tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post3188608592978392552..comments2023-10-19T11:27:25.565-04:00Comments on Nutwood Junction: What if?Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-58897259076595773132010-10-09T13:27:35.148-04:002010-10-09T13:27:35.148-04:00Hi Beth, sorry to have missed reading all you blog...Hi Beth, sorry to have missed reading all you blogs lately, just trying to catch up again.<br />I actually do remember that dreadful time for your country and pray that it will never ever return. I just can't for the life of me understand your tea baggers, with there tiny wee brains.<br />love SybilSybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516012178494813281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-6058592065007215212010-10-06T18:30:13.703-04:002010-10-06T18:30:13.703-04:00I am so tired of the negative adds and blather. I...I am so tired of the negative adds and blather. I wish there were more debates to get true issues out in front of voters instead of sound bites.Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-24511794617608990982010-10-04T21:28:39.107-04:002010-10-04T21:28:39.107-04:00Hi Beth,
These days I'm not particularly fond ...Hi Beth,<br />These days I'm not particularly fond of either party. Maybe we'd all be better off writing-in Edith Keeler this November!<br />Best,<br />MartyMartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696228344180197628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-21370577576986860252010-10-04T19:29:21.843-04:002010-10-04T19:29:21.843-04:00Interesting proposition. I battle with the reason...Interesting proposition. I battle with the reasoning behind a solid argument and the use of guns. However having a some what understanding of Latin America history, I see the great potential that we will be forced to arms. Chile in particular is a great model to study. Pinochet’s rise to power was supported by the Catholic Church and The Ford corporation. From the beginning, in his regime 1,200–3,200 people were killed, and up to 80,000 were interned, and up to 30,000 were tortured, including women and children. One of the worse military strategy was implemented in Chile, with the assistance of the CIA. The main method of intimidation was the implementation of the “Desaparacidos” or the Missing. Where families that were considered in opposition of his regime will face the sad reality of finding that a loved one was discovered missing and they were ended up never seeing them again. The horror of this practice was put into practice because Pinochet early on realized that if you kill your opponent he or she will become a martyr. However if you kidnap your opponent then the family members had to enter into an agreement with his office. Imagine the thousands of mothers and children that will end up at the government office requesting information about whether their love ones were dead or alive, and the response was we do not know, we will look into the matter. <br /><br />So no, I do not see much hope for our situation, I do not think that American corporations are going to give in an inch. Their mayor concerned is their wealth and their insatiable greed, and they have the back up of the religious right that have no trouble condemning those that are not like them.lelocolonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863848230674917354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-89946581686193330072010-10-04T15:11:59.925-04:002010-10-04T15:11:59.925-04:00I remeber writing a post about that girl in the Ke...I remeber writing a post about that girl in the Kent State photo... that picture had her life spin out of control (not that it wasn't already headed that way...). As far as things going back to that time, much more of today's society has evolved beyond the kind of reactionary thinking that powered the protests of the 60's. Also, I truly believe that because intellectually, the reactionaries don't have the capability for organizing for a purpose. For instance, the Tea Baggers are too dim to see that their strings are being pulled by masters who are trying to cut them off once they have completed their show.<br /><br />I cannot think that once more people realize how much jeopardy they are in that they won't react out of self preservation. While LBJ did lengthen the Vietnam War, I think he really believed in the social changes and that had the Kennedy's continued on, the movement would have been far too mild and limited.<br /><br />It is my belief that Camelot continued would have slowed social progression in the United States. The Kennedy's are a great political family story, but one that is highly overrated and romanticized. Some of the need for the protest was because of JFK's diddling around, regarding changing laws and policy.Big Mark 243https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974573439218884164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-76572377583058582632010-10-04T08:53:39.262-04:002010-10-04T08:53:39.262-04:00I have enough what ifs in my life. It's a dif...I have enough what ifs in my life. It's a difficult way to live!Toonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867993460493875221noreply@blogger.com