tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885236745132510908.post4855060960735728172..comments2020-07-14T04:04:05.433-07:00Comments on Words and music: "Whatever you can do . . . "Turkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03233694893053789181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885236745132510908.post-83619732323658805252017-06-18T08:02:50.840-07:002017-06-18T08:02:50.840-07:00Right on, bro! We shall see what perspires . . . :...Right on, bro! We shall see what perspires . . . :) I have been hangin with folks on the other side of the spectrum, and they ain't actually bad guys, just need to get their heads screwed on straight. 55555! (Thai)Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03233694893053789181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885236745132510908.post-69138060031814570422017-06-18T07:25:23.527-07:002017-06-18T07:25:23.527-07:00I certainly wish you luck with this Peter and hope...I certainly wish you luck with this Peter and hope with all my heart that you (we) are not just preaching to the choir. I often don't hear the "other side" anymore as my "lifestyle" choices have caused many from my early days to disown me or in modern parlance unfriend me. Also have to admit there's a deep strain of Julia Sugarbaker in me that needs to rant. Still, it's always good to have reminders to keep it under control. Having grown up in a time when my existence was not spoken aloud, I am hyper aware that it's important not to heal the breach with silence under whose surface hatred lies. <br />David Patrick Stuckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12022292603957925066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885236745132510908.post-66949541369778666672017-06-18T05:11:25.603-07:002017-06-18T05:11:25.603-07:00David, I don't attribute the division to those...David, I don't attribute the division to those (emotions) at all: those are symptoms of a deeper dysfunction. However, they are making it worse, a vicious cycle. My hope with this blog is to make tiny steps toward breaking the cycle, which is itself only a baby step. I hope the days of compromise have not disappeared "forever." But I'm pessimistic about coming together, too. Just gotta try. One thing people on all sides seem to be unaware of, which used to be commonplace knowledge, is that in a democracy nobody gets everything they want. That's an extra incentive, if it was needed, for people to be nice to each other. This is exactly what's NOT happening in our current government. And a lot of folks are jumping for joy about that, go figure.Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03233694893053789181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885236745132510908.post-62015030848388142612017-06-18T04:30:57.171-07:002017-06-18T04:30:57.171-07:00Peter, Mark Twain said, "History doesn't ...Peter, Mark Twain said, "History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes." Yes, The U.S. is deeply divided but I find it difficult to attribute the division solely to mindless emotion, hatred, and rage. There are many on both sides of the debate who sincerely hold beliefs about political systems and the role of the state which are inimical to each other.<br /><br />I think that there are three major factions: those who believe that the government can solve many problems in society; those who believe that government is basically pernicious; and those who have not thoughts on the matter at all. Most likely, the largest group is the last of these. It used to be that we could find compromise and move on. Those days appear to have disappeared forever.<br /><br />Now the only thing that can bring us together seems to be war or the threat of invasion. And, yet, our political system was under attack, as James Comey so clearly indicated, but we still do not have consensus about the threat.<br /><br />Can we ever come together again? Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698125439932656082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885236745132510908.post-67542494224188641742017-06-18T04:16:20.465-07:002017-06-18T04:16:20.465-07:00Great to have your blog back, Peter!!Great to have your blog back, Peter!!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698125439932656082noreply@blogger.com