will all be a slog of heartbreak, loss and waste.
Lisa. No offense intended at all, but, I am sure hoping you are wrong. My son is 22. Plus, depending on what other countries get involved, we might all be getting a little action.
None of it will be romantic, fun, or rewarding like a WWII propaganda movie.
Rather: It will all be a slog of heartbreak, loss and waste.
I have a 22 year old son too - and a 28 year old son and a 26 year old daughter. Thoughts of what this all might mean for them consumes and terrifies me. Iām with you, Mike.
Those worries are big ones, too, Ashley. Sometimes I feel like parenting is one huge constant worry! But for me - driving was so hard to get used to! They couldn't possibly have been old enough, or sensible enough, to be safe! I feel for you, too.
I fear the EXAMPLE being set by the nefarious Republican clan is actually teaching our youth by saying nothing about exactly how they plan to make our country better is an autocracy begging for attention. When tfg was in office all he did was sow milk toast "doing great, really" comments with absolutely no substance to back it up. President Biden is carrying the cross and like it or not, showing by example, by action how things get done.
Yes, there is a large reason for concern. I'm making sure I make my position clear to all my friends and relatives. I believe I have the biggest clout in that theatre. Sadly, after the tfg stood on the steps of the church with a Holy Bible while his "security" team threw flash-bangs at peaceful protesters I alienated myself from a lot of family by condemning his actions. Oh well.
Lest you forget, there are people on the left, on this very page who have threatened to do harm or wished bodily harm to another because of the difference of beliefs, they've called them ugly names, questioned another's right to make dissenting comments, even questioned their patriotism, declared them un-American. That behavior, too, begets violence and hatred. It ratchets up the temperature. The door swings both ways. Never forget that.
There are many things that generate fear in the world. Hearing lies and misinformation shouted from televisions, tablets, radios, pulpits adds more fuel to the fire of hatred. Simple solutions, like stripping so called churches of their tax exempt status so they have to function like a normal business would go a long way to help. Clamping down on the outright lies broadcast over our airwaves, would go a long way towards changing the course we're on.
The number of whites in the US is decreasing, that is a fact. And you are right, some white people are very afraid. Perhaps it's because they have historically failed to do the following:
Do unto others as you would have done unto you.
I do not think any of us who have not served in a war/conflict zone have any idea what a war of invasion on US soil will mean for us. We look at photos and videos and feel horror at what what were seeing but we are not, ourselves, sitting on a curb holding the bullet riddled dead body of a loved one in our arms. Our children have not been bombed to death while attending school.
We should hope only for peace. Anything else will be devastating for generations to come.
I understand your sentiments about not enough having been done to quash the rise of violent, right extremism. We took our eyes off the prize of democracy and freedom for far too long. I have to disagree about meting out violence to those who offend us. Now, if they hit first, all bets are off.
Mike's visual of Trump in stocks being paddled is quite amusing and since Trump did do serious damage to millions of people his paddling would be more than justified.
Lisa. No offense intended at all, but, I am sure hoping you are wrong. My son is 22. Plus, depending on what other countries get involved, we might all be getting a little action.
None of it will be romantic, fun, or rewarding like a WWII propaganda movie.
Rather: It will all be a slog of heartbreak, loss and waste.
I have a 22 year old son too - and a 28 year old son and a 26 year old daughter. Thoughts of what this all might mean for them consumes and terrifies me. Iām with you, Mike.
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Thanks, Ashley. Worrisome times to be a parent, in so many ways.
And Iāve been naively fretting over first born going to college next year and second driving now. Your parental worries are the big ones. š
Hereās to maternal strengthš¤š¤š¤š¤š¤.
Those worries are big ones, too, Ashley. Sometimes I feel like parenting is one huge constant worry! But for me - driving was so hard to get used to! They couldn't possibly have been old enough, or sensible enough, to be safe! I feel for you, too.
I agree with you on all of this Mike. Especially the hope that Lisa is wrong about āIt wonāt be much longer before we too are at war.ā
I fear the EXAMPLE being set by the nefarious Republican clan is actually teaching our youth by saying nothing about exactly how they plan to make our country better is an autocracy begging for attention. When tfg was in office all he did was sow milk toast "doing great, really" comments with absolutely no substance to back it up. President Biden is carrying the cross and like it or not, showing by example, by action how things get done.
Yes, there is a large reason for concern. I'm making sure I make my position clear to all my friends and relatives. I believe I have the biggest clout in that theatre. Sadly, after the tfg stood on the steps of the church with a Holy Bible while his "security" team threw flash-bangs at peaceful protesters I alienated myself from a lot of family by condemning his actions. Oh well.
Well said.
Lest you forget, there are people on the left, on this very page who have threatened to do harm or wished bodily harm to another because of the difference of beliefs, they've called them ugly names, questioned another's right to make dissenting comments, even questioned their patriotism, declared them un-American. That behavior, too, begets violence and hatred. It ratchets up the temperature. The door swings both ways. Never forget that.
There are many things that generate fear in the world. Hearing lies and misinformation shouted from televisions, tablets, radios, pulpits adds more fuel to the fire of hatred. Simple solutions, like stripping so called churches of their tax exempt status so they have to function like a normal business would go a long way to help. Clamping down on the outright lies broadcast over our airwaves, would go a long way towards changing the course we're on.
The number of whites in the US is decreasing, that is a fact. And you are right, some white people are very afraid. Perhaps it's because they have historically failed to do the following:
Do unto others as you would have done unto you.
I do not think any of us who have not served in a war/conflict zone have any idea what a war of invasion on US soil will mean for us. We look at photos and videos and feel horror at what what were seeing but we are not, ourselves, sitting on a curb holding the bullet riddled dead body of a loved one in our arms. Our children have not been bombed to death while attending school.
We should hope only for peace. Anything else will be devastating for generations to come.
Hear, hear, Daria. Well said.
Thanks, KR.
I understand your sentiments about not enough having been done to quash the rise of violent, right extremism. We took our eyes off the prize of democracy and freedom for far too long. I have to disagree about meting out violence to those who offend us. Now, if they hit first, all bets are off.
Mike's visual of Trump in stocks being paddled is quite amusing and since Trump did do serious damage to millions of people his paddling would be more than justified.
I fully support a public paddling of Trump while he is latched into an old stock setup. šš
Hi Lisa. No offense intended. I was referring to the old WWII propaganda movies not your comment which held no romantic content.