I did not intend to post a fourth post tonight, but … on reading Jeff’s post, I felt I had to. His words speak for themselves, and for the record, I am in 100% agreement with every word. We are the creators of our own doom … the love of guns in this country is greater than the love of life. Thank you, Jeff … great post!
I was never a fan of President Ronald Reagan and can proudly say that I never voted for him. But he did possess an ability during his time in office for communicating a hopeful tone to the American people. They used to call him “The Great Communicator.”
One of his most famous rhetorical flourishes focused around his belief that when he thought about America, he felt that it was that “shining city upon a hill.” Reagan borrowed the analogous quote from John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts, who upon setting sail for New England in 1630, reflected on his hopes for what would come to signify American exceptionalism; that we would be the moral compass and example for the rest of the world.
Let’s say that these days, that “shining city” is beginning to look more like an abandoned town, with rubble and burned out facades dotting the landscape…
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Good share Jill.
I had my say over on ‘On The Fence’.
Apologies to one and all for the repetition.
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I checked it out … very well said. As Jeff said, you see our situation more clearly than we do. I think we often cannot “see the forest for the trees”, or some such thing. Never apologize for your comments, my friend, for they are always spot on!
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Thanks Jill.
I had to have another ‘say’ to Jeff.
More of a personal lament this time.
Sometimes I would like to come over grab someone by the collar and yell.
‘Waddya doing to the country I used to love jerkwad!’
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Yeah, I read your addendum and … it was so well said, it left me sans words and near to tears. I have long said I wish I were viewing this disaster from a distance instead of from the eye of the hurricane, but now I see that even from a distance, it’s painful.
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Mood music:
😞
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😢
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PS: Lyrics:
In the cold, the wait, you come, you gave me
In a way you come to make it alright
I was here in the world, it’s the world that you gave me
Every time
You can say that you’re running
‘Cause I can go back on the street
Why be here when we’re both gonna fake it anyway
No more try to hear killing your goal
Means I can be bigger than the tones
In the moments of suffering
Like the feeling that you gave me
Like a snowflake through the fire, babe
I’ll be frozen in time but you’ll be here
Suffering
Will you be here suffering?
Will you be here suffering?
Well, I hope to be
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