We took the lands of Native Americans. Made pacts with them and lied to them and murdered themSlavery was a biggie and we fought a war where many died...brother against brotherWe h... moreWe took the lands of Native Americans. Made pacts with them and lied to them and murdered themSlavery was a biggie and we fought a war where many died...brother against brotherWe had the McCarthy hearings/blacklists which forced people to rat out/FINK on one anotherWe had the Japanese Internment camps where Japanese AMERICANS lived for years because of Pearl HarborWe have guns and massacres and guns and massacres and guns and slaughters and guns. Guns. Guns.We have a wacko crackpot prez whom some adore and others deplore as he figuratively and literally rapes the countryBetcha can't match that for depravity and cruelty and evil. But try. less
Do you care about what went on before and where or do you know all you need to know to live your life and don't want to take on more that you don't need just because it's out there?
Is that just another American trait? As long as the name change isn't for the purpose of deceiving or hiding an identify I think it's quite legal. You can go through the courts and... moreIs that just another American trait? As long as the name change isn't for the purpose of deceiving or hiding an identify I think it's quite legal. You can go through the courts and do it officially or just use the name. Some authors use pseudonyms. Actors/actresses do it all the time. Would you change your name for any reason other than marriage? Why?
Will William and Kate's kids be first in the line of succession because William is the oldest? Will there be a sibling rivalry between William and Harry? How does that work?
The entire world is in on it. They know what they have to deal with and so they do whatever they have to do to pretend is it is business as usual. There is nothing usual about any ... moreThe entire world is in on it. They know what they have to deal with and so they do whatever they have to do to pretend is it is business as usual. There is nothing usual about any of it but there is an agreement/conspiracy to pretend that all is great because if you upset him there will be he** to pay. So they pray and play along as if it's normal. Reminds me of the Twilight Zone episode where the young boy demanded that everyone think good thoughts. Those who didn't were sent to the "cornfield". Whatever was there was frightening beyond measure so everyone thought "good" thoughts. Woe woe woe. So how's it going for ya? Eveything's real good isn't it? Real good. Sigh. less
'Tab for a Cause' (not that I believe too strongly in their commitment, yet trust it does no harm) is a simple project that allows one to donate 'hearts' to several charities. I wa... more'Tab for a Cause' (not that I believe too strongly in their commitment, yet trust it does no harm) is a simple project that allows one to donate 'hearts' to several charities. I was looking at the eight options given, each concerning one of these issues: famine, health, education, human rights, access to clean water, and conservation of nature. Speaking for myself, I view these matters as intimately connected, without exception existing--persisting--due to lack of respect and of equality (both of which I would again argue to come down to the same: lack of culture).I am convinced that such an outlook is more helpful: by delineating the issue it does so for the solution as well, it restricts to a bare minimum the chaos of trying to control many factors, and hopefully resists tracking symptom rather than cause. But it is about this that I wish to ask: why might one not agree? less
